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Brain imaging reveals mechanisms underlying auditory processing in nonverbal children with autism

Even though nonverbal or minimally verbal people who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) make up between 25 and 30 percent of the total autistic population, almost no studies have been done focusing on this group and their particular needs.

18 Sep 2019

Alarming number of life-threatening heart infections related to drug abuse

As the nationwide opioid epidemic continues, more young people are developing a life-threatening heart infection that can result from drug abuse.

18 Sep 2019

Study supports drawing blood cultures prior to starting treatment for sepsis

Severe bacterial infections are a leading cause of death globally. Delays in effective treatment can increase the chance that a patient dies but treating a patient before blood cultures are drawn may make it impossible to identify the bacteria causing the infection and make it challenging to identify the best choice of treatment.

18 Sep 2019

Researchers aim to develop handheld device for diagnosing skin cancer

Even the best dermatologists can't diagnose skin cancer by eye, relying on magnifying glasses to examine suspicious blemishes and scalpels to cut tissue for analysis.

18 Sep 2019

New study alters guidelines for management of sepsis

A new study that measured the reliability of administering antibiotics before obtaining blood cultures could end the debate among physicians regarding sepsis management.

18 Sep 2019

Men at high risk of breast cancer may benefit from screening, study shows

Men at high risk of developing breast cancer may benefit from mammography, or breast X-ray, screening for the disease, a new study shows.

17 Sep 2019

New Thermo Scientific General Purpose Pro Centrifuge Series delivers improved performance and safety

Scientists working across biopharmaceutical, academic research and clinical diagnostic applications can now access a series of sophisticated next-generation centrifugation systems designed to offer improved performance, reliability, consistency and safety.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 17 Sep 2019

University of Illinois at Chicago opens three health care simulation centers

This fall, the University of Illinois at Chicago celebrates the opening of three health care simulation centers.

15 Sep 2019

Children's Tumor Foundation harnesses interest in rare disease research through NF Innovation Week

Neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and which affects 1 in 3,000 people - that's over 2.5 million worldwide - has no cure and few workable treatment options.

15 Sep 2019

Breath-based tests could benefit from modeling of the underlying biology

Breath-based tests are gaining in popularity as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for a growing number of medical conditions. Research into improving the collection and analysis of these tests will be presented today at the American Physiological Society Interface of Mathematical Models and Experimental Biology: Role of the Microvasculature Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.

13 Sep 2019

Mount Sinai awarded $1.7 million to study how bladder cancer affects 'natural killer' cells

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded nearly $1.7 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to study how bladder cancer affects certain types of white blood cells called "natural killer" cells, or NK cells, which control and limit tumor growth.

12 Sep 2019

Artificial intelligence helps improve diagnosis of head and neck cancers

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Cancer Consortium have successfully solved a longstanding problem in the diagnosis of head and neck cancers.

12 Sep 2019

Cytek Biosciences’ Northern Lights platform approved for clinical use in China

Clinical flow cytometry laboratories based in China can now go beyond 24 colors – easily and affordably.

From Cytek Biosciences 12 Sep 2019

New approach enables the body to produce specific antibodies

Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a technique to make sheep produce new antibodies simply by injecting the DNA building blocks.

12 Sep 2019

ECLS trial demonstrates potential of blood test for early lung cancer detection

Oncimmune Holdings plc, a leading global immunodiagnostics group, welcomes the presentation of data today by Professor Frank Sullivan (Chief Investigator on the ECLS trial) which has demonstrated the potential of Oncimmune’s EarlyCDT Lung test to reduce the incidence of patients with late-stage lung cancer at diagnosis, compared with standard clinical diagnosis.

12 Sep 2019

FUJIFILM SonoSite and Partners HealthCare collaborate to enhance ultrasound technology with AI

FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. has announced the launch of a strategic relationship with Partners HealthCare to apply artificial intelligence to improve the utility and functionality of portable ultrasound.

From FUJIFILM SonoSite Ltd. 12 Sep 2019

Accelerating Nanobody Production using Polyclonal Anti-VHH Antibodies

In this interview, Dr. Dave Fancy, CEO of Jackson ImmunoResearch explains how anti-VHH antibodies can be used to produce nanobodies and VHH libraries.

From Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc. 12 Sep 2019

Raising Awareness of Coeliac Disease with Coeliac UK

An interview with Norma McGough from Coeliac UK, debunking some of the common myths surrounding celiac disease and helping to raise awareness of the condition

12 Sep 2019

Researchers discover mechanism that enables skillful fingering of pianists

In Japan Science and Technology Agency's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Dr. Masato Hirano of Sony Computer Science Laboratories and his colleagues discovered a sensorimotor function integration mechanism that enables the skillful fingering of pianists.

12 Sep 2019

Researchers are working to develop new biosensor for detecting recurrence of prostate cancer

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and the University of Pennsylvania are working to bring a new biosensor for detecting the recurrence of prostate cancer to the doctor's office.

12 Sep 2019