Google is working on contact lenses with special sensors to monitor diabetes blood sugar levels. The lens measures blood sugar levels in tears using a tiny wireless chip and miniature blood-sugar sensor embedded between two layers of soft ...
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If Google's latest project is successful, the finger prick test for blood sugar levels could eventually become a thing of the past for diabetics. Google X lab is developing a smart contact lens that can measure glucose levels in tears ...
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Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturized transistors. It's ringed with a ...
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new recommendations that call for universal screening of expectant mothers for gestational diabetes once they are 24 weeks into their pregnancy. "The number of women who have ...
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Despite having mild hyperglycemia for approximately 50 years, patients with a mutation in the gene encoding the enzyme glucokinase had a low prevalence of clinically significant vascular complications, findings that provide insights into ...
People who eat tree nuts may have a lower risk off metabolic syndrome and obesity than those who don't eat tree nuts, U.S. researchers say. Lead researcher Karen Jaceldo-Siegl of Loma Linda University and colleagues studied the ...
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Concussions can't be prevented, treated or cured with dietary supplements, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency issued a warning against these products in response to a number of false claims, including promises ...
Farxiga (dapaglifozin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with type 2 diabetes, the agency said Wednesday in a news release. The drug, to be used for blood sugar control along with proper diet and ...
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Children who are critically ill after having heart surgery do not benefit from having their blood sugar levels aggressively controlled, but some kids with other life-threatening conditions might, a new study suggests. Experts said the ...
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Ford Motor Company is serious about what it terms "The Car That Cares." The company is working on embedding a significant amount of health-tracking technology into its vehicles to measure everything from driversFord:' stress levels to ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Officials Confirm First North American Death From H5N1 Bird Flu The first death in North America from H5N1 bird flu has been ...
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Adults at risk for heart disease who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil can lower their chances of developing diabetes, even without restricting calories or boosting exercise, new research suggests. In the study, Spanish ...
Gene defect prevents insulin from ever reaching bloodstream Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that dysfunction in a single gene in mice causes fasting hyperglycemia, one of the major ...
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Will 2014 be remembered as the year wearable computing took off? Upstart entrepreneurs and major manufacturers such as Samsung, Qualcomm and Sony certainly hope so. Gadgets that you snap, buckle or fasten to your body are already ...
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It's that time of the year again when everyone virtuously swears to lose weight, get into shape and eat healthier. It's also the time of the year when the weight-loss industry kicks into high gear with supplements promising ...