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Breathonix 60-Second COVID-19 Breath Test Powered by IONICON

Roll-out of PTR-TOF breath test with provisional authorization in Singapore.

From Ionicon Analytik Ges.m.b.H. 18 Jun 2021

Printable biosensor enables simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues, organs during surgery

Surgeons may soon be able to localize critical regions in tissues and organs during a surgical operation thanks to a new, patent-pending Purdue University biosensor that can be printed in 3D using an automated printing system.

18 Jun 2021

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces nearly $28 million for visual proteomics

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced nearly $28 million in grants to support technology developments that will allow researchers to see the inner workings of cells at near-atomic resolution through next-generation electron microscopy.

18 Jun 2021

Study shows how epigenetic factors modulate the risk of type 1 diabetes

Genetics plays a major role in determining a person’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes, but environmental and lifestyle factors are also important. In an article recently published in Chinese Medical Journal, a team of researchers explore the interplay of genetic and environmental factors by summarizing the literature on type 1 diabetes and epigenetics—the study of how gene expression patterns can be modified.

18 Jun 2021

Researchers propose new strategy for developing drugs based on inhibition of tyrosine kinases

A study performed by researchers at the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in collaboration with Stony Brook University (USA) proposes a new strategy for the development of new drugs based on the inhibition of tyrosine kinase enzymes, molecules that activate and trigger many cellular processes. The results have been published in the Chemistry - A European Journal.

18 Jun 2021

New guidance provides valuable direction in the clinical use of HR-pQCT imaging

In recent years, significant progress has been made towards the use of high-resolution peripheral computed tomography (HR-pQCT) imaging in research, and new potential for applications in the clinic have emerged, particularly with the advent of second generation devices.

18 Jun 2021

New platform can detect microRNA-205 with high sensitivity, excellent selectivity

In a paper published in NANO, a team of researchers from Jiangnan University, China have prepared a convenient sensing platform which can detect microRNA-205 (MiR-205) with high sensitivity and excellent selectivity using TpTta-COF nanosheet and fluorescent oligonucleotide probes.

18 Jun 2021

Foresight Diagnostics to demonstrate utility of PhasED-Seq technology at ICML meeting

Foresight Diagnostics, the emerging leader in blood-based lymphoma disease monitoring, announced today that clinical performance of its minimal residual disease (MRD) detection platform in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) will be presented at the 16th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) on June 18-22, 2021.

18 Jun 2021

New details on transport protein could help develop drugs for neurological diseases

New details on the structure and function of a transport protein could help researchers develop drugs for neurological diseases that are better able to cross the blood-brain barrier.

18 Jun 2021

Researchers create the most comprehensive atlas of human transcriptome

Together with Baylor College of Medicine and the world's leading sequencing company, Illumina, researchers at Ghent University have built one of the most comprehensive catalogues of the human transcriptome ever.

18 Jun 2021

Study shows link between breast milk, gut bacteria, and development of the immune system

Many diseases caused by a dysregulated immune system, such as allergies, asthma and autoimmunity, can be traced back to events in the first few months after birth.

17 Jun 2021

Researchers explore how the elderly use smart speakers at home

Researchers from Bentley University, in partnership with Waltham Council on Aging in Massachusetts, and as part of a study funded by the National Science Foundation, have been exploring how the elderly use smart speakers at home.

17 Jun 2021

Research may lead to rapid, accurate, point-of-care testing for COVID

A team of scientists headed by SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Osaka University demonstrated that single virus particles passing through a nanopore could be accurately identified using machine learning.

17 Jun 2021

Study shows the benefit of natural spaces for mental health during lockdown

A study carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Instituto de Saúde Pública of the University of Porto, concludes that exposure to natural spaces during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 was beneficial for the mental health of Spanish and Portuguese citizens.

17 Jun 2021

Inhibiting necroptosis could be a novel approach for treating COPD

Research shows that inhibiting necroptosis, a form of cell death, could be a novel therapeutic approach for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an inflammatory lung condition, also known as emphysema, that makes it difficult to breathe.

17 Jun 2021

How stable are mRNA vaccines under continuous movement?

Researchers tested reconstituted COVID-19 mRNA vaccines under different movement conditions and found that a moderate continuous movement does not damage the mRNA, which may increase the possibility of transporting reconstituted vaccine over a few hundred kilometers.

17 Jun 2021

Technology News and Research

Breathonix 60-Second COVID-19 Breath Test Powered by IONICON

Printable biosensor enables simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues, organs during surgery

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces nearly $28 million for visual proteomics

Study shows how epigenetic factors modulate the risk of type 1 diabetes

Researchers propose new strategy for developing drugs based on inhibition of tyrosine kinases

New guidance provides valuable direction in the clinical use of HR-pQCT imaging

New platform can detect microRNA-205 with high sensitivity, excellent selectivity

Foresight Diagnostics to demonstrate utility of PhasED-Seq technology at ICML meeting

New details on transport protein could help develop drugs for neurological diseases

Researchers create the most comprehensive atlas of human transcriptome

Study shows link between breast milk, gut bacteria, and development of the immune system

Researchers explore how the elderly use smart speakers at home

Research may lead to rapid, accurate, point-of-care testing for COVID

Study shows the benefit of natural spaces for mental health during lockdown

Inhibiting necroptosis could be a novel approach for treating COPD

How stable are mRNA vaccines under continuous movement?

AI ECG as a novel noninvasive approach to diagnosing cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients

Device makers have funneled billions to orthopedic surgeons who use their products

Popular video games may provide effective support for some mental health issues

Aberdeen researchers develop antibody tests to detect new Covid-19 variants

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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