EMERYVILLE, Calif., September 1, 2020 — Injectsense, a company focused on sensor-enabled digital health, announced it has received a Breakthrough Device Program (BDP) designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its chronic continuous IOP monitoring system for glaucoma patients. The company’s IOP Connect™ system is based on a long-term implantable sensor, smaller...
Developed by a Portuguese research team, the device sends an alert if it senses trouble By The Institute’s Editorial Staff Photo: IPCBZelar@CB team [from left]: Francisco Fernandes, Rogério Dionísio, Fabio Formiga and Cassandra Jesus. Because senior citizens are at a higher risk of suffering serious complications from COVID-19, medical officials have cautioned them to stay at...
A lot of computer to read an old-fashioned pee strip By Tom Warren Sep 4, 2020 A digital pregnancy test teardown. Pregnancy tests used to be fairly simple sticks you peed on, but the move to digital versions has transformed them into tiny computers almost as powerful as the original IBM PC. Fascinated by the digital...
KESSLER FOUNDATION IMAGE: RESEARCHERS COMPLETED A MULTI-CENTER, SINGLE-ARM TRIAL STUDY OF THE RESTORE FOR GAIT TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS UNDERGOING POST-STROKE REHABILITATION. East Hanover, NJ. September 9, 2020. A team of U.S. researchers published the results of a multi-center, single-arm trial of the ReWalk ReStore™ for gait training in individuals undergoing post-stroke rehabilitation. They found the...
Microrobotics researchers have been working for decades, in a seemingly futile attempt, to keep up with the miniaturization that has been achieved in the field of microelectronics. Although rudimentary microscopic robots have been developed, they have failed to take full advantage of conventional silicon electronics and so are limited in their functionality. Specifically, no one...
Gut microbes affect human health, but there is still much to learn, in part because they’re not easy to collect. But researchers now report in ACS Nano that they have developed an ingestible capsule that in rat studies captured bacteria and other biological samples while passing through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Currently, researchers obtain gut microbes by...
Sophia Antipolis, France – 1 Sept 2020: Fainting affects one in two people during their lifetime. Those with recurrent episodes are often afraid to socialise or go to work. Today researchers report the first effective therapy. The late breaking research is presented at ESC Congress 2020.1 Fainting is caused by a fall in blood pressure...
PURDUE UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY INNOVATORS CREATED A WEARABLE INVENTION THAT OFFERS OPTIONS FOR TREATING ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT INFECTIONS AND WOUNDS. view more CREDIT: PURDUE UNIVERSITY/RAHIM RAHIMI WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The rapid increase of life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in challenging wound complications with limited choices of effective treatments. About 6 million people in the United States...
It’s not clear when the app will be available for US users By Nicole Wetsman Updated Aug 5, 2020, 2:45pm EDT The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 includes a heart-monitoring electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) app, which has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It’s the second smartwatch in the US with this...
Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the Stanford School of Medicine have developed a smartwatch that uses electrochemical analysis to track levels of a drug in the body by analyzing a patient’s sweat. The system could help with finding the correct drug and dose for a given patient in order to maximize...
