Tag: mathematics
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MIT Building Statewide Health Innovation System
A unit of Massachusetts Institute of Technology is establishing what it calls an innovation ecosystem that pulls together different players in health care to better serve the needs of patients.
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Report: Health System Not Ready for Alzheimer’s Therapies
A new study finds the U.S. health care system does not have the capacity for large-scale screening and treatment of people with early indicators of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Zymeworks, Janssen in $1.45B Antibody Licensing Deal
Janssen Biotech, a division of drug maker Johnson & Johnson, is acquiring technologies that make it possible to create synthetic antibodies that hit multiple targets.
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Math Models to Predict Animal-Borne Disease Outbreaks
A team of ecologists and mathematicians is applying machine learning and statistical models to forecast outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, those spread to humans from animals.
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Cancer Center, Analytics Company Partner on Precision Care
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York is collaborating with health care analytics company Cota Inc. to offer more precise care strategies for patients.
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Autonomous, Human-Friendly Forklifts Being Developed
An academic-industry team in Europe is developing new forklift vehicles that can work safely alongside humans in warehouses.
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Project to Develop Universal Flu Vaccine
An initiative joining academic, private, and national labs is designing a vaccine that covers all influenza strains, with clinical studies expected to begin early next year.
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Big Data Analysis Platform for Brainwaves in Development
Two companies in Northern Ireland, U.K. are creating a technology platform applying big data analytics to a collection of brainwaves generated by mobile games for measuring cognitive health.
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Snake-Like Intelligent Robot in Development
An engineering team is creating a self-powered robot that can travel independently like a snake through uneven and cluttered surfaces, such as disaster sites.
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IBM, UC San Diego Partner on Healthy Aging
IBM and University of California at San Diego are launching a joint research project to gain new insights with artificial intelligence on cognitive and gut microbe health in older people.