Month: June 2016
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App Evaluates Chest Pain Patients for Discharge
A new iPhone app helps emergency physicians decide whether a patient with chest pain can be safely discharged from a hospital or needs further tests.
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Celgene, Medical Centers to Partner on Cancer Therapies
Biopharmaceutical company Celgene Corp. and a consortium of four medical research institutes are collaborating on new diagnostics and treatments for cancer.
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Immunotherapy Company Raises $70 Million in IPO
Selecta Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing treatments harnessing the immune system, is raising $70 million in its initial public offering.
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Wearable System Devised for Stroke Rehab at Home
Engineering students designed a wearable system connected to a smartphone that enables stroke patients to perform some of their rehabilitation program at home.
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C. Difficile Infection Tested with Synthetic Gut Microbe
A biotechnology company reported on tests in mice of a synthetic treatment derived from gut microbes that prevents recurrence of C. difficile infections.
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Report from Maker Faire: Wrist Band Takes Blood Pressure
Report from Maker Faire: Two students designed a blood-pressure measurement device worn on the wrist to provide continuous readings, something a cuff cannot do.
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Report from Maker Faire: Plastic Recycling Made in Space
Report from Maker Faire: Made In Space and Lowe’s stores displayed a system that recycles polyethylene plastic bags and bottles into filament for 3-D printers.
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Trial Shows Personalized Alzheimer’s Treatment Effects
A pilot test offers evidence of a personalized treatment combining changes in diet, exercise, brain stimulation, and medications can reverse cognitive decline.
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Machine Learning Harnessed for Mobile Eye Tracker
Tracking eye movements that usually requires high-priced equipment will soon be done with a mobile device camera, thanks to machine learning and crowdsourcing.
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Breath Diagnostic Device Built on Common Computer Chip
A device acting like an electronic nose to analyze exhaled breath to diagnose disease is being developed at an engineering lab at University of Texas in Dallas.