Category: New products
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New App Promises To Provide Tailored Radiation Treatment
Using 3-D models of their patients, the app provides neurosurgeons with all the information they need for correct dosage.
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App Users Report Lower Blood Glucose Levels
A study of individuals with diabetes using a mobile app to record blood glucose levels, reported more than a 1 percent average reduction in blood glucose readings after a median of 4 months.
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Clinical Trial Okayed for Parkinson’s Drug Implant
A maker of implants for long-term release of drugs to treat chronic diseases says the Food and Drug Administration approved a clinical trial to test its implant for Parkinson’s disease.
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Engineered Insulin-Producing Cells to Be Grown in Lab
A team from three universities is developing in the lab synthetic islet cells, the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas, for eventual transplantation in people with type 1 diabetes.
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Algorithms, Imaging Help Predict Alzheimer’s Onset
Neurologists and computer scientists developed techniques for analyzing images to determine the chance of someone progressing from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Vaccines in Development for Opioid Combinations
Researchers studying the immune system as a weapon against opioid addiction say they can develop vaccines that block combinations of opioids, like those sold on the street.
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Small Business Grant Funds Blood-Brain Barrier Model
A spin-off company from University of Washington is developing a chip device emulating the blood-brain barrier that prevents many drugs from treating neurological disorders.
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Cryptography Technique Boosts Genomic Privacy
A team of geneticists and computer scientists developed a technique of analyzing disease-causing mutations in a human genome without revealing other genetic data.
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Telemedicine Shown Feasible for Parkinson’s Care
Findings from a one-year clinical trial show individuals in the U.S. with Parkinson’s disease can receive quality care through telemedicine comparable to persons with the disorder receiving the usual care from neurologists alone.
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Tracking Algorithms Devised to ID Human Traffickers
Computer scientists developed techniques that help identify the people placing sexual service advertisements by tracing the bitcoin payments for those ads.