Category: New products
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First Agricultural Crispr Products Expected by 2020
While the genome editing technique known as Crispr is generating discussion in the health field, its first commercial applications are likely to be in agriculture.
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3-D Printed Patch Helps Grow New Blood Vessels
A biomedical engineering team developed a printed patch infused with cells that in lab animals grows new blood vessels to counteract blocked or hardened arteries.
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Brain-Computer Device Tested with Consciousness Patients
Tests of a device designed for people with consciousness disorders to provide basic feedback to questions show the system can elicit and capture responses from these individuals.
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Precision Medicine Trial Shows Reduced Pain, Opioid Use
A large-scale clinical trial tracking pain treatments guided by genetic testing shows large majorities of participants report less pain, with fewer individuals using opioid drugs.
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Bacteria Engineered to Act as Long-Term Gut Sensors
A bioengineering team developed a synthetic form of bacteria that live in the gut, and detect inflammation in lab mice for 6 months.
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Bacteria Traffic Tracked in New Hospital
The opening of a new hospital in Chicago offered an opportunity to follow the formation of bacterial communities and their movement in a health care facility.
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High-Resolution Surgical Brain Monitor Demonstrated
Biomedical engineers demonstrated a higher-resolution device for mapping the brain during surgery to highlight healthy and diseased tissue.
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Wearable Heartbeat Simulator Helps Reduce Stress
A device that sends rhythmic vibrations resembling heart beats into the wrist helps reduce stress among individuals facing the prospect of making a public speech.
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Device Simplifies Treatment for Child Ear Disorder
An engineering and medical team in Singapore created a new device that it says simplifies and speeds surgery for a leading cause of hearing loss in children.
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Chip Device Simulates Viral Asthma Attacks
A small plastic chip device that acts as a model of a human airway simulated a severe asthma exacerbation or attack caused by a viral infection.