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Researchers develop a cell culture test to detect substances that harm the placenta and embryo

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. Based on an existing test used for developing new drugs and chemicals, the augmented version is designed to help reduce the number of animal experiments.

22 Jul 2021

Researchers use appendiceal cancer organoids to study personalized immunotherapy response

Wake Forest researchers and clinicians are using patient-specific tumor 'organoid' models as a preclinical companion platform to better evaluate immunotherapy treatment for appendiceal cancer, one of the rarest cancers affecting only 1 in 100,000 people.

19 Jul 2021

Analysis finds many U.S. citizen migrant children to be underinsured

While attending a conference at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City several years ago, Sharon Borja was struck by the story of a young man who, as a child, joined his parents repatriating to their native country of Mexico. Like millions of Mexican immigrants, the family had called the United States home for years, and having been born in the U.S., he was an American citizen.

13 Jul 2021

Novel technique allows to individually select droplets for contact in droplet-array sandwiching

Miniaturization is rapidly reshaping the field of biochemistry, with emerging technologies such as microfluidics and "lab-on-a-chip" devices taking the world by storm. Chemical reactions that were normally conducted in flasks and tubes can now be carried out within tiny water droplets not larger than a few millionths of a liter.

8 Jul 2021

New experimental model simulates the blood-brain barrier

Using an experimental model to simulate the blood-brain barrier, scientists in Sweden reported in unprecedented detail how antioxidants protect the brain from inflammation caused by neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

1 Jul 2021

CN Bio’s PhysioMimix™ adopted by King’s College London to investigate chronic liver disease

CN Bio today announced that King’s College London, an internationally renowned research university, has adopted the PhysioMimix™ Multi-Organ MPS.

From CN Bio 29 Jun 2021

Rapid test kit for malaria delivers results in 30 minutes

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a test kit for malaria that delivers results in 30 minutes. The kit could facilitate the diagnosis of malaria in the field, as the equipment needed is anticipated to be lightweight, easy-to-use, and able to detect the disease in its early stages.

29 Jun 2021

Researchers develop a low-cost automated rapid test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

During the continued progression of the Corona pandemic, rapid, inexpensive, and reliable tests will become increasingly important to determine whether people have the associated antibodies - either through infection or vaccination.

24 Jun 2021

New tablet-sized device can profile multiple COVID-19 antibodies and biomarkers simultaneously

Biomedical engineers at Duke University in the USA have developed a device that detects coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antibodies as well as biomarkers that distinguish between antibodies produced in response to SARS-CoV-2 and four other coronaviruses with complete accuracy.

24 Jun 2021

Scientists use new technology to optimize drug development for brain diseases

Dr. Hayder Amin and Dr. Caghan Kizil from the DZNE's Dresden site aim to speed up developing drugs against brain diseases through cutting-edge technology.

24 Jun 2021

Hospitals, insurers invest big dollars to tackle patients’ social needs

When doctors at a primary care clinic here noticed many of its poorest patients were failing to show up for appointments, they hoped giving out free rides would help.

22 Jun 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The ACA lives

For the third time in nine years, the Affordable Care Act has survived a constitutional challenge at the Supreme Court. In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled that the states and individuals who filed the latest challenge lacked standing to sue.

18 Jun 2021

Scientists develop low-cost lab-on-paper device for rapid and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2

A team of scientists from the University of Connecticut, USA, has developed a low-cost lab-on-paper technology to rapidly and easily detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The work has recently been published in a Royal Society of Chemistry’s Lab on a Chip journal.

18 Jun 2021

Pandemic swells Medicaid enrollment to record 80 million people

The pandemic-caused recession and a federal requirement that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled until the national emergency ends swelled the pool of people in the program by more than 9 million over the past year, according to a report released Thursday.

17 Jun 2021

University of Ottawa awarded four new Canada Research Chairs to strengthen expertise in AI, health and law

The University of Ottawa has been awarded four new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) that will strengthen its expertise in artificial intelligence, health and law.

15 Jun 2021

New device wirelessly powers other wearable devices using a single source

Advancements in wearable technology are reshaping the way we live, work and play, and also how healthcare is delivered and received. Wearables that have weaved their way into everyday life include smart watches and wireless earphones, while in the healthcare setting, common devices include wearable injectors, electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring patches, listening aids, and more.

11 Jun 2021

TSMC grant could boost TGen's efforts to track SARS-CoV-2 variants

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, today announced a substantial grant from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer chips, to help TGen sustain Arizona's fight against COVID-19.

8 Jun 2021

CHIP News and Research

Researchers develop a cell culture test to detect substances that harm the placenta and embryo

Researchers use appendiceal cancer organoids to study personalized immunotherapy response

Analysis finds many U.S. citizen migrant children to be underinsured

Novel technique allows to individually select droplets for contact in droplet-array sandwiching

New experimental model simulates the blood-brain barrier

CN Bio’s PhysioMimix™ adopted by King’s College London to investigate chronic liver disease

Rapid test kit for malaria delivers results in 30 minutes

Researchers develop a low-cost automated rapid test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

New tablet-sized device can profile multiple COVID-19 antibodies and biomarkers simultaneously

Scientists use new technology to optimize drug development for brain diseases

Hospitals, insurers invest big dollars to tackle patients’ social needs

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The ACA lives

Scientists develop low-cost lab-on-paper device for rapid and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2

Pandemic swells Medicaid enrollment to record 80 million people

University of Ottawa awarded four new Canada Research Chairs to strengthen expertise in AI, health and law

New device wirelessly powers other wearable devices using a single source

TSMC grant could boost TGen's efforts to track SARS-CoV-2 variants

New chip mimicking bovine endometrium could play key role in cattle’s pregnancy success

Many new moms get kicked off Medicaid 2 months after giving birth. Illinois will change that.

Small chip inserted under the skin may help predict the likelihood of recurrent stroke

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