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Researchers in Barcelona have found a new grapheme based implant to map the brains activity below 0.1 Hz of frequency. The prototype created at Barcelona Microelectronics Institute will help in understanding the brains activity exponentially. For decades researchers were using electrode arrays to map the activity in the various parts of the brain. The electrode …
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Intel and GE Health’s, two of the biggest players in the digital healthcare sector, have in a collaborative project shown promises to significantly reduce the time between imaging and medical diagnosis. The new technology will harness the Intel Distribution of OpenVINO Toolkit which runs on Intel’s x-ray systems to help prioritizing and optimizing patient care. …
The healthcare industry has been continually witnessing a wave of strategic mergers and acquisitions, which could bring in major transformations in the spectrum of healthcare business. Post multiple series of consolidation between the pharmacy benefits managers and health insurers last year, biotech companies have been flourishing in the healthcare space as they have evolved as …
Chinese drug maker’s stocks plunged by $46 billion in December 2018. Chinese government is planning a shift in its drug pricing policy by undertaking bulk procurement of drugs as part of its new program. The move is significant as it will bring down prices of drugs as a major step towards universal and cheaper access …
An experimental drug may help curb blood sugar of patients with type2 diabetes without causing it to drop to extremely low levels. In a new study, a team of researchers has discovered that the compound–dubbed TTP399–improved the blood sugar control of patients, when it was added to metformin, the first-line medication for type 2 diabetes, …
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A generation of kids will possibly live shorter lives compared to their parents if nothing is done to cope with Wales’ obesity crisis, according to Dr. Frank Atherton, a chief medical officer. He predicted that obesity will soon takeover smoking as the biggest risk to public health and in 25 years’ time, it can become …
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A recent report, released by Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, uncovers that outdated contracts of mental health commissioning are failing cognitive health services in the UK. UK mental health services are falling behind its physical health services as the healthcare providers are relying on outdated commissioning process, according to the report. It also revealed …
The Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world, has released a report which prescribes an ideal and healthy diet. The new dietary plan has taken into consideration all the factors of human body as well as meeting UN Conference on Climate Change goals for reducing carbon emissions. The report has recommended …
Eli Lilly, an Indianapolis-based global pharmaceutical company has gained approval for its Verzenio drug used for treating breast cancer patients from UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The approval has set stage for a 3 way competition in the CDK4/6 inhibitor drugs segment. The new drug is another addition to other such …
A new blood test which tracks the level of neurofilament light chain, a protein in the blood may be adopted for the detection of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases a decade before first symptoms occur. The blood test developed as part of research study by collaboration of researchers from German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in …
