http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:30:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/picasso-masterpiece-sold-at-auction-to-fund-medical-research-headlines.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:50:21 +0000 An anonymous donor gave 'Jeune fille endormie' to the University of Sydney on the condition that it be sold to support science.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/ibgstar-manage-diabetes-with-your-iphone.html Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:17:43 +0000 Sanofi-Aventis recently announced their blood glucose monitoring device which physically connects with mobile devices.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/upcycling-biological-waste-into-whiskey.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:22:54 +0000 A London designer has created a liquor by carefully distilling the urine of diabetics.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/color-changing-contact-lenses-help-monitor-diabetes.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:44:37 +0000 A new kind of color changing contact lens could help wearers monitor their diabetes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/no-more-needles-insulin-chewing-gum.html Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:25:57 +0000 For diabetics who need to get insulin into their bloodstream, daily injections are an unfortunate fact of life. Needles have to be used because insulin cannot be easily broken down by the digestive system, (leaving out pills as an option.) Inhalers were briefly used as an insulin delivery system, but high costs and design problems plagued the method. Fortunately for the millions of diabetics worldwide, a needle alternative is on the horizon. Robert Doyle, a chemist at Syracuse University has found a way to keep oral doses of insulin intact from mouth to bloodstream. Which as it turns out, worksRead more...]]>