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Wyss Institute joins Global Virus Network as new Center of Excellence to fight viral threats

Today, the Global Virus Network, a conglomerate of 52 "Centers of Excellence" and 9 Affiliates in 32 countries, which catalyzes collaborative research into diseases caused by every class of virus in humans and animals, announced the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University as a new Center of Excellence.

24 Oct 2019

NAM launches new competition seeking breakthrough innovations to extend human life

The National Academy of Medicine, in collaboration with eight global organizations representing more than 40 countries and territories, announced today the launch of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to extend human health and function later in life.

21 Oct 2019

Common bug repellent may chemically 'cloak' humans from malaria-carrying mosquitos

Since its invention during the Second World War for soldiers stationed in countries where malaria transmission rates were high, researchers have worked to pinpoint precisely how DEET actually affects mosquitos.

17 Oct 2019

Brain's neural activity plays a role in human aging, life span

The brain's neural activity - long implicated in disorders ranging from dementia to epilepsy - also plays a role in human aging and life span, according to research led by scientists in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School.

16 Oct 2019

Simpler and direct method for producing lipidated proteins

Some of the body's proteins are not just made up of amino acids, they are also 'decorated' with lipid chains, which significantly influence the biological functions of the protein.

15 Oct 2019

UH Rainbow awarded $3 million to establish Pediatric Disaster Care Center of Excellence

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response awarded $3 million to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital to establish a Pediatric Disaster Care Center of Excellence.

14 Oct 2019

Researchers develop customized drug treatment to bypass patient’s unique mutation

An unprecedented case at Boston Children's Hospital shows that it's possible to do something that's never been done before: identify a patient's unique mutation, design a customized drug to bypass it, manufacture and test the drug, and obtain permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin treating the patient -- all in less than one year.

11 Oct 2019

UD engineering professor receives NIH grant to accelerate study of lung fibrosis

University of Delaware Professor April Kloxin has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award from the NIH Common Fund's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, which supports highly innovative research proposals.

9 Oct 2019

Addressing social needs in health care delivery can help achieve better health outcomes

Addressing social needs as a part of health care delivery can help achieve better health outcomes and potentially address major challenges in the United States health care system, according to a recently published consensus report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

9 Oct 2019

Rapid Novor moves into a new state-of-the-art facility for next phase of growth

Rapid Novor, Inc., the world's leader in antibody protein sequencing using mass spectrometry, is pleased to announce that it has moved into a new, 5000 sqft, purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility.

From Rapid Novor Inc 4 Oct 2019

Innovative compound kills cancer cells, minimizes damage to normal tissues

Most of the current clinical anti-tumor drugs used in chemotherapy move around in the patient's blood after intake and are unable to pinpoint the targeted tumor. As a result, while killing the tumor cells, the healthy cells may also be killed as "collateral damage", leading to undesired side effects.

3 Oct 2019

Chemicals used for pharmaceuticals could be made more sustainably by new catalysts

High value chemicals used to make pharmaceuticals could be made much cheaper and quicker thanks to a series of new catalysts made by scientists at the University of Warwick in collaboration with GoldenKeys High-Tech Co., Ltd. in China.

1 Oct 2019

Insurers test new way to cut maternity care costs: Bundling

The thrill of delivering newborns helped pull Dr. Jack Feltz into the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

27 Sep 2019

Scientists use new single-cell genetic technique to tackle potential drug resistance

Using a new technique that can identify genetic profiles of individual cells, University of Notre Dame researchers modeled a breast cancer tumor's potential resistance to a drug, and then identified a drug combination that reversed that resistance.

25 Sep 2019

Electronic conversations between neurons could soon be recorded precisely

Electrodes are used to pick up electrical signals. Neurons however are tiny units of the nervous system and it is difficult to create an electrode small enough to record all the workings of a neurons.

24 Sep 2019

Light-activated metal compound cuts off cancer cell's 'power source'

A space-age metal that formed part of the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs could provide a new method of treating cancer tumors selectively using light.

23 Sep 2019

UC San Diego awarded NIMH grant to create Neuroelectromagnetic Data Archive and Tools Resource

University of California San Diego has been awarded $4.6 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to create the Neuroelectromagnetic Data Archive and Tools Resource.

19 Sep 2019

Machine-learning derived model can help predict risk of heart failure for diabetes patients

Heart failure is an important potential complication of type 2 diabetes that occurs frequently and can lead to death or disability.

16 Sep 2019

Scientists design new model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine

Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have designed and validated a model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine against a patient's tumor.

13 Sep 2019

Enzyme in plants key to developing novel pharmaceuticals

Plants have many superpowers, such as manufacturing compounds to help repel pests, protecting themselves from environmental hazards, and providing a plethora of essential oils and other compounds that can heal a multitude of infections and other diseases.

9 Sep 2019