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Report provides a dire warning about the consequences of inaction against climate change

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks.

28 Feb 2022

Peer-led online communities effective in increasing HIV self-testing among MSM of color

A new University of California, Irvine-led study, called the HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) HIV study, revealed that using peer-led online communities was successful in increasing HIV self-testing and reducing alcohol consumption among Latinx and African American MSM (men who have sex with men).

28 Feb 2022

NYITCOM researchers secure NIH grant to investigate diabetic heart failure treatments

A research team from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, led by Biomedical Sciences Instructor Satoru Kobayashi, Ph.D., has secured a grant from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

28 Feb 2022

Children's Hospital Los Angeles becomes first in the world to implant cardiac stent in babies

A Children's Hospital Los Angeles team has become the first in the world to implant a cardiac stent that's designed specifically for babies and young children and can be expanded all the way to adult size.

28 Feb 2022

New data analysis tool reveals immune cell types associated with COVID-19 mortality risk

A new data analysis tool developed by Yale researchers has revealed the specific immune cell types associated with increased risk of death from COVID-19, they report Feb. 28 in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

28 Feb 2022

Researchers develop new precision medicine technology for cancer immunotherapy

In recent years, great advances have been made in the development of new successful immunotherapies to treat cancer. CAR T-cell therapy and antibody treatments are two types of targeted immunotherapies that have revolutionized areas of cancer care.

28 Feb 2022

Studying coagulopathy in COVID-19

A new study published in the journal Diagnostics provided an overview of ROTEM with a particular focus on interpreting the symmetrical clot formation curve. Researchers also introduced new parameters that could aid in distinguishing between COVID-19 patients and outcomes.

28 Feb 2022

Harvard’s new kidney engineering technology licensed to San Diego-based Trestle Biotherapeutics

A newly launched startup is building upon innovations developed over several years at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Brigham) to engineer functional kidney tissue for renal repair and replacement therapy.

25 Feb 2022

Non-invasive ultrasonography to evaluate gonad reproductive condition in abalones

The world's abalone are threatened, endangered or otherwise vulnerable in nearly every corner of the planet. While captive breeding efforts are underway for some species, these giant sea snails are notoriously difficult to spawn.

25 Feb 2022

UCLA expert urges caution on the adoption of AI technology to analyze breast tumors

Analyzing breast-cancer tumors with artificial intelligence has the potential to improve healthcare efficiency and outcomes. But doctors should proceed cautiously, because similar technological leaps previously led to higher rates of false-positive tests and over-treatment.

25 Feb 2022

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

In an opinion article appearing online Feb. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, authors from University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University write about the unexpected patient safety benefit resulting from remote monitoring of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 Feb 2022

Crucial regulator of malaria parasite transmission identified

Malaria remains one of the biggest global public health challenges. It kills a young child every two minutes, more than any other infectious disease.

25 Feb 2022

Research could pave the way for adoption of precision medicine approaches for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a frightening reality; the course of infection with this disease is highly variable. Some young patients have died from the virus, whereas several elderly people have survived without experiencing respiratory symptoms at all. Researchers are left wondering: why?

25 Feb 2022

Pioneering technique uses a magnetic device to stimulate touch sensitive brain glial cells

Scientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic magnetic particles to remotely activate brain cells; researchers say the discovery in rats could potentially lead to the development of a new class of non-invasive therapies for neurological disorders.

24 Feb 2022

Technology News and Research

Report provides a dire warning about the consequences of inaction against climate change

Peer-led online communities effective in increasing HIV self-testing among MSM of color

NYITCOM researchers secure NIH grant to investigate diabetic heart failure treatments

Children's Hospital Los Angeles becomes first in the world to implant cardiac stent in babies

New data analysis tool reveals immune cell types associated with COVID-19 mortality risk

Researchers develop new precision medicine technology for cancer immunotherapy

Studying coagulopathy in COVID-19

Harvard’s new kidney engineering technology licensed to San Diego-based Trestle Biotherapeutics

Non-invasive ultrasonography to evaluate gonad reproductive condition in abalones

UCLA expert urges caution on the adoption of AI technology to analyze breast tumors

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

Crucial regulator of malaria parasite transmission identified

Research could pave the way for adoption of precision medicine approaches for COVID-19

Pioneering technique uses a magnetic device to stimulate touch sensitive brain glial cells

MAIT cells exercise complex functions and may be targets for future immunotherapies and vaccines

Deep-learning based image reconstruction approach may improve detection of breast cancer

MIT chemists develop a novel way to synthesize himastatin

Scientists uncover new role of chromatin-modulatory enzyme during cancer development

Semarion raises £2.14 million GBP ($2.89 million USD) seed funding

Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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