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Polygenic hazard score could be effective for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer

Tapping into the Million Veteran Program, an ongoing national research effort to learn how genes, lifestyle and military exposures affect the health of participants, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, with colleagues elsewhere, report that a polygenic hazard score based on 290 genetic variants could be an effective tool for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer.

31 Oct 2022

Survival rates increased among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years

Among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years, survival rates have increased significantly.

31 Oct 2022

Smartphone code blue notification may accelerate response to in-hospital cardiac arrest

Sixty seconds can make or break the outcome of a hospital "code blue" or cardiac arrest response. New research found a hospital code response team rushing to a patient in cardiac arrest may arrive at least one minute quicker and may also lead to better patient outcomes with the use of a smartphone emergency code notification system that activates the team through text messages.

31 Oct 2022

ICU evaluation before cardiac arrest improves survival rates by 15% among Black people

Although racial disparities in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest among Black and white people are known, both groups had similar chances of receiving an intensive care unit (ICU) evaluation before a cardiac arrest.

31 Oct 2022

CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities.

31 Oct 2022

New device could help address racial disparities in hemoglobin and blood oxygen measurements

A team led by a University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor and an Austin businessman has published key findings in the British Medical Journal Innovations that illustrate how a new device measures hemoglobin more accurately in individuals with darker skin pigmentations.

28 Oct 2022

New discovery may change the textbook model of GPCR-mediated signaling

Researchers at University of California San Diego have identified a new signaling process involving G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a cellular target already exploited by hundreds of diverse drugs.

27 Oct 2022

Hydrogel bioink can bioprint conduits that mimic the mechanics of native blood vessels

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain among the leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. In patients with CVD, blood vessels-which transport blood, oxygen, and nutrients-can become constricted or obstructed, leading to numerous complications.

27 Oct 2022

Collaborative research paves a new way to better health for patients with enlarged hearts

A University of Texas at Arlington multidisciplinary team will use a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to research new ways to improve the safety and effectiveness of medical procedures on patients with inoperable enlarged hearts.

24 Oct 2022

Building DNA-based synthetic condensates with programmable compositions and functionalities

Recent studies have shown that liquid-liquid phase separation – akin to how oil droplets form in water – leads to formation of diverse types of membraneless organelles, such as stress granules and nucleoli, in living cells.

21 Oct 2022

Deep learning software helps to identify miniscule bacteria in microscopy images

Omnipose, a deep learning software, is helping to solve the challenge of identifying varied and miniscule bacteria in microscopy images.

17 Oct 2022

How the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin may have heart-healing properties

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Dr. Aitor Aguirre, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan State University, about how the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin may provide heart-healing properties.

17 Oct 2022

Study determines how fibroblasts play a role in tumor's ability to generate anti-HER2 therapy resistance

A study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) has determined the role that fibroblasts, the cells that contribute to tissue formation, play in a tumor's ability to generate resistance to the most common biological treatment for HER2.

14 Oct 2022

New tissue clearing method simplifies and speeds up the process to make organs transparent for imaging

The adage 'Seeing is believing' was front of mind for Dr. Chih-Wei Logan Hsu and Dr. Joshua D. Wythe at Baylor College of Medicine as they and their colleagues developed an innovative technology called EZ Clear.

13 Oct 2022

A biodegradable, elastic patch to treat congenital diaphragmatic hernia

A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering researcher is leading a team to develop a biodegradable, elastic patch as a new treatment for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).

13 Oct 2022

Exploring the possibilities of plasma-based therapies for cancer

Exploring the possibilities of atmospheric-pressure plasmas to develop and consolidate new medical therapies is the main objective of the PlasTHER network, an initiative funded by the European Union under the COST Actions.

11 Oct 2022

Landmark clinical trial aims to treat spina bifida before birth

Three babies have been born after receiving the world's first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells. This was made possible by a landmark clinical trial at UC Davis Health.

7 Oct 2022

Stanford researchers create new technique for controlling protein production

Thanks to new RNA vaccines, we humans have been able to protect ourselves incredibly quickly from new viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

5 Oct 2022

New machine learning tool discovers mutational signature that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have for the first time discovered a pattern of DNA mutations that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking.

27 Sep 2022

DNA nets effectively target the spike protein and detect COVID-19 virus at very low levels

Tiny nets woven from DNA strands can ensnare the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19, lighting up the virus for a fast-yet-sensitive diagnostic test – and also impeding the virus from infecting cells, opening a new possible route to antiviral treatment, according to a new study.

23 Sep 2022

Bioengineering News and Research

Polygenic hazard score could be effective for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer

Survival rates increased among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years

Smartphone code blue notification may accelerate response to in-hospital cardiac arrest

ICU evaluation before cardiac arrest improves survival rates by 15% among Black people

CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

New device could help address racial disparities in hemoglobin and blood oxygen measurements

New discovery may change the textbook model of GPCR-mediated signaling

Hydrogel bioink can bioprint conduits that mimic the mechanics of native blood vessels

Collaborative research paves a new way to better health for patients with enlarged hearts

Building DNA-based synthetic condensates with programmable compositions and functionalities

Deep learning software helps to identify miniscule bacteria in microscopy images

How the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin may have heart-healing properties

Study determines how fibroblasts play a role in tumor's ability to generate anti-HER2 therapy resistance

New tissue clearing method simplifies and speeds up the process to make organs transparent for imaging

A biodegradable, elastic patch to treat congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Exploring the possibilities of plasma-based therapies for cancer

Landmark clinical trial aims to treat spina bifida before birth

Stanford researchers create new technique for controlling protein production

New machine learning tool discovers mutational signature that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking

DNA nets effectively target the spike protein and detect COVID-19 virus at very low levels

The future is bioengineered: Synthetic biology and global sustainability eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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