A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
The aim of the skin patch is to educate the body so it doesnt over-react to peanut exposure.
A revolutionary skin patch that may cure thousands of deadly peanut allergy has been developed by pediatricans. Researchers believe it presents one of the best possible ways of finding an effective treatment for a life threatening reaction to peanuts.
Dr. Mark Stillman, the director of the Center for Headache and Pain at the Cleveland Clinic, has a treatment for people with frequent migraines: he injects Botox around the head and neck.
Continue reading… “Botox: The Hunt To Find The Next Blockbuster Medical Use”
Delivering flu vaccines straight into the lungs instead of through routine injections could trigger a far stronger immune response, a study has found.
Continue reading… “Flu Vaccine Delivered Into Lungs Triggers Stronger Immune Response”
Mosquito Power!
A new, completely painless, hypodermic microneedle has been developed by engineers in India and Japan. The unique micro-electro-mechanical based suction system has a design that is based on the female mosquito.
The system uses a sucking motion to draw up blood, similar to the ritual of a mosquito. The needle could be used for various procedures such as drawing blood, injecting drugs and monitoring glucose levels for diabetics.
Continue reading… “Design For New Needle Based On Mosquito”
