Tag: university
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Gut Organ Chip Developed for Realistic Conditions
A bio-engineering group created a chip device that simulates human intestine tissue in the lab, but under more realistic conditions than before.
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Race, Economic Divides Emerge on Opioid Treatments
A new study highlights sharp differences by race and funding of prescriptions for buprenorphine, a promising treatment for opioid use disorder.
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Wearables, Genetics Reveal Early Health Issues
Genetic and personal health data, including from wearable devices, from more than 100 healthy volunteers for several years revealed many early signs of disease.
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Techniques Tested for Salvaging Damaged Transplant Lungs
Researchers at Columbia and Vanderbilt universities demonstrated in pigs techniques for salvaging damaged lungs needed for transplants.
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Trial Testing MRI, Ultrasound as Alzheimer’s Therapy
A clinical trial is testing focused ultrasound waves guided by MRI scans to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and clear toxic proteins from the brain.
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Start-Up to Use Crispr for Heart Disease, Gains $59M
A new biotechnology enterprise plans to apply genetic analysis and the gene-editing technology Crispr to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease.
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Trial Testing Heart Device Outcomes by Gender
A clinical trial is underway tracking patients with implanted heart devices for 3 years to find any differences in health outcomes between men and women.
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Brain Scan Database Links Computer, Human Vision
A publicly-available database offers brain scan images to train machine learning programs for use with computer vision, a form of artificial intelligence.
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Economical, Sustainable Biochemical Process Devised
A chemical engineering lab designed a cost-effective process for a basic raw material to produce chemicals and plastics from plants.
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Synthetic Soft Tissue Developed for Surgery
Researchers developed a synthetic soft tissue for plastic and reconstructive surgery that in animal tests looks and performs more like real tissue.