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Government announces £2.5 million package to improve transport accessibility for disabled people

The government has today (29 March 2022) announced a £2.5 million package to support disabled people travel more confidently on our transport network as it reopens after coronavirus (COVID-19).

28 Mar 2022

Chaperone-mediated autophagy needed to protect against atherosclerosis

Revving up a process that slows down as we age may protect against atherosclerosis, a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.

28 Mar 2022

Notable; The Future of Intelligent Automation in Healthcare

In this interview, we speak to Pranay Kapadia, CEO and co-founder at Notable, about their technology and its applications within healthcare.

From Notable 28 Mar 2022

Study investigates room-temperature stable, self-amplifying RNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers applied a previously developed thermostable self-amplifying ribonucleic acid vaccine to COVID-19.

28 Mar 2022

Study investigates recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variants in immunocompromised individuals

Researchers identified the recombination of two SARS-CoV-2 variants.

28 Mar 2022

A new strategy for identifying potent miniature antibodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a novel strategy for identifying potent miniature antibodies, so-called nanobodies, against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

25 Mar 2022

NTU-developed coating for probiotics ensures effective delivery of beneficial bacteria into the intestine

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed probiotics with a unique edible coating that ensures the beneficial bacteria successfully reach the intestine once they are ingested.

25 Mar 2022

Study: False positive mammograms are common after a decade of annual breast cancer screening

A study led by UC Davis Health has found that half of all women will experience at least one false-positive mammogram over a decade of annual breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography).

25 Mar 2022

New project to bring high-quality fetal ultrasound to developing countries

Northwestern Medicine and Google are collaborating on a project to bring fetal ultrasound to developing countries by combining AI (artificial intelligence), low-cost hand-held ultrasound devices and a smartphone.

24 Mar 2022

New model reveals how antibodies navigate pathogen surfaces like a child at play

A new study shows how antibodies select the antigens that they bind to, as they navigate the surface of pathogens like coronaviruses.

24 Mar 2022

New implantable biotechnology produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking tumors

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed an implantable biotechnology that produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking cancerous tumors.

24 Mar 2022

Computer algorithm predicts coronary artery disease-related events based on voice recordings

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm accurately predicted a person's likelihood of suffering heart problems related to clogged arteries based on voice recordings alone, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

24 Mar 2022

Programmable button technology reduces the time for heart attack diagnosis

Shaving critical minutes off the time it takes to diagnose a heart attack and begin treatment could be as simple as the push of a button.

24 Mar 2022

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: an interview with Dr. Maxine Caws

For World Tuberculosis Day 2022, News Medical spoke to Dr. Maxine Caws to raise awareness of this infectious disease.

24 Mar 2022

Sino Biological and Ainnocence Partner to Offer Next-Generation Antibody Development CRO Services

Sino Biological is pleased to announce a CRO services partnership with Ainnocence, Inc. of San Jose, California.

From Sino Biological Inc. 24 Mar 2022

Deep-water cone snails produce a potentially painkilling compound, study reports

Scientists already know that the venom of cone snails, which prowl the ocean floor for a fish dinner, contains compounds that can be adapted as pharmaceuticals to treat chronic pain, diabetes and other human maladies.

24 Mar 2022

Study uncovers a gene that strongly associates with breast cancer patient's treatment outcomes

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Kaiser Permanente Northern California have identified the first pharmacogenomic marker for anthracyclines and HER2-targeting drugs, two commonly used breast cancer chemotherapies.

23 Mar 2022

New therapy makes immunologically 'cold' tumors hot enough for immune attack

Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to cure or even treat. Now, a new strategy devised by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine has succeeded in making pancreatic tumors visible to the immune systems of mice and vulnerable to immune attack, reducing cancer metastases by 87%.

23 Mar 2022

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

A new study uses a novel strategy for whole-genome reconstruction by using parental genome sequencing and sibling embryo genotyping.

23 Mar 2022

FDA approves new treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma based on Johns Hopkins research

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel therapy for patients with metastatic or inoperable melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer.

23 Mar 2022

Technology News and Research

Government announces £2.5 million package to improve transport accessibility for disabled people

Chaperone-mediated autophagy needed to protect against atherosclerosis

Notable; The Future of Intelligent Automation in Healthcare

Study investigates room-temperature stable, self-amplifying RNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

Study investigates recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variants in immunocompromised individuals

A new strategy for identifying potent miniature antibodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

NTU-developed coating for probiotics ensures effective delivery of beneficial bacteria into the intestine

Study: False positive mammograms are common after a decade of annual breast cancer screening

New project to bring high-quality fetal ultrasound to developing countries

New model reveals how antibodies navigate pathogen surfaces like a child at play

New implantable biotechnology produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking tumors

Computer algorithm predicts coronary artery disease-related events based on voice recordings

Programmable button technology reduces the time for heart attack diagnosis

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: an interview with Dr. Maxine Caws

Sino Biological and Ainnocence Partner to Offer Next-Generation Antibody Development CRO Services

Deep-water cone snails produce a potentially painkilling compound, study reports

Study uncovers a gene that strongly associates with breast cancer patient's treatment outcomes

New therapy makes immunologically 'cold' tumors hot enough for immune attack

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

FDA approves new treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma based on Johns Hopkins research

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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