Tag: life sciences
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Electronic Tattoo Continuously Monitors Blood Pressure
A bio-engineering lab created an ultra-thin, flexible plastic film, which when attached to the chest can monitor blood pressure over a period of time.
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Chip Device Tests for Cancer Drug Efficacy, Toxicity
A configurable chip device simulating several human organs is shown in lab tests to simultaneously test cancer drugs for both their efficacy and toxicity.
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Laser Treatments Developed for Age-Related Vision Loss
Researchers in Finland are designing techniques using temperature-controlled lasers to treat a common form of vision loss associated with aging.
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Sanofi, Alphabet Partner on A.I., Analytics
Drug maker Sanofi and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, are collaborating on the use of artificial intelligence and analytics for more personalized health care.
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Topical Immune Drug Reverses Skin Disease
A drug targeting immune system enzymes used as a skin cream is shown in a clinical trial to reverse effects of vitiligo, or loss of skin coloring.
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A.I. Harnessed to Diagnose Children’s Gut Diseases
Medical researchers and data scientists are using artificial intelligence, or A.I., to diagnose children’s intestinal diseases found in the developing world.
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Nerve Stimulation Reduces Arthritis Inflammation
Results from a small-scale clinical trial show an implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve helps reduce the activity of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Gates Funding VR with Expansion Microscopes
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is backing research to combine a microscopy technique that grows the size of samples being examined with virtual reality, or VR.
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Chip Device Simulates Blood-Brain Barrier
A bioengineering lab developed a miniaturized chip with living cells that offers a realistic simulation of the blood-brain barrier to test new drugs.
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Foundation Supports Muscular Dystrophy RNA Therapy
A university spin-off company is receiving a foundation grant to advance its Crispr technology targeting RNA to treat a form of muscular dystrophy.