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Preclampsia: a new prognosis test

With current diagnostic methods preeclampsia can not be detect in early pregnancy. Many of the existing clinical tests needed is time consuming, inconvenient for the patient and has low and variable value predictions. But with an efficient diagnostic marker all pregnant women can potentially be screen very early, before symptoms

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DIANOVATOR: Improved blood glucose control for insulin-treated diabetics

People with insulin-treated diabetes lack or have severely impaired the body’s own ability to regulate blood sugar levels by secreting the hormone insulin, and must therefore take several injections of insulin daily. The project aims to develop a decision support for insulin-treated patients. Using mathematical algorithms to predict a decision

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Jojnts – The digital physiotherapist against osteoarthritis

Development of a digital e-health application by a combination of enterprise / engineering / science / medicine, specifically targeted to people with joint problems and arthritis. Osteoarthritis, belonging to the chronic diseases, is the world’s most common joint disease and one of the four diseases with the biggest negative impact

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A new hart instrument

Every year, 150,000 Swedes are affected by heart disease and approximately 10% of these die of their disease. Health care has evolved rapidly to meet these diseases, and cardiac surgery represents an important part of the treatment. The disadvantage of surgery is that it is a major operation with a

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Carbohydrate-based drugs against vaginal infections

Women-specific diseases are a relatively underdeveloped area in medicine and vaginal infections are very large and partially hidden problems where there is currently no effective treatment. This new, effective treatment against both fungal and bacterial genital infections will lead to both reduced suffering and economic gains.

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The needle driver hybrid

A large number of surgical procedures are carried out in health care where tissue/organ is opened and then sealed. The most common sealing method is suturing with needle and thread where the needle is held with a surgical instrument, a needle holder. Existing needle holders are not optimal for two

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Automated ECG Analysis Software for Screening and Decision Support

Cardiolund Research is a small software company based in Lund. We develop specialised algorithms for analysing the electrical activity in the heart, ECG signals. Our software reduces the physical strain associated with screening for the critical heart condition “atrial fibrillation” by almost 90%, making broad screening initiatives feasible. This reduces

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