Category: New products
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Flu Vaccine Patch Shown Safe, Responsive
A patch to deliver flu vaccine with tiny painless needles worn like a band-aid was shown in a clinical trial to be safe and produce an immune response.
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Start-Up to Offer Neuro Disorder Speech Analytics App
A start-up enterprise in Germany is commercializing a software app to detect early signs of cognitive decline, found in dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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Nanoparticles Built to Detect, Measure Peanut Allergy
A chemical engineering team developed a system with nanoscale particles to better detect and diagnose the severity of peanut allergies.
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Noninvasive Prenatal Testing is a Safe Way to Screen for Genetic Abnormalities
Noninvasive prenatal testing is a way for parents to screen their unborn child for a variety of chromosomal anomalies.
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Preclinical Data Show Promise for Diabetic Eye Drug
Early evidence shows a drug designed as eye drops to treat diabetic macular edema, an eye disease in people with diabetes, permeates the entire eye, including the retina.
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Algorithm Quickly Customizes Walking Exoskeleton
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh wrote and tested an algorithm for exoskeletons that customize the devices to a person’s walking pattern in about an hour.
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Computer-Designed Antibodies Target Alzheimer’s Proteins
Researchers in Europe designed antibodies, like those in the immune system, to attack protein deposits in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Commercial-Scale Flu Vaccine Produced in Cell Cultures
A vaccine developer says it produced large quantities of a current influenza vaccine for distribution to clinics and hospitals, grown in animal cell cultures rather than eggs.
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Exosuit Prototype Unveiled for Stroke Survivors
An assistive device with sensors and motors designed to help people with stroke and other muscle disorders walk more normally was demonstrated on 16 June.
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Cancer Drug Produced in Small Continuous-Flow Batches
A team from drug maker Eli Lilly & Company devised techniques for producing an experimental cancer drug in small quantities but with safe, economical methods used in continuous flow manufacturing.