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.................... by Andrew Celentano
Home sensor system could spot loneliness in older adults
Loneliness is common in older adults, and the mental and physical health risks associated with the condition are difficult for medical professionals to recognize and treat.
Scientists see new vocal patterns associated with type 2 diabetes
A new study in the IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics reveals how scientists at Klick Labs created visual maps of sound frequencies (spectrograms) to identify complex, new patterns associated with type 2 diabetes, using only smartphone recordings of randomly selected short English sentences and participant sex as study criteria.
3D printing method could expand options for personalized cardiovascular devices
An international research team led by IMDEA Materials Institute and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) has developed a method for manufacturing personalized cardiovascular medical devices using three-dimensional printing of nitinol, a superelastic alloy.
Enhanced CAR T-cell therapy shows early promise for B-cell cancers in first-in-human trial
Results from a Phase I clinical trial led by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) show a possible way to improve therapy options for patients with relapsed or treatment-resistant B-cell blood cancers. The findings are published in Blood Cancer Discovery.
AI tool helps identify harmful epilepsy genetic variants
A new artificial intelligence tool developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists and collaborating institutions can help determine whether genetic variants associated with a severe form of childhood epilepsy will cause disease, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Vantis Vascular Receives FDA Clearance for 6F CrossFAST Microcatheter
Vantis Vascular, a San Jose, California-based privately held medical technology company developing performance-driven technologies for coronary interventions, has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for a new 6 French (6F) model of its CrossFAST Integrated Microcatheter Advanced Delivery System.
Masimo’s smartSET™ FDA Clearance Offers Breakthrough Innovation in Pulse Oximetry to Help Improve Critical Patient Outcomes
Industry-Leading Pulse Oximetry Platform Now Features First-of-Its-Kind Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Detection with Previously Cleared AI-Enabled Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression (OIRD) Detection Designed Together to Deliver Earlier Clinical Insights
Understanding How mRNA Vaccines Break Down in the Body May One Day Help Fight Cancer
Learn how mRNA and its lipid packaging change in the bloodstream, offering insights that could help researchers design better vaccines and future cancer therapies.