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MU researchers develop new technique that could reduce safety concerns in laser dermatology

The first laser treatments used to treat skin conditions such as benign vascular birthmarks and port-wine stains were developed more than 40 years ago. Since then, clinicians and dermatologists have seen a rise in demand for minimally invasive laser-based treatments, including tattoo removal.

11 Apr 2017

Tiny light-emitting particles may provide unprecedented detail in biological imaging

For certain frequencies of short-wave infrared light, most biological tissues are nearly as transparent as glass. Now, researchers have made tiny particles that can be injected into the body, where they emit those penetrating frequencies.

10 Apr 2017

Researchers develop new camera system to medically monitor premature babies

In the near future, premature babies kept warm in neonatal incubators could be medically monitored using cameras rather than with sensors attached to their skin.

10 Apr 2017

Gene CRY1 variant alters circadian clock contributing to delayed sleep phase disorder, study finds

If all your life, you have been functioning best in the evening and night compared to the mornings, a gene mutation may be a reason.

10 Apr 2017

Patients with inducible urticaria can benefit from treatment with asthma drug

Patients who develop itchy wheals in response to cold or friction benefit from treatment with omalizumab, a drug normally used to treat asthma.

7 Apr 2017

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Latest estimates of the prevalence of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in the US were published this month. Among the adult population, genital HPV was identified in 45% of men and 40% of women. The prevalence of oral HPV was 11.5% among men and 3.3% among women.

7 Apr 2017

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in collaboration with Universitat Politécnica de Valencia and CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, have designed a laser device specifically designed for optical hyperthermia applications.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers discover small protein essential for formation of skeletal muscle

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers discovered a small protein named Myomixer essential for the formation of skeletal muscle – findings that could eventually help treat genetic diseases such as muscular dystrophy and other myopathies.

7 Apr 2017

UTSA students awarded $50,000 grant NSF grant to develop infrared vein-finding camera

A student-led team from The University of Texas at San Antonio is the beneficiary of a $50,000 grant to UTSA's CITE program from the National Science Foundation to support the continued development of their infrared medical camera, InfraVein, which makes simple work of finding veins.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers identify molecular switch that converts skin cells into blood vessel cells

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a molecular switch that converts skin cells into cells that make up blood vessels, which could ultimately be used to repair damaged vessels in patients with heart disease or to engineer new vasculature in the lab.

7 Apr 2017

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Bielefeld University is strengthening its cooperations in medical research. In five new projects, scientists at the university are cooperating with the University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

7 Apr 2017

SFU researchers develop optical diagnostic probe for non-invasive detection of breast cancer

Simon Fraser University researchers have created a patent-pending, optical diagnostic probe capable of safely and non-invasively detecting early stage breast cancer.

6 Apr 2017

Overall balance of bacteria on skin may be key factor for acne development

Researchers, led by Dr Huiying Li, an associate professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, used over-the-counter pore cleansing strips to obtain skin follicle samples from 72 individuals: 38 with acne and 34 who didn't have the disease.

6 Apr 2017

Insilico Medicine announces launch of intelligently-formulated nutraceuticals in Europe

Insilico Medicine, Inc, a big data analytics company applying latest advances in deep learning to drug discovery, biomarker development, and aging research today announced that the line of nutraceuticals developed in collaboration with Life Extension will be available across Europe.

5 Apr 2017

Hand-held EEG device can quickly assess brain bleeding in head injuries

In a clinical trial conducted among adults in 11 hospitals, researchers have shown that a hand-held EEG device approved in 2016 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that is commercially available can quickly and with 97 percent accuracy rule out whether a person with a head injury likely has brain bleeding and needs further evaluation and treatment.

5 Apr 2017

Artificial touch with finger prosthesis reveals how neurons cooperate inside healthy brain

In a collaboration between Swedish and Italian researchers, the aim was to analyse how the brain interprets information from a virtual experience of touch, created by a finger prosthesis with artificial sensation. The result was - completely unexpectedly - a new method for measuring brain health.

5 Apr 2017

New EIU report highlights need for more government action to address the psoriasis challenge

A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reveals governments have taken little or no action to improve care for those living with psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune disease of the skin that affects 125 million people worldwide, since the 2014 World Health Organisation Resolution, which called for global action to improve quality of life for those living with the disease.

5 Apr 2017

Organoids in cell culture dish offer new insights into development of the brain

A new method could push research into developmental brain disorders an important step forward. This is shown by a recent study at the University of Bonn in which the researchers investigated the development of a rare congenital brain defect.

4 Apr 2017

Researchers identify mechanism to recover aging of Progeria patients

DGIST's research team has identified a mechanism that can recover the aging of patients with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. DGIST announced that the Chair Professor Park SangChul of New Biology and the research team led by Professor Lee YoungSam has discovered a drug that can improve the aging of HGPS patients and identified the mechanism of aging recovery by using the drug.

4 Apr 2017

Genetic screening and counseling likely to benefit childhood cancer survivors, study suggests

Twelve percent of childhood cancer survivors carry germline mutations that put them or their children at increased risk of developing cancer, according to a landmark study presented today at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

4 Apr 2017

Skin News and Research

MU researchers develop new technique that could reduce safety concerns in laser dermatology

Tiny light-emitting particles may provide unprecedented detail in biological imaging

Researchers develop new camera system to medically monitor premature babies

Gene CRY1 variant alters circadian clock contributing to delayed sleep phase disorder, study finds

Patients with inducible urticaria can benefit from treatment with asthma drug

Two in every five people in the US carry Human Papilloma Virus

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Researchers discover small protein essential for formation of skeletal muscle

UTSA students awarded $50,000 grant NSF grant to develop infrared vein-finding camera

Researchers identify molecular switch that converts skin cells into blood vessel cells

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

SFU researchers develop optical diagnostic probe for non-invasive detection of breast cancer

Overall balance of bacteria on skin may be key factor for acne development

Insilico Medicine announces launch of intelligently-formulated nutraceuticals in Europe

Hand-held EEG device can quickly assess brain bleeding in head injuries

Artificial touch with finger prosthesis reveals how neurons cooperate inside healthy brain

New EIU report highlights need for more government action to address the psoriasis challenge

Organoids in cell culture dish offer new insights into development of the brain

Researchers identify mechanism to recover aging of Progeria patients

Genetic screening and counseling likely to benefit childhood cancer survivors, study suggests

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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