Lori A Carr

December 10, 2021 WHAT IT IS ABOUT In a study, whose findings were published in the journal Complex & Intelligent Systems, the researchers examined and tested two sets of nonlinear, highly distinctive features of EEG signals extracted from children aged four (4) to 13.  One set belonged to 40 children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder … Read more

December 08, 2021 “Early detection of malign patterns in patients’ biological signals can save millions of lives.  Despite the steady improvement of artificial intelligence–based techniques, the practical clinical application of these methods is mostly constrained to an offline evaluation of the patients’ data.  Previous studies have identified organic electrochemical devices as ideal candidates for biosignal … Read more

December 02, 2021 Currently, highly trained technicians can identify various eye diseases using optical coherence tomography (OCT), which typically requires a large benchtop system.  This technique also demands that the patient set their head into a stationary head and chin rest, to ensure that they do not move and interfere with the eye scan.  The … Read more

November 30, 2021 Would you let a tiny MANiAC travel around your nervous system to treat you with drugs?  You may be inclined to say no, but in the future, “magnetically aligned nanorods in alginate capsules” (MANiACs) may be part of an advanced arsenal of drug delivery technologies at doctors’ disposal.  A recent study in … Read more

November 27, 2021 MDUFA IV, which provides for an inflation adjustment to be compounded for FY22 and each subsequent fiscal year, “specifies that the base fees of $329,000 (premarket application) and $4,978 (establishment registration) are to be adjusted for fiscal year 2022 using the same methodology as that for the total revenue inflation adjustment,” according … Read more

November 23, 2021 New research was recently published by the group focusing on a new artificial intelligence model that groups typical symptom patterns of Parkinson’s disease.  The model can predict the progression of the disease by finding the timing and severity of known symptoms.  The model predicts timing and severity by learning from longitudinal patient … Read more

November 18, 2021 A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo is developing a biodegradable COVID-19 test that can deliver results in less time than it takes to watch a sitcom.  The team is working on a paper device that can be spat on, as opposed to a swab inserted through the nose or down … Read more

November 16, 2021 The gas sensor platform is a technology that can monitor specific diseases in real-time by selectively sensing a tiny amount of biomarker gas related to various illnesses contained in people’s expiration, KIST said in a press release at the end of July 2021.  “Making diagnosis without blood collection or taking images, non-invasive … Read more

November 11, 2021 However, current techniques to achieve this are somewhat crude and do not produce quantifiable data, or involve equipment that is not easily portable or easy to use, making routine clinical assessments challenging. Researchers at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science have now developed a portable robotic neck brace that can … Read more

November 09, 2021 Standard Medicare Wellness checkups require no physical exam beyond blood pressure, and many doctors perform limited assessments in these situations, authors wrote in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.  But providers from Minneapolis-based Allina Health instituted a primary care clinic US program to determine the benefits of preventative ultrasound.  The effort proved … Read more