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Ensemble-based machine learning algorithms accurately predict anti-cancer drug responses

Today, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic advancements made by research scientists and engineers are driving more targeted medical therapies through the power of prediction.

27 Oct 2021

Novel bionic insole technology designed to help people with nerve damage maintain their balance

A shoe insole using bionic technology to help people with nerve damage maintain their balance has been designed by University of Queensland researchers.

27 Oct 2021

ioSkeletal Myocytes | New product launch

bit.bio has today launched a new product, ioSkeletal Myocytes.

From bit.bio 27 Oct 2021

bit.bio expands Board of Directors with appointment of entrepreneurs and Nobel Laureate

Today bit.bio welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors, who bring their respective experience of turning world-class science into new industries.

From bit.bio 27 Oct 2021

New mouse model shows that it is never too late to treat Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III and the Spanish Cardiovascular Research Network (CIBERCV), led by Dr Vicente Andrés, have generated the HGPSrev experimental mouse model.

26 Oct 2021

New technology could power a self-sustaining electronic device for detecting fever

Public temperature checks have become a common practice across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers at Texas A&M University are working to make it possible to conduct the test across a large group of people quicker and less expensive than current methods.

26 Oct 2021

Wearable technology helps researchers to better understand the underlying health conditions

Wearable technology such as the Apple Watch is allowing researchers to recruit a more diverse group of participants to health and wellness studies, helping them better understand the underlying health conditions they could only dream about glimpsing at before, according to a new three-year landmark observational University of Michigan study.

26 Oct 2021

HCV treatment decreases protein activity levels involved in liver cirrhosis, research shows

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis that the activity levels of the proteins involved in liver scarring, or cirrhosis, begin to decrease immediately after treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), suggesting the possibility of early healing.

26 Oct 2021

Hyperimmune antibody produced in horses may be an efficient approach to combat covid-19

A study conducted by a consortium of Brazilian researchers has demonstrated that a hyperimmune serum consisting of purified antibody fragments produced in horses may be an efficient approach to combat covid-19.

26 Oct 2021

DOD funds first human trial of a device to enhance the natural brain cleansing system

The U.S. Department of Defense is funding the first human trial of a device to speed up and enhance the natural system of brain cleansing that occurs when we sleep.

26 Oct 2021

WVU-led project will leverage AI and digital health to address healthcare costs and disparities

Quality healthcare transcends the medical profession, as evidenced by a new project led by West Virginia University that includes not only health experts but engineers, a physicist, a lawyer and a business data analyst.

26 Oct 2021

New education programs aim to address the gaps in public health workforce capacity

UMass Lowell has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to develop new undergraduate and graduate programs in public health informatics and technology, to educate diverse students for vital jobs.

26 Oct 2021

Mapping C. difficile: Advanced ribotyping technology helps researchers keep track of deadly disease

Interview with Seth Walk, Principal Investigator and Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University

From Promega Corporation 26 Oct 2021

MIP Diagnostics to support the development of challenging affinity reagents with new Molecular Imprinting Epitope Discovery

MIP Diagnostics has today announced the launch of its novel Molecular Imprinting Epitope Discovery Service.

26 Oct 2021

Frequency domain optical imaging could reliably identify lupus arthritis and track disease progression

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly referred to as simply "lupus", is an autoimmune disorder where the body's immune system attacks healthy tissue.

26 Oct 2021

New method measures temperature inside the body for detecting cancer, other diseases

Russian researchers have proposed a method for detecting cancer and other diseases by measuring the temperature inside the body. Results were published in Sensors.

25 Oct 2021

Immune response to mRNA COVID vaccines delayed in pregnant women

Researchers in the United States have conducted comprehensive profiling of humoral immune responses in pregnant, lactating, and non-pregnant women following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccination to probe differences in vaccine-induced immunity.

25 Oct 2021

Working single mothers with a present-time mindset may feel more 'in control' of their lives

When facing high demands from family life, working single mothers who have a present-time mindset - in contrast to the tendency to focus on the past or future - may feel more "in control" of their leisure time, according to a new study headed by Virginia Tech researchers.

25 Oct 2021

Predictive language models' underlying function more closely resembles the human brain

In the past few years, artificial intelligence models of language have become very good at certain tasks. Most notably, they excel at predicting the next word in a string of text; this technology helps search engines and texting apps predict the next word you are going to type.

25 Oct 2021

‘Smart bandage’ could help doctors to monitor chronic wounds more easily

How can doctors make sure a dressed wound is healing without taking off the bandage? This is a conundrum, because removing a bandage can disrupt the healing process.

25 Oct 2021

Technology News and Research

Ensemble-based machine learning algorithms accurately predict anti-cancer drug responses

Novel bionic insole technology designed to help people with nerve damage maintain their balance

ioSkeletal Myocytes | New product launch

bit.bio expands Board of Directors with appointment of entrepreneurs and Nobel Laureate

New mouse model shows that it is never too late to treat Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

New technology could power a self-sustaining electronic device for detecting fever

Wearable technology helps researchers to better understand the underlying health conditions

HCV treatment decreases protein activity levels involved in liver cirrhosis, research shows

Hyperimmune antibody produced in horses may be an efficient approach to combat covid-19

DOD funds first human trial of a device to enhance the natural brain cleansing system

WVU-led project will leverage AI and digital health to address healthcare costs and disparities

New education programs aim to address the gaps in public health workforce capacity

Mapping C. difficile: Advanced ribotyping technology helps researchers keep track of deadly disease

MIP Diagnostics to support the development of challenging affinity reagents with new Molecular Imprinting Epitope Discovery

Frequency domain optical imaging could reliably identify lupus arthritis and track disease progression

New method measures temperature inside the body for detecting cancer, other diseases

Immune response to mRNA COVID vaccines delayed in pregnant women

Working single mothers with a present-time mindset may feel more 'in control' of their lives

Predictive language models' underlying function more closely resembles the human brain

‘Smart bandage’ could help doctors to monitor chronic wounds more easily

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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