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Supernumerary virtual robotic limb systems can be used naturally and freely just like our own bodies

Research teams at the University of Tokyo, Keio University and Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan have developed a virtual robotic limb system which can be operated by users' feet in a virtual environment as extra, or supernumerary, limbs.

28 Jun 2022

Shapeshifting behavior of E. coli may offer clues to combat urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections are both very common and potentially very dangerous. More than half of all Australian women will suffer from a UTI in their lifetime, and nearly one in three women will have an infection requiring treatment with antibiotics before the age of 24.

28 Jun 2022

New technique offers higher-precision scRNA-seq data than current technologies

The advent of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized the fields of medicine and biology by providing the ability to study the inner workings of thousands of cells at one go.

28 Jun 2022

New tissue model helps trace the steps involved in liver regeneration

The human liver has amazing regeneration capabilities: Even if up to 70 percent of it is removed, the remaining tissue can regrow a full-sized liver within months.

27 Jun 2022

New method to disrupt spiral waves may be a less painful way to defibrillate hearts

A spiral wave of electrical activity in the heart can cause catastrophic consequences. One spiral wave creates tachycardia - a heart rate that's too fast - and multiple spirals cause a state of disorganized contraction known as fibrillation.

26 Jun 2022

Study quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by specific environmental exposures

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by exposure to specific environmental factors, showing, for example, that air pollution heightens the risk of heart disease mortality by 17 percent.

24 Jun 2022

Biodegradable nanomaterials can take images and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease

A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer is leading a project that will develop biodegradable nanomaterials that will take pictures and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

24 Jun 2022

Researchers report high rates of new TB infection among adolescents in Tanzania

Published today in PLOS ONE, "Serial T-SPOT.TB responses in Tanzanian adolescents: transient, persistent and irregular conversions" [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268685], investigators from the Geisel School of Medicine and Muhimibili University of Health and Allied Sciences report high rates of new tuberculosis (TB) infection among adolescents in Tanzania.

24 Jun 2022

Antibody profiles of internal viral proteins predict severe COVID-19 outcomes

Most research on immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 vaccine development has focused on antibody responses to the spike protein and other viral surface proteins.

24 Jun 2022

Researchers determine optimal conditions to perform impedance cytometry

Having a good eye for detail is an essential skill for many professions. In particular, biologists use special techniques and advanced technology to analyze individual cells with unprecedented precision.

24 Jun 2022

Scientists identify new genetic disease that delays children's intellectual development

Scientists have identified a new genetic disease, which causes some children's brains to develop abnormally, resulting in delayed intellectual development.

24 Jun 2022

Health care startups turn to ‘coaches’ to help patients cope and monitor treatment

In 2011, Sean Duffy and Adrian James were sitting in San Francisco's Dolores Park debating what to call some workers at the company they founded, Omada Health.

24 Jun 2022

Using AI to save the lives of mothers and babies

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Professor Patricia Maguire from the University College Dublin about their AI_PREMie technology.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 24 Jun 2022

New nanoparticles effectively stopped the growth and spread of ovarian, liver tumors in mice

As they grow, solid tumors surround themselves with a thick, hard-to-penetrate wall of molecular defenses. Getting drugs past that barricade is notoriously difficult.

24 Jun 2022

Ultrathin sensor helps measure different biomarkers to perform on-body chemical analysis

Researchers created a special ultrathin sensor, spun from gold, that can be attached directly to the skin without irritation or discomfort. The sensor can measure different biomarkers or substances to perform on-body chemical analysis.

24 Jun 2022

Researchers improve the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab in Sweden describe in a study published in Science how they have improved the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage and created a new protein function.

23 Jun 2022

Techniques used in weather forecasting can be repurposed to assess risk of COVID-19 exposure

Techniques used in weather forecasting can be repurposed to provide individuals with a personalized assessment of their risk of exposure to COVID-19 or other viruses, according to new research published by Caltech scientists.

23 Jun 2022

New method helps unravel three-dimensional structure of the human genome

Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center researchers, in collaboration with Oxford Nanopore Technologies, have developed a new method to assess on a large scale the three-dimensional structure of the human genome, or how the genome folds.

23 Jun 2022

Contraceptive use is primarily driven by demand for reproductive control

The increased use of contraception in many countries is not because more women at any moment want to delay pregnancy or have no further children.

23 Jun 2022

Study unveils a precise model for the stinging organelle of starlet sea anemone

Summertime beachgoers are all too familiar with the painful reality of a jellyfish sting. But how do the stinging cells of jellyfish and their coral and sea anemone cousins actually work? New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research unveils a precise operational model for the stinging organelle of the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis.

23 Jun 2022

Technology News and Research

Supernumerary virtual robotic limb systems can be used naturally and freely just like our own bodies

Shapeshifting behavior of E. coli may offer clues to combat urinary tract infections

New technique offers higher-precision scRNA-seq data than current technologies

New tissue model helps trace the steps involved in liver regeneration

New method to disrupt spiral waves may be a less painful way to defibrillate hearts

Study quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by specific environmental exposures

Biodegradable nanomaterials can take images and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease

Researchers report high rates of new TB infection among adolescents in Tanzania

Antibody profiles of internal viral proteins predict severe COVID-19 outcomes

Researchers determine optimal conditions to perform impedance cytometry

Scientists identify new genetic disease that delays children's intellectual development

Health care startups turn to ‘coaches’ to help patients cope and monitor treatment

Using AI to save the lives of mothers and babies

New nanoparticles effectively stopped the growth and spread of ovarian, liver tumors in mice

Ultrathin sensor helps measure different biomarkers to perform on-body chemical analysis

Researchers improve the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage

Techniques used in weather forecasting can be repurposed to assess risk of COVID-19 exposure

New method helps unravel three-dimensional structure of the human genome

Contraceptive use is primarily driven by demand for reproductive control

Study unveils a precise model for the stinging organelle of starlet sea anemone

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