Tag: PENUMBRA

Yes, the purpose of our Friday roundups of free Flash games games is to get you through your final weekday. Till now (and after now, too), that's been our tenet, but we are cheating a bit this week. See, five indie designers got together and packaged a charmingly titled "Humble Indie Bundle," which works on PCs, Macs and Linux-based computers. Since they are independent designers (not a big ...

A new device will help victims of severe strokes avoid debilitating complications. Named Penumbra, the vacuum cleaner-like tool removes blood clots that starve the brain of oxygen and lead to paralysis or permanent brain injury. While some patients need blood clots cleared by a drug called TPA, they do not always receive the treatment within three hours of suffering a stroke, the time frame in ...