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New insights on how hospitalized patients develop liver injury from taking different drugs

A new study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology provides insights on how common hospitalized patients develop liver injury from taking different medications.

5 May 2021

Mechano-immunological response to SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study, researchers demonstrated a human organ-on-a-chip (Organ Chip) microfluidic model of the lung alveolus (Alveolus Chip) - that recapitulates the human alveolar-capillary interface with an air-liquid interface (ALI) and vascular fluid flow to understand the local triggers in the lung in vitro.

5 May 2021

Certain parts of the innate immune response can be trained in response to HIV

Immunity often calls to mind the adaptive immune response, made up of antibodies and T cells that learn to fight specific pathogens after infection or vaccination.

5 May 2021

Researchers use 3-D bioprinting to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures

A team of University of Alberta researchers has discovered a way to use 3-D bioprinting technology to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures. The work aims to make it easier for surgeons to safely restore the features of skin cancer patients living with nasal cartilage defects after surgery.

5 May 2021

Key mechanism behind mutant p53 aggregation process is linked to cancer pathology

Cancer has been recently shown to be affected by protein clusters, particularly by the aggregation of mutant variants of the tumor suppressor protein p53, which are present in more than half of malignant tumors.

5 May 2021

Immunome could provide unprecedented insight into an individual’s health

The human immune system doesn't just protect our health, it reflects it. Each encounter with a potential disease-causing agent causes the body to produce specific immune agents -- proteins known as antibodies and T-cell receptors -- tailor-made to recognize and destroy the invader.

5 May 2021

Special issue of JANAC summarizes 40 years of nursing science throughout the HIV epidemic

From the very beginning of the AIDS epidemic in 1981, nurses have been at the forefront of patient care, advocacy, and research.

5 May 2021

Pan-COVID-19 vaccine protects mice against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers in the United States have identified short peptide sequences in the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that are immunogenic in a mouse model and may provide protection against viral variants.

5 May 2021

New study explores dating violence experience and perpetration of college-age women

Dating violence - physical, sexual, psychological or emotional within a relationship, including stalking - is pervasive on college campuses with far-reaching health implications

5 May 2021

Researchers develop graphene-based sensing technology for wearable medical devices

Researchers at AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, and from Trinity's School of Physics, have developed next-generation, graphene-based sensing technology using their innovative G-Putty material.

4 May 2021

Research into octopus vision leads to a quick and easy test for incurable sight loss

University of Bristol research into octopus vision has led to a quick and easy test that helps optometrists identify people who are at greater risk of macular degeneration, the leading cause of incurable sight loss.

4 May 2021

Neuroimaging technology used to study how brain stimulation works for treatment of depression

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, was FDA approved in 2008 as a safe and effective noninvasive treatment for severe depression resistant to antidepressant medications. A small coil positioned near the scalp generates repetitive, pulsed magnetic waves that pass through the skull and stimulate brain cells to relieve symptoms of depression.

4 May 2021

New combination treatment could benefit T-ALL patients who do not respond to chemotherapy

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is an aggressive cancer type that mostly affects children. The standard treatment is chemotherapy, but about one in four patients do not respond or develop resistance to this.

4 May 2021

Scientists identify genetic mutation associated with exfoliation syndrome known to cause glaucoma

A team of researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research's Genome Institute of Singapore and Bioprocessing Technology Institute, as well as Singapore Eye Research Institute, have identified a genetic mutation (functionally defective CYP39A1 gene) associated with exfoliation syndrome, the most common cause of glaucoma.

4 May 2021

Study: Fertility apps collect, share intimate data without users' knowledge or permission

The majority of top-rated fertility apps collect and even share intimate data without the users' knowledge or permission, a collaborative study by Newcastle University and Umea University has found.

4 May 2021

New testing technology can accurately differentiate between viral and bacterial infections

When patients complain of coughing, runny nose, sneezing and fever, doctors are often stumped because they have no fundamental tool to identify the source of the respiratory symptoms and guide appropriate treatments.

4 May 2021

Researchers develop new technology to reduce high error rates in gene sequencing

Next-generation gene sequencing (NGS) technologies --in which millions of DNA molecules are simultaneously but individually analyzed-- theoretically provides researchers and clinicians the ability to noninvasively identify mutations in the blood stream.

4 May 2021

Wyss Institute licenses nasal swab collection technology to Massachusetts-based startup

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Massachusetts-based startup Rhinostics announced today that the University's sample collection swab and high-throughput automation technologies have been licensed to Rhinostics.

4 May 2021

Using silicone and sugar to make the softest brain implants

Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research.

4 May 2021

Researchers provide a promising new way to elucidate the brain's health

Researchers from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating a potential new early indicator of the decline toward Alzheimer's disease: measuring the energy metabolism of the living human brain using cutting-edge imaging techniques.

4 May 2021

Technology News and Research

New insights on how hospitalized patients develop liver injury from taking different drugs

Mechano-immunological response to SARS-CoV-2

Certain parts of the innate immune response can be trained in response to HIV

Researchers use 3-D bioprinting to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures

Key mechanism behind mutant p53 aggregation process is linked to cancer pathology

Immunome could provide unprecedented insight into an individual’s health

Special issue of JANAC summarizes 40 years of nursing science throughout the HIV epidemic

Pan-COVID-19 vaccine protects mice against SARS-CoV-2 variants

New study explores dating violence experience and perpetration of college-age women

Researchers develop graphene-based sensing technology for wearable medical devices

Research into octopus vision leads to a quick and easy test for incurable sight loss

Neuroimaging technology used to study how brain stimulation works for treatment of depression

New combination treatment could benefit T-ALL patients who do not respond to chemotherapy

Scientists identify genetic mutation associated with exfoliation syndrome known to cause glaucoma

Study: Fertility apps collect, share intimate data without users' knowledge or permission

New testing technology can accurately differentiate between viral and bacterial infections

Researchers develop new technology to reduce high error rates in gene sequencing

Wyss Institute licenses nasal swab collection technology to Massachusetts-based startup

Using silicone and sugar to make the softest brain implants

Researchers provide a promising new way to elucidate the brain's health

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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