Disease Detection, Prevention, and Treatment

Engineering Opportunities in Cancer Immunotherapy

Engineering Opportunities in Cancer Immunotherapy
Author(s)3: David A. Zaharoff
Engineering Opportunities in Cancer Immunotherapy 617 374 IEEE Pulse

More than a century ago, the American surgeon William Coley noticed a correlation between cancer remissions and postoperative infections: some patients who had battled an infection also experienced a regression…

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Introducing OBPM – The Optical Revolution for Blood Pressure Monitoring

Measuring Pressure
Author(s)3: Josep Sola, Mattia Bertschi, Jens Krauss
Measuring Pressure 620 375 IEEE Pulse

Above: A possible visualization of the aktiia bracelet that will deploy oBPM technology for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of hypertension. The final form factor of the bracelet and its…

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New resources are allowing us to learn, experiment, and create imaginative solutions for biomedical applications.

Physiological Sensing Now Open to the World
Author(s)3: Hugo Plácido da Silva
Physiological Sensing Now Open to the World 618 372 IEEE Pulse

With the advent of low-cost computing platforms, such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi, it has become clear that lowering the cost barrier and shortening the learning curve, with the backing of…

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A Time of Forgetting

A Time of Forgetting
Author(s)3: Jennifer Berglund
A Time of Forgetting 618 372 IEEE Pulse

One day in the mid-1980s, at New York City’s Rockefeller Hospital, two scientists met at opposite poles of their careers. Roberta Diaz Brinton (lower right) was a newly minted Ph.D.…

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Finding new ways to improve asthma treatment.

Toward Better Management for Asthma
Author(s)3: Wudan Yan
Toward Better Management for Asthma 620 371 IEEE Pulse

Although asthma has been around since Hippocrates’ time, more people are being diagnosed with the disease than ever before. Over the last 20 years, the global burden of asthma has…

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As cancer rates rise among younger adults, researchers look for new screening and treatment options.

A New Fight Against Colon Cancer
Author(s)3: Mary Bates
A New Fight Against Colon Cancer 620 371 IEEE Pulse

Although the overall incidence of colon cancer has been falling over the past few decades, a pair of recent studies revealed a startling trend. In February 2017, researchers published a…

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Automated Insulin Delivery
Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
Automated Insulin Delivery 620 372 IEEE Pulse

For individuals with Type 1 or insulin-requiring Type 2 diabetes, new technology may offer something they desperately need, but is now nigh impossible: the ability to maintain ideal blood glucose…

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Staying in Motion After a Stroke

Staying in Motion After Stroke
Author(s)3: Wudan Yan
Staying in Motion After Stroke 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Joel Stein After suffering a stroke—perhaps a blood clot gets lodged in the brain or a blood vessel near the brain bursts—a person may suddenly not be able to hear,…

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Tackling an Epidemic
Author(s)3: Mary Bates
Tackling an Epidemic 620 373 IEEE Pulse

Richard Ries The opioid epidemic is dominating news headlines and inspiring greater calls for political action in the United States. While opioid addiction isn’t a new issue, its devastating consequences…

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