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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The developers of the device say this can be a powerful way to address some consequences of the opioid epidemic.

Inside Northwestern scientists’ bid to make an overdose prevention implant

February 5, 2020

At the size of a USB drive, an implantable device created by Northwestern researchers can detect an opioid overdose, automatically alert first responders and administer a life-saving dose of naloxone —...

Interdisciplinary research team awarded $10 million NIH grant to develop device to treat opioid overdose

Interdisciplinary research team awarded $10 million NIH grant to develop device to treat opioid overdose

October 29, 2019

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Northwestern and Washington University in St. Louis won a $10 million grant to develop a device that can identify a life-threatening level of opioids in the...

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