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Novel blood test identifies tumor-derived DNA in early-stage cancer patients

In a bid to detect cancers early and in a noninvasive way, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report they have developed a test that spots tiny amounts of cancer-specific DNA in blood and have used it to accurately identify more than half of 138 people with relatively early-stage colorectal, breast, lung and ovarian cancers.

17 Aug 2017

Scientists use magnetic nanoparticles to trigger activity deep inside the brain

Scientists have used magnetism to activate tiny groups of cells in the brain, inducing bodily movements that include running, rotating and losing control of the extremities -- an achievement that could lead to advances in studying and treating neurological disease.

17 Aug 2017

Sanford Health launches solid tumor oncolytic virus clinical trial

Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a clinical trial using a genetically-engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors.

17 Aug 2017

Nanobioelectronics to treat bacterial infection in the stomach

Nanotechnology has made another breakthrough at the University of California San Diego. For the first time the researchers have shown that micromotors or microscopic robots could be used to treat a bacterial infection in the stomach in mice models win the laboratory.

16 Aug 2017

New noninvasive approach uses polarized light to help surgeons identify crucial nerves

During operations, it can be difficult for surgeons to avoid severing crucial nerves because they look so much like other tissue.

16 Aug 2017

BU scientist wins $231,000 AHA award to improve cardiovascular therapies

Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, has received a Scientist Development grant from the American Heart Association.

16 Aug 2017

Insilico and GSK collaborate to enhance drug discovery process

Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) research for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research announced today that it has formed a collaboration with GSK to explore how Insilico's AI capability can enhance its drug discovery process.

16 Aug 2017

Blood biopsy helps identify targetable genetic alterations in patients with cancer of unknown primary

Using fragments of circulating tumor DNA in blood, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers were able to identify theoretically targetable genetic alterations in 66 percent of patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP), a rare disease with seven to 12 cases per 100,000 people each year.

16 Aug 2017

Understanding the rise in NTM infections

It is important to keep in mind that nontuberculous mycobacteria are environmental, and so unlike mycobacterial tuberculosis, generally this is not a person to person transmitted disease. The organisms are found universally in water and soil and so most people are exposed on a daily basis.

16 Aug 2017

Mirnagreen develops technology to use plant microRNAs for protecting people’s health

Fruit and vegetables are good for health, and everybody knows it. Unfortunately, the world average consumption is well below the WHO recommended daily intake of 400 g and in Europe, according to Eurostat, over 34% of the population aged 15 or over does not eat them on a daily basis.

16 Aug 2017

Smartphone interventions may help middle-aged, older adults cope with serious mental illness

The use of new technologies in geriatric psychiatry shows promise for advancing personalized medicine and improving patient care.

16 Aug 2017

BMG LABTECH develop world's first gas ramping function to mimic in vitro ischaemia/reperfusion conditions in a microplate reader

BMG LABTECH developed a new gas ramping function that can fully manipulate the environment within a microplate reader, by mimicking in vitro hypoxia and ischaemia/reperfusion.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 16 Aug 2017

Lab-grown miniature blood vessels mimic rare Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Biomedical engineers have grown miniature human blood vessels that exhibit many of the symptoms and drug reactions associated with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome -- an extremely rare genetic disease that causes symptoms resembling accelerated aging in children.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists develop new technique for 3D printing of living tissues

Scientists at the University of Oxford and the University of Bristol have developed a new method to 3D-print laboratory- grown cells to form living structures.

16 Aug 2017

Poplar trees fortified with probiotic effectively clean up polluted sites

Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them through natural processes in the plant. It's a feat of nature companies have used to help clean up polluted sites, though only in small-scale projects.

14 Aug 2017

Scientists develop new way of hacking plastics with silver and electricity to prevent bacterial growth

Researchers at the Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center at Karolinska Institutet have developed an innovative way of hacking conducting plastics so as to prevent bacterial growth using silver nanoparticles and a small electrical current.

14 Aug 2017

GM pigs one step closer to providing organs for human transplant

US scientists are the closest yet to creating genetically modified pigs with organs that can be safely transplanted into humans.

14 Aug 2017

Counteracting premature aging

Aging is the continuing process of such stress exposures, and with advancing age (normal aging), we must carry lots of senescent cells within our bodies. Senescent cells also often provide some ‘bad influences’ to surrounding healthy cells; such as chronic inflammation and tumorigenesis

14 Aug 2017

Highly sensitive blood test holds potential for quickly tracking cancer growth and spread

Stanford University scientists have described a new type of test that can detect genetic mutations in minute amounts of DNA released from cancer cells into the blood.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new method to more accurately measure systolic blood pressure

An estimated 1 in 3 U.S. adults have high blood pressure. Blood pressure levels are often assessed by using automatic blood pressure devices.

14 Aug 2017

Technology News and Research

Novel blood test identifies tumor-derived DNA in early-stage cancer patients

Scientists use magnetic nanoparticles to trigger activity deep inside the brain

Sanford Health launches solid tumor oncolytic virus clinical trial

Nanobioelectronics to treat bacterial infection in the stomach

New noninvasive approach uses polarized light to help surgeons identify crucial nerves

BU scientist wins $231,000 AHA award to improve cardiovascular therapies

Insilico and GSK collaborate to enhance drug discovery process

Blood biopsy helps identify targetable genetic alterations in patients with cancer of unknown primary

Understanding the rise in NTM infections

Mirnagreen develops technology to use plant microRNAs for protecting people’s health

Smartphone interventions may help middle-aged, older adults cope with serious mental illness

BMG LABTECH develop world's first gas ramping function to mimic in vitro ischaemia/reperfusion conditions in a microplate reader

Lab-grown miniature blood vessels mimic rare Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Scientists develop new technique for 3D printing of living tissues

Poplar trees fortified with probiotic effectively clean up polluted sites

Scientists develop new way of hacking plastics with silver and electricity to prevent bacterial growth

GM pigs one step closer to providing organs for human transplant

Counteracting premature aging

Highly sensitive blood test holds potential for quickly tracking cancer growth and spread

Researchers develop new method to more accurately measure systolic blood pressure

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