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Experimental two-in-one diabetes shot provides better blood sugar control

The number of people with diabetes has increased from 108 million in 1980 to a staggering 422 million in 2014. In 2016, an estimated 1.6 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes, while another 2.2 million deaths were tied to high blood glucose.

12 May 2020

New two-in-one shot could make it easier for diabetics to control their blood sugar

A Stanford research team has developed a way to boost the effectiveness of the insulin injections people with diabetes routinely take to control their blood sugar.

11 May 2020

Wyss Institute and Cytosurge collaborate to improve CRISPR multiplexing

Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Cytosurge AG, a company manufacturing unique high-precision nanotechnology instruments, announced that they will collaboratively investigate CRISPR-based approaches to more effectively introduce multiple edits into the genome of single cells, while minimizing CRISPR-related toxicity.

4 May 2020

Vaping, opioid addiction accelerate coronavirus risks, says NIDA director

In 2018, opioid overdoses claimed about 47,000 American lives. Last year, federal authorities reported that 5.4 million middle and high school students vaped. And just two months ago, about 2,800 cases of vaping-associated lung injuries resulted in hospitalizations; 68 people died.

24 Apr 2020

Many of Washington State’s illicit drug users want to reduce use

A new survey of people who inject illicit drugs in the state of Washington yields positive and important findings for policy makers as the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, said authors of the survey by the University of Washington and Public Health-Seattle & King County.

11 Apr 2020

University Hospital Trust in Paris installs 60 Stratasys 3D printers to support frontline staff battling COVID-19

Ensuring its frontline medical staff are equipped with the appropriate equipment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the University Hospital Trust in Paris, France, has invested in a fleet of 60 industrial-grade Stratasys FDM 3D Printers. All of them arrived on Tuesday, 31 March, within 24 hours of ordering.

From Stratasys 9 Apr 2020

Wearable delivery device allows adults with type 2 diabetes to safely use affordable insulin therapy

Adults with type 2 diabetes requiring insulin therapy can safely achieve good blood sugar control using regular human insulin (RHI) in a wearable, patch-like insulin delivery device called V-Go®, a new study finds.

31 Mar 2020

Handy homogeniser for cannabis sample preparation

The Chromatrap Spin Column Homogeniser from Porvair Sciences is gaining considerable interest from organizations preparing Cannabis samples for analysis of Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 30 Mar 2020

Intravenous sodium nitrite does not help out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients

Among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intravenous sodium nitrite given by paramedics during resuscitation did not significantly improve their chances of being admitted to or discharged from the hospital alive, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

29 Mar 2020

Vaxxas' novel high-density microarray patch can deliver vaccines safely and effectively

Vaxxas, a clinical-stage biotechnology company commercializing a novel vaccination platform, today announced the publication in the journal PLoS Medicine of groundbreaking clinical research indicating the broad immunological and commercial potential of Vaxxas' novel high-density microarray patch.

17 Mar 2020

Conservative Indiana adopted needle exchanges but still faces local resistance

Back when Cody Gabbard was shooting heroin, his only significant human contact was with others in the throes of addiction, who only cared to see him when he had drugs.

12 Feb 2020

Smart insulin-delivery patch could monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes

UCLA bioengineers and colleagues at UNC School of Medicine and MIT have further developed a smart insulin-delivery patch that could one day monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes and deliver the necessary insulin dosage.

5 Feb 2020

Technology used on the ISS could reveal important information about human health

In an article published recently in Microgravity, a Nature Journal, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute demonstrate a unique method for studying the mechanisms behind the formation of amyloid fibrils associated with diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

27 Jan 2020

Majority of people knowingly use fentanyl, UBC research shows

Fentanyl use by people who use drugs has doubled since 2015, and two-thirds of people are aware they've taken it, finds new research out of British Columbia, the Canadian province that has experienced the highest number of illicit drug toxicity deaths as a result of the opioid crisis.

24 Jan 2020

Syringe News and Research

Experimental two-in-one diabetes shot provides better blood sugar control

New two-in-one shot could make it easier for diabetics to control their blood sugar

Wyss Institute and Cytosurge collaborate to improve CRISPR multiplexing

Vaping, opioid addiction accelerate coronavirus risks, says NIDA director

Many of Washington State’s illicit drug users want to reduce use

University Hospital Trust in Paris installs 60 Stratasys 3D printers to support frontline staff battling COVID-19

Wearable delivery device allows adults with type 2 diabetes to safely use affordable insulin therapy

Handy homogeniser for cannabis sample preparation

Intravenous sodium nitrite does not help out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients

Vaxxas' novel high-density microarray patch can deliver vaccines safely and effectively

Conservative Indiana adopted needle exchanges but still faces local resistance

Smart insulin-delivery patch could monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes

Technology used on the ISS could reveal important information about human health

Majority of people knowingly use fentanyl, UBC research shows

Injecting nanoparticles into the bloodstream to reduce brain swelling after traumatic brain injury

Study reveals new mechanism that controls the causes of stomach disease

Plant-rich diet protects against foodborne pathogens, mice study shows

Microsensor implants could be the future of minimally invasive health monitoring

Using bacterial nano-syringes as drug transporters in medicine

Promising greater safety, a tiny widget creates chaos for tube feeders

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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