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RIT researcher receives award to understand the effects of cortical blindness

Rochester Institute of Technology's Gabriel Diaz, associate professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, has earned the Research to Prevent Blindness/Lions Clubs International Foundation Low Vision Research Award (LVRA), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Rochester.

14 Sep 2023

Cardiac arrest survivors recall lucid death experiences

Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had clear memories afterward of experiencing death and while unconscious had brain patterns linked to thought and memory.

14 Sep 2023

TU Dresden researchers develop highly innovative solutions for the detection of viral pathogens

The outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 has once again shown how important reliable and rapid detection methods are to initiate effective measures to combat a pandemic.

14 Sep 2023

Three quarters of trusts in England still use paper patient notes and drug charts

Three quarters of trusts in England that responded to a survey by The BMJ are still reliant on paper patient notes and drug charts, despite progress towards electronic records and prescribing.

14 Sep 2023

Henry Ford Health performs first K-Clip procedure in the U.S. to treat severe tricuspid regurgitation

A team of interventional cardiologists from Henry Ford Health's Center for Structural Heart Disease recently became the first in the United States and the Western Hemisphere to repair a heart valve with severe tricuspid regurgitation in a patient using the investigational K-Clip™ Transvascular Tricuspid Repair System.

14 Sep 2023

Harnessing the extraordinary capabilities of bio-nanoantennae to target and kill brain tumors

Researchers have discovered a new way to target and kill cancer cells in hard-to-treat brain tumors using electrically charged molecules to trigger self-destruction, that could be developed into a spray treatment used during surgery.

14 Sep 2023

NIH awards $3.2 million to study how unique DNA circles drive deadly pediatric brain tumors

Lukas Chavez, Ph.D., has received $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how unique DNA circles found in cancer cells drive deadly pediatric brain tumors.

14 Sep 2023

UKHSA's flagship SIREN study enters new phase to continue surveillance of respiratory pathogens

The next phase of the study will be known as SIREN 2.0 and began in September 2023.

14 Sep 2023

New nano-thin superbug-slaying material could revolutionize wound healing

Researchers have invented a nano-thin superbug-slaying material that could one day be integrated into wound dressings and implants to prevent or heal bacterial infections.

14 Sep 2023

UT Health San Antonio and UTSA launch first U.S. MD/MS program in medicine and artificial intelligence

The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and the University College at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are officially launching the first known program in the United States to combine medicine and artificial intelligence.

14 Sep 2023

Peer-led navigation program improves mental health outcomes for racially and ethnically minoritized veterans

Research scientists led by Johanne Eliacin, PhD, of the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) and Regenstrief Institute, have developed PARTNER-MH, an innovative, peer-led patient navigation program to support racially and ethnically minoritized veterans seeking mental healthcare, regardless of the types of mental health services needed or their mental health diagnoses.

14 Sep 2023

Flexible Spatial Biology Solution for Up to 8-Plex Amplification in Two Days: CST Launches SignalStar™ Multiplex IHC

Cell Signaling Technology (CST), a life science discovery technology company and leading provider of antibodies, kits, and services, today announced the launch of its SignalStar Multiplex IHC technology, a revolutionary new tool for spatial biology research using mid-plex, high-throughput immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays.

From Cell Signaling Technology 14 Sep 2023

Oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shows promise in monkeys

A new paper in Biology Methods and Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that researchers studying SARS-CoV-2 may have developed new methods to administer vaccines orally, which would be both easier to administer and more effective at combatting illnesses.

13 Sep 2023

International experts discuss recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation

Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation, and what they mean for patients, were considered by a group of around 75 international experts at a three-day meeting that began on Monday.

13 Sep 2023

Unhealthy pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer's and related dementias

The human microbiome includes the genetic material of more than 100 trillion tiny microorganisms – fungi, yeast, bacteria, and even viruses, most of which hang out in our gastrointestinal tract to serve as guardians of our health.

13 Sep 2023

World-first AI model can detect eye diseases and predict systemic health

Researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that has the potential to not only identify sight-threatening eye diseases but also predict general health, including heart attacks, stroke, and Parkinson's disease.

13 Sep 2023

Innovative technique provides unparalleled insight into autism pathology

Does the human brain have an Achilles heel that ultimately leads to Autism? With a revolutionizing novel system that combines brain organoid technology and intricate genetics, researchers can now comprehensively test the effect of multiple mutations in parallel and at a single-cell level within human brain organoids.

13 Sep 2023

Technology News and Research

RIT researcher receives award to understand the effects of cortical blindness

Cardiac arrest survivors recall lucid death experiences

TU Dresden researchers develop highly innovative solutions for the detection of viral pathogens

Three quarters of trusts in England still use paper patient notes and drug charts

Henry Ford Health performs first K-Clip procedure in the U.S. to treat severe tricuspid regurgitation

Harnessing the extraordinary capabilities of bio-nanoantennae to target and kill brain tumors

NIH awards $3.2 million to study how unique DNA circles drive deadly pediatric brain tumors

UKHSA's flagship SIREN study enters new phase to continue surveillance of respiratory pathogens

New nano-thin superbug-slaying material could revolutionize wound healing

UT Health San Antonio and UTSA launch first U.S. MD/MS program in medicine and artificial intelligence

Peer-led navigation program improves mental health outcomes for racially and ethnically minoritized veterans

Flexible Spatial Biology Solution for Up to 8-Plex Amplification in Two Days: CST Launches SignalStar™ Multiplex IHC

Oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shows promise in monkeys

International experts discuss recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation

Unhealthy pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer's and related dementias

World-first AI model can detect eye diseases and predict systemic health

Innovative technique provides unparalleled insight into autism pathology

A family of weird proteins hijacks plants’ cellular plumbing

Researchers receive £2.66M to test new immunotherapeutic strategy for non-small cell lung cancer

IIASA Flagship Report highlights 50 years of systems analysis for sustainable wellbeing

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Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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