A&S - B1.2 - SMARTWATCH TRACKS MEDICATION LEVELS TO PERSONALIZE TREATMENTS

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What is the main goal of the research described in the text?

  • To create a wearable technology that can track the profile of medication inside the body continuously and non-invasively
  • To create a personalized approach to medicine where an ideal drug and dosages can be tailored to an individual (correct)
  • To create a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to prescribing medications
  • To create a personalized approach to pharmacotherapy

What is the main issue with the current approach to personalizing drug dosage?

  • It is inconvenient, time-consuming and expensive (correct)
  • It is invasive and costly
  • It is ineffective and unreliable
  • It is inaccurate and limited

What is the technique used to stimulate sweat glands on the wrist?

  • Applying a small electric current (correct)
  • Exercising
  • Taking a blood sample
  • Taking a saliva sample

What is the advantage of the technology developed by the researchers?

<p>It is non-invasive and accurate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the technology allow the researchers to do?

<p>Optimize the drug dosages for each individual (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of this study?

<p>It can accurately detect a drug's unique electrochemical signal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the study that was published?

<p>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the research group led by Sam Emaminejad?

<p>Interconnected and Integrated Bioelectronics Lab (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the professor of biochemistry and genetics at Stanford Medical School?

<p>Ronald W. Davis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the doctoral student at UCLA and member of Emaminejad's Interconnected and Integrated Bioelectronics Lab (I²BL)?

<p>Shuyu Lin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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