DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


NEW SCIENCE:  DOG OWNERSHIP OFFERS REAL HEALTH BENEFITS


                                                              Source:  Brewster Kane  

  • Major university studies, including by researchers at Purdue University, suggest dog ownership offers tangible health benefits. Here's what we know:
  • Some key benefits:
  • A.  Regular physical activity of walking and playing with a dog helps to prevent
  1. Cardiovascular disease
  2. Cancer mortality
  3. Hypertension
  4. Osteoarthritis
  5. Type 2 diabetes
  • B. Regular dog companionship helps to prevent
  1. Depression
  2. Stress
  3. Cognitive decline
  • Bottomline:  consider yourself a great beneficiary in owning a dog:  you have a therapist, loyal companion, life coach and top well-wisher, all rolled into one furry best friend.
MIT PORTABLE FINGERNAIL SCANNER CAN CUT CANCER HOSPITALIZATIONS 50%



                                                        Source:  Leuko Labs & Stock

  • This new, portable monitoring device has the potential to help millions of cancer patients around the world by answering an unmet need - accurate, easy monitoring of their white blood cell counts.  Here are some key facts:
  • The PointCheck fingernail scanner enables cancer patients to keep track of their white blood cell levels, spot dangerous levels and detect early signs of infections
  • Designed by a group of researchers at MIT and being developed by Leuko Labs
  • It's 95% accurate
  • For at-home use, non-invasive, no blood draw needed
  • AI counts and analyzes the white blood cell levels
  • Until this device, doctors had no system to accurately assess white blood counts before & after chemo
  • 1 in 6 cancer patients develop infections from chemo
  • This device could help millions of cancer patients around the world by spotting dangerously low levels of white blood cells that could reflect potential infections and showing the need for chemo adjustments
  • It's an optics-based device that sees through the skin and counts white blood cells as they flow past
  • Device looks like breakthrough innovation
  • Working to get FDA approval.

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