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Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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There may be an unexpected fix for ongoing shortages of insulin: A brown bovine in Brazil recently made history as the first transgenic cow able to produce human insulin in her milk.
"Mother Nature designed the mammary gland as a factory to make protein really, really ef...
New Prosthetic Hand Can Sense Objects' Temperature
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 9, 2024
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Fabrizio wasn't sure what to expect of his newly outfitted prosthetic hand, until he touched one of the researchers who'd given it to him.
“When one of the researchers placed the sensor on his own body, I could feel the warmth of another person with my phantom hand,”...
Pill-sized Device Tracks Breathing, Heart Rate From Inside the Body
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 20, 2023
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A new 'technopill' can safely monitor a person's vital signs from inside their bodies, researchers report.
The vitals-monitoring (VM) Pill works by tracking the small vibrations in the body associated with lungs breathing and the heart beating.
It can detect if a p...
Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2023
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Could a grocery cart save lives by preventing possible strokes? It just might.
The notion stems from a new British study in which grocery cart handles were embedded with electrocardiogram (EKG) sensors.
The goal: to screen shoppers for undiagnosed cases of atrial ...
Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2022
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Researchers have found a way to safely deliver a steady supply of chemotherapy directly to brain tumors -- in what they hope will be an important advance for patients with currently incurable cancers.
The treatment involves an implantable pump system that supplies a stea...
Mind-Controlled Wheelchair Brings New Freedom to People With Paralysis
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 18, 2022
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A severely paralyzed person no longer needs to go through brain surgery to try and steer a motorized wheelchair with their mind, researchers report.
Through an electrode-studded cap placed on their head, several people with quadriplegia -- no function in all four limbs -...
Doctors Use CRISPR Technology to Boost Cancer Immunotherapy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 10, 2022
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Gene editing has for the first time produced modified immune cells finely honed to target and attack cancer cells, researchers say.
A team used the gene editing tool CRISPR to alter immune cells drawn from 16 patients who had a variety of solid cancers, including colon, ...
'Bionic Pancreas' Could Make Life Easier for People With Type 1 Diabetes
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 29, 2022
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A new technology dubbed the "bionic pancreas" may beat standard treatment in helping people with type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, a clinical trial has found.
FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2022
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients who use a particular insulin pump system that unauthorized people could access it and change how much insulin a patient receives.
8/12 -- Bioengineered Pig Skin Is Turned Into Corneas, Restoring Patients' Sight
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- August 9, 2022
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Farmyard pigs could be the key to restoring sight in people who have lost their vision due to a damaged cornea, a new study reports.
Collagen drawn from pig's skin is being used to create an experimental implant that mimics the human
Wearable Trackers Could Spot COVID Early
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2022
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Could your smartwatch know you have a COVID infection before you do? It might be possible one day.
Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 2, 2022
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A 3-D printed ear made with the patient's own cells has been transplanted onto a 20-year-old woman, the company that made the ear says.
The achievement announced June 2 by 3DBio Therapeutics of New York City is believe...
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
- Consumer news
- March 25, 2022
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Millions of Americans use smartwatches or fitness trackers to check on their heart rate, but the accuracy may fall short for people of color, a new research review finds.
The analysis, of 10 published studies, found that in four of them,
Brain Implant Helps Completely 'Locked-In' Man Communicate
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 22, 2022
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Unable to move a single muscle, even to open your eyes. Completely locked into your own body, yet fully conscious and aware.
Wearable Vibration Device May Ease Parkinson's Tremor
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2021
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Physiotherapist David Putrino was working on a vibrating glove to help deaf people experience live music when a friend mentioned that the same technology might stop tremors in people with Parkinson's disease.
Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation for Mount Sinai...
New Device Might Spot 'Lazy Eye' in Kids Earlier
- Cara Murez
- October 20, 2021
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The answer to helping kids with "lazy eye" before it's too late could be a hand-held screening device, a new study suggests.
Amblyopia can't be treated with glasses or contact lenses after a child's vision reaches maturity, and without treatment, it can lead to poor scho...
A 'Bionic' Arm That Feels Like Her Very Own
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 3, 2021
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Former Marine Cpl. Claudia Mitchell can hold a banana or a water bottle in her left hand without squishing it as she opens it.
She can use her left hand to help cut peaches for a pie. She can hold someone's hand without squeezing too hard, and she can grab her makeup bag...
High-Tech Exoskeletons Improve Bowel Function in People With Spinal Cord Injury
- Robert Preidt
- July 23, 2021
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Digestive issues are common after spinal cord injury and can lead to chronic constipation and incontinence. But robotic exoskeleton-assisted walking can improve matters in people with such injuries, researchers say.
In an earlier survey, more than a third of men with spi...
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
- Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2021
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An emerging technology could zap your post-op pain away -- little or no opioids needed.
The technique is called percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation. It involves inserting a small wire next to a nerve and using a stimulator to deliver a mild electrical current to th...
FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy
- Robert Preidt
- April 13, 2021
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The first device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help detect possible signs of colon cancer during colonoscopy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The GI Genius uses AI-based machine learning to help identify lesions such as polyps or su...
Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold
- Robert Preidt
- April 9, 2021
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Fewer clinical trials are being completed during the pandemic, which experts say could affect medical research for decades to come.
Previously, it was reported that more than 80% of clinical trials were suspended between March 1 and April 26, 2020, with the pandemic cite...
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
- Robert Preidt
- February 23, 2021
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Researchers have identified more than 140,000 viruses that live in the human gut, including half that were previously unknown.
The number and variety of viruses found in more than 28,000 gut microbiome samples gathered from different parts of the world are surprisingly h...
AHA News: Video Doctor Visits Gain Ground During Coronavirus Pandemic
- March 31, 2020
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Dr. David Wheeler started seeing patients via telehealth in his Wyoming neurology practice 10 years ago as a way to provide routine visits to patients living in remote areas. He'd see three to four patients by video or telephone chat each day, which only made up about a fifth ...
AI Might Spot Which COVID-19 Patients Are at Risk of Severe Disease
- Alan Mozes
- March 30, 2020
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An international team has designed a computer program that predicts with up to 80% accuracy which COVID-19 patients will develop serious respiratory disease.
Developed by U.S. and Chinese researchers, the artificial intelligence (AI) program has been tested at tw...
For Tracking Steps, Patients Stick With Phones, Not Wearable Devices: Study
- Robert Preidt
- February 24, 2020
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Smartphones appear to be more effective than wearable fitness devices in helping doctors track patients' physical activity, researchers say.
Their new study included 500 patients who joined activity tracking programs at two Philadelphia hospitals. Half used a smartp...
Wearable 'Brain Stimulator' May Boost Stroke Recovery
- Serena Gordon
- February 20, 2020
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A noninvasive magnetic brain stimulation device worn less than an hour a day can increase activity near stroke-injured areas of the brain, a small, preliminary study suggests.
Those improvements in brain activity might then lead to increased motor function in people...
AHA News: Drone-Delivered AEDs Fly a Step Closer to Saving Lives
- November 15, 2019
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It was a race with life-or-death implications: Unmanned drones were pitted against traditional emergency responders to see which could get an automated external defibrillator to the rural site of a simulated cardiac arrest first.
The drones won handily. And the Cana...
3-D Printers Might Someday Make Replacement Hearts
- Amy Norton
- August 1, 2019
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Scientists say they have taken an important step forward in creating 3-D printed hearts -- with the ultimate goal of making replacement tissue for organs and body parts damaged by disease or injury.
The 3-D printing process builds three-dimensional objects based on a...
AHA News: Chemical Widely Used in Medical Plastic Alters Heart Function in Lab Tests
- July 31, 2019
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Plastic medical devices abound in hospitals. IV bags, catheters and feeding tubes cram every corner.
But the chemicals that make these medical items so flexible may be changing transmission of the electrical impulses that help keep the heart pumping, according to ne...
Israeli Team Announces First 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Cells
- Robert Preidt
- April 15, 2019
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The world's first complete 3D printer-generated heart, made using the patient's own cells and materials, has been created in a lab.
Until now, success has been limited to printing only simple tissues without blood vessels.
"This is the first time anyone any...
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels Could Be Big Medical Advance
- Amy Norton
- March 28, 2019
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Blood vessels created in the lab can successfully turn into "living tissue" in patients on dialysis for advanced kidney disease, a new study suggests.
The results come from just 13 patients in an early-phase trial. But researchers said they are a sign that the engineer...