Tag: #Research

Eisai, Gates Ventures, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), LifeArc and The University of Edinburgh announced today a new two-year collaborative research agreement. The collaboration, named NEURii is a unique pioneering partnership that creates a powerhouse collaboration of collective expertise in therapeutics, technology development and commercialization, health data management and advanced analytics/data science to predict, protect and promote brain health. NEURii will focus its initial efforts to develop data and digital solutions to complement approved treatment options for patients and solve issues related to the prediction, prevention, management, and treatment of dementia related disorders. This groundbreaking collaboration will use high-quality ... Read more

 Novice laypersons with no prior experience underwent two-weeks training to acquire echo images among individuals with suspected heart failure using point-of-care ultrasound combined with AI-based image analysis, disease detection and reporting from Us2.ai. The study showed that AI-assisted point-of-care echo enables novices to perform accurate echo screening for heart failure in most cases. The results will be presented in the Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Valvular Heart Disease, Special Topics session on March 6, 2023 at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With World Congress of Cardiology. “This study enables cardiovascular clinicians to create new care pathways for heart ... Read more

 The Retreat has launched the Curtis Carlson Nelson Research Institute, a new initiative that will focus on research, thought leadership and advocacy in the areas of substance abuse and recovery. The Retreat is the Wayzata, Minn.-based continuum of care that provides education, programs, services and community for individuals and families looking to live free from addiction to alcohol and drugs. The first project of the Curtis Carlson Nelson Research Institute, created to honor the legacy of longtime friend Curtis Carlson Nelson, will be a comprehensive, three-year research project studying outcomes for 12 Step, abstinence- and community-based recovery models. The institute ... Read more

Hitachi High-Tech Solutions Corporation, in collaboration with Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is commencing joint research that uses Materials Informatics (MI) (the Research) to improve the efficiency of the development of small molecule drugs(1). Hitachi High-Tech Solutions will be using the “Chemicals Informatics (CI)” MI tool not only by developing materials in the traditional chemical materials field but also in the field of drug discovery, to improve quality of care and QoL (Quality of Life) for people. Background to the Research Small molecule drugs are mainstream drugs in the modern world, and in recent years, expectations ... Read more

 The number of people with disabilities in Kenosha County who struggle to afford the basics is far higher than federal poverty indicates — 50% compared to 17% — according to a new report from United Way of Kenosha County and its research partner United For ALICE. This data coincides with statewide reports where data indicates an undercount of 43% compared to 16%. In 2019, while 17% of Kenosha residents with disabilities were deemed in poverty, 32% — almost twice as many — were ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). ALICE households earn more than the Federal Poverty Level but less ... Read more