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New machine learning techniques help resolve structural biology challenges

Determining the 3D shapes of biological molecules is one of the hardest problems in modern biology and medical discovery. Companies and research institutions often spend millions of dollars to determine a molecular structure – and even such massive efforts are frequently unsuccessful.

27 Aug 2021

Drones can help deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest

The world's first feasibility study has found that drones can be used to deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest in the community. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021 and published in the European Heart Journal.

26 Aug 2021

UZH and Airbus aim to grow three-dimensional organ-like tissues in microgravity

UZH Space Hub and Airbus Defence and Space are sending an experiment into space on the next resupply flight to the International Space Station (ISS) with the aim of advancing the industrial production of human tissue in microgravity.

26 Aug 2021

Researchers reveal mechanism underlying most common cause of epileptic seizures

During fetal development, cells should migrate to the outer edge of the brain to form critical connections for information transfer and regulation in the body.

26 Aug 2021

New blood test could save thousands of lives by predicting sepsis before symptoms appear

Clinicians at Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital are leading medical trials of a blood test that could help to save thousands of UK lives a year by predicting sepsis days before patients show any symptoms.

26 Aug 2021

Apple, Bose and others pump up the volume on hearing aid options, filling void left by FDA

Spurred by decades of complaints about the high cost of hearing aids, Congress passed a law in 2017 to allow over-the-counter sales, with hopes it would boost competition and lower prices.

26 Aug 2021

Aptamer Group and Bio-Works Technologies partner to enable improved solutions for gene therapy manufacturing

Aptamer Group Ltd and Bio-Works Technologies AB today announce that they have entered into an agreement to co-develop a new affinity resin.

From Aptamer Group 26 Aug 2021

Hyfe’s smartphone cough-tracking app used in a groundbreaking epidemiological research

Hyfe, a cough monitoring smartphone app and digital diagnostics tool developed by an international team of scientists and public health professionals, recently announced that their technology is now being incorporated into groundbreaking research in Spain in partnership with the University of Navarra, and involving over 800 participants.

26 Aug 2021

BioPlx sets out to control and combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Antimicrobial Resistance is "one of the greatest threats to society, human and animal health, and economic prosperity." Those are the unequivocal words regarding the gravity of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria from the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education.

26 Aug 2021

Virtual reality can reduce pain and anxiety in children undergoing IV catheter placement

It isn't a matter of one needle puncture. Many children coming through the doors of Children's Hospital Los Angeles are seen for chronic conditions and often require frequent visits. Painful procedures - like a blood draw or catheter placement - can cause anxiety and fear in patients.

25 Aug 2021

Portable MRI can help identify intracranial hemorrhages in stroke patients

When patients exhibit stroke symptoms, doctors must quickly make a life or death determination: Are their symptoms caused by a clot that can be treated with blood thinners or by bleeding in the brain, which may require surgery?

25 Aug 2021

New artificial blood vessel platform for predicting organ transplant rejection

Organ transplantation involves the transplantation of organs from donors as a means to treat disease or injury, but there is a shortage of organs available for donation compared to the demand for organ transplantation.

25 Aug 2021

Moderate amount of time online helps teens to better cope with stressful events

New research published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science reveals that teenagers (ages 13–17) in low socioeconomic settings who spend a moderate amount of time online after a stressful experience deal with adversity far better than those who spend many hours online or avoid digital technology altogether.

25 Aug 2021

Technology News and Research

New machine learning techniques help resolve structural biology challenges

Drones can help deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest

UZH and Airbus aim to grow three-dimensional organ-like tissues in microgravity

Researchers reveal mechanism underlying most common cause of epileptic seizures

New blood test could save thousands of lives by predicting sepsis before symptoms appear

Apple, Bose and others pump up the volume on hearing aid options, filling void left by FDA

Aptamer Group and Bio-Works Technologies partner to enable improved solutions for gene therapy manufacturing

Hyfe’s smartphone cough-tracking app used in a groundbreaking epidemiological research

BioPlx sets out to control and combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Virtual reality can reduce pain and anxiety in children undergoing IV catheter placement

Portable MRI can help identify intracranial hemorrhages in stroke patients

New artificial blood vessel platform for predicting organ transplant rejection

Moderate amount of time online helps teens to better cope with stressful events

Modified smartwatch can help reduce stress

Princeton researchers build world's smallest mechanically interlocked biological structure

Waterloo experts are developing new cancer treatments with high-intensity focused ultrasound

Major UK study redefines care for critically ill children on ventilation

Mission and money clash in nonprofit hospitals’ venture capital ambitions

Newly developed CPAP System provides a cost-effective respiratory device for COVID patients

Dotmatics Appoints Michael Swartz as Senior Vice President Enterprise Product to Support Continued Rapid Growth

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

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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