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Swallowable device to detect Barrett's esophagus receives FDA 510(k) clearance

Investigators developed the test for early detection of Barrett's esophagus that offers promise for preventing deaths from esophageal adenocarcinoma. The test involves a novel swallowable balloon device that samples the esophagus and a DNA assay that detects Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancers. In a major step to bringing this technology forward to patients, the balloon device has just received 510K clearance from the US FDA for clinical use.

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Categories: Science/Medicine

Noninvasive modeling technology aims to better assess risk of heart attack

The NSF awards $550,000 to UT Austin Engineering for new project to develop a noninvasive, computational modeling technology for assessing the likelihood of a heart attack caused by plaque in the arteries -- the primary cause of heart attack in the US today.

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Understanding the animal brain could help robots wash your dishes

CSHL neuroscientist Anthony Zador shows how evolution and animal brains can be a rich source of inspiration for machine learning, especially to help AI tackle some enormously difficult problems, like doing the dishes.

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Categories: Business/Industry/Robotics · Science/Medicine

'Nasty' is Trump's insult of choice for women, but he uses it plenty on men too

Every time Trump uses this word to disparage a woman, we have this debate. It's time to settle it.

Fetched 2 hours ago from Politics (USA)
Categories: Society/State/USA/Elections

Trump pledges student loan debt forgiveness for disabled veterans as he addresses AMVETS convention

The president praised the might of the U.S. military, saying, "No adversary stands a chance against the awesome power of the red, white and blue."

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What makes Greenland so appealing that Trump would want it?

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cancel a visit to Denmark next month after his offer to buy Greenland was rejected has thrust this ice-covered semi-autonomous Danish territory into the spotlight . Here's a look at ...

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