Prosthesis to help people with memory loss
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have come up with a new and interesting idea of a prosthesis that aims to help […]
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Ramani Venkatesh
Currently a Masters of Science student in Biomedical Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Ramani's interests revolve around medical device development and her current thesis work is centered around developing an orthopedic force sensor for the knee, to measure the maximum force the knee can withstand after an arthroscopic surgery.
She did her bachelors from Vellore institute of Technology, India in Biomedical Engineering
Image processing technology to impact success rates of invitro fertilization
Researchers from Monash University have developed a new non-invasive image processing technique to visualise the mammalian embryo formation. They were able to see the movement of every cell in the […]
Should a new mom eat her own placenta?
Starting a family involves a number of decisions. The decisions range from how to have the baby, the name of the baby to the things that needs to be bought. […]
Is Depression a Physical or Mental Illness?
Have you ever felt tired, sick or plain inactive mostly when you are injured or ill and wondered why? At some point of time, I am sure most of us […]
Cannabis Helps Heal Fracture and Makes the Bones Stronger
Centuries ago, societies all over the world used Marijuana as a go-to drug for various kind of medical treatments. Marijuana also known as cannabis or hashish was banned in the […]
Miniature brain organoid grown from patient skin cells reveal insights into Autism
Understanding diseases that affect the development of the brain such as Autism and Schizophrenia have been challenging due to their complexity and the difficulty of studying developmental processes in human […]
Silencing the Nociceptors to curb allergic Asthma
A collaboration between different researchers from the Boston Children’s hospital, Brigham and Women’s hospital and the Harvard Medical School have found an alternative approach to curb asthma by controlling certain sensory […]
Robots controlled remotely by thoughts to give a sense of independence to paralyzed people
A disability can drain a person out, not only physically but also emotionally. It brings in a sense of dependence and loss of freedom to a great extent. There again, […]
Miniature Cardio-sensor minimizes hospital visits for patients with heart failure
For all those who have a weak heart and dislike the frequent visit to the hospitals, here comes the good news: Cardiologists at the Mount Sinai medical center have begun […]
A Hybrid Rehabilitation Sleeve improves upper-limb functioning of Stroke patients
Over the years, the advancement of technology has helped restore limb functionality. Robotics has played a major role in helping a person overcome his disability. With more and more technological […]
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