Tag: medical device
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Online App Encourages Abstinence in Alcohol Addiction
Results from a clinical trial show users of an online abstinence training app are less likely to relapse in alcohol consumption than sham training app users.
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Flexible Device Attaches to Heart, Monitors Functions
Biomedical engineers designed a thin flexible implantable patch that attaches to the heart, monitors its functions, and can perform therapeutics.
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Wearable Data Help Detect Covid-19 Cases
Data from smart watches and fitness trackers, when combined with symptom reports, can show that the wearers likely have Covid-19 infections.
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FDA to Use Lung Chip Model for Covid-19 Testing
The Food and Drug Administration plans to use organ-on-chip models to test mechanisms for preventing Covid-19 infections, and other processes.
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Phone Video Algorithm Screens for Stroke
A medical informatics team designed a computer model from patient videos to help emergency room physicians quickly diagnose stroke.
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Software Designed to Model, Visualize Brain Circuits
An academic-industry team designed a web-based software tool to ease the computer modeling, simulation, and visualization of the brain’s nerve cell circuits.
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Blood Test Shown to Predict Covid-19 Symptom Severity
A blood test that measures the ratio of two key immune system proteins is shown in tests with patients to predict the severity of Covid-19 symptoms.
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New Funds Advance Hand-Wrist Neural Rehab Device
Developers of a system to help people with spinal cord injuries regain use of their hands and wrists, are configuring the device for home use.
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Process Tests Thousands of Covid-19 Samples at Once
A new technology makes possible simultaneous analysis of diagnostic specimens from thousands of individuals revealing the presence of SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses.
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Stimulation Device Shown to Reduce Tinnitus Symptoms
Results from a clinical trial show a device that sends audio and electrical signals to the ears and tongue reduces tinnitus symptoms for as long as one year.