Implantable microchip delivers medicine to women with osteoporosis
Osteoporosis patients could soon ditch daily injection pens for an implantable microchip that releases medication at the push of a remote-controlled button, reports a new study appearing 16 February 2012 in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Discipline: Health...
Source: LabSpaces - Friday, 17 February
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