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Challenge Seeks Point-of-Care, Home Maternal Health Technologies

By Alan, on September 18th, 2023%

A crowdsourced competition offered by NIH is seeking new technologies to monitor the health and detect early problems with new babies and their mothers, at the point of care or in the home. . . . → Read More: Challenge Seeks Point-of-Care, Home Maternal Health Technologies

Small Biz Grant Supports Regenerative Alzheimer’s Treatment

By Alan, on September 13th, 2023%

A new award from National Institutes of Health funds preclinical work to prepare for a clinical trial assessing a treatment to reverse brain signaling damage in people with Alzheimer’s disease. . . . → Read More: Small Biz Grant Supports Regenerative Alzheimer’s Treatment

NIH Challenge Seeks Early Alzheimer’s Indicators with A.I.

By Alan, on September 7th, 2023%

A new crowdsourced competition seeks more robust early indicators of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias using analytics powered by artificial intelligence. . . . → Read More: NIH Challenge Seeks Early Alzheimer’s Indicators with A.I.

NIH Funds Depression Game Therapy Clinical Trial

By Alan, on July 26th, 2023%

A treatment for depression designed as a game for patients will be assessed in a clinical trial conducted by a university psychology lab and funded by National Institutes of Health. . . . → Read More: NIH Funds Depression Game Therapy Clinical Trial

Trial Underway Testing Engineered Cancer-Killing Viruses

By Alan, on July 18th, 2023%

A clinical trial, testing stem cells for neurons fortified with tumor-killing viruses, administered its first doses to a patient with glioma, an aggressive type of brain cancer. . . . → Read More: Trial Underway Testing Engineered Cancer-Killing Viruses

NIH Funding Single Home Test for Covid-19, Influenza, RSV

By Alan, on July 14th, 2023%

A developer of diagnostics for infectious and other diseases is receiving a National Institutes of Health contract to advance a single at-home test for multiple respiratory diseases. . . . → Read More: NIH Funding Single Home Test for Covid-19, Influenza, RSV

Brain-Computer Device Company Gains $33M in Early Funds

By Alan, on May 18th, 2023%

A company creating brain-computer interface devices to help people with disabling communications impairments is raising $33 million in its first venture round. . . . → Read More: Brain-Computer Device Company Gains $33M in Early Funds

DNA Test Detects Early Bladder Cancer in Urine

By Alan, on May 2nd, 2023%

A genomic analysis of urine samples is shown to predict the most common form of bladder cancer years before symptoms appear. . . . → Read More: DNA Test Detects Early Bladder Cancer in Urine

RSV Vaccine Breakthrough Examined at AAAS Meeting

By Alan, on March 5th, 2023%

As three vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus reach FDA review, a scientific conference explored a key breakthrough researchers achieved to get to this point. . . . → Read More: RSV Vaccine Breakthrough Examined at AAAS Meeting

Company-Academic Team to Test Vocal Indicators of Cognitive Decline

By Alan, on February 27th, 2023%

Researchers from a digital health company and academic medical center are beginning a pilot study of indicators in human voices for remote detection of mild cognitive decline. . . . → Read More: Company-Academic Team to Test Vocal Indicators of Cognitive Decline

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