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Aug 2026
FDA clears first self-balancing personal exoskeleton for wheelchair users
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Eve™, the first self-balancing personal exoskeleton for eligible wheelchair users living with spinal cord injury.
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Aug 2026
FDA clears first self-balancing personal exoskeleton for wheelchair users
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Eve™, the first self-balancing personal exoskeleton for eligible wheelchair users living with spinal cord injury.
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Aug 2026
Bone loss alone fails to explain diabetes-related fracture risk
A new study published in Diabetes Care finds that bone loss alone does not explain the increased fracture risk observed in some older adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Aug 2026
Bone loss alone fails to explain diabetes-related fracture risk
A new study published in Diabetes Care finds that bone loss alone does not explain the increased fracture risk observed in some older adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Aug 2026
New lab-grown heart valves advance treatments for childhood heart diseases
Melbourne researchers have created human heart valve tissues from stem cells, providing a powerful new platform to advance treatments for childhood heart diseases.
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Aug 2026
New heart assembloid model mimics complex valve disorders
A multi-disciplinary, multi-institution group of researchers focused their expertise in genetics, mechanics, chemistry and biology on a chip the size of a postage stamp in order to model a particular class of heart conditions.
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Aug 2026
New computational tool identifies hidden genes driving asthma
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, in collaboration with investigators at the University of Chicago, have developed a new computational framework that helps scientists identify genes that play central roles in diseases such as asthma but are often overlooked by existing genetic analysis methods.
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Aug 2026
Scientists identify parasite-specific protein linked to chronic Toxoplasma infections
Toxoplasma gondii, or Toxoplasma, is a parasite that infects hundreds of millions of people around the world.
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Aug 2026
Miniature microscope tracks and activates single brain cells during movement
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a miniature microscope that allows scientists to observe and activate individual brain cells during natural movement, an advance that could accelerate research into how the brain controls behavior while deepening understanding of neurological diseases.
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Aug 2026
New UH Health initiative targets Texas healthcare workforce shortage
Addressing Texas' growing healthcare workforce shortage and rising demand for care, the University of Houston has launched UH Health, an academic health enterprise designed to integrate education, research and community engagement across the University.
