Tag: physical sciences
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UC San Francisco, Intel Partner on Health Analytics
Intel Corporation and University of California in San Francisco are developing a data analytics platform that harnesses artificial intelligence to help front-line clinicians make better decisions for their patients.
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Knowledge Bank Tapped for Precision Cancer Treatments
An international research team devised techniques for analyzing accumulated clinical trial data to help determine precise treatment strategies for people with cancer.
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Univ. Spin-Off Develops Lower Cost 3-D Metal Printing
A spin-off enterprise from University at Buffalo engineering school developed a machine that produces lower-cost aluminum parts with three-dimensional liquid metal printing.
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Wearable Health Devices Offer Early Disease Detection
An analysis of data from mobile fitness and health tracking devices shows the devices can yield useful results for monitoring a person’s health, including early alerts to the onset of some diseases.
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RNA-Nanoparticle Spray Protects Against Plant Viruses
Plant scientists combined synthetic genetic material with clay nanoparticles, which when sprayed on plants provides enduring protection against viruses.
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Wearable Device Senses Environment for Sight Impaired
A research lab in Finland designed a wearable device using radar to help people with impaired sight sense other people and objects when outdoors.
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Neurology Drug Signals Shown to Help Tooth Repair
Chemical signals from a drug designed to treat Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders were shown in tests with mice to stimulate stem cells that repair teeth.
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Technique Uses Light to Activate Drugs in Blood Cells
A pharmacology lab developed a process that directs light waves at circulating blood cells to release drugs stored in those cells at precise times and locations.
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Solar Cells Shown Feasible to Power Medical Implants
Biomedical engineers in Switzerland built and field-tested small solar cells that generated enough energy for implanted medical devices like heart pacemakers.
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Solar Reactor Devised for Small-Scale Chemical Production
An engineering group developed a solar-powered catalytic reactor that can produce small amounts of drugs and agricultural chemicals on demand.