April « 2019 « Science and Enterprise

Smartphone System Detects Diabetic Eye Disease

By Alan, on April 30th, 2019%

An ophthalmology lab at University of Michigan developed a smartphone-based system that speeds screening for an eye disease resulting from diabetes. . . . → Read More: Smartphone System Detects Diabetic Eye Disease

DNA Nanoscale Capsules Designed for Drug Delivery

By Alan, on April 30th, 2019%

Researchers in Finland developed tiny drug-delivery capsules made of folded pieces of DNA, with the capsules opening and closing in specified chemical environments. . . . → Read More: DNA Nanoscale Capsules Designed for Drug Delivery

FDA Approves Transplant Lung Preservation System

By Alan, on April 29th, 2019%

The Food and Drug Administration approved a medical device that restores and maintains lungs for transplants that may not otherwise be acceptable. . . . → Read More: FDA Approves Transplant Lung Preservation System

Closed-Loop System Boosts Diabetes Glucose Control

By Alan, on April 29th, 2019%

A clinical trial shows an algorithm-driven glucose monitor and insulin pump system provides better control of glucose levels for people with type 1 diabetes than an insulin pump alone. . . . → Read More: Closed-Loop System Boosts Diabetes Glucose Control

Infographic – U.S. Leads in Unvaccinated for Measles

By Alan, on April 27th, 2019%

New statistics from Unicef show far more children in the U.S. did not receive their first measles vaccine dose between 2010 and 2017 than children in other countries. . . . → Read More: Infographic – U.S. Leads in Unvaccinated for Measles

Microrobot Swarm Breaks Up Bacterial Biofilms

By Alan, on April 26th, 2019%

A medical-engineering team designed tiny robots that in lab tests remove large patches of bacterial communities called biofilms found growing on medical devices and human teeth. . . . → Read More: Microrobot Swarm Breaks Up Bacterial Biofilms

A.I. Speeds Infant Genetic Disease Diagnostics

By Alan, on April 25th, 2019%

Hospital, academic, and industry researchers devised automated techniques including artificial intelligence to sharply reduce the time for diagnosing genetic diseases in infants. . . . → Read More: A.I. Speeds Infant Genetic Disease Diagnostics

Natural-Sounding Speech Produced from Brain Signals

By Alan, on April 25th, 2019%

Gopala Anumanchipalli with electrode implant

A neuroscience lab created a virtual speech-generating vocal system that produces natural sounding human speech by interpreting activity in the brain. . . . → Read More: Natural-Sounding Speech Produced from Brain Signals

Simple Process Devised for Synthetic Mother-of-Pearl

By Alan, on April 24th, 2019%

Researchers in the U.S. and Europe developed a simple, inexpensive, and sustainable process to grow synthetic nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl. . . . → Read More: Simple Process Devised for Synthetic Mother-of-Pearl

Crispr Made More Immune-System Safe

By Alan, on April 24th, 2019%

Researchers at Arizona State University created a process to make the genome editing technique Crispr less likely to cause an immune system reaction in patients. . . . → Read More: Crispr Made More Immune-System Safe

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