Scientists at the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have announced the development of an artificial skin material that can sense pain, temperature, and pressure. It’s remarkable because it replicates how real skin responds to stimuli, which sends appropriate electric signals through neural pathways to the brain. The technology is slated to allow for life-like transmission of tactile sensations through prosthetic arms and legs, and may even help replace skin grafts with artificial solutions. According to RMIT, the electronic skin ‘replicates’…

The Croatian government is currently undertaking an extensive reform of the healthcare sector to increase its efficiency and limit spending to more affordable levels. Business Monitor International forecasts healthcare expenditures to grow by 1.9% in US dollar terms, reaching $4.74 billion by 2022. Private sector expenditure is expected to grow at a rate of 3.1% by 2021 Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and…

The white plastic ‘c-mask’ fits over standard face masks and connects via Bluetooth to a smartphone and tablet application that can transcribe speech into text messages, make calls, or amplify the mask wearer’s voice The covid-19 pandemic has brought numerous shifts in our daily lives as we know it. Many of us are either self-quarantining at our homes or avoiding going outside in fear of catching the virus. School teachings have gone online and in ways we never imagined. Gone…

The global medical robotic systems market size was valued at $2257.8 million in 2018 and is projected to reach $10710.6 million by 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 21.5% during the forecast period, according to fortune business insights The idea of robots in improving healthcare is not new. It started as early as 1985 when there was a plan to transform industrial robots into precision machines for surgery and beyond. But no matter how impressive, robotics in healthcare, it is still…

Group of biomedical engineers from biotech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania together with researchers at Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences have patented technology for advanced health monitoring of stroke survivors. It is the first solution in the world which monitors and analyses simultaneously a patient’s health parameters from the affected part of the brain and those of the cardiovascular system. Stroke is a sudden impairment of the cerebral circulation, resulting in the death of the brain…