Patients who had catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib) had fewer symptoms, a significant long-term improvement in quality of life and fewer recurrences and hospitalizations than those who received drug therapy alone, according to a government-funded study. The same study showed that catheter ablation appeared no more effective than drugs in preventing strokes, deaths, and […]
Study: Researchers develop ingestible capsule for insulin delivery
A team of researchers from MIT developed an ingestible, blueberry-sized capsule that can deliver insulin orally. In animal models, the capsule lowered blood sugar levels and performed comparably with the traditional route of insulin delivery – injections. The capsule features a small needle made of freeze-dried, compressed insulin. The needle is attached to a compressed spring, which […]
How AI can detect cervical cancer
Researchers have developed a computer algorithm that they say can analyze digital images of a woman’s cervix and accurately identify precancerous changes that require medical attention. This artificial intelligence approach, called automated visual evaluation, has the potential to revolutionize cervical cancer screening, particularly in low-resource settings. Led by investigators from the National Institutes of Health […]
Could bioelectronic medicine could help the fight against sepsis?
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a New York researcher $1.65 million to study the vagus nerve’s role in sepsis, the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection. Valentin Pavlov of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (Manhasset, N.Y.) received the five-year grant to examine how the vagus nerve affects the inflammation and metabolism associated with sepsis. Having […]
Study: Wearable defibrillators don’t work unless you wear them
An electric-shock vest that can detect arrhythmias in heart attack patients reduced deaths among those who wore it as prescribed, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The highly sensitive wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) known as the Zoll LifeVest can deliver an electric shock when the heart beats out […]
Motus GI taps Moran as CEO | Personnel Moves – September 25, 2018
Motus GI said today that it named Timothy Moran as its new chief executive officer, effective October 1, replacing former CEO Mark Pomeranz who will assume the role of president and COO. Moran has previously served ConvaTec‘s (LON:CTEC) Americas president and helped lead the company through its initial public offering in 2016. Prior to ConvaTec, Moran spent […]
Researchers launch early-stage trial for nasal flu vaccine
Researchers at St. Louis University reported that an early-stage trial testing an experimental nasal flu vaccine in children and teens began enrolling participants this week. In the 50-person study, half of the participants will receive the investigational nasal vaccine and the other half will receive an inactive saline solution. All of the study’s participants are […]
Feds give CytoSorbents’ blood filter a shot at $3 million
CytoSorbents (NASDAQ: CTSO) said it has won another round of funding from the U.S. government to commercialize its HemoDefend red blood cell (RBC) transfusion filter. The critical-care immunotherapy company, based in Monmouth Junction, N.J., specializes in blood purification. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institutes of Health, granted the three-year, Phase IIB […]
NIH gives cancer detection a gigantic image boost
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made public more than 32,000 annotated cancer lesions identified on CT images to help radiologists improve their cancer-detection accuracy. Large enough to train a deep neural network, the DeepLesion database could enable the scientific community to create a large-scale universal lesion detector with one unified framework, according to […]
Vaccine maker PaxVax tackles the unmet need posed by chikungunya virus
Transmitted by the same mosquitoes that spread Zika virus and dengue fever, the chikungunya virus is named for an African word meaning “to become contorted.” People infected with the alphavirus are afflicted with lasting joint pain that causes their backs to hunch over, according to the World Health Organization. The virus, which has cropped up in […]
NIH launches precision medicine project to collect health data from one million volunteers
The National Institutes of Health will open national enrollment next week for its All of Us research program, aiming to collect health data from at least one million volunteers across the country. The project, which has been in beta for the last year, will request health and lifestyle data from volunteers using online surveys and electronic health […]
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