Tag: engineering
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Comment – Precision Medicine to Beat Antibiotic Resistance
Precision is applied to the bacterial genome, to find vulnerabilities making the microbe more susceptible to antibiotics, with those targets used to identify appropriate drugs.
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What’s The Best Defense Against A Breach?
Hackers are working around the clock to make new termites that will infiltrate your systems and breach all your precious data.
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Hands Off! Robots in Modern Medicine
With jobs ranging from managing pills to performing proper treatments, the array of technology in this field is always improving.
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Portable Sequencer Identifies Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Researchers using a hand-held genomic sequencing device were able to identify targets for combating drug-resistant bacteria much faster than current methods.
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Sensor-Pill System Designed for Cancer Drugs
A system combining a tiny sensor with oral chemotherapy drugs aims to provide physicians with closer monitoring of cancer patients’ treatments and conditions.
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Univ. Spin-Off Creates Concussion Detection App
A start-up enterprise begun by students at Purdue University developed an iPhone app that detects mild brain injuries by measuring responses of eyes to light.
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Technology That Builds Bridges Between Teams
Businesses are becoming more connected than ever, and that’s thanks to smart use of some of tech currently available.
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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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3-D Printed Implants Treat Spinal Cord Injury
Customized implants, produced on a 3-D printer and seeded with stem cells, are shown in tests with lab animals to restore nerve signals and functioning after a spinal cord injury.
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Spin-Off Gains Seed Funds for Non-Opioid Pain Drug
A company spun-off from a university medical materials lab received start-up funds to develop a non-opioid surgical pain therapy, including a clinical trial.