Tag: mathematics
-
Digital Tech, A.I. Assessed for Heart Valve Problems
Digital stethoscopes combined with artificial intelligence will be evaluated in a clinical study of these technologies to screen for heart valve disease.
-
Apps Shown to Reduce Blood Pressure, Detect Diabetes
Popular health apps on smartphones are shown in reviews of data from app users to help reduce blood pressure and screen for type 2 diabetes.
-
Self-Powered Sensors Monitoring Mackinac Bridge
Thousands of small sensors are being deployed across the Mackinac Bridge in northern Michigan, one of the world’s longest bridges, to monitor its integrity.
-
Start-Up Creating Touch Sensing for Visual Images
A start-up company spun off from Purdue University is developing a system that translates visual images to touch-sensing signals for people with limited visual abilities.
-
Spider Silk Property Discovered with Robotics Uses
Dragline silk, also known as spider silk, is found in a new study to have a property that makes the natural material suitable for artificial muscles and actuators in robotics.
-
Blockchain Prototype Designed for Clinical Trial Data
A bioinformatics lab developed a prototype system for securely transmitting and storing clinical trial data with blockchain that protects against corrupting trial records.
-
High-Speed Screens, A.I., Boost Nanoscale Medicines
Biomedical engineers are using high-throughput screening techniques and machine learning to speed and improve the design of new drugs based on nanoscale particles.
-
Smart Watch in Development for Respiratory Diseases
A watch-like device is being designed to monitor for early onset of respiratory diseases like the flu, well before noticeable symptoms develop.
-
Genetic Engineering, Silencing Boost Plant Output
An agricultural research lab uses genetic engineering and gene silencing to produce crop plants that increase their yields by more than 40 percent.
-
Asthma Drug Shown to Lower Airway Muscle Mass
An experimental drug is shown in a clinical trial and computer modeling to reduce the mass of smooth muscle tissue that builds up in airways of people with asthma.