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Glucolight

March 24, 2015 | | Posted in Newsletter

Glucolight Sensor
Researchers at the Swiss University Hospital Zurich have developed a blood sugar monitoring device that takes its readings through [MORE]

Miniature Dialysis Machine for Infants

July 1, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

Dialysis Machine for Newborns
One in five children admitted to intensive care suffer from acute kidney injury and almost as many [MORE]

The $1,000 Genome, the $15,000 Interpretation Bill, and Five-Sigma

June 17, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

The Human Genome
This item has two parts—the first about the high cost of interpreting DNA sequences, especially regarding prediction, and [MORE]

Issues of Neonate Genomic Screening

June 10, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

Guthrie Card for Newborn Testing
Mandatory newborn screening has been practiced in every state since 1970.  Using Guthrie cards, tests look [MORE]

Will “Mood Sweaters” Really Make Your Life More Colorful?

April 22, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

Mood Sweater
With the fashion for reporting peoples’ feelings and Facebook users willing to reveal their every thought online, why not [MORE]

3-D Printing of Pediatric Devices

April 8, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

Williams Intubator
Children are not a mass market for developing medical devices; moreover, pediatrics typically is not a revenue-positive practice for [MORE]

Gene Therapy Progress Against X-linked SCID

January 21, 2014 | | Posted in Newsletter

David Vetter was the “bubble boy’s” name and he may have been the most well known patient in medical [MORE]

“Smart” Toy with Medical Sensors

October 29, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

Teddy-the-Guardian
Add one more smart device for child monitoring—“Teddy the Guardian”—a teddy bear with embedded sensors that track a child’s [MORE]

Smart Diaper Tracks Baby’s Health

October 22, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

Smart Diaper
Recently, we’ve seen “smart” sox for infants that track their temperature and movement, and a growing number of [MORE]

First Whole Genome Sequencing for Autism

October 22, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

With 99 individuals in the study (32 having autism spectrum disorder; the others being relatives of the 32, plus [MORE]

Upgrading the Baby Monitor

September 10, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

It wasn’t long ago when the only baby monitor parents could buy was an intercom-type device that transmitted crying.  [MORE]

Computational Analysis of ADHD

August 20, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder can be a problem in elementary schools, but it also is implicated in violent behavior for [MORE]

Prenatal Genomics

July 9, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

There’s a strong chance that sometime this year a person’s complete genome will be sequenced before birth.  For some [MORE]

Genomic Medicine: Pretzel Syndrome and Rapamycin

July 2, 2013 | | Posted in Newsletter

Pretzel syndrome sounds like it could be a dietary problem, but in fact it is a hideous disease of [MORE]