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Artificial pancreas helps youngsters with type 1 diabetes
Thursday January 20th 2022
A “life-changing” artificial pancreas is helping young children with type 1 diabetes to manage their blood sugar levels, British researchers reported today.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge say CamAPS FX, their newly developed app, combined with a glucose monitor and insulin pump, acts as an artificial pancreas, automatically adjusting the amount of insulin it delivers based on predicted or real-time glucose levels.
This hybrid closed loop system means the child’s carer only has to administer insulin at mealtimes because the algorithm works by itself at all other times.
Prolonged TV watching linked to blood clots
Thursday January 20th 2022
People who sit and watch television for more than four hours at a time are at significantly increased risk of developing blood clots, researchers report today. More