Category: New products
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Reading Vital Signs with Radio Waves Designed
Engineers at Cornell University developed techniques for reading a person’s key health indicators with plastic tags and radio waves instead of the specialized devices used today.
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FDA Fast-Tracks Heart Failure Gene Therapy
A biotechnology company developing transfers of healthy genes to treat chronic diseases is receiving an accelerated review of its heart failure therapy from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Mobile Apps for Eating Disorders in Development
Two mobile device apps are being developed focusing on behavioral factors related to eating that can lead to unhealthy outcomes.
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MIT Building Statewide Health Innovation System
A unit of Massachusetts Institute of Technology is establishing what it calls an innovation ecosystem that pulls together different players in health care to better serve the needs of patients.
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Telemedicine Kiosks Opening at Retail Pharmacies
Private kiosks providing individuals live video sessions with clinicians to diagnose non-emergency medical issues are underway in New York.
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Blood Glucose Monitor Built Into Smartphone Case
Engineers at University of California in San Diego designed a case that fits over a smartphone with an integrated sensor, which in lab tests accurately measures blood glucose levels.
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PTSD Drug Trial Begins, Gets Fast-Track Status
An experimental drug that aims to keep nerve cells flexible is beginning an early-stage clinical trial as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
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Emergency Sealant Gel Developed for Eye Injuries
A medical engineering team created a gel material that safely closes injured eye tissue until surgical treatments can be given.
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Cell Programming Company Raises $49.5M in Early Funds
A start-up enterprise creating add-on treatments that program the effects of cell and gene therapies is raising $49.5 million in its first venture funding round.
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Large-Scale Process Devised for Lab-Made Liver Tissue
Researchers in Japan and the U.S. created techniques for producing liver tissue in large quantities in the lab for transplant or drug testing.