A team of South Korean researchers is the latest to tout a smart, glucose-sensing contact lens. In a research article published today in Science Advances, the team described soft lenses carrying a tiny LED light that automatically turns off in the event of high glucose levels, as well as their efforts to test the lens in vivo.
After an R&D drought that lasted more than a decade, Merck KGaA may be coming out of the desert. Following two recent drug approvals, including the landmark FDA OK for checkpoint inhibitor Bavencio, the German Merck is now entering an R&D collaboration that might help fill its pipeline with new cancer drug contenders.
New research shows that wearables and remote patient monitoring technology have a limited impact on clinical outcomes. But digital health researchers aren't ready to abandon the promise of mobile technology.
Adapsyn Bioscience Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel medicines derived from evolved small molecule natural products, announced that it has completed a round of financing that was co-funded by Pfizer R&D Innovate and Genesys Capital. In addition, the company has announced a research collaboration with Pfizer Inc.
The new total-body PET/CT scanner could revolutionize the understanding and treatment of disease through analysis of better imaging data from the whole body.
Gene expression in specific cells and in specific regions can provide a more precise, neuroprotective approach than traditional treatments for neurological diseases. For multiple sclerosis, specifically, increasing cholesterol synthesis gene expression in astrocytes of the spinal cord can be a pathway to repair nerves that affect walking.
AstraZeneca and Imperial College London have announced plans to work together on investigating the scientific mechanisms and underlying drivers of respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Heart disease kills more than 360,000 people a year, in the US alone. During a heart attack, a person loses blood flow to the heart muscle, causing cells to die. The heart muscle cells can't be replaced, so the body forms scar tissue, which puts the person at risk for compromised heart function and future heart failure.
New US research has found a link between taking certain medications for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) during pregnancy and an increased risk of birth defects in children.
Contrary to popular belief, and the opinions of many women, men really do suffer from 'man flu,' at least according to a Canadian researcher and his most recent study.
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