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HU researchers develop new biological drug that may cure acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefited from new treatments, there has been no encouraging news for most leukemia patients for the past 40 years. Until now.

24 Aug 2018

Study finds how animal guts have evolved to defend themselves from microbial attack

A new Nature Communications paper has journeyed to the inside of our insides, as a team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University has mapped the evolutionary journey of how animal guts have evolved to defend themselves from microbial attack.

24 Aug 2018

Advanced microscopes determine structure of molecular complex implicated in several cancers

In a study published today in Science, UT Southwestern and Rockefeller University researchers used advanced microscopes to determine at atomic resolution the structure of a molecular complex implicated in birth defects and several cancers.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers successfully reproduce effects of traumatic brain injury in petri dish

Researchers in the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have succeeded in reproducing the effects of traumatic brain injury and stimulating recovery in neuron cells grown in a petri dish.

24 Aug 2018

Hand-held ophthalmology probe can image photoreceptors in the eyes of infants

Duke University researchers have developed a handheld probe that can image individual photoreceptors in the eyes of infants.

24 Aug 2018

Scientists create new method of particle tracking based on machine learning

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a new method of particle tracking based on machine learning that is far more accurate and provides better automation than techniques currently in use.

24 Aug 2018

MDA announces 34 new grants totaling $9.9 million to accelerate neuromuscular research

The Muscular Dystrophy Association today announced the award of 34 new grants totaling more than $9.9 million for its summer round of funding. These new grants represent a continued commitment by MDA to fund groundbreaking research that will accelerate treatments and cures for the more than 40 diseases in its program.

24 Aug 2018

Far-UVC light could help prevent catheter-based and driveline infections

A specific wavelength of ultraviolet light, now delivered through light-diffusing optical fibers, is highly effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria in cell cultures, according to a new study led by David J. Brenner, PhD, a professor of radiation biophysics at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

24 Aug 2018

Natural enzyme found in the human lungs can biodegrade graphene

Graphene Flagship partners discovered that a natural human enzyme can biodegrade graphene. These findings could have great implications in the development of graphene-based biomedical devices.

23 Aug 2018

Comprehensive analysis reveals weaknesses to target in common pediatric solid tumor

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have completed the most comprehensive analysis yet of a common pediatric solid tumor, identifying weaknesses to target and a promising precision medicine that is now in clinical trials.

23 Aug 2018

'Plastic antibodies' effectively target and eliminate tumor cells

A joint research team from Russia and the U.K. has demonstrated the possibility of developing a new type of anti-neoplastic drugs based on nanoMIPs, or "plastic antibodies." NanoMIPs are synthetic polymers that can function as antibodies, selectively binding to target proteins on the surface of cancer cells.

23 Aug 2018

Eye exam may one day help screen patients for Alzheimer's disease

It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer's disease using an eye exam.

23 Aug 2018

Scientists identify novel biomarkers that indicate risk of polyneuropathy

Polyneuropathy is one of the most common complications in people with diabetes. However, it can also occur with certain risk factors or diseases before the onset of diabetes.

23 Aug 2018

Bluebird bio collaborates with Gritstone Oncology to develop novel cancer cell therapies

Bluebird bio, Inc. and Gritstone Oncology, Inc. today announced a collaboration to research, develop and commercialize products for the treatment of cancer using cell therapy.

23 Aug 2018

Location of proteins on bacterial surface can impact pathogenicity of pneumococcal strains

Successful pathogenic strains of pneumococci have two proteins that, owing to their location on the surface of the bacteria, enhance their survival and ability to cause disease, a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in Nature Communications, reports.

23 Aug 2018

New imaging technique allows mapping electrical activity in single neurons

Our brain cells control every aspect of our lives - from the movements we make to the memories we form. But capturing the activity of neurons in the form of electric impulses isn't easy.

23 Aug 2018

AVITA Medical: Clinical trial results demonstrate safety, efficacy of RECELL Device in treating burn patients

AVITA Medical today announced that results from two U.S. pivotal clinical trials demonstrating the effectiveness and clinical benefits of the RECELL Autologous Cell Harvesting Device were presented in the plenary session at the U.S. Defense Department Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Kissimmee, Florida.

23 Aug 2018

D-Wave demonstrates topological phase transition using 2048-qubit quantum computer

D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems and software, today published a milestone study demonstrating a topological phase transition using its 2048-qubit annealing quantum computer.

23 Aug 2018

Big Data and ICT pose serious challenge in disasters but hold promise for effective response

In a recent review article published in the journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, a group of Johns Hopkins' authors evaluated 113 studies using predetermined criteria with the final search taking place on May 1, 2017.

23 Aug 2018

Mercy Medical Center announces installation of premium Resona 7 ultrasound machines

Mercy Medical Center, a nationally recognized medical facility, has announced the installation of five premium Resona 7 ultrasound machines from Mindray for the hospital's Vascular Center, Paul R. Lucas, M.D., FACS, RPVI, Director, The Vascular Center at Mercy has announced.

23 Aug 2018

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HU researchers develop new biological drug that may cure acute myeloid leukemia

Study finds how animal guts have evolved to defend themselves from microbial attack

Advanced microscopes determine structure of molecular complex implicated in several cancers

Researchers successfully reproduce effects of traumatic brain injury in petri dish

Hand-held ophthalmology probe can image photoreceptors in the eyes of infants

Scientists create new method of particle tracking based on machine learning

MDA announces 34 new grants totaling $9.9 million to accelerate neuromuscular research

Far-UVC light could help prevent catheter-based and driveline infections

Natural enzyme found in the human lungs can biodegrade graphene

Comprehensive analysis reveals weaknesses to target in common pediatric solid tumor

'Plastic antibodies' effectively target and eliminate tumor cells

Eye exam may one day help screen patients for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists identify novel biomarkers that indicate risk of polyneuropathy

Bluebird bio collaborates with Gritstone Oncology to develop novel cancer cell therapies

Location of proteins on bacterial surface can impact pathogenicity of pneumococcal strains

New imaging technique allows mapping electrical activity in single neurons

AVITA Medical: Clinical trial results demonstrate safety, efficacy of RECELL Device in treating burn patients

D-Wave demonstrates topological phase transition using 2048-qubit quantum computer

Big Data and ICT pose serious challenge in disasters but hold promise for effective response

Mercy Medical Center announces installation of premium Resona 7 ultrasound machines

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