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"Drug checking" programs have unexpected benefits, study finds

A recent study has found that so-called "drug checking" programs have unexpected benefits, allowing public health programs to reach and work with people who use drugs who would otherwise not access services such as HIV testing.

7 Feb 2022

Digital assistants can help older adults with dementia remember daily tasks

Older adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment sometimes struggle to remember daily tasks, including managing medications, shopping for groceries and tracking upcoming events, including birthdays, anniversaries or doctor appointments.

7 Feb 2022

Simulation-based training improves surgeons' skills for more complex surgeries, study finds

A large-scale study has found that simulation-based surgical training produced an increase of surgeons' skills for more complex surgeries.

7 Feb 2022

Researchers develop 3D human spinal cord implants for treating paralyzed patients

For the first time in the world, researchers from Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology at Tel Aviv University have engineered 3D human spinal cord tissues and implanted them in lab model with long-term chronic paralysis.

7 Feb 2022

Omicron sequences containing Delta mutation detected during SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

This research letter published in Emerging Infectious Diseases warns scientists to interpret unusual mutations with caution.

7 Feb 2022

New NHS 'My Planned Care' platform will benefit patients waiting for elective surgeries

Patients waiting for elective surgeries will benefit from increased transparency and information sharing following the launch of the new NHS 'My Planned Care' platform.

7 Feb 2022

Study uses Promega LMR MSI Analysis System to detect microsatellite instability in multiple cancers

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have shown that a new panel of long mononucleotide repeats might offer advantages over traditional microsatellite instability detection methods in certain types of solid tumors.

7 Feb 2022

Brazilian material scientist develops a novel method for early detection of kidney disease

Humboldt Research Fellow Dr. Maria Rita Ortega Vega from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil will be a guest at the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry at TU Dresden.

6 Feb 2022

Scientists reveal how droplets of transcription factors collectively read DNA regions to switch on genes

Life starts with one cell. When an organism develops, dividing cells specialize to form the variety of tissues and organs that build up the adult body, while keeping the same genetic material – contained in our DNA.

6 Feb 2022

Genomes of marine invertebrates found to be surprisingly stable across deep time

Scientists have discovered that the genomes of marine invertebrates have been surprisingly stable across deep time.

6 Feb 2022

AI systems may one day assist anesthesiologists in the operating room, study suggests

A new study by researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital suggests the day may be approaching when advanced artificial intelligence systems could assist anesthesiologists in the operating room.

6 Feb 2022

Using interdisciplinary approach to beat cancer

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) World Cancer Day aims at raising awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.

4 Feb 2022

Nurses play a critical role in reducing health misinformation

On July 15, 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an urgent plea for all Americans to take part in slowing a serious threat to public health. He wasn't talking about the COVID-19 pandemic but rather the harmful effects on personal and public health caused by the infodemic – the creation and spread of an excessive amount of unreliable and false health information.

4 Feb 2022

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

Paralysis and difficulty speaking are well-known problems following a stroke. Established treatment options are available for these problems.

4 Feb 2022

Wistar researchers takes a promising step in the direction of developing HIV vaccine

Nearly four decades after its discovery, HIV has killed 36.3 million people, with no vaccine in sight. However, a new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology, infectious disease, and vaccine development, takes a promising step in the direction of developing an HIV vaccine.

4 Feb 2022

New cloud-based data resource helps researchers to identify subtypes of ALS

A new cloud-based data resource co-developed by scientists at Cedars-Sinai provides the research community with a comprehensive set of tools to help identify new subtypes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurological disorder.

4 Feb 2022

Smartphone system sends COVID-19 exposure alerts to users in Missouri

Smartphones can help alert you if you've been exposed to someone with COVID-19. Washington University in St. Louis is expanding access to MO/Notify, a smartphone system that privately sends pop-up alerts to users in Missouri when they have spent time near someone who later tests positive for COVID-19.

3 Feb 2022

Technology News and Research

"Drug checking" programs have unexpected benefits, study finds

Digital assistants can help older adults with dementia remember daily tasks

Simulation-based training improves surgeons' skills for more complex surgeries, study finds

Researchers develop 3D human spinal cord implants for treating paralyzed patients

Omicron sequences containing Delta mutation detected during SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

New NHS 'My Planned Care' platform will benefit patients waiting for elective surgeries

Study uses Promega LMR MSI Analysis System to detect microsatellite instability in multiple cancers

Brazilian material scientist develops a novel method for early detection of kidney disease

Scientists reveal how droplets of transcription factors collectively read DNA regions to switch on genes

Genomes of marine invertebrates found to be surprisingly stable across deep time

AI systems may one day assist anesthesiologists in the operating room, study suggests

Using interdisciplinary approach to beat cancer

Nurses play a critical role in reducing health misinformation

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

Wistar researchers takes a promising step in the direction of developing HIV vaccine

New cloud-based data resource helps researchers to identify subtypes of ALS

Smartphone system sends COVID-19 exposure alerts to users in Missouri

New system can capture information in speech signals similar to how humans perceive speech

CRISPRa method helps discover genes that play a role in immune cell biology

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Paging the HHS Secretary

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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