Tag: physical sciences
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Virtual Reality Helps Continue Stroke Rehab at Home
Results of a clinical trial show a multi-user computer game using virtual reality helps people recovering from a stroke to continue therapy at home.
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Retail Clinics Offer A.I.-Enabled Eye Diagnostics
A chain of primary care clinics in grocery stores is adding diagnostics using artificial intelligence to detect an eye disorder resulting from type 2 diabetes.
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Consortium to Advance A.I. in Longevity Research
A group of academic, foundation, and business organizations are collaborating on the use of artificial intelligence in research on extending life spans.
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Polymer-Coated Microparticles Boost Food Nutrition
An engineering team designed a process for adding and protecting tiny particles of nutrients in foods, boosting their nutritional value even when cooked.
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Spray Fiber Process Designed for Wound Bandages
An engineering team created a portable device that in lab tests sprays bio-compatible fibers on simulated wound surfaces to promote healing.
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Liquid Injectable Electrodes Designed for Nerve Stimulation
In lab animal tests, an injectable silicon-metal material performs as well as conventional electrodes for electrical nerve stimulation, an emerging therapy for pain.
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New Company Using A.I. to Discover Mental Health Drugs
A new enterprise combining resources from biotechnology and artificial intelligence aims to find safer and more effective treatments for psychiatric disorders.
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Infographic – Q3 A.I. Health Investments Set Record
Venture capital funding for companies worldwide building artificial intelligence solutions in health care set new highs in the third quarter of 2019.
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Phone-Based Infectious Disease Diagnostics Being Developed
An engineering lab is building a system for diagnosing viral infectious diseases with blood samples analyzed by a smartphone add-on.
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AstraZeneca Joins $1B Fund, Expands Footprint in China
The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is starting a joint $1 billion health care investment fund in China and vastly increasing its labs and offices there.