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AI companion tells stories to aid memory recollection, boost confidence in people with dementia

Researchers at the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) companion that will aid memory recollection, boost confidence and combat depression in people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.

14 Mar 2022

Modifying red blood cells to create a promising new vehicle for vaccine delivery

Physicists, chemists and immunologists at McMaster University have teamed up to modify red blood cells to transport viral agents which can safely trigger the immune system to protect the body against SARS-CoV-2, creating a promising new vehicle for vaccine delivery.

11 Mar 2022

Canadian scientist discusses about how society could better prepare for future pandemics

Aled Edwards is of two minds about medicine's response to COVID-19. On one hand, he notes, we had life-saving vaccines and therapies less than a year after the discovery of SARS-CoV-2. On the other, more than six million, and possibly as many as 18 million people have died, and global access to advances that can prevent and treat severe disease remains highly inequitable.

11 Mar 2022

Merck and Waters to Collaborate on Extractables and Leachables Reference Library

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that its Life Science business sector has entered into a collaboration with Waters Corporation to build and expand an Extractables and Leachables (E&L) Reference Library to include ion mobility measurements.

From Merck 11 Mar 2022

Genomic surveillance of bacterial colonies could help physicians keep closer tabs on drug resistance

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are difficult to treat and cause more than a million annual deaths worldwide, especially in hospitalized patients with pneumonia, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections, or abdominal infections.

11 Mar 2022

Novel strategy for data sharing may help better understand disease-causing genetic variants

Scientists may better understand and test for the genetic variations that cause cancer and other heritable diseases through the application of a novel strategy for securely sharing and analyzing genomic data developed at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute.

10 Mar 2022

Novel nanoparticles enable synergy of radiation and photodynamic therapies of deep tumor tissues

Researchers Dr Yansong Feng and Prof. Hong Zhang at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have designed and synthesized novel multi-layered, multi-functional nanoparticles that enable a combination of radiotherapy and photodynamic therapy for deep cancer tissue.

10 Mar 2022

The Nucleic Acid Experts – Certified Twice!

BioEcho Life Sciences receives two important hallmarks for its quality management – DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN ISO 13485:2016.

From BioEcho Life Sciences GmbH 10 Mar 2022

WVU researchers use machine learning and GIS to predict where COVID-19 testing will be most crucial

The National Institutes of Health has called COVID-19 testing "the key to getting back to normal." Yet testing rates have dropped nationwide, even as the Delta and Omicron variants accelerated the virus' spread.

10 Mar 2022

Accelerating tube picking & selection

The Mohawk tube selector and picker from Ziath employs a linear rack reader and ninety-six pins that allow a frozen or thawed sample tube to be raised when a rack is scanned according to a picklist.

From Ziath Ltd 9 Mar 2022

UQ and Moderna partner to research and develop vaccines against global public health threats

The University of Queensland has been selected as one of the first launch institutions in the world to partner with biotechnology company Moderna to research and develop vaccines to tackle the world's greatest global public health threats.

9 Mar 2022

New technique generates high resolution 3D images of lung disease in free-breathing mice

In a first for X-ray imaging, researchers in Sweden generated high resolution, three-dimensional images of the lungs of free-breathing mice, without using mechanical ventilation.

9 Mar 2022

New antimicrobial technology for air filters can kill bacteria, fungi and viruses in seconds

Researchers at the University of Birmingham working in partnership with firms NitroPep Ltd and Pullman AC have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters which can in seconds kill bacteria, fungi and viruses including SARS-CoV-2 - providing a potential solution to prevent the spread of airborne infections.

9 Mar 2022

Study reveals differential blood glycoprotein profiles in symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

A new study used glycoprotein profiling technology platform that couples high-resolution LC-MS for glycoprotein analysis in regards to COVID-19.

9 Mar 2022

Clinical trial of novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers begins in Tanzania

The University of Oxford and the Ifakara Health Institute today announced the vaccination of the first participants in a Phase Ib/II trial testing a novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers in Tanzania.

9 Mar 2022

Self-administered screening on a tablet device may improve the detection of at-risk patients

Have you ever felt uncomfortable when asked about depression or any other sensitive personal issue when checking in for a medical visit?

8 Mar 2022

Utilizing UV direct irradiation to combat airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2

Researchers describe a method to safely sanitize an occupied room using ultraviolet (UV)-C radiation.

8 Mar 2022

Biotech spinout receives $42 million to develop 'future-proofed' coronavirus vaccines

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced that DIOSynVax, a biotech spinout of the University of Cambridge, will receive $42million to develop a vaccine candidate that could provide protection against both existing and future variants of SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes COVID-19 - as well as other major coronaviruses, including those that cause SARS and MERS.

8 Mar 2022

Government strengthens internet safety laws to tackle scams and fraud

Social media sites and search engines will be forced to stamp out fraudsters and scammers on their platforms as the government strengthens its pioneering internet safety laws.

8 Mar 2022

Illinois Tech receives $2.17 million NIH grant to develop drug treatments for cholera

Illinois Institute of Technology is receiving a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund research to develop drug treatments for cholera and other multi-drug-resistant strains of disease-causing bacteria.

8 Mar 2022

Technology News and Research

AI companion tells stories to aid memory recollection, boost confidence in people with dementia

Modifying red blood cells to create a promising new vehicle for vaccine delivery

Canadian scientist discusses about how society could better prepare for future pandemics

Merck and Waters to Collaborate on Extractables and Leachables Reference Library

Genomic surveillance of bacterial colonies could help physicians keep closer tabs on drug resistance

Novel strategy for data sharing may help better understand disease-causing genetic variants

Novel nanoparticles enable synergy of radiation and photodynamic therapies of deep tumor tissues

The Nucleic Acid Experts – Certified Twice!

WVU researchers use machine learning and GIS to predict where COVID-19 testing will be most crucial

Accelerating tube picking & selection

UQ and Moderna partner to research and develop vaccines against global public health threats

New technique generates high resolution 3D images of lung disease in free-breathing mice

New antimicrobial technology for air filters can kill bacteria, fungi and viruses in seconds

Study reveals differential blood glycoprotein profiles in symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

Clinical trial of novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers begins in Tanzania

Self-administered screening on a tablet device may improve the detection of at-risk patients

Utilizing UV direct irradiation to combat airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2

Biotech spinout receives $42 million to develop 'future-proofed' coronavirus vaccines

Government strengthens internet safety laws to tackle scams and fraud

Illinois Tech receives $2.17 million NIH grant to develop drug treatments for cholera

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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