Tag: biomedical
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Graphene Extended for 3-D Printing, Medical Devices
Two recent studies describe methods for fabricating the material graphene into complex shapes with 3-D printing, as well as showing graphene can likely degrade inside the human body.
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Hand-Held Device Inspects Individual Retina Cells
A medical engineering team created a small lightweight device that can inspect individual photoreceptor cells in the retina, the part of the eye that converts visual images to brain signals.
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Biotechs Collaborate on More Precise Gene, Cell Cancer Therapies
Two biotechnology enterprises developing cancer treatments are pooling their efforts to develop therapies aimed at more specific targets across a range of solid tumor types.
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A.I. System Catches Tiny Lung Tumors Missed by Humans
Engineering researchers developed a system with machine learning that analyzes CT scans to detect tiny early-stage lung tumors at a higher rate than visual inspections by radiologists.
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Baby Box Technology for Sick Newborns Licensed to Start-Up
A start-up company is gaining the rights to a technology that helps the breathing of infants suffering from withdrawal from drugs taken by their mothers, and other disruptive conditions.
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Trial Testing Cancer Treatment Delivery Compound
A compound designed to help cancer therapies better penetrate and kill solid tumors is being tested in its first clinical trial among patients with pancreatic cancer.
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New Antibiotics Discovered in Stomach Peptides
Researchers in Italy and the U.S. found a potential source of new antibiotics in derivatives of peptides used by the digestive process in the stomach.
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Organ-on-Chip Model Simulates Blood-Brain Barrier
Researchers at Harvard University developed a chip model of the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain’s nerve cells and tested the model with the drug methamphetamine.
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FDA Clears Magnetic Device for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
A non-invasive device using magnetic waves that penetrate the brain to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder received authorization for sales in the U.S. from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Infographic – 72,000 Opioid Overdose Deaths in 2017
A preliminary report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that more than 72,000 deaths from opioid overdose were reported for 2017.