Category: New products
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Genome Centers Named for Precision Medicine Program
Three medical research centers in the U.S. will begin analyzing the DNA in specimen samples from participants in a large-scale precision medicine initiative conducted by National Institutes of Health.
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Umbilical Cord Grafts Shown to Heal Foot Ulcers
Results from a clinical trial show skin grafts made from dehydrated human umbilical cord tissue heal more diabetic foot ulcers than alginate dressings, a common treatment for the condition.
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Synthetic Antibody Neutralizing Gluten in Development
An academic-business team is developing a synthetic antibody to prevent gluten found in some grains from affecting the intestines of people with celiac disease, an intolerance of gluten.
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Algorithms Advance Assistive Control for Spinal Cord Injury
A system to control movements of an assistive sleeve is shown in lab tests to enable a person with no use of his arms and legs due to spinal cord injury to accurately grasp and release objects.
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Liquid Biopsy for Solid Tumors Now Available
A test that inspects a patient’s blood sample for characteristic indicators of solid-tumor cancer, and can be part of a comprehensive precision analytics program, is now on the market.
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Infographic — “Wearables” Means Worn on Wrist
The term “wearables” in most cases means a device worn on the wrist.
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Spin-Off Company Developing New Antibiotics
A start-up enterprise in the U.K. is commercializing research from a university lab that discovered a new class of antibiotics promising to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections.
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App Offers Fast, Inexpensive Urinary Tract Infection Test
A system for identifying bacterial infections shows the system’s smartphone app and accompanying lab kit can detect urinary tract infections, including those with sepsis, in about an hour.
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Virtual Reality Therapy Company Gains $5.1M in Early Funds
A company in the U.K. developing automated treatments for phobias using immersive virtual reality is raising £3.2 million ($US 5.1 million) in its first venture funding round.
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Electronic Skins Add Robotic Functions to Objects
An engineering lab developed a way to integrate electronic sensors and motors into flexible materials, which can be added to inanimate objects to give them robotic functions.