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Simple computer program may help personalize cancer treatment

Cancer Council SA-funded researcher Associate Professor Stephanie Reuter Lange from UniSA hopes that a simple computer program can help personalize treatment for cancer patients.

23 Aug 2022

Researchers aim to create an AI algorithm for early detection of autism in children

Could artificial intelligence be used to assist with the early detection of autism spectrum disorder? That's a question researchers at the University of Arkansas are trying to answer. But they're taking an unusual tack.

22 Aug 2022

“Drug factory” implants show promise in eradicating mesothelioma tumors

Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine researchers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in just a few days with a treatment combining Rice's cytokine "drug factory" implants and a checkpoint inhibitor drug.

22 Aug 2022

Handheld monocular pupillometer offers promise for autism screening in young children

Measuring how the eyes' pupils change in response to light - known as the pupillary light reflex - could potentially be used to screen for autism in young children, according to a study conducted at Washington State University.

22 Aug 2022

Lithuanian scientists develop technology for more efficient screening of voice pathologies

In cases of advanced laryngeal cancer, a complex surgery called laryngectomy is performed, when the organ vital for a person's ability to speak is removed.

22 Aug 2022

Tiny, touch-based sensor rapidly detects lithium levels from sweat on the surface of a fingertip

Lithium can alleviate the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression - if taken in just the right amount.

22 Aug 2022

Brain cells with the same birthdate show distinct connectivity and activity, study finds

Brain cells with the same "birthdate" are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many functions, including the storage of memories, a new study finds.

22 Aug 2022

Discovery points to new drug targets that could prevent cancer spread

Any cancer cell migrating from a tumor to set up shop elsewhere in the body will face a brutal attack from an immune system programmed to seek and destroy abnormal cells.

22 Aug 2022

Celebrating 10 Years of Global Research with Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank

Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank have just celebrated 10 years of groundbreaking breast cancer research. We spoke to Professor Louise Jones to find out more about this achievement!

22 Aug 2022

Re-defining the limits of single batch assay stabilisation

In response to increasing demand for stabilised molecular diagnostic assays, we have significantly increased our single batch lyophilised reagent bead manufacturing throughput to 300,000 reactions per freeze drying run and are now progressing towards a capacity of 100 million tests per annum.

From Biofortuna Limited 22 Aug 2022

MS Australia announces new round of incubator grants for innovative research on multiple sclerosis

MS Australia has announced its new round of incubator grants for 'out-of-the-box' Australian research projects that will explore innovative ways to prevent and treat multiple sclerosis (MS), including new research that will further explore the prevalence and incidence of MS in different parts of Australia.

22 Aug 2022

Scientists perform first completely robot-supported microsurgical operations on humans

It is a great success for robotic microsurgery not only in Münster but worldwide – both for medicine and for science: a team led by scientists Dr. Maximilian Kückelhaus and Prof. Tobias Hirsch from the Centre for Musculoskeletal Medicine at the University of Münster has carried out the first completely robot-supported microsurgical operations on humans.

19 Aug 2022

Technology News and Research

Simple computer program may help personalize cancer treatment

Researchers aim to create an AI algorithm for early detection of autism in children

“Drug factory” implants show promise in eradicating mesothelioma tumors

Handheld monocular pupillometer offers promise for autism screening in young children

Lithuanian scientists develop technology for more efficient screening of voice pathologies

Tiny, touch-based sensor rapidly detects lithium levels from sweat on the surface of a fingertip

Brain cells with the same birthdate show distinct connectivity and activity, study finds

Discovery points to new drug targets that could prevent cancer spread

Celebrating 10 Years of Global Research with Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank

Re-defining the limits of single batch assay stabilisation

MS Australia announces new round of incubator grants for innovative research on multiple sclerosis

Scientists perform first completely robot-supported microsurgical operations on humans

Researchers receive grant to develop purification membranes for large-scale manufacturing of viral vectors

Alzheimer's disease disrupts visual memory by degrading cross-hemispheric cells

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination reveals HIV hiding in immune cells

Researchers harness plasma-produced gas to activate plant immunity against wide-spread diseases

Study reveals the unique and unconventional way mosquitoes process odors

MIT's design opens a path toward chip-free wireless sensors

No one-size-fits-all AI program exists for all preventive treatments

New study advances the understanding of genetic basis of autism

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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