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Artificial intelligence – once only found in a Steven Spielberg movie – is being adopted by the healthcare industry more and more from improving diabetes outcomes to reducing unnecessary thyroid surgeries. As these technologies improve, clinicians will soon have yet another ally to individualize patient care. Artificial intelligence. Machine learning. Those very phrases stir up...
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New products are helping to bring the modern lab into the realm of science fiction of yesteryear as automation slowly but surely makes its way to the bench. When Hanna-Barbera produced The Jetsons for ABC in 1962, little did they know how much of their cartoon would become reality 57 years later. Robots would be...
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Positive top-line results this week were announced from the multinational, pivotal Phase 3 SONICS study evaluating levoketoconazole for the treatment of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome. Strongbridge Biopharma is marketing the drug as RECORLEV™ . The open-label, single-arm SONICS study achieved statistical significance of its pre-specified primary endpoint, with 30 percent of patients achieving normalization of mean urinary...
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Labconco SteamScrubber® 33 Now available in a new height of 33”, the SteamScrubber Glassware Washer fits beneath lower countertops. SteamScrubbers feature stainless steel top and bottom racks that accommodate basket inserts to hold a wide variety of glassware shapes and sizes, primarily beakers. Specialized inserts for petri dishes, culture tubes, and small utensils enhance the...
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A wearable medical patch measuring the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate is a promising device for the early detection of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, in type 1 diabetes, according to the researchers who tested the new monitor. Results of their preliminary study were presented Saturday at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society’s 100th annual meeting...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system for people with diabetes ages 14 to 75 years. Medtronic is marketing the system as Guardian Connect, the first smart standalone CGM system to help people with diabetes stay ahead of high and low glucose events. The Guardian Connect...
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Late-breaking exploratory analysis from the CANVAS Program presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session The results of recent analysis showed that canagliflozin significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death or hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high CV risk. This exploratory analysis from...
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Positive results were announced this week from the study of a new insulin pump with a predictive low glucose suspend (PLGS) feature. Data showed that the system achieved the primary outcome of reducing time spent in hypoglycemia compared to sensor-augmented pump therapy alone. The company developing the device, Tandem Diabetes Care, is marketing its new...
