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Resolving Interfacial Protein Dynamics by STReM

STReM stands for Super Time-Resolved Microscopy, and as STORM, PALM, and other methods are designed to improve spatial resolution of optical microscopy, we desire to improve the time resolution. STReM makes use of point spread function engineering to encode fast events into each camera frame.

From Pittcon 16 Feb 2018

Texas Biomed and The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio join forces to cure mysterious condition

Texas Biomedical Research Institute and The Children's Hospital of San Antonio have joined forces to cure a mysterious condition called Kawasaki disease.

15 Feb 2018

Biomedical engineers grow living windpipe structures from self-assembled modules

Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University are growing tracheas by coaxing cells to form three distinct tissue types after assembling them into a tube structure - without relying on scaffolding strategies currently being investigated by other groups.

15 Feb 2018

New NK cell-based immunotherapy effective against several types of leukemia

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have explored NK cell-based immunotherapy on patients with treatment-resistant leukemia. The study, which is published in the scientific journal Clinical Cancer Research, shows that the new therapy is effective against several types of leukemia.

15 Feb 2018

Potential new principle for treatment of multiple forms of cancer

A study published in Science Translational Medicine shows that small molecules that specifically inhibit an important selenium-containing enzyme may be useful in combating cancer. When researchers at Karolinska Institutet treated cancer in mice using these molecules, they observed rapid tumoricidal effects.

15 Feb 2018

Specialized nanotechnology could reduce pain, recovery time in oral surgery

A trip to the dentist or orthodontist usually instills a sense of dread in most patients, and that's before the exam even begins. Add to that the fear of oral surgery with a painful recovery, and many people will avoid these visits at all costs.

14 Feb 2018

Researchers uncover new details about function of enigmatic protein

In a recent study, a research group at MedUni Vienna has published further details about the function of an enigmatic protein. The biological necessity of this protein, which can chemically alter certain building blocks of the genetic information, has been debated for quite a while.

14 Feb 2018

New scanning technology could reduce number of biopsies on people with fatty liver disease

A study jointly led by the University of Birmingham and University of Edinburgh has revealed that a new scanning technology could almost halve the number of liver biopsies carried out on people with fatty liver disease.

13 Feb 2018

Ground-breaking partnership aims to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses for genetic epilepsy

New software to deliver faster and more accurate diagnoses in genetic epilepsies is the ambition of a ground-breaking partnership between Congenica, a global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, and FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, supported by Science Foundation Ireland.

13 Feb 2018

Study shows safety, accuracy of implanted continuous glucose sensor in diabetes patients

Results of the PRECISE II study showed the implanted continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system from Eversense to be safe and highly accurate over the 90-day sensor life in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

12 Feb 2018

GlycoNet researchers to study correlation between sugars and Alzheimer's disease

Two GlycoNet Investigators are using technology to better understand how sugars in the human body are connected to Alzheimer's disease.

12 Feb 2018

Chemist finds how to control blood sugar without usual side effects

Chemist Robert Doyle in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University has figured out how to control glucose levels in the bloodstream without the usual side effects of nausea, vomiting or malaise.

11 Feb 2018

Chinese researchers report first clinical trial based on autologous lung stem cell transplantation

A research team from Tongji University in China have made a breakthrough in human lung regeneration technology. For the first time, researchers have regenerated patients' damaged lungs using autologous lung stem cell transplantation in a pilot clinical trial.

9 Feb 2018

Using CRISPR To Produce Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

An interview with Dr. Sheng Ding about using a modified version of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to produce induced pluripotent stem cells.

9 Feb 2018

Research could pave way for treatments to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke

The discovery of a previously unknown interaction between proteins could provide a breakthrough in the prevention of damage to healthy blood vessels.

7 Feb 2018

First drug-candidate compounds discovered using AI licensed for development

Insilico Medicine, Inc., a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of deep learning for drug discovery, announces that Juvenescence.AI, its joint venture with Juvenescence Limited, has licensed its first compound family for clinical development.

7 Feb 2018

Altered immune cell clocks may contribute to metabolic diseases in shift workers

About 15 million Americans don't have a typical nine-to-five workday, and many of these--nurses, firefighters and flight attendants, among many other professions--may see their schedule change drastically one week to the next.

7 Feb 2018

Covestro to showcase innovative materials at MD&M West 2018

Medical devices and health care equipment are changing dramatically, and these new applications need innovative materials to bring them to life. For almost 50 years, OEMs have depended on advanced materials and expertise from Covestro LLC to bring life-saving and life-enhancing products to the health care market.

From Covestro LLC 7 Feb 2018

New CRISPR gene-editing technique can correct majority of mutations that cause DMD

Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by making a single cut at strategic points along the patient's DNA, according to a study from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

6 Feb 2018

Microscope technology reveals full-length serotonin receptor structure for first time

A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have used Nobel prize-winning microscope technology to see full-length serotonin receptors for the first time.

6 Feb 2018

Therapeutics News and Research

Resolving Interfacial Protein Dynamics by STReM

Texas Biomed and The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio join forces to cure mysterious condition

Biomedical engineers grow living windpipe structures from self-assembled modules

New NK cell-based immunotherapy effective against several types of leukemia

Potential new principle for treatment of multiple forms of cancer

Specialized nanotechnology could reduce pain, recovery time in oral surgery

Researchers uncover new details about function of enigmatic protein

New scanning technology could reduce number of biopsies on people with fatty liver disease

Ground-breaking partnership aims to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses for genetic epilepsy

Study shows safety, accuracy of implanted continuous glucose sensor in diabetes patients

GlycoNet researchers to study correlation between sugars and Alzheimer's disease

Chemist finds how to control blood sugar without usual side effects

Chinese researchers report first clinical trial based on autologous lung stem cell transplantation

Using CRISPR To Produce Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Research could pave way for treatments to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke

First drug-candidate compounds discovered using AI licensed for development

Altered immune cell clocks may contribute to metabolic diseases in shift workers

Covestro to showcase innovative materials at MD&M West 2018

New CRISPR gene-editing technique can correct majority of mutations that cause DMD

Microscope technology reveals full-length serotonin receptor structure for first time

Advancing therapeutic biopolymer development 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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