When we first reported on Elizabeth Holmes, the 30-year-old CEO of the secretive blood-testing firm Theranos, we hadn’t heard much about her. Now, she’s seemingly everywhere. A recent New Yorker article was likely the longest ...
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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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A newer MRI method can detect low iron levels in the brains of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The method could help doctors and parents make better informed decisions about medication, a new study says. ...
People with type 2 diabetes might be at somewhat higher risk of developing liver cancer, according to a large, long-term study. The research suggests that those with type 2 diabetes have about two to three times greater risk of developing ...
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Recurrent, unwarranted blow-ups such as road rage may have a biological basis, according to a new study. Blood tests of people who display the hostile outbursts that characterize a psychiatric illness known as intermittent explosive ...
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Germany-based Draeger will unveil its new jaundice meter JM-105, which allows transcutaneous bilirubin screening in very premature babies or those with low birth weights - from as young as 24 weeks gestational age, in the UK. The new ...
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Saladax Biomedical, US-based developer of diagnostic tests that optimize a patient's exposure to chemotherapy, has been certified as a registered CLIA Laboratory from the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality (OCSQ), a division of The ...
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Quest Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic information services, introduced new blood tests, designed for the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The company claimed that RA is an autoimmune disorder and can cause debilitating ...
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An implant to do blood tests has been developed by the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. The implant beams its findings back by Bluetooth to a mobile phone. Researchers say it will be useful for providing continuous tracking of ...
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MIT researchers are using nanotechnology to help doctors detect cancer in their patients sooner, increasing their odds of beating the disease. To diagnose cancer, doctors look for specific proteins secreted by cancer cells. The problem ...
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PSS World Medical (PSSI) has entered into an agreement to distribute Masimo's new Pronto-7 handheld device. Under the agreement, PSSI will provide access of Pronto-7 to its US customer base of physicians, skilled nursing and assisted ...
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Bayer oral anticoagulant Xarelto has gained positive common drug review (CDR) recommendation from the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in atrial fibrillation (AF) ...
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HTG Molecular Diagnostics has gained rights to commercialize the Centre of Excellence for the Prevention of Organ Failure's(PROOF Centre)-developed gene expression blood tests,following the finalization of the license agreement. The gene ...
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