Tag: software
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Univ Lab, Company Developing Phone-Based Virus Sensor
A biotechnology company is sponsoring university research on light waves reacting in characteristic patterns for detecting SARS-CoV-2 viruses by a smartphone camera.
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Point-of-Care Covid-19 Diagnostic Shows High Accuracy
A test for SARS-CoV-2 viruses in humans is shown in field tests to return diagnostic results in 90 minutes with accuracy comparable to the gold-standard RT-PCR test.
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Wearable Device Shown to Relieve Migraine Pain
Evidence collected from electronic neuro-stimulation devices shows for most people the wearable systems relieve migraine pain without other drugs.
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Digital Sedation Company Raises $11.8M in Early Funds
A Belgian company creating virtual reality systems for sedation in surgery and invasive procedures is raising €10 million in its first venture funding round.
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Phone Data Show Stay-Home, Distancing Order Effects
Anonymous data collected from millions of mobile phones last spring show stay-at-home and social distancing orders helped slow the spread of Covid-19 in the U.S.
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Covid-19 Vaccines, Therapies – 31 August 2020
The European Commission announced today a contribution of €400 million ($US 477 million) to the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access, or Covax, consortium.
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Phone Camera, A.I. Detect Early Diabetes
Researchers devised techniques with a smartphone app, and data analyzed with artificial intelligence, to identify people in early stages of type 2 diabetes.
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Covid-19 Vaccines, Therapies – 17 August 2020
The number of new Covid-19 therapies increased by eight over the past week to 364, while the number of therapies in clinical trials also jumped by eight.
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Covid-19 Vaccines, Therapies – 10 August 2020
Seven new vaccine projects got underway last week, raising the total to 164, with six more vaccines reaching clinical trials now totaling 41.
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UCLA, Apple Partner on Depression Study
Researchers from University of California in Los Angeles and Apple Corp. are beginning a study of wearable and home technologies to detect depression.