HealthTech: Cancer and heart damage | Medical device cybersecurity | Electrical stimulation
- COLUMBUS, OH—The presence of a cancer tumor can lead to cardiac damage due to free radicals interacting with cells in the heart. Researchers at The Ohio State University studied the phenomenon using fruit flies. Researchers added antioxidants to food consumed by fruit flies with tumors that then reversed the damage to the heart.
- MINNEAPOLIS, MN—The University of Minnesota announced that it’s launching a new Center for Medical Device Cybersecurity (CMDC), spearheaded by funding from medical device manufacturers, including Smiths Medical, Optum, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Abbott Laboratories. The center will focus on researching and developing new technologies, as well as providing education and training to address cyber threats.
- DURHAM, NC—Surgeons at Duke University Hospital have successfully performed a “donation after circulatory death” heart transplant in a pediatric patient. It was the first transplant to use organ preservation tech developed by Transmedics.
- ROCHESTER, MN—Electrical stimulation is becoming a widening treatment possibility for those with epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease. Along with the Google Research Brain Team, researchers at the Mayo Clinic have developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm to improve brain stimulation devices.