Arterial stiffness is strongly associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, cognitive decline, and diabetes. While total arterial stiffness provides important clinical info...
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UW Madison researchers have coupled a wearable inertial measurement unit (IMU) and wearable shear wave tensiometry device to analyze power and work production in muscle-tendon units during human movem...
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Metagenomics is the study of genetic material from environmental samples for detecting microbes, especially pathogens. It is increasingly used within clinical and industrial settings. While metagenomi...
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The ability to measure the absolute stress that ligaments, tendons, or muscle experience in vivo has considerable value in medical research and rehabilitative medicine. Prior techniques used in resear...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a calibration device for use with their tensiometer device. The load measurement device electronically pairs with the tensiometer system to calibrate the tissue ...
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Accurate physician-patient communication is a central tenet of shared decision making (SDM), an approach which encourages providers and patients to review the best available data when making treatment...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method and system for monitoring or quantifying airflow changes in a subject’s airway using B-mode ultrasound. Their approach is compatible with existing ...
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Genetic data suggests that the etiology of trait-like anxiety in humans is 20-40% genetic, with the remaining contributions arising from environmental and epigenetic sources. Current methods for diagn...
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Systems for monitoring metabolites may include a sample collection system and a urinalysis system of or for a toilet.  The sample collection system may be automated to collect sample urine from a...
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Differentially methylated positions associated with hypersomnolence, idiopathic hypersomnia, and long sleep time are provided herein along with biomarker panels thereof and methods of diagnosing and p...
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Every year worldwide, millions of people experience morbidity and mortality as a consequence of severe fungal disease. In the United States, mortality from invasive fungal disease is approximately 50 ...
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The invention provides biomarker profiles of cellular metabolites and methods for screening chemical compounds including pharmaceutical agents, lead and candidate drug compounds and other chemicals us...
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An apparatus with one or more force plates senses of center-of-pressure and force-angle in the sagittal plane for a standing individual to provide an indication of balance capability based on the dedu...
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A connector block that permits simultaneous and continuous interconnection of the three leads of the epicardial pacing wires, the pacemaker, and the ECG monitor on clear separately labeled connectors ...
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An otoscope provides a circular display allowing a compact housing providing improved simultaneous viewing of the display and the patient's ear for improved positioning and stabilization of the otosco...
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Provided are methods for assessment of surface rugosity of a layer of live cells using tools that determine contact angle and contact angle hysteresis.
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This invention provides methods and biomarkers for diagnosing autism by identifying cellular metabolites differentially produced in autistic patient samples versus non-autistic controls. Methods for i...
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A platform and method for testing antibiotic sensitivity of a polymicrobial infection is provided. The platform includes a body defining a plurality of sets of chambers and a plurality of wells. Each ...
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A piezoelectric artificial artery can be 3D printed to provide the real-time precise sensing of blood pressure and vessel motion patterns enabling early detection of partial occlusions. An electric-fi...
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A method and apparatus of early-stage detection of glaucoma and other optic nerve or retinal diseases employs dynamic images that are processed differently by Y-like cells and Xlike cells to provide a...
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An interface unit for epicardial pacemaking and telemetry monitoring connects a pacemaker and bedside monitor for simultaneous pacing during electrogram visualization using epicardial pacing leads. Th...
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A disposable speculum for an otoscope provides an attached forward-facing pressure sensitive adhesive for adhering to and extracting foreign bodies from the ear canal. Attaching the pressure sensitiv...
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A disposable speculum for an otoscope provides a sheath adapted to cover an elongate otoscope probe and providing inwardly extending tabs that are adapted to flex outward when the speculum is inserted...
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A method and device are provided for detecting a target in a biological sample. The target binds to a solid phase substrate. First and second cavities in a plate are filled with an oil. The first and ...
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In 2016, approximately 135,000 new cases of colon and rectal cancers will be diagnosed and nearly 50,000 will die from this disease, making it the one of the most common causes of cancer related death...
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