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This data is then transmitted to health professionals in facilities such as monitoring centers in primary care settings, hospitals and intensive care units, skilled nursing facilities, and centralized off-site case management programs. Health professionals monitor these patients remotely and act on the information received as part of the treatment plan.
Monitoring programs are tools to help achieve the "triple aim" of health care, by improving
patient outcomes and access to
care, and to make health care systems more cost effective.
Anti-Aging Drugs
Scientists now believe that it is possible to actually stop
people growing old
as quickly and help
them live in good
health well into their
110s and 120s.
Although it might seem
like science fiction,
researchers have already
proven that the diabetes
drug metformin extends the life of animals, and the Food and Drug Administration in the US has now given the go ahead for a trial to see if the same effects can be replicated in humans.
Tooth Regeneration
Colorful fish found in Africa may hold the secret to growing lost teeth. In a collaborative study between the Georgia Institute of Technology and King’s College London, researchers looked at the cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi in Africa, who lose teeth just to have a new one slide into
place. Their study,
published in the
Proceedings of the
National Academy
of Sciences,
identifies the genes responsible for growing new teeth and may lead to the secret to "tooth regeneration" in humans.
Lightbulbs that Disinfect and Kill Bacteria
One company, Indigo-Clean has developed a technology using visible light that continuously disinfect the environment and bolsters your current infection prevention efforts.
How it works
The 405nm emitted from Indigo-Clean reflects off of walls and surfaces, penetrating harmful micro-organisms
The light targets naturally occurring molecules called porphyrins that exist inside bacteria. The light is absorbed and the excited molecules produce Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) inside the cell
405nm creates a chemical reaction inside the cell, similar to the effects of bleach
The Reactive Oxygen Species inactivates the bacteria, preventing it from re-populating the space
Gel that stops bleeding in seconds
This is the premise of VetiGel, an algae-based polymer created by Joe Landolina — a 22 year-old who invented the product when he was just 17.
Landolina is now the cofounder and CEO of Suneris, a biotech company that manufactures the gel. Suneris announced last week that it would begin to ship VetiGel to veterinarians later this summer. Humans won't be far behind.
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