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Aug 30, 2017

Researchers Develop Microscopic RFID Chip to Embed in Human Cells

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The smallest chip the team has developed so far measures 22 microns (about a fifth the thickness of a human hair), which they plan to test reading with a specialized RFID interrogator.

By Claire Swedberg

Tags: Health Care, Innovation, Sensors

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Aug 30, 2017

Edited embryos mean U.S. scientists have passed a major milestone

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics, government

It is important to note that none of the embryos were allowed to develop for more than a few days, and that the team never had any intention of implanting them into a womb. However, it seems that this is largely due to ongoing regulatory issues, as opposed to issues with the technology itself.

In the United States, all efforts to turn edited embryos into a baby — to bring the embryo to full term — have been blocked by Congress, which added language to the Department of Health and Human Services funding bill that forbids it from approving any such clinical trials.

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Aug 29, 2017

A Chicagoland hospital is adding a new test to its annual checkup — and it could be the future of medicine

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A Chicagoland hospital system has added something new to its patients’ annual checkups: the option to get a genetic test.

Until now, DNA tests have tended to live either in the consumer realm or through referrals to specialists when a patient brings it up.

NorthShore University HealthSystem wants to bring that conversation about genetics into every doctor’s office during annual checkups.

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Aug 29, 2017

A single gram of DNA can hold unimaginable amounts of data

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Say hello to genetic storage.

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Aug 29, 2017

The SkinGun has been waiting on that FDA approval for years

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Aug 29, 2017

Laser can regenerate damaged teeth

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(credit: Hashem Al-Ghaili)

More info: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4113395/

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Aug 29, 2017

This is a revolutionary new laser treatment!

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Aug 29, 2017

Experimental Treatment Causes HIV Infected Cells To “Vanish” From Patient’s Blood

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HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than 35 million lives so far, and the “cured” man is one of just 50 people currently undergoing this experimental therapy, a small percentage of the estimated 36.7 million people currently living with HIV, only 54 percent of whom know their status.

While the results of the treatment out of the UK are promising, those dormant T cells could still be lurking in the patient, so this new treatment can’t yet be considered a “cure.” However, it is another encouraging step forward on the path to one.

“We will continue with medical tests for the next five years and at the moment we are not recommending stopping Art but in the future, depending on the test results we may explore this,” said Fidlar.

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Aug 29, 2017

Intelligence and the DNA Revolution

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Scientists identify 22 genes associated with intelligence.

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Aug 29, 2017

British doctor found way to talk to patients in vegetative state

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

British neuroscientist (file pic) Adrian Owen made it his mission to find a way to communicate with patients in a so-called persistent vegetative state.

Since 1997, I had been using hospital brain scanners to test patients in vegetative states to see if they were in fact still conscious, though trapped in their bodies.

I was working as a research fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Addenbrooke’s Hospital when I scanned my first ‘vegetative’ patient, Kate, while showing her photos of her family as she lay inside a brain-scanning machine.

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