Chip implants linked to animal tumors
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When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a sub-agency even called it one of 2005's top "innovative technologies."
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.
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New Delhi: American nanotechnology researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a tiny, implantable detector that could one day allow diabetics to monitor their glucose levels continuously without ever having to draw a blood sample.
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The radio frequency tag approved by the Food and Drug Administration is part military dog tag and part high-tech smart chip. The chip inside is encoded with the type and date of the surgery and the surgeon&#39;s name.
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Facial and fingerprint data will be stored on an embedded chip.
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A highly sensitive microchip may help doctors detect rare traces of cancer circulating in the bloodstream, offering a way to better manage treatment, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.
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WASHINGTON - Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient&#39;s medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient&#39;s movements.
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CNET News.com recently ran a report on companies with technologies that involve implanting RFID chips under people&#39;s skin or inside a bracelet.
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Genetically altered immune cells shrank tumors in skin cancer patients, researchers report, in a technique that may soon be applicable to many other types of cancer.
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SINGAPORE  - Singaporean doctors have used an injectable radioactive chip to destroy malignant cells and prolong the lives of inoperable liver cancer patients, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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New methods to reprogram adult cells could create novel models of disease.
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Dogs are receiving groundbreaking drugs or other treatments for cancer, a leading cause of death in older dogs.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A Brazilian state is offering to implant electronic microchips in thousands of pit bulls this year, allowing dog owners to track their pets and enabling the government to punish those whose dogs are involved in attacks, an official said Wednesday.
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University of Mississippi researchers have determined in a animal embryo model alcohol use fuels the growth of cancerous tumors. For almost a hundred years mounting evidence has linked alcohol use to an increased
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Rat cells grown onto microscopic silicon chips worked as tiny robots, perhaps a first step toward a self-assembling device, researchers working in the United States reported on Sunday.
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Dogs can sniff out cancer, adding a new dimension to the image of man&#39;s best friend, according to research published today. Doctors writing in the British Medical Journal