NIH www.nih.gov recently posted Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) “Wearables to Track Recovery and Relapse Factors for People with Addiction” (R43/R44) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-18-010.html. The estimated funding is expected to be $2,000,000 in FY 2018 with applications due August 15, 2017. (more…)
NIBIB’s Research Involves Devices
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) www.nibib.nih.gov within NIH is working to integrate the physical and engineering sciences with the life sciences and research. One of the key goals is to develop new biologics, processes, devices, and additional technologies that can be used for early disease detection to assess the health of patients. (more…)
Virolock Secures Funding
The early detection and isolation of viruses are critical especially when facing an outbreak of an infectious disease like Zika, influenza, or Ebola. A new Penn State www.psu.edu startup is working to tackle this challenge by developing a new portable technology. (more…)
Watson & Cota Analyze Data
IBM Watson Health http://ibm,com/watsonhealth Cota Healthcare, and Hackensack Meridian Health www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org a healthcare system in New Jersey, are collaborating on a pilot study. The study will use a combination of IBM Watson and Cola technology to help inform, determine, and rank the right treatment for each cancer patient, and then provide links to supporting evidence. (more…)
Predicting Autism in High-Risk Infants
Functional Connectivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fcMRI) may predict which high-risk six month old infants will develop autism spectrum disorder by age two years, according to a study published in the June 7 issue of “Science Translational Medicine” http://stm.sciencemag.org. The study was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) www.nichd.nih.gov and the National Institute of Mental health (NIMH) https://www.nimh.nih.gov. (more…)
Vaccine Research to Save Lives
Researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) www.wrair.army.mil, a Defense Department biomedical facility located in Silver Spring Maryland, are working on developing vaccines to save military and civilian lives. (more…)
IHS Provides Quality Eye Exams
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have the highest prevalence rate of diabetes in the U.S which is more than twice the rate of the general population. The AI/AN population are at increased risk for diabetes-related vision loss, largely because only half get the annual diabetic eye exam needed for timely diagnosis and treatment. (more…)