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Connected Meters, Coaching Help Improve Diabetes Outcomes
A study of people with type 2 diabetes shows the combination of intensive lifestyle coaching with a blood glucose meter connected to the Internet results in more weight loss and lower blood glucose levels.
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Graphene Circuits Enhanced to Monitor, Image Brain Signals
Engineers and neuroscientists discovered a technique for enhancing the conductivity of graphene electrodes to make them better able to record optical images of brain activity in lab mice.
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Soil Microbes Yield Rich Antibiotic Sources
A group of geo- and bioscience researchers analyzed microbes residing in soil under northern California and discovered many new potential sources of antibiotics, well beyond current sources.
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Natural, Engineered Microbes Shown to Control Cholera
A combination of natural bacteria found in milk products and a synthetic variation of those microbes are shown in tests with lab mice to detect and prevent cholera infections.
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Regenerative Dressing Designed for Diabetic Wounds
A biomedical engineering team developed a dressing for diabetic skin wounds that harnesses the body’s own cell structuring proteins to regenerate new skin tissue for faster healing.
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Bacterial Genome Recoded to Produce Stable Protein Drugs
A biotechnology lab devised techniques for genetically engineered bacteria to produce synthetic proteins that can last longer and are more stable than current protein production methods.
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Stem Cell Transplants Found Safe for Spinal Cord Injuries
Results from a clinical trial testing transplants of neural stem cells for spinal cord injuries show the therapies are safe for patients, with signs of improvement in most participants 1 to 2 years after treatment.
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Nanoscale Cell-Like Robots Shown to Clean Blood
Engineering researchers developed tiny robotic devices, powered by ultrasound and designed to look and act like blood cells, which in lab tests cleared human blood of dangerous bacteria and toxins.
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Patent Awarded for Nasal Delivered Cancer Immunotherapy
A technology for cancer therapies that harnesses the immune system with nanoscale droplets suspended in an emulsion and delivered through the nose received a U.S. patent.
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3-D Print Advance Creates More Accurate Medical Models
A new three-dimensional modeling and printing process can produce more accurate models of human anatomy in less time and with less effort than current techniques.