Engineers are being urged by the US military to come up with designs for a robot that can rescue injured soldiers from the battlefield, with minimal or no help from outside.

A simple press of a button could provide much needed relief from pain among migraine sufferers, according to a group of American researchers. Scientists

A computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider

“Nanotechnology could aid the future of development of the Arab region,” says Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS, the academy of sciences

The first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a microfluidic analytical device has been reported by Oz scientists.

Some ways by which developing countries can cross the “digital divide” and use e-health tools to improve their healthcare standards have been revealed

A technique for automatically controlling anaesthesia during surgical operations has been created by researchers.

The new system detects the hypnotic

Researchers at the Argo Medical Technologies in Haifa, Israel have developed a new robotic device that could soon help partially paralyzed patients walk again.

To speed up learning in children with dyslexia, a digital designer at University of Cincinnati (UC) has created a 21st century electronic toolkit.

Doctors have also become proficient in the use of handheld devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and the iPod Touch.

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