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Augmented reality system to help medical professionals
A mixed reality system which allows medical practitioners to view and interact with virtual replicas of patients’ organs, bones or body parts is being developed by academics.
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£22m fundraise targeted for innovative diabetes monitoring platform
Radisens Diagnostics, an Irish medtech business, is aiming to raise £22 million to bring its innovative diabetes management platform to market...
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Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to eczema
NIH-supported research suggests potential treatment strategy following the identification of single-gene mutations that lead to eczema.
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Solution to accelerate drug discovery process by DDI analysis
Elsevier has launched a new solution aimed at accelerating drug discovery through comprehensive prediction and assessment of drug-drug interactions (DDI).
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Artificial Medical Intelligence to introduce medical record tech
AMI has released the full version of HCC Coding as part of the EMscribe suite of tools in support of medical records processing and abstraction.
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Research database to help promote pharma/academic collaborations
The ABPI has developed a new tool to help build research relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and UK academics.
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New blood test uses nanotechnology to predict prostate cancer
A new diagnostic will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to test for aggressive prostate cancer.
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New cellular imaging paves way for cancer treatment
Researchers have pioneered a technique which uses florescent imaging to track the actions of key enzymes in cancer, genetic disorders and kidney disease.
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New leukaemia treatment outperforms standard chemotherapies
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) are working on a new treatment for an aggressive type of leukaemia that outperforms standard chemotherapies.
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SOPHiA artificial intelligence empowers liquid biopsies to fight cancer
Sophia Genetics injects artificial intelligence in liquid biopsies to accelerate early detection of cancer and monitor treatments’ effectiveness.
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The gut microbiota plays key role in diabetes treatment
A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged.
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SOPHiA AI unlocks power of exome sequencing for clinical diagnostics
SOPHiA AI demystifies the secrets of the exome, home to 85% of disease-causing genetic variants. Clinicians can now get highly accurate results to diagnose patients for rare hereditary disorders.
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Antibodies as ‘messengers’ in the nervous system
Antibodies are able to activate human nerve cells within milliseconds and hence modify their function.
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Wildlife conservation plans must consider Lyme disease risk
Lyme disease – an infection contracted from the bite of an infected tick– is an important emerging disease in the UK, and is increasing in incidence in people in the UK and large parts of Europe and North America.
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Skin cancer on the rise – diagnosis of two types has increased
New diagnoses for two types of skin cancer increased in recent years, according to a Mayo Clinic-led team of researchers.
