Tag: university
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Brain-Computer Device Tested with Consciousness Patients
Tests of a device designed for people with consciousness disorders to provide basic feedback to questions show the system can elicit and capture responses from these individuals.
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Institutions to Apply AI Models to Type 1 Diabetes
A children’s hospital and diabetes research center are evaluating techniques using artificial intelligence to better identify and manage the care of people with type 1 diabetes.
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Symptom Alerts Linked to Longer Cancer Survival
A clinical trial shows cancer patients using an online system to report their symptoms have somewhat longer survival times than patients not using this service.
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Acne Drug Shown to Treat Early Multiple Sclerosis
A clinical trial in Canada shows a common and inexpensive antibiotic to treat acne can reduce the chance early-stage multiple sclerosis becomes a full-blown disease.
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Fixed-Dose Blood Pressure Drugs Shown Cost-Effective
An analysis of medical insurance claims shows fixed-dose combination drugs to be the most cost-effective medication strategy for people with hypertension, or high blood pressure.
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Univ. Spin-Off Discovering New Antibiotics
A new enterprise founded by three microbiologists at Harvard Medical School is licensing the founders’ research to find treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Bacteria Engineered to Act as Long-Term Gut Sensors
A bioengineering team developed a synthetic form of bacteria that live in the gut, and detect inflammation in lab mice for 6 months.
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Bacteria Traffic Tracked in New Hospital
The opening of a new hospital in Chicago offered an opportunity to follow the formation of bacterial communities and their movement in a health care facility.
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High-Resolution Surgical Brain Monitor Demonstrated
Biomedical engineers demonstrated a higher-resolution device for mapping the brain during surgery to highlight healthy and diseased tissue.
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Wearable Heartbeat Simulator Helps Reduce Stress
A device that sends rhythmic vibrations resembling heart beats into the wrist helps reduce stress among individuals facing the prospect of making a public speech.