Category: New products
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Trial Tests Vibrating Mattress to Prevent Infant Apnea
24 November 2015. A mattress that provides occasional mild vibrations was shown in a clinical trial to prevent episodes of interrupted breathing in preterm babies, a condition known as infant apnea. Results of the study testing the device, developed at the Wyss Institute, a biomedical engineering research center at Harvard University, were reported yesterday in…
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Chip Device Removes Nanoparticles from Plasma
23 November 2015. A team from University of California in San Diego used a miniature electronic chip to quickly separate nanoparticles for delivering drugs from blood plasma. The process, with a technology developed in the engineering lab of Michael Heller at UC-San Diego and licensed to a spin-off company from the university, is described in…
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FDA Approves Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose
20 November 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week approved the first formulation of a current drug to treat opioid overdose in nasal spray form. The Narcan nasal spray is made by Adapt Pharma Ltd., a company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Opioids work by reducing the intensity of pain signals to the brain, particularly…
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Vital-Signs Sensors Built Into Ingestible Capsule
19 November 2015. Engineering and medical researchers developed and tested in pigs a swallowed capsule with sensors that records heart and respiratory rates in real time. The team from the bioengineering lab of Robert Langer and Lincoln Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology published its proof-of-concept results yesterday in the journal PLOS One. The technology from…
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Nanotech Sensors Devised for RNA Cancer Detection
17 November 2015. Biochemical and medical researchers developed a technique for sensitive detection of RNA in humans that in lab tests can distinguish between benign conditions and cancer. The team from the lab of chemistry professor Rajesh Sardar at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis published its findings in this month’s issue of the journal ACS Nano.…
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Study Explores Quality of Life for Dogs with Arthritis
16 November 2015. The veterinary medicines company Zoetis is sponsoring a study of pain management and quality of life in dogs with osteoarthritis, using a mobile health monitor worn by the dogs. The 900 dogs serving as subjects in the study will wear the health monitor collar made by Voyce, known officially as i4C Innovations,…
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Smartphone Add-On Found Comparable to Pro Stethoscopes
12 November 2015. A device added to ordinary smartphones was found in a clinical trial to transmit cardiovascular sounds as well as professional stethoscopes used by clinicians, and better than FDA-approved disposable stethoscopes. Developers of the Heartbuds device and app, from Orlando Health, a health care provider in Florida, presented their test results earlier this…
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Electronic Patch Shown to Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria
11 November 2015. Washington State University engineers and medical researchers developed an electronic stimulation patch that in lab tests kills nearly all drug-resistant bacteria it contacts. The team from the lab of bioengineering professor Haluk Beyenal published its proof-of-concept findings in a recent issue of the journal Scientific Reports. Beyenal’s lab in Pullman, Washington studies…
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Start-Up’s Air Quality Technology to Clean City Areas
10 November 2015. A start-up company is licensing research from University of Copenhagen in Denmark to develop a technology for removing air pollution from city neighborhoods. The air cleaning technology, known as gas phase advanced oxidation, is a product of the atmospheric chemistry lab led by Matthew Johnson, who also serves as chief scientist for…
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USC, Biotech Edit Genes in Stem Cells for HIV Therapy
10 November 2015. A lab at University of Southern California and biotechnology company developed a technique for editing genomes in blood-forming stem cells as a potential treatment for HIV infection. The team from the lab of USC medical school professor Paula Cannon and Sangamo BioSciences in Richmond, California published its findings yesterday in the journal…