Tag: heart disease
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A.I. Analytics Show Blood Test Detects Heart Disease
Data from three health repositories show a simple blood test reveals inherited and acquired genetic indicators, analyzed with artificial intelligence, to detect coronary heart disease.
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Cardiac Tech Start-Up Partners with Mayo Clinic
A new company developing digital cardiac diagnostics is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic on early detection of coronary artery disease, a key trigger of heart attacks.
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A.I. Analytics Detect Heart Failure in Single Ultrasound View
A system using deep learning algorithms to analyze ultrasound video images is shown to detect a difficult-to diagnose type of heart failure with clips from one view of the heart.
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Audio Digital Biomarkers Start-Up Raises $3.7M in Seed Funds
A new company developing techniques to analyze internal physiological sounds captured by stethoscopes as health indicators is raising $3.7 million in seed funds.
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FDA Clears AI Heart Failure Detection System
The Food and Drug Administration authorized for marketing an algorithm-driven medical device for diagnosing a common, but difficult to detect, type of heart failure.
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Cell, mRNA Therapy Biotech Raises $165M in Early Funds
A new company, founded by university medical researchers, is developing cell therapies engineered with messenger RNA or mRNA to work inside the body.
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Trial to Test Smart Watch to Guide Blood Thinners
A clinical trial is planned to test heart rhythms measured with an Apple smart watch to guide use of blood thinning medicines in people with irregular heartbeat.
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Peptide Vaccine Shown to Reduce Harmful Cholesterol
Tests with lab monkeys show a vaccine with a synthetic peptide lowers so-called bad cholesterol in blood for longer periods than a comparable monoclonal antibody.
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Trial Begins of Precise Gene Editing for Heart Disease
A clinical trial is underway evaluating a precise form of Crispr gene editing as a one-time therapy for an inherited form of heart disease.
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Biotech, University Partner on Mammal Hibernation Genomics
A biotechnology company discovering new drugs based on animal genomics is partnering with a university lab on research in mammal hibernation and adaption.