Category: New products
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Trial Shows Feasibility of Wearable Dialysis Device
3 June 2016. An early clinical trial shows a wearable device can provide the same dialysis functions as conventional stationary equipment for people with kidney failure. A team from University of Washington in Seattle and Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reported results of the trial in yesterday’s issue of the journal JCI Insight. The…
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More Genomic Tests Enhance Personalized Cancer Care
2 June 2016. A pilot study with cancer patients shows comprehensive genomic analyses can provide actionable treatment targets in 9 out of 10 cases, exceeding the performance of commercial diagnostic services available today. A team led by genomics professors Rong Chen and Eric Schadt at Mount Sinai medical school in New York published its findings…
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Computer Model Created for Uterine Contractions
1 June 2016. A medical engineering team developed a computer model that measures muscle activity at various levels in the uterus and can help predict preterm birth. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, with colleagues from University of Arkansas in Little Rock, describe the model in a PLoS One article appearing at the end…
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St. Jude Hospital to Test Nanotech Flu Virus Drugs
31 May 2016. A company developing anti-viral drugs delivered in nanoscale particles is partnering with scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to test drug candidates to treat influenza. Financial details of the agreement between NanoViricides Inc. in Shelton, Connecticut and St. Jude hospital in Memphis were not disclosed. NanoViricides makes drugs that fight dangerous…
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Self-Driving Truck Software Based on Biological Model
26 May 2016. Researchers from Sweden are developing software for controlling self-driving trucks, using the way animals react and adapt to their environment as a model. The team from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg plans to demonstrate the package on Saturday, 28 May, in a Volvo heavy truck as part of the Grand Cooperative…
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Sensor Patch Tracks Chemical, Physical Vital Signs
24 May 2016. Engineers at University of California in San Diego developed a patch device worn on the skin with sensors that measure chemical indicators as well as physical vital signs. The UC-San Diego team that designed the device published its findings in yesterday’s issue of the journal Nature Communications. The researchers led by nanoengineering…
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Smart Laser Device Tracks, Kills Mosquitoes
23 May 2016. Tests with two species of insects show an electronic device called a photonic fence can identify, track, and kill harmful bugs while in flight. Results of the tests, conducted by Intellectual Ventures Laboratory in Bellevue, Washington, developer of the photonic fence, appear in this week’s issue of Optics Express, published by the…
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Graphene Adds Stretch to Natural Rubber, Plastic Films
20 May 2016. A team in the U.K. discovered that adding a small amount of the material graphene creates more stretchable thin films made from natural rubber and plastic. Researchers from the lab of materials science professor Aravind Vijayaraghavan at University of Manchester describe their findings in a recent advance publication of the journal Carbon.…
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New Process Boosts Injectable Drug Purity, Safety
20 May 2016. A team of engineers and chemists developed a process for enhancing the purity and safety of drugs given with injections by removing excess additives, while keeping the drugs easy to inject. Researchers from University at Buffalo in New York, led by biomedical engineering professor Jonathan Lovell, describe their process in yesterday’s issue…
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Fast, Inexpensive Test for Water Bacteria Developed
18 May 2016. A team at York University in Toronto designed a water-testing kit connecting to a smartphone that makes testing for water-borne bacteria faster and less expensive. The Mobile Water Kit, from the lab of engineering professor Sushanta Mitra, is described in a recent issue of the journal Analyst (free registration required). Developers of the…