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Start-Up to Use Crispr for Heart Disease, Gains $59M
A new biotechnology enterprise plans to apply genetic analysis and the gene-editing technology Crispr to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease.
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Trial Testing Heart Device Outcomes by Gender
A clinical trial is underway tracking patients with implanted heart devices for 3 years to find any differences in health outcomes between men and women.
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Brain Scan Database Links Computer, Human Vision
A publicly-available database offers brain scan images to train machine learning programs for use with computer vision, a form of artificial intelligence.
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Infographic – 10% of Americans Still Offline
The chart draws from a Pew Research Center survey conducted in January and February, showing 1 in 10 people in the U.S. still do not use the Internet.
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Economical, Sustainable Biochemical Process Devised
A chemical engineering lab designed a cost-effective process for a basic raw material to produce chemicals and plastics from plants.
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Synthetic Soft Tissue Developed for Surgery
Researchers developed a synthetic soft tissue for plastic and reconstructive surgery that in animal tests looks and performs more like real tissue.
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Impact Of IoT On Manufacturing
The benefits of IoT are endless because of how many production processes and technological advances that occur daily.
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Kidney Diagnostics Receive FDA Breakthrough Tag
An algorithm-driven diagnostic test for chronic kidney disease is receiving a breakthrough device designation from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Small Business Grant Funds Diabetes Rescue Device
A device to rescue people with diabetes experiencing low blood sugar is being developed by an Indiana company and Purdue University pharmacy lab.
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Biotech, NIH Partner on Opioid Alternative Discovery
A company creating human tissue samples from stem cells is partnering with National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, or NCATS, to help find new alternatives to opioid drugs.