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Neurons continue to grow throughout human life. 
For years scientists and doctors thought that brain and neural tissue couldn't grow or regenerate. While it doesn't act in the same manner as tissues in many other parts of the body, neurons can and do grow throughout your life, adding a whole new dimension to the study of the brain and the illnesses that affect it.

The Changing Face Of Mobile Medical 

 

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Documents Reveal FDA's Use Of Computer Forensics To Uncover Data Falsification 

 

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5 Ways To Make Your Wi-Fi Faster

The Sleeping Giant: How Wearables Will Revolutionize Healthcare

Tangible Medical Imaging - 
CT Scans You Can Feel

Thanks to recent advances, it may soon be possible to feel holographic images. With a new ultrasound technology, disease processes could be rendered and explored by touch in mid-air. Haptic technology is a field of research that recreates a sense of touching something by applying forces or vibrations to a user's senses. 

As Recalls Increase, Hospitals Should Embrace Medical Device Tracking

Most of us have experienced tinnitus following a long night at a concert hall, with the sensation normally going away after a few hours. For some, though, the ringing in the ears is a constant of life that just doesn't go away.

Do Retail Anti-Theft Systems Interfere With Implanted Medical Devices?

The growing number of medical electronic implants prompted the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) to revisit the effects that common electronic article surveillance (EAS) gates may have on those devices. People with pacemakers and implanted defibrillators have been affected by EAS gates, and recommendations are being developed with input from the FDA.

3-D Printing Used To Guide 
Human Face Transplants

Researchers are using computed tomography (CT) and 3-D printing technology to recreate life-size models of patients' heads to assist in face transplantation surgery, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). 

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The Future Of 3D Printing

Not too long from now, you'll begin your holiday to wherever by jumping on a plane that's fuelled by 3D printing. You'll walk into a chemist or go to the makeup counter of your favourite department store and buy products tested with 3D printing. You'll watch the latest TV shows from the US via 3D printed parts. 

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Quote of the Week

  

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."
 

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Most of us probably can't remember what gifts we got for the holidays last year, much less 10 years ago, but we can remember the most iconic presents: the ones we wanted because everyone else did, too.
The 14 Foods You've Been Storing All Wrong

 

If you find yourself tossing soggy celery and mealy tomatoes in the trash all too often, you're not alone. No one gives you a guidebook on how to store food properly to prolong shelf life and flavor. 

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Holiday Gifts For The Busy Parents And Kids In Your Life

 

Every year I make the same pledges to myself at holiday time: Get started early and take time to find those unique gifts that deliver more authentic oohs and aahs than presents from a last-minute run to the mall.

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Fun Fact


In Yellowstone National Park there are about 500 geysers and some 10,000 thermal features. Yellowstone contains the majority of the world's known geysers. 

Granite MEDSystems is a global provider of complete, turnkey electro-medical solutions exclusively for the medical OEM.  

 
With ISO 13485 certified facilities in North America and Asia, we're equipped to service facilities anywhere in the world.  Our in-house expertise in the design and manufacturing of mechanical assemblies, computing solutions, and electronic circuit design result in extremely reliable products with controlled lifecycles.  Our additive manufacturing services offer an excellent option for high-mix, low-volume part production, in addition to prototype units.

 

Granite has long been a trusted partner of many global tier-one medical OEMs, including Philips, GE, Siemens, Abbott and many more.

 

Regards,

The Granite Team

Granite MEDsystems

Milwaukee, USA and Shanghai, China

www.granitemed.com



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