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UC San Diego researchers win $9 million funding to identify cellular cause of type 1 diabetes

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have been awarded nearly $9 million to fund two multi-institutional research projects that use human pluripotent stem cells, CRISPR and human organoids to dissect beta cell defects and create a human cell model of type 1 diabetes aimed at identifying the elusive cellular actions leading to disease onset.

14 Aug 2019

Scientists demonstrate an in vitro kidney model

Kidneys work to constantly filter blood and remove toxins from the body. Conditions such as chronic kidney disease are characterized by a reduced ability to perform this essential function.

14 Aug 2019

Tissue model of Alzheimer's mimics beta-amyloid's effects on blood-brain barrier

Beta-amyloid plaques, the protein aggregates that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, disrupt many brain functions and can kill neurons. They can also damage the blood-brain barrier — the normally tight border that prevents harmful molecules in the bloodstream from entering the brain.

13 Aug 2019

Engineers develop tissue model that mimics beta-amyloid's effects on blood-brain barrier

Beta-amyloid plaques, the protein aggregates that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, disrupt many brain functions and can kill neurons.

13 Aug 2019

Medical mistrust contributes to delays in African American men using health care system

Mistrust of health care providers, fueled by painful experiences with racism, makes African American men more likely to delay routine screenings and doctor's appointments, according to a new study in the journal Behavioral Medicine by the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, with potentially serious implications for their overall health.

8 Aug 2019

New technique helps formulate tastier low-fat potato chips

Munching on low-fat potato chips might reduce the guilt compared with full-fat versions, but many people don't find the texture as appealing.

8 Aug 2019

Doctors argue plans to remedy surprise medical bills will ‘shred’ the safety net

Chances are, you or someone you know has gotten a surprise medical bill. One in six Americans have received these unexpected and often high charges after getting medical care from a doctor or hospital that isn't in their insurance network.

7 Aug 2019

New 3D-cardiac tissue platform can predict how heart responds to drugs

Researchers from TARA Biosystems, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline today published data demonstrating that TARA's engineered heart-on-a-chip system replicated drug responses found in adult humans.

7 Aug 2019

New blinking eye-on-a-chip can be used for disease modeling and drug testing

People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those conditions are severe enough, they may eventually develop dry eye disease.

5 Aug 2019

New liquid biopsy chip captures circulating tumor cells with greater sensitivity

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a chip made of carbon nanotubes that can capture circulating tumor cells of all sizes and types, and can do so with far greater sensitivity than existing technologies.

1 Aug 2019

Smartphone ‘virus scanner’ could help governments contain viral outbreaks

Researchers have created and tested a miniature virus-scanning device for smartphones that is 100 times more sensitive than commercial influenza testing kits.

31 Jul 2019

Genesis Healthcare announces launch of new wellness mobile application

Genesis Healthcare Co., Japan's leading genetic testing and research company, today announced the launch of its new mobile application in Singapore, empowering its new and existing GeneLife users to access personal genetic results on their mobile and receive personalized wellness advice and recommendations to enhance their health and lifestyle.

31 Jul 2019

New DIY pressure pump enables more people to test water and blood samples

A simple pressure pump, made from balloons and nylon stockings, means more people in more places will be able to test water contaminants and blood samples.

30 Jul 2019

Sequencing data could be used to prevent lyme disease

Researchers have successfully sequenced the genome of the animal that could carry the bacteria causing Lyme disease.

25 Jul 2019

New chip device offers superior detection of blood residues for forensic applications

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have developed a new chip device that offers superior identification of miniscule blood residues for forensic applications.

22 Jul 2019

Gene modulation goes wireless hacking the "boss gene"

Researchers from the University at Buffalo have successfully used technology to wirelessly tweak the functioning of a gene FGFR1. This gene is vital in the growth of embryos into adults. Their experiments were successful in the lab grown brain tissues and shows potential in therapeutics.

16 Jul 2019

Human pancreas on a chip could help identify possible cause of CF-Related Diabetes

Scientists created human pancreas on a chip that allowed them to identify the possible cause of a frequent and deadly complication of cystic fibrosis (CF) called CF-Related Diabetes, or CFRD.

16 Jul 2019

Innovative single-chip platform speeds up drug development process

Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have come up with a miniaturized and accelerated system of new drug development on just one chip, promising to make the process faster and cheaper than ever before. The report was published in the journal Nature Communications on June 28, 2019.

16 Jul 2019

New chemBIOS platform for drug development

In spite of increasing demand, the number of newly developed drugs decreased continuously in the past decades.

15 Jul 2019

Medi-Cal enrollment among immigrant kids stalls, then falls. Is fear to blame?

As California prepares to expand Medicaid coverage to young adults living in the state illegally, the number of undocumented immigrant children in the program is slowly declining, new state data show.

9 Jul 2019

CHIP News and Research

UC San Diego researchers win $9 million funding to identify cellular cause of type 1 diabetes

Scientists demonstrate an in vitro kidney model

Tissue model of Alzheimer's mimics beta-amyloid's effects on blood-brain barrier

Engineers develop tissue model that mimics beta-amyloid's effects on blood-brain barrier

Medical mistrust contributes to delays in African American men using health care system

New technique helps formulate tastier low-fat potato chips

Doctors argue plans to remedy surprise medical bills will ‘shred’ the safety net

New 3D-cardiac tissue platform can predict how heart responds to drugs

New blinking eye-on-a-chip can be used for disease modeling and drug testing

New liquid biopsy chip captures circulating tumor cells with greater sensitivity

Smartphone ‘virus scanner’ could help governments contain viral outbreaks

Genesis Healthcare announces launch of new wellness mobile application

New DIY pressure pump enables more people to test water and blood samples

Sequencing data could be used to prevent lyme disease

New chip device offers superior detection of blood residues for forensic applications

Gene modulation goes wireless hacking the "boss gene"

Human pancreas on a chip could help identify possible cause of CF-Related Diabetes

Innovative single-chip platform speeds up drug development process

New chemBIOS platform for drug development

Medi-Cal enrollment among immigrant kids stalls, then falls. Is fear to blame?

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