Tag: heart disease
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Human Heart 3-D Printed from Patient Cells
A biomedical engineering team printed a three-dimensional scale model of a human heart, including blood vessels, from cells donated by a living person.
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Antibacterial Sleeve Protects Against Implant Infections
A mesh envelope infused with antibiotics holding an implanted cardiac device is shown in a large-scale clinical trial to reduce the number of infections associated with those devices.
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Population Data Show Genetics-Health Links
The first batch of data from a large-scale genomic sequencing project in the U.K. shows strong associations between several gene variations and common health conditions.
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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.
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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.
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Stem Cell Genes Edited to Avoid Immune Rejection
A new study shows editing the genomes of adult stem cells can avoid their rejection by the immune system when implanted in lab mice other than the stem cell donor.
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Wearables Assessed for Clinical Trial Value
An evaluation of wearable devices shows their value for collecting useful data in a clinical trial can vary depending on the purpose of the device.
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Fitbit Devices Providing Precision Medicine Data
Wearers of Fitbit activity tracking devices now have the option of sharing their data with a large-scale precision medicine project run by National Institutes of Health.
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Tissue Chip, A.I. Companies Partner on Heart Drug Discovery
A developer of chip devices emulating heart tissue and a medical analytics company using artificial intelligence are jointly discovering new drugs to treat aging heart muscles.
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Duchenne Stem Cell Trial Halted
A clinical trial testing stem cell treatments for symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is on hold after a patient reported a severe reaction.