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Scientists
have
developed
a
soft
mesh
that
can
record
signals
from
the
heart
and
muscles,
paving
the
way
for
a
new
generation
of
flexible
wearable
health
monitoring
devices.
The
implantable
device
provides
information
on
muscle
and
cardiac
dysfunctions,
and
thus
could
be
implemented
for
pain
relief,
rehabilitation
and
prosthetic
motor
control.
It
is
the
first
soft
implant
that
can
record
the
cardiac
activity
in
multiple
points
of
a
swine
heart,
according
to
a
study
published
in
the
journal
Nature
Nanotechnology.
Researchers
from
the
Institute
for
Basic
Science
(IBS)
in
South
Korea
used
the
device
on
human
skin
to
record
the
electrical
activity
of
heart
and
muscles,
that
is
electrocardiogram
(ECG)
and
electromyogram
(EMG)
respectively.
Its
softness,
elasticity
and
stretchability,
allows
the
device
to
follow
the
contours
of
flexible
joints,
such
as
the
wrist.
Worn
on
a
forearm,
it
simultaneously
monitored
EMG
signals,
and
delivered
electrical
and
or
thermal
stimulations
that
could
be
employed
in
therapeutic
applications.
The
research
team
has
also
produced
a
customised
large
mesh
that
fits
the
lower
part
of
a
swine
heart.
Wrapped
around
the
heart,
the
implant
can
read
signals
from
the
entire
organ
to
identify
possible
lesions
and
help
recovery.
For
example,
it
was
able
to
register
the
change
of
ECG
signal
caused
by
an
acute
heart
attack.
The
mesh
is
stable
during
repetitive
heart
movements
and
does
not
interfere
with
the
heart’s
pumping
activity.A
team
of
Indian
American
researchers
at
the
University
of
Illinois
at
Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC)
and
at
the
University
of
Utah
at
Salt
Lake
City,
has
used
an
ingenious
process
to
enable
curcumin
to
kill
cancer
cells.
Curcumin
is
the
active
ingredient
of
turmeric
(haldi),
the
ubiquitous
kitchen
spice
that
gives
curry
its
yellow
colour.
Turmeric
has
to
been
used
in
India
for
thousands
of
years
as
a
spice
and
medicinal
herb
because
of
its
powerful
anti-inflammatory
and
strong
antioxidant
property.
Curcumin
is
also
known
to
exhibit
anti
cancer
properties,
but
its
poor
solubility
in
water
had
impeded
curcumin’s
clinical
application
in
cancer.
Scientists
have
developed
a
soft
mesh
that
can
record
signals
from
the
heart
and
muscles,
paving
the
way
for
a
new
generation
of
flexible
wearable
health
monitoring
devices.
The
implantable
device
provides
information
on
muscle
and
cardiac
dysfunctions,
and
thus
could
be
implemented
for
pain
relief,
rehabilitation
and
prosthetic
motor
control.
It
is
the
first
soft
implant
that
can
record
the
cardiac
activity
in
multiple
points
of
a
swine
heart,
according
to
a
study
published
in
the
journal
Nature
Nanotechnology.
Researchers
from
the
Institute
for
Basic
Science
(IBS)
in
South
Korea
used
the
device
on
human
skin
to
record
the
electrical
activity
of
heart
and
muscles,
that
is
electrocardiogram
(ECG)
and
electromyogram
(EMG)
respectively.
Its
softness,
elasticity
and
stretchability,