Innovation in Action
Verily researchers develop AI algorithm to detect diabetic retinopathy26 Jun 2019
Researchers from Verily, Alphabet’s life sciences arm, developed a deep learning algorithm that can identify diabetic retinopathy with equal or... Continue Reading
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Amazon Echo and other voice assistants can be trained to hear cardiac arrest26 Jun 2019
Commercially available smartphones and smart speakers could be trained to recognize breathing sounds indicative of cardiac arrest, then call for... Continue Reading
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Amazon Unveils Futuristic Helicopter-Plane Hybrid Drone for Deliveries11 Jun 2019
Amazon.com Inc. has unveiled a revolutionary new drone — part helicopter and part science-fiction aircraft — that the company expects... Continue Reading
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NIH Clinical Trials Apply Genomics to Chronic Disease Management11 Jun 2019
NIH is funding clinical trials that will improve chronic disease management with genomic interventions. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)... Continue Reading
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LabTwin wants to make its digital lab assistant the Alexa for life sciences11 Jun 2019
LabTwin’s platform can collect data, access information and help manage experiments, streamlining many of the burdensome processes associated with laboratory... Continue Reading
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Pocket cognitive therapy for anxiety in the works11 Jun 2019
Internet-based cognitive bias modification (CBM-I) is a private, non-pharmaceutical approach to depression, anxiety or addiction. It can be done via... Continue Reading
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Walmart joins MediLedger blockchain consortium to track pharmaceutical supply chain11 Jun 2019
Retail giant Walmart announced that it has joined the MediLedger consortium, CoinDesk writes. The consortium is developing a blockchain designed... Continue Reading
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Playing doctor: The evolution of videogames in healthcare29 May 2019
As videogames have become mainstream and emerged from the dimly-lit arcade rooms of years past, gaming technology has found increasing... Continue Reading
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Amazon Is Working on a Device That Can Read Human Emotions29 May 2019
Amazon.com Inc. is developing a voice-activated wearable device that can recognize human emotions. The wrist-worn gadget is described as a... Continue Reading
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US scientists reveal unique, quick bacteria-tracking device29 May 2019
Waiting days for a lab report to determine a bacterial infection could soon be a thing of the past, as... Continue Reading
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