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New compact and affordable device for recording brain activity

Scientists from Skoltech, South Ural State University, and elsewhere have developed a device for recording brain activity that is more compact and affordable than the solutions currently on the market.

20 Jan 2022

AI-driven solution predicts RNA and DNA binding sites to accelerate rational drug discovery

The iMolecule group from Skoltech has developed an artificial intelligence-driven solution that uses data on the structure of RNA or DNA molecules to identify sites on them where interaction with potential drug candidates can occur.

11 Jan 2022

New approach could offer a more accurate way to evaluate donor kidney quality

A new way to evaluate the quality of kidneys before transplantation could one day help increase the number of usable donor kidneys.

5 Jan 2022

Study reveals how gut bacteria can impact the course of neurological diseases

A New York-based, multi-institutional research team has found high levels of three toxic metabolites produced by gut bacteria in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma samples of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

21 Dec 2021

Semiflexible optoelectrodes for high-resolution neuron readout and stimulation with low damage

The use of electrodes placed inside the brains of laboratory specimens has pushed the field of neuroscience to new findings for decades.

23 Nov 2021

New method for interpreting brain activity data more accurate than conventional techniques

Skoltech researchers have proposed a method for interpreting brain activity data that proved to be up to five times more accurate than the conventionally used technique in cases when MRI data contained artifacts or only a low-resolution head model was available.

1 Nov 2021

Research could lead to cheaper, easier and more accurate medical imaging

Researchers in the U.S. and Japan have demonstrated the first experimental cross-sectional medical image that doesn't require tomography, a mathematical process used to reconstruct images in CT and PET scans.

30 Oct 2021

Scientists study immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity

Researchers from Skoltech, U.S. companies VirIntel and Argentys Informatics, and two Russian Academy of Sciences institutes have studied the immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity.

8 Oct 2021

New simple plasmonic optical fiber biosensing platform for detecting estrogenic endocrine disruptors

Developing the advanced and powerful detection techniques to characterize as many endocrine disruptors as possible with ultra-sensitivity in the environment is still challenging, however highly demanded.

25 Sep 2021

EIT Health highlights the urgent need for harnessing data and AI to fight against Alzheimer’s disease

To coincide with World Alzheimer’s Month, EIT Health, an EU-backed network of best-in-class health innovators, has highlighted the urgent need to focus on implementing bolder approaches to the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease post-pandemic.

20 Sep 2021

New imaging technique uses photonics for early diagnosis of bowel cancer

Early intervention could prevent many of the 160,000 deaths from colon cancer in Europe each year. Colonoscopies, the gold standard for spotting bowel cancer early, can still miss up to 20% of precancerous cells.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers determine the structure of receptor involved in type 2 diabetes and other pathologies

Researchers from the University of Southern California, Merck & Co., Skoltech, MIPT, UCLA, and the Université de Sherbrooke have determined the structure of the human leukotriene B4 receptor 1, involved in inflammatory, infectious, allergic, and tumorigenic diseases.

12 Aug 2021

Scientists discover drug candidates for treating liver fibrosis among pesticides

Skoltech biologists and their colleagues from Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russia, and the Chemistry Department of Taras Shevchenko University in Ukraine have discovered fairly unlikely drug candidates for treating liver fibrosis and other pathologies -- among pest control chemicals.

8 Jul 2021

New components for oligonucleotide drugs show safety, efficacy in treating spinal muscular atrophy

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and the UK investigated the safety and efficacy of new chemistry in antisense oligonucleotides used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a debilitating genetic disease.

29 Jun 2021

PHOTONICS+ Virtual Exhibition and Conference

PHOTONICS+ Virtual Exhibition and Conference, in partnership with EPIC (European Photonics Cluster), will take place for the second time on June 29th + 30th, 2021 at 13:00 – 17:00 CEST timezone. The soft opening of the platform is scheduled for June 8th.

From Monocrom 17 Jun 2021

Photonics News and Research

New compact and affordable device for recording brain activity

AI-driven solution predicts RNA and DNA binding sites to accelerate rational drug discovery

New approach could offer a more accurate way to evaluate donor kidney quality

Study reveals how gut bacteria can impact the course of neurological diseases

Semiflexible optoelectrodes for high-resolution neuron readout and stimulation with low damage

New method for interpreting brain activity data more accurate than conventional techniques

Research could lead to cheaper, easier and more accurate medical imaging

Scientists study immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity

New simple plasmonic optical fiber biosensing platform for detecting estrogenic endocrine disruptors

EIT Health highlights the urgent need for harnessing data and AI to fight against Alzheimer’s disease

New imaging technique uses photonics for early diagnosis of bowel cancer

Researchers determine the structure of receptor involved in type 2 diabetes and other pathologies

Scientists discover drug candidates for treating liver fibrosis among pesticides

New components for oligonucleotide drugs show safety, efficacy in treating spinal muscular atrophy

PHOTONICS+ Virtual Exhibition and Conference

University of Ottawa awarded four new Canada Research Chairs to strengthen expertise in AI, health and law

The LUCA device shows high accuracy in thyroid cancer screening

Novel method provides faster and more precise diagnostics in histopathology

Scientists develop an ultrasonic imaging system to visualize cell abnormalities in 3D

New device uses harmless light particles for real-time monitoring of newborn babies' brains

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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