Tag: U.K.
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Device Shown to Reduce Migraine Occurrence
A clinical trial shows an electronic device worn with headphones reduces the number of days with migraines among people with a history of their occurrence.
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Game App Improves Memory Among Cognitive Impaired
A brain training game for an iPad was shown in a clinical study to improve the memory of people with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor stage to dementia.
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Glaxo Using Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery
Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is hiring a company that applies artificial intelligence for drug discovery and design to identify new small-molecule compounds for up to 10 disease targets.
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Nerve Stimulation Approved for Children’s Epilepsy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved use of vagus nerve stimulation to treat epilepsy in children who do not respond to drug therapy as young as 4 years old.
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Computer-Designed Antibodies Target Alzheimer’s Proteins
Researchers in Europe designed antibodies, like those in the immune system, to attack protein deposits in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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$300M Fund to Back European Life Science Companies
A new investment fund plans to invest $300 million in European life science and biotechnology companies in the later stages of their product development.
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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.
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Synthetic Retina Developed with Natural Materials
A chemistry lab in the U.K. developed a synthetic retina made of natural materials resembling human tissue that in lab tests detects static, moving, and grey-scale images.
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Computer Vision, Deep Learning Aid Prosthetic Hands
A built-in camera and artificial intelligence can improve the speed and grasping ability of a prosthetic hand, as shown in tests with people missing a hand.
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Vaccine R&D Underway to Protect Against Animal Microbes
Research is underway in the U.K. on development of new vaccines to protect humans against zoonotic diseases, infectious diseases originating in animals.