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Stryker gains emergency nod for respirator decontamination

April 16, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

The FDA has granted Stryker (NYSE:SYK) an emergency use authorization to decontaminate used N95 respirators using the company’s Sterizone VP4 sterilizer during the coronavirus outbreak. The Sterizone VP4 uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide to sterilize up to 20 of the masks in one cycle, according to the FDA. Stryker’s sterilizer is the fourth that uses vaporized hydrogen […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, News Well, Respiratory Tagged With: Advanced Sterilization Products, Battelle, coronavirus, COVID-19, FDA, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Steris Corp., Stryker

NIH research backs decontamination methods for N95 masks

April 15, 2020 By Sean Whooley

National Institutes of Health scientists have determined that N95 respirators can be decontaminated effectively and maintain functional integrity for up to three uses — getting mask supplies to last longer amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released today, NIH announced the validation of four decontamination methods after a study of the decontamination of small […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Featured, Regulatory/Compliance, Respiratory Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIH

NIH puts up $20m for new medtech hubs

October 1, 2019 By Sean Whooley

The National Institutes of Health said today that it awarded $20 million to fund five medtech hubs to speed the translation of biomedical developments into commercially viable products. The new centers join the Research Evaluation & Commercialization Hubs, which aim to expand a national network of proof-of-concept centers that links 34 academic institutions, according to […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup Tagged With: National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIH

Imbed Biosciences wins $1.5m NIH grant

October 1, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Imbed Biosciences said last week that it received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a bioresorbable, antibacterial wound dressing. Fitchburg, Wis.-based Imbed said the two-year Small Business Innovation Research grant, from the NIH’s National Institute for Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, is for R&D on a bioresorbable wound […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Regenerative Medicine, Wound Care Tagged With: Imbed Biosciences, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Apple announces medical studies using new Research app

September 12, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) said yesterday that it is launching medical studies into women’s health, hearing, and heart function and movement with its new Research app. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company said the app will show how medical research is conducted and allow participants to contribute to potential medical discoveries. The Research app will be available as a free […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Clinical Trials, Featured, News Well, Otolaryngology/Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Women's Health Tagged With: American Heart Association, Apple, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), World Health Organization

NeuroPace epilepsy tech to be studied for binge eating

July 11, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

NeuroPace said today that its epilepsy neuromodulation technology will be studied for its efficacy in treating binge-eating disorder in certain patients. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s RNS system is a closed-loop technology approved to treat adults with medically refractory focal onset epilepsy. The clinical trial will examine whether neuromodulation could help patients with a body […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Featured, Implants, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, News Well, Research & Development Tagged With: National Institutes of Health (NIH), NeuroPace, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Stanford University

Louisiana prisoners to get non-FDA-approved BioCorRx implant

May 8, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

BioCorRx (OTC:BICX) has begun a controversial pilot program to provide soon-to-be-released Louisiana prison inmates an opioid addiction treatment implant that has not been approved by the FDA. The pilot, announced last week, has drawn praise from corrections officials and concern from prisoner advocates and some medical professionals, according to a report in The Advocate, a Baton Rouge, La. newspaper. Ten […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Implants, News Well Tagged With: BioCorRx, FDA, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Study shows catheter ablation for Afib significantly boosts quality of life

March 19, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

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 […]

Filed Under: Catheters, Clinical Trials, News Well Tagged With: Mayo Clinic, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Study: Researchers develop ingestible capsule for insulin delivery

February 11, 2019 By Sarah Faulkner

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 […]

Filed Under: Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Pharmaceutical, Research & Development Tagged With: Brigham & Women's Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Novo Nordisk

How AI can detect cervical cancer

January 15, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

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 […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Diagnostics, Gynecological, News Well, Oncology, Research & Development Tagged With: globalgood, National Institutes of Health (NIH), nationalcancerinstitute

Could bioelectronic medicine could help the fight against sepsis?

October 5, 2018 By Nancy Crotti

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 […]

Filed Under: Bioelectronic Medicine, Research & Development Tagged With: National Institutes of Health (NIH), thefeinsteininstituteformedicalresearch

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