Entries tagged with medical - Channel 10

Xbox Saves Lives!

Sarah Perez — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:44:00 GMT

OK, well…not exactly. But the popular game console is making its contribution to medical science these days. Dr Simon Scarle, a researcher in the University of Warwick’s WMG Digital Laboratory, wanted to study cardiac arrhythmias using simulations which typically involve booking time on a dedicated parallel processing computer or spending thousands of dollars on a parallel network of PCs. However, Dr. Scarle, who formerly worked as a software engineer at Warwickshire firm Rare Ltd, part of Microsoft Games Studios, was very familiar with the Xbox 360’s GPU and figured that it could be used to do much of the same processing as the parallel network of PCs could do.

As it turns out, he was right. His research has now been published in the journal Computational Biology and Chemistry under the title: “Implications of the Turing completeness of reaction-diffusion models, informed by GPGPU simulations on an XBox 360: Cardiac arrhythmias, re-entry and the Halting problem.” (Whew! That’s a mouthful!)

But basically it boils down to this, yes, the Xbox GPU can be used by researchers to save money on running these types of simulations. And if they can save money, then they can do more with the funds they’re given. More research could lead to better science. And better science, especially in medical matters such as those that Dr. Scarle studies, could have a direct impact on patients’ lives. So you see, you could almost say the Xbox saves lives…right?

(via/img credit: Physorg.com)

BlueTooth Fiber Optic Clothing....really?

Laura Foy — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:55:00 GMT

Picture it...you're flying a helicopter over a warzone and you're looking for soldiers who need to be rescued. You see uniforms spread out across the battlefield but you can't tell who is in need of assistance. Well...imagine now that these same soldiers had illuminations on their uniforms that allowed you, and only you, to determine their level of distress.
Imagine no longer- it's real and it's here. This is what happens when Exmocare teams up with JF Magic.

And take a look at our previous coverage of Exmocare.

The Mobile Clinical Assistant: A new category in Tablet PC’s for Healthcare

Laura Foy — Thu, 17 May 2007 01:17:00 GMT

Over the past few years Microsoft partner, Motion Computing, has focused on serving the healthcare industry. In February at HIMSS, the company introduced an entirely new category of Tablet PC: the Mobile Clinical Assistant, also known as the C5. In March, Motion introduced a new full-sized Tablet PC, the LE1700, that not only has a touch screen but is fully capable of running Windows Vista with Aero glass graphics.

In this special video edition of House Calls for Healthcare Professionals, Microsoft's worldwide health director, Dr. Bill Crounse, and his special guests take a look at these exciting new Tablet PCs from Motion Computing and discuss how these devices are being used by clinicians around the world.

Joel French, is Vice President of the Health and Life Sciences group for Motion Computing, Inc. Mr. French is a leader in wireless products and services designed for mobile professionals in vertical industries.

Dr. Michael Blum, is Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, a practicing Cardiologist, and Chief Medical Information Officer for the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.

Exmocare: BlueTooth Medical Wristwatch helps protect your family.

Laura Foy — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:47:00 GMT

The Exmocare Watch monitors the physical and emotional state of your loved one and alerts you when potential issues arise.

The watch is uniquely designed to gather many physiological signals at once. Exmocare Home uses proven methods from contemporary psychophysiology to interpret these physiological signals to interpret emotions. With continuous access to physiological, emotional, and activity information, Exmocare Home is the most advanced overall personal wellness-monitoring system currently available. This is the first watch of its kind and my prediction is this is the future of home medical care.

Virtual Reality Distraction!

Tina Wood — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:51:41 GMT

I head down to the University of Washington medical building and spend some time with an innovative virtual reality distractor. We watch and document the very first clinical claustrophobic respond to the virtual reality distratcion treatment. And I can't help trying it myself.

Links: University of Washington Medical Center

Integrated Palm Software and a Robotics Cell Seperator. Let's not forget C ++ and Python!

Tina Wood — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:00:00 GMT

I took a trip to Victoria, British Columbia and made a visit to StarFish Product Engineering. A company who are true innovators in medical device development. They do a lot of work in ultra sound and opthamology and use programming languages like C++ and Python. And let me tell ya, the Canadians are just so sweet...as long as you say "Hockey" is the greatest sport ever! :)

Links: StarFish Medical