-Medical Products Development since 1984


   
  Western Research Company, Inc  specializes in the application of computer technology to the solution of clinically relevant problems. 
**News** - WRC receives grant for studying home-based screening for melanoma with DermAlert
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Major funding provided through grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with particular credit to:

  • National Cancer Institute

  • National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Our Current Showcased Projects Are...
melanoma research program   computerized auscultation ddw.gif (1508 bytes)  results with  Enterotach® system
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MED Foundation is a nonprofit group  increasing the accessibility of whole body photography to those at risk: MEDFndn.org

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The alarming rise in melanoma has motivated WRC to develop Dermalert®. This imaging software provides a powerful means to help individuals detect new or changing moles that may signal  a melanoma. [ melanoma risk by geographical location]  
 

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The EnteroTach® system provides a means of obtaining quantitative and objective measurements characterizing the occurrence of gastrointestinal sounds.  distri.gif (1492 bytes)

   
 

        GI Bleeding Diagnostic - HemeAlert®

The HemeAlert® technology uses a spectroscopic approach for a rapid and economical analysis of  blood present in fecal samples. The HemeAlert® test is not only sensitive but is capable of determining whether the blood in a stool sample originated from a bleeding site in the upper or lower GI tract. This capability will add an important capability for the economical screening for colorectal cancer.