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Improving optical tissue clearing method for better cancer diagnosis

When it comes to cancer, clarity is key. The ability to visualize cancerous tumors and metastatic tissue three dimensionally (3D) can help clinicians diagnose the precise type and stage of cancer, while also informing the best treatment methods.

16 Sep 2021

Multi-million government fund given to 21 projects to propel innovation across the UK

Regulators are clearing the runway for drones to transport vaccines and other live-saving drugs, in a ground-breaking venture funded by government.

16 Sep 2021

Saliva test to screen for leading infectious cause of infant hearing loss was feasible and well-received

A saliva test taken by parents to screen for the leading infectious cause of hearing loss in babies was feasible and well-received, according to a new study.

15 Sep 2021

CRG launches Europe's first continent-wide PhD training program for medical doctors

The Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona has today launched Europe's first continent-wide PhD training programme for medical doctors.

13 Sep 2021

Marshall University researcher awarded $1.36 million NIH grant for kidney-related study

Sandrine V. Pierre, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and interim director of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR), has been awarded a Research Project Grant (R01), one of the most competitive grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Sep 2021

New research project aims to better understand the brain basis of cognitive control

Are you able to start a task and stick with it, all the way through, ignoring the temptations of the internet or the sudden realization that you should probably do the laundry?

10 Sep 2021

Training program to build suicide intervention skills in Indigenous Australians is saving lives

A training program to build Indigenous Australians' skills in preventing suicides has brought national acclaim for a University of Queensland researcher.

10 Sep 2021

Molecular underpinning of chronic bone infection in patients with mycobacterial disease revealed

About a quarter of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis bacteria, according to the World Health Organization, but only about 5 to 10% of those infected will develop symptoms. These pathogens are mycobacteria, which are everywhere, including in chlorine-treated tap water.

8 Sep 2021

Research project focusing on membraneless organelles receives funding from Volkswagen Foundation

As part of its "Life?" project, the Volkswagen Foundation is funding a research project that is placing membraneless organelles within cells in the spotlight as a way of understanding the fundamental processes that are essential to life.

6 Sep 2021

Simple, non-invasive tool obviates unnecessary surgery in patients with colorectal cancer

A blood RNA test predicts whether residual tumour cells remain in early-stage colon cancer patients and obviates unnecessary surgery.

6 Sep 2021

Gut microbiome patterns provide clues to brain damage in extremely premature infants

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role.

4 Sep 2021

Telemedicine abortions offer cheaper options but may also undermine critical clinics

Allison Hansen had just gone through a breakup with her boyfriend last year when she discovered she was pregnant. She already had an 8-year-old son and did not want another child.

3 Sep 2021

Study suggests a biological basis behind instantaneous compatibility reaction

Have you ever met someone you instantly liked, or at other times, someone who you knew immediately that you did not want to be friends with, although you did not know why?

2 Sep 2021

Saliva test screenings contribute to low transmission of COVID-19 in schools for children with IDD

Studies have determined that in-school transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 is rare when masking, social distancing and other safety protocols are followed.

1 Sep 2021

Ultrasound-based technology for measuring brain pressure could replace surgery

A new invention may be on the verge of replacing a costly cranial surgical procedure currently being performed on some traffic accident victims and other patient groups. The ultrasound-based technology has now been granted CE approval for the European market.

28 Aug 2021

Wake Forest and AFAR receive up to $5 million NIA renewal award to continue management of RCCN

Wake Forest School of Medicine and the American Federation for Aging Research have received a renewal award for up to $5 million over five years from the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, to continue their management of the Research Centers Collaborative Network.

25 Aug 2021

New research aims to better understand motor problems in children with ASD

Anjana Bhat, associate professor in the University of Delaware's Department of Physical Therapy, has been awarded a research project (R01) grant through the National Institutes of Health for the next three years.

24 Aug 2021

Newly developed CPAP System provides a cost-effective respiratory device for COVID patients

In an attempt to make breathing devices available to low-income areas, scientists have developed the LeVe CPAP System for respiratory support to treat COVID.

24 Aug 2021

Study offers hope for an era of safer chemotherapy in breast cancer

Breast cancer is the deadliest and most common type of cancer in women. The treatment options often require administration of anti-cancer drugs in high doses, as the cells develop resistance towards chemotherapy, leading to painful side effects in patients.

23 Aug 2021

Research project identifies deficiencies in models used for assessing chemical safety at workplaces

A research project affiliated with the University of Helsinki's Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research has identified serious deficiencies in the Stoffenmanager and Advanced REACH Tool occupational exposure models used for assessing chemical safety and calls for the discontinuation of their use in statutory chemical safety assessment.

19 Aug 2021

Research Project News and Research

Improving optical tissue clearing method for better cancer diagnosis

Multi-million government fund given to 21 projects to propel innovation across the UK

Saliva test to screen for leading infectious cause of infant hearing loss was feasible and well-received

CRG launches Europe's first continent-wide PhD training program for medical doctors

Marshall University researcher awarded $1.36 million NIH grant for kidney-related study

New research project aims to better understand the brain basis of cognitive control

Training program to build suicide intervention skills in Indigenous Australians is saving lives

Molecular underpinning of chronic bone infection in patients with mycobacterial disease revealed

Research project focusing on membraneless organelles receives funding from Volkswagen Foundation

Simple, non-invasive tool obviates unnecessary surgery in patients with colorectal cancer

Gut microbiome patterns provide clues to brain damage in extremely premature infants

Telemedicine abortions offer cheaper options but may also undermine critical clinics

Study suggests a biological basis behind instantaneous compatibility reaction

Saliva test screenings contribute to low transmission of COVID-19 in schools for children with IDD

Ultrasound-based technology for measuring brain pressure could replace surgery

Wake Forest and AFAR receive up to $5 million NIA renewal award to continue management of RCCN

New research aims to better understand motor problems in children with ASD

Newly developed CPAP System provides a cost-effective respiratory device for COVID patients

Study offers hope for an era of safer chemotherapy in breast cancer

Research project identifies deficiencies in models used for assessing chemical safety at workplaces

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