CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 12, 2008 -- An implantable thin-film system can deliver drugs to specific targets in the body by disintegrating when an electric field is applied. The film developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology serves as...

Telemedicine in the blood transfusion laboratory - remote interpretation ofpre-transfusion tests. J Telemed Telecare. 2007;13(7):357-62. Meza M, Breskvar M, Kosir A, Bricl I, Tasic J, Rozman P. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of...

Lucid, Inc. (http://www.lucid-tech.com) today announced the launch of its secure VivaNet(R) telemedicine server and network. The network is designed to transfer and manage clinical data between dermatology practitioners using Lucid's...

Computer programs may help physicians avoid diagnostic mistakes — so why aren’t more doctors using them? By Susannah F. Locke, posted January 4th, 2008. At least one in 12 patients who die has been diagnosed incorrectly, according to a 2003...

Dr. Frank Dixon, 87; molecular biology pioneer founded Scripps Research Institute Email Picture Associated Press Dr. Frank Dixon showed "equal creativity and talent both as an investigator in the laboratory and as the institute's first...

The demonstration of a quantum cascade (QC) laser nanoantenna, a device capable of resolving the chemical composition of samples such as the interior of a cell with unprecedented detail, is being described as a major feat of nanotechnology by...