Researchers have developed an AI-based wearable device, called Revoice, to help individuals communicate effectively after a stroke. The system, worn around the neck, uses sensors to capture carotid pulse signals and subtle vibrations from throat muscles to reconstruct intended words and sentences in real time, potentially transforming the lives of stroke patients living with dysarthria.

Legislation seeks to guard NIH from politicization

The U.S. NIH may be weathering the budget storm thanks to bipartisan congressional support, but another squall line is forming on the horizon over politicization of the research agency. In introducing the Follow the Science Act in the House Jan. 21, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), said the legislation is needed to shield the NIH from political interference and protect the integrity of America's biomedical research. “We cannot allow partisan interference to compromise the research that develops tomorrow’s cancer treatments, Alzheimer’s therapies and life-saving vaccines,” DeGette said, adding that her bill “draws a bright line: science belongs to scientists, not politicians.”

AI identifies pregnancies at risk of spontaneous pre-term birth

Prenaital ApS filed a patent for technology that may identify risks of spontaneous pre-term birth. Spontaneous preterm birth is usually defined as birth occurring before 37 weeks of gestation. The invention relates to a method for predicting potential preterm birth from medical scan data, which may be used in practice by medical professionals for risk analysis and prognosis of potential pathologies.

FDA tackles BP wearables in new draft guidance

The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health posted two important guidances just in the first week of the new year. The agency seems determined to sustain that pace with a new draft guidance for cuffless blood pressure monitors, apparently in response to sales of unauthorized over-the-counter devices for this indication.

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