Tag: medical device
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Damaged Human Lungs Restored for Transplantation
A research team demonstrated the feasibility of connecting anesthetized pigs to human lungs deemed unfit for transplants, for recovering the lungs to transplant quality.
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Infographic – Digital Health Venture Funds Crater in Q4 2022
Venture funds for new companies developing digital solutions for health care continued dropping throughout 2022, reaching their lowest levels in years in the fourth quarter.
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Psychedelic Drug Shown to Relieve PTSD Brain Signals
A small clinical trial shows psychotherapy with the psychedelic drug MDMA generates brain signals that help relieve symptoms in people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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QuickDNA Tests Meet International Lab Industry Standards
For laboratory tests with enormous consequences to their subjects, it’s vital that the labs conducting the tests meet exacting standards for quality and reliability.
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Trial to Assess At-Home Asthma Lung Function Tests
A clinical trial is set to begin that compares monitoring of lung functions in people with asthma using portable ultrasound and mobile app at home to conventional tests in a clinic.
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Environmental Biomarker Start-Up Gains $16M in Early Funds
A new company developing diagnostics for neurological and other disorders based on environmental exposures is raising $16 million in venture funds.
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Audio Digital Biomarkers Start-Up Raises $3.7M in Seed Funds
A new company developing techniques to analyze internal physiological sounds captured by stethoscopes as health indicators is raising $3.7 million in seed funds.
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Project to Sequence 20K Dog and Cat Genomes
Some 20,000 dogs and cats are expected to have their genomes sequenced in the next 10 years for a publicly available database to enable precision medicine for pets.
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Implanted Organoid Connects to Brain, Reacts to Visual Cues
Engineers and neuroscientists developed a circuit that in lab mice connects implanted lab-grown brain tissue to the brain’s cognitive center and responds to visual stimuli.
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Over-the-Counter Naloxone Receiving Faster FDA Review
The opioid overdose drug naloxone in nasal spray form is receiving priority review from the Food and Drug Administration as an over-the-counter drug.