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NIH-funded centers of excellence to conduct research on the role of telehealth in cancer care

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award $23 million to four academic institutions to establish centers of excellence that will conduct research on the role of telehealth in delivering cancer-related health care, a practice that became more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Aug 2022

Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, local governments are practically giving them away

Kyle Kopec gets a kick out of leading tours through the run-down hospitals his boss is snapping up, pointing out what he calls relics of poor management left by a revolving door of operators. But there's a point to exposing their state of disrepair — the company he works for, Braden Health, is buying buildings worth millions of dollars for next to nothing.

18 Aug 2022

Researchers investigate the acceptance of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in Germany

It has become obvious that sufficiently high immunity to COVID-19 cannot be achieved in Germany through voluntary vaccination alone.

17 Aug 2022

University of Arizona researcher receives Trailblazer Award to explore radar technology for fall risk analysis

More than 20,000 U.S. adults over 65 die as a result of falls every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and that number is increasing.

17 Aug 2022

Researchers create novel mouse model for mapping protein communication between organs

Our many different organ systems are in constant communication with each other. During exercise, for example, muscles send out signals to fat and liver tissue to release their energy sources.

17 Aug 2022

Hackensack Meridian Health becomes second in the world to implant Impella Bridge-to-Recovery heart pump

Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical Center cardiac surgeon Yuriy Dudiy, M.D. became the second in the world to successfully implant the Impella Bridge-to-Recovery (BTR)™ heart pump for the technology's U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early feasibility study (EFS) investigational device exemption (IDE).

17 Aug 2022

Study contributes to better understanding of the changes in kinase activity in renal cell carcinoma

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget on August 4, 2022, entitled, "Kinase activity profiling in renal cell carcinoma, benign renal tissue and in response to four different tyrosine kinase inhibitors."

17 Aug 2022

Innovative technology revels the impact of environmental conditions on RNA structures in living cells

The impact of environmental conditions on the dynamic structures of RNAs in living cells has been revealed by innovative technology developed by researchers at the John Innes Centre.

17 Aug 2022

Novel method enables early detection of cognitive decline

Integration of music with analysis of electrical brain activity. Musical Tests Can DetectMental Deterioration in Old Age Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a method that employs musical tests and a portable instrument for measuring brain activity to detect cognitive decline in old age. According to the researchers, the method, which is based on the measurement of 15 minutes of electrical activity in the brain while performing simple musical tasks, can be easily implemented by any staff member in any clinic, without requiring special training.

17 Aug 2022

UC San Diego receives $1.3 million grant to understand the role of misfolded tau proteins in dementia

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received a $1.3 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation for a project that could help scientists better understand the role misfolded tau proteins play in causing neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, which may lead to more effective drug therapies.

16 Aug 2022

ER physician shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care

To be an emergency room doctor is to be a professional listener to stories. Each patient presents a story; finding the heart of that story is the doctor's most critical task. More technology, more tests, and more data won't work if doctors get the story wrong.

16 Aug 2022

Peter Adams and Bing Ren receive NIH grant to join multi-institution initiative studying the aging process

Peter Adams, Ph.D., and Bing Ren, Ph.D., have been awarded a new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to join a multi-institution initiative studying the process of aging.

16 Aug 2022

Scientists turn toward artificial intelligence for unraveling cell biology

For our cells to proliferate, differentiate or migrate, the nucleus needs the help of its cytoskeleton, the scaffold surrounding the nucleus which provides cells with shape and solid structure.

16 Aug 2022

A new method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients

A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering details a novel method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients as well as the results of a pilot clinical study.

16 Aug 2022

People prefer health services to be mainly publicly regulated and financed

In many countries, health services have traditionally been publicly managed and financed. But in recent decades, several countries have undergone major health reforms, inspired by more market thinking.

16 Aug 2022

Do our tonsils absorb nanoplastics?

In a new study, researchers examined if the tonsils absorb nanoplastics.

16 Aug 2022

Inventia Life Science Accelerates Growth with AU$35 million Series B Led by Blackbird Ventures, Launching 3D Cell Culture Platform into US Market

Company aims to democratise access to affordable biomedical research especially in cancer research and new drug development through its novel 3D cell culture platform.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

Technology News and Research

NIH-funded centers of excellence to conduct research on the role of telehealth in cancer care

Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, local governments are practically giving them away

Researchers investigate the acceptance of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in Germany

University of Arizona researcher receives Trailblazer Award to explore radar technology for fall risk analysis

Researchers create novel mouse model for mapping protein communication between organs

Hackensack Meridian Health becomes second in the world to implant Impella Bridge-to-Recovery heart pump

Study contributes to better understanding of the changes in kinase activity in renal cell carcinoma

Innovative technology revels the impact of environmental conditions on RNA structures in living cells

Novel method enables early detection of cognitive decline

UC San Diego receives $1.3 million grant to understand the role of misfolded tau proteins in dementia

ER physician shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care

Peter Adams and Bing Ren receive NIH grant to join multi-institution initiative studying the aging process

Scientists turn toward artificial intelligence for unraveling cell biology

A new method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients

People prefer health services to be mainly publicly regulated and financed

Do our tonsils absorb nanoplastics?

Inventia Life Science Accelerates Growth with AU$35 million Series B Led by Blackbird Ventures, Launching 3D Cell Culture Platform into US Market

Australian company accelerating the speed of drug discovery wins prestigious Eureka prize

RASTRUM™ - the 3D Printer of Living Cells, Honored in Annual Awards by Leading Business Magazine

Researchers identify the brain circuity that controls social component of song learning in birds

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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