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Medgadget Reviews the Sleep Number i10 360 Smart Bed
Conclusion In the conclusion for our review ten years ago, we posed the question about whether such an expensive bed was worth it. Let’s be real: Sleep Number beds are not cheap. Our bed configuration for just the mattress alone was $4599. Even with the inclusion of Sleep IQ, you still may first want to consider other solutions to help monitor and improve your sleep. But we felt that the beds have improved much: the materials and appearance are more modern and advanced, and the added electronics make it as close as you can get to a smart bed. We just wish it could integrate with smart home systems; with so many li...
Source: Medgadget - November 10, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Scott Jung Tags: etc. Exclusive Orthopedic Surgery Pain Management bam labs sleep number sleepnumber Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 1st 2021
In conclusion, mitophagy pathways play an important role in maintaining physiological homeostasis, are involved in the mechanisms of aging and neurodegenerative disorders, and represent promising targets for the development of potential therapeutic agents aimed at regulating mitochondria quality control in neurons and glial cells. A significant number of molecules that induce or inhibit mitophagy are currently under consideration, which may be useful for testing hypotheses or developing drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The validation of promising drugs in animal and cell models, including neurons and ...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 31, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 18th 2021
In this study, we therefore analysed the influence of lithium treatment on lifespan and parameters of health during ageing in mice. To determine the concentration of lithium suitable to be administered in a longitudinal ageing study, we first tested the effects of lithium chloride (LiCl) in doses from 0.01 to 2.79 g LiCl per kg chow. C57Bl/6J mice fed with 1.05-2.79 g/kg LiCL in the diet showed lithium plasma levels between 0.4 and 0.8 mM/l. While plasma levels to 0.4 and 0.8 mM/l are well tolerated by human patients, at doses above 1.44 g LiCl/kg, we observed an obvious dose-dependent polydipsia combined with a dis...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 17, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Explorer Surgical Expands into Robotic Surgery: Exclusive with CEO Jennifer Fried
As cloud and digital platforms continue to gain traction, we’re seeing a trend toward increased investments in robotic surgery in medical technology fields. Surgical training, coordination, and collaboration in the operating room are areas where digital tools can help shorten learning curves. While robotic technology continues to transform healthcare worldwide by allowing surgeons to perform cases with increased precision and decreasing patient downtime, use of surgical robotics does have an increased learning curve and time required for mastery. This is where many companies have begun to make a difference in surgical...
Source: Medgadget - October 13, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Cardiac Surgery Exclusive Neurosurgery Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs

Big Pharma, Big Money: Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Bayer, Novartis in digital health
In a recent series of articles, we explored the latest moves of Tech Giants like Amazon, NVIDIA and Microsoft in the field of digital health. Analysing these recent developments can give us a better idea regarding where they are focusing the efforts, and how it might shape the future path of healthcare. But equally, if not more, strong players in this field are pharmaceutical giants, as their resources and influence can significantly shape or alter the course of this path. As such, we are kickstarting a new series of articles focusing on the digital health efforts of 14 global pharma companies. While those heavywe...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 12, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Future of Medicine Future of Pharma digital health novartis pfizer J&J big pharma Johnson&Johnson Bayer Source Type: blogs

The necessity for the globalization of surgery and its barriers
For years, the surgical practice has been an essential medicine to treat many diseases, such as benign lesions or neoplasms, deliveries, cesarean sections, infections, obstructions, bleeds, and cardiovascular diseases. In many cases, the standard of care is surgical intervention as the first-line treatment and often curative. Without surgical care, a health care system is ineptRead more …The necessity for the globalization of surgery and its barriers originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jeremy-goodwin" rel="tag" > Jeremy Goodwin < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy Public Health & Surgery Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 27th 2021
This study provides causal evidence of a lipoprotein-Aß /capillary axis for onset and progression of a neurodegenerative process. The Staggering Ongoing Cost of Failing to Aggressively Pursue the Development of Rejuvenation Therapies https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/09/the-staggering-ongoing-cost-of-failing-to-aggressively-pursue-the-development-of-rejuvenation-therapies/ No feasible amount of funding that could be devoted to the research and development of rejuvenation therapies would be too much. If near all other projects were dropped, and institutions radically retooled on a short term basi...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 26, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 13th 2021
In this study, mature DCs (mDCs), generated from the GM-CSF and IL-4 induced bone marrow cells, were intravenously injected into wild-type mice. Three days later, assays showed that the mDCs were indeed able to return to the thymus. Homing DCs have been mainly reported to deplete thymocytes and induce tolerance. However, medullary TECs (mTECs) play a crucial role in inducing immune tolerance. Thus, we evaluated whether the mDCs homing into the thymus led to TECs depletion. We cocultured mDCs with mTEC1 cells and found that the mDCs induced the apoptosis and inhibited the proliferation of mTEC1 cells. These effects were onl...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 12, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

EXALT Model B Single-Use Bronchoscope: Interview with Dave Pierce, Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific recently announced FDA clearance of the EXALT Model B single-use bronchoscope, intended for bedside procedures in intensive care units or in the operating room. As a single-use device that boasts high quality imaging and suction capabilities, the bronchoscope is ready to go out of the packaging, which means it mitigates the risk of infection posed by ineffective device reprocessing between patients. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when healthcare staff are working hard to prevent viral transmission within healthcare facilities, the scope will likely prove particularly useful. Device reprocessing...
Source: Medgadget - September 9, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Critical Care Exclusive Medicine Surgery Thoracic Surgery Source Type: blogs

How Much of Cardiovascular Disease is Self-Inflicted?
Atherosclerosis, the buildup of fatty plaques in blood vessel walls, is an inevitable outcome of aging, driven by chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and other processes that cannot be evaded without the development of new approaches to medical biotechnology. The pace at which this becomes a fatal condition is heavily driven by lifestyle choices, however. All of the usual activities and decisions that physicians tell us to avoid will, over time, lead to a faster progression of atherosclerosis, and a greater risk of mortality due to the rupture or blockage of blood vessels. It is quite possible that many people will be ...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 6, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

Carry on, my weary one: Persevering in the aftermath
Back in January of this year, I was rotating through the thoracic surgery service while COVID-19 surged like a tsunami through our nation. The restricted unit of COVID patients hid behind closed double doors, posters plastered on the walls outside with red stop signs reminding all health care workers to wear the proper PPE. SinceRead more …Carry on, my weary one: Persevering in the aftermath originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 24, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/elizabeth-sarah-haberl" rel="tag" > Elizabeth Sarah Haberl, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs

Levita Robotic Platform: Interview with Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, CEO of Levita Magnetics
Levita Magnetics, a California-based company that specializes in laparoscopic systems, has recently announced that its Levita Robotic Platform, a surgical robot that is still in development, has been used to perform surgery on a patient for the first time in a hospital in Chile. The robot uses similar magnetic technology as in the company’s handheld Levita Magnetic Surgical System. The technology developed by Levita involves using magnets that are applied externally to control and manipulate devices, such as graspers, that are inserted into the body during laparoscopic surgery. The technique has the advantage of not n...
Source: Medgadget - August 3, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Ob/Gyn Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs

Classification of TAPVC
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) has been classified into four types by Craig JM, Darling RC and Rothney WB in 1957 [1]. It is popularly known as Darling classification. According to this classification, TAPVC is divided into four types based on the anatomic site of the anomalous connection. Type 1 is a supracardiac, type 2 is an intracardiac, type 3 is infracardiac and type 4 a mixed variety. This is the most commonly used classification. In the supracardiac variety, the four pulmonary veins drain into a common venous chamber which drains to the left brachiocephalic vein through a vertical vein. In typ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - July 31, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs

Ultrasound Patch Monitors Blood Flow
Researchers at the University of California San Diego created an ultrasound patch that can measure blood flow in vessels as deep as 14 cm within the body. The stretchy patch can be applied to the skin and may help clinicians to monitor and diagnose various conditions, including blockages that could cause an infarct. The patch contains an array of ultrasound transducers that can measure blood flow in vessels directly beneath it and the ultrasound beam can also be steered to assess vessels that are nearby, but not directly below. Monitoring blood flow in specific vessels can help clinicians to diagnose various cardiovascu...
Source: Medgadget - July 28, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology Diagnostics Materials Radiology Thoracic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs