Tag: engineering
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Covid-19 Vaccine and Therapy Tracker Designed
A science graphics software company offers an online dashboard for tracking development of vaccines and therapies for Covid-19 infections.
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Open-Source N95 Respirator Mask in the Works
An engineering partnership is designing a 3-D printed medical face mask needed by front-line health care workers, with its specifications soon to be made freely available.
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Non-Invasive Fetal Oxygen Monitor Designed
A university engineering lab created a device that safely monitors a fetus’s blood oxygen levels from outside the mother’s abdomen, which could reduce the rate of cesarean sections.
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Partnership to Speed Covid-19 Clinical Trials
A company that aims to accelerate clinical trials is partnering with an entrepreneur and researcher to speed up the pace of new trials of Covid-19 vaccines, therapies, and diagnostics.
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FDA Clears Video Game ADHD Therapy
A video game designed to help children improve their inattention and other symptoms of ADHD received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Weak Covid-19 App Privacy Found, Risk Software in Works
An analysis of mobile apps tracking Covid-19 cases and symptoms finds most lack basic privacy protections, despite collecting personal identifying information.
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Trial Indicates App Helps Treat Behavior Disorder
Results of a clinical trial suggest a smartphone app designed for use in a therapy program helps some people control their obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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DNA Bar Codes Added in Spores to Track Farm Products
Synthetic microbe spores made with unique DNA identifiers are shown to be capable of safely tracking vegetable crops from the farm to retail stores.
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MD Anderson to Advance Laser Immunotherapy
An experimental cancer treatment that uses lasers to activate drugs that invoke the immune system is being evaluated by MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Large-Scale Antibody Screening Device in Development
A system to quickly screen for human antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 or other infectious viruses is being developed at Texas A&M University.