February 20, 2018
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Foot infections are among the most common health complications in people with diabetes. When a seemingly normal wound is left untreated, it can become severely infected. Diabetics have abnormally high levels of glucose in their blood for long periods of time. This can lead to artery and nerve damage, which can compromise sensation in the feet. When diabetics get a simple cut, scrape or foot ailment and they leave it untreated, it can lead to serious complications.

Pressure-related skin injuries, a nurse-sensitive quality indicator in hospitals, are associated with increased morbidity and higher costs of care. There's been much attention focused on hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) in the adult population. However, while preventable, immobility-related and medical device-related pressure injuries (MDPI) also occur in hospitalized infants and children.
Regentys and Cook Biotech are teaming up to continue developing a treatment for the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis. ECMH is a non-drug, non-surgical treatment for ulcerative colitis. It is based on extracellular matrix, or ECM, the non-cell component in all tissue and organs that provides the physical structure for the cell constituents. It is fundamental for the normal functioning and stability of tissue development. Read More

A new ultrathin, elastic display that fits snugly on the skin can show the moving waveform of an electrocardiogram recorded by a breathable, on-skin electrode sensor. Combined with a wireless communication module, this integrated biomedical sensor system -- called 'skin electronics' -- can transmit biometric data to the cloud. The newly-developed skin electronics system aims to go a step further by enhancing information accessibility for people such as the elderly or the infirm, who tend to have difficulty operating and obtaining data from existing devices and interfaces.


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