Tag: university
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University, Drug Maker Partner on Suicide Genetics
Pharmaceutical company Janssen Research and Development and University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City are studying genetic factors linked to higher suicide risks.
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Wearable-Implant Diagnostics Device in Development
A university engineering lab is developing a device combining a sensor chip implanted under the skin and wrist band to diagnose serious diseases and transmit the data.
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MIT, IBM Open Artificial Intelligence Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and IBM are establishing a joint lab to advance the state of knowledge and business impact of artificial intelligence.
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Start-Up Lands $10M for Gene-Editing HIV Treatments
A new enterprise developing treatments using gene editing to eliminate HIV infections received $10 million in its seed funding round.
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Phone App Found to Measure Heart Health Metrics
A medical engineering team designed a smartphone app that in a clinical study shows it can measure key factors in heart health as accurately as MRI scans.
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Field Tests of Genetically Modified Moths to Begin
Outdoor tests of a genetically engineered diamondback moth, a difficult agricultural pest, altered to stop reproducing and collapse the species, are about to get underway.
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Univ. Spin-Off Offers Technology to Boost Math Learning
A new company aims to make learning algebra more intuitive and productive for students with software based on research at Indiana University in Bloomington.
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Simple Cell Programming Designed for Gene Therapies
A simpler technique using nanoscale particles was shown in lab tests to deliver messenger RNA to reprogram cells for gene therapies, including changes in T-cells in the immune system now approved to treat a type of leukemia.
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Trial Shows Smartphone App Finds More Heart Disease
Results from a clinical trial show an electrocardiogram app on a smartphone detects more cases of irregular heart beats than routine office visits.
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Students Win Prize, Start Company for Alzheimer’s Detection
A team of undergraduate students won first prize in a National Institutes of Health biomedical engineering contest for a headset device to diagnose early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.