Tag: mathematics
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Saliva Test IDs Early Oral Cancer Signature
An analysis is shown to identify characteristic patterns found in microbial communities in saliva indicating early stages of oral and throat cancer.
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Preclinical Test Advances Synthetic Bio ALS Treatment
A candidate treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS made with synthetic genetic material is shown to improve motor function and survival in lab mice.
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AI-Aided Fall Prevention System Gains $30M in New Funds
A developer of a system using artificial intelligence to process video for preventing falls by older people is raising $30 million in its second venture round.
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Oxford, GSK Partner on New Tech for Neuro Diseases
GlaxoSmithKline is funding a joint research center at University of Oxford to advance precision medical technologies, beginning with neurological disorders.
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Patent Awarded for Opioid Risk System with Geographic Data
A company analyzing public health data by geography and social factors received a patent for its system identifying likely opioid addiction hot spots.
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Synthetic Bio Milk Company Gains $13M in Seed Funds
A start-up enterprise creating milk and dairy products with proteins derived from engineered microorganisms is raising $13 million in seed funds.
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Alphabet Forms AI Drug Discovery Company
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is forming a new enterprise using artificial intelligence techniques to discover new protein-based drugs.
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Data Partnership Aims for Precise Parkinson’s Care
A medical device maker is offering brain stimulation data to a neurological software company to provide personalized care for people with Parkinson’s disease.
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AI Analysis Finds Serious Covid-19 Genetic Driver
A deep and multi-variable analysis of patients with serious Covid-19 respiratory symptoms finds the condition associated with abnormal expression of one gene.
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Book Review – The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
As the world struggles to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, author Michael Lewis tells how the U.S. first struggled to identify and contain the virus.