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High-intensity exercise increases adiponectin concentrations in human breast milk

Although women have breastfed since the beginning of time, there is very little scientific research on how exercise affects breast milk.

14 Mar 2024

Study identifies CDK9's involvement in DNA repair during cell division

Researchers describe a newly-observed role for the protein Cyclin Dependent Kinase 9 (CDK9) in regulating DNA repair during cellular division, where errors can become the origin of cancerous tumor growth.

14 Mar 2024

Nuclera appoints Joseph Bertelsen as Chief Commercial Officer

Key appointment to lead global commercial launch of eProtein Discovery platform

From Nuclera 14 Mar 2024

Researchers pioneer a novel approach to enhance diabetic wound healing

Researchers unveiled a novel therapy for diabetic wound healing. This research highlights the use of exosomal miR-4645-5p from hypoxic bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) to significantly enhance wound healing by promoting keratinocyte autophagy.

14 Mar 2024

Computer model can find signs of lymph node cancer in 90% of cases

Medical image analysis using AI has developed rapidly in recent years. Now, one of the largest studies to date has been carried out using AI-assisted image analysis of lymphoma, cancer of the lymphatic system.

14 Mar 2024

AI technologies can accurately identify cases of healthcare-associated infections

A new proof-of-concept study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can accurately identify cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) even in complex clinical scenarios.

14 Mar 2024

Rapid, easy-to-use diagnostic test could save more lives from melioidosis

Globally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before they are diagnosed.

13 Mar 2024

Innovative plasma-activated hydrogel dressings revolutionize chronic wound care

An effective treatment for chronic wounds that does not involve antibiotics, but an ionized gas to activate a wound dressing, has been developed by a team of international scientists.

13 Mar 2024

Improving operating room scheduling through reduced manipulation

Reducing the manipulation of operating room (OR) scheduling can improve scheduling accuracy and potentially maximize OR usage, avoid delays, and enhance patient satisfaction, according to a study published in the March/April issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management.

13 Mar 2024

Innovative diagnostic platform uses sound waves for exosome-based disease detection

Mechanical engineers at Duke University have devised a new type of diagnostic platform that uses sound waves to spin an individual drop of water up to 6,000 revolutions per minute.

13 Mar 2024

Innovative nanoparticle therapy enhances recovery in severe burn patients

Severe burns can cause critical issues, including deep tissue damage and increased risk of fatal conditions like sepsis and organ failure.

13 Mar 2024

AI tool can convert doctors’ notes into accurate lay language

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool can convert the text of doctors' notes summarizing patients' hospital visits into accurate lay language, a new study found.

13 Mar 2024

Novel dual-target CAR T cell therapy shows promise in treating recurrent glioblastoma

Targeting two brain tumor-associated proteins - rather than one - with CAR T cell therapy shows promise as a strategy for reducing solid tumor growth in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to early results from the first six patients treated in an ongoing Phase I clinical trial led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center.

13 Mar 2024

Ricoh and ERS Genomics enter into CRISPR/Cas9 license agreement

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From ERS Genomics 13 Mar 2024

How AI can make a more patient-friendly hospital discharge summary for patients

Whether large language models (LLMs) might improve the understandability and readability of hospital discharge summaries.

13 Mar 2024

Bormioli Pharma Expands Capacity and Infrastructure for North American Market

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From Bormioli Pharma S.p.A. 13 Mar 2024

Understanding how chikungunya virus affects the brain and body

The chikungunya virus, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and responsible for more than 900 deaths in Brazil since it arrived around ten years ago, is capable of spreading through the blood, reaching multiple organs and crossing the blood-brain barrier, which protects the central nervous system.

12 Mar 2024

Researchers receive $5 million to propel new cancer discoveries using computational biology and AI

A multidisciplinary research team at Gladstone Institutes, led by Senior Investigator Katie Pollard, PhD, has received $5 million in funding through a newly launched grant program designed to ignite a fresh wave of cancer discoveries using computational biology and artificial intelligence.

12 Mar 2024

Molecular Rosetta stone provides previously unknown insight into gut microbiome communication

Researchers from Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San Diego have uncovered thousands of previously unknown bile acids, a type of molecule used by our gut microbiome to communicate with the rest of the body.

12 Mar 2024

T1-spanin breakthrough offers new hope against antibiotic resistance

Given the worldwide prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria, the research fraternity is on the lookout for alternative bactericidal treatment approaches.

12 Mar 2024