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Robots capable of drawing blood from patients are being promoted as the next step in hospital automation, with Forbes highlighting machines that could perform phlebotomy tasks traditionally handled by human technicians. The development raises questions about accuracy, patient comfort, and the future of clinical lab work as automated systems enter routine medical settings.
- 2University of Arizona scientists develop drug candidate for vascular dementia●Vascular dementia has no approved treatments. U of A scientists hope to change that with an inflammation-fighting drug candidate.
University of Arizona scientists are working on an inflammation-fighting drug candidate aimed at vascular dementia, a condition that currently has no approved treatments. The research, announced by the university, targets the inflammation believed to drive blood vessel-related cognitive decline. If successful, the candidate could become the first approved therapy for a disease affecting millions of older adults worldwide.