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NIAID awards $2.5 million in grants to support research on bacteriophage therapy

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $2.5 million in grants to 12 institutes around the world to support research on bacteriophage therapy.

11 Mar 2021

Novel CRISPR-based gene editor developed to correct mutations that cause genetic disorders

A team of researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research's (A*STAR) Genome Institute of Singapore have developed a CRISPR-based gene editor, C-to-G Base Editor (CGBE), to correct mutations that cause genetic disorders.

11 Mar 2021

New cellulose thread offers fascinating possibilities for electronic textiles

Electronic textiles offer revolutionary new opportunities in various fields, in particular healthcare. But to be sustainable, they need to be made of renewable materials.

11 Mar 2021

Music-based interventions can improve stroke, Parkinson's disease

Music-based interventions have become a core ingredient of effective neurorehabilitation in the past 20 years thanks to the growing body of knowledge.

11 Mar 2021

Whole genome sequencing may guide blood cancer treatment

For certain blood cancers, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), deciding whether patients need an aggressive treatment typically hinges on a set of lab tests to identify genetic changes.

11 Mar 2021

Simple blood test using nanoparticles could enable earlier detection of acute liver damage

University of Texas at Dallas chemist Dr. Jie Zheng has spent much of his career investigating gold nanoparticles for their potential impact in the field of nanomedicine.

10 Mar 2021

Accuracy of rapid tests to fight coronavirus

Even with the advent of vaccines, strategies for rapid and affordable testing for COVID-19 are still paramount.

10 Mar 2021

NYITCOM researcher secures NSF CAREER award to study brain-skull interactions

Akinobu "Aki" Watanabe, Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), has secured a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

10 Mar 2021

New technology may expand health inequalities worldwide

Rich countries get vaccines first. People with high status or a lot of money are healthier and live longer. New technology could increase the disparities.

10 Mar 2021

Three projects from University of Colorado Cancer Center receive grants for brain tumor research

Three projects from University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers have received grants from the Denver-based Michele Plachy-Rubin Fund for Pilot Grants in Brain Cancer Research. Receiving $40,000 each to fund their work around brain cancer are Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD; and the teams of Philip Reigan, PhD, and Michael Graner, PhD; and Natalie Serkova, PhD, and Nicholas Foreman, MD, MBChB.

10 Mar 2021

Organ-on-chip consortium receives huge grant to develop a universal standard for pharmaceutical industry

Scientists are pushing ahead building 'organ-on-chips', small chips with human cells, which are useful, for example, for studying cancerous metastases in the bloodstream or the development of scar tissue, or for testing the effect of drugs or food outside a human body.

10 Mar 2021

Discover, Visualize and Identify Biomarkers

In this interview, Lucy Woods from Bruker Daltonics talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about the new MetaboScape to help identify and discover more biomarkers.

From Bruker Daltonics 10 Mar 2021

QCMD to use RNAssist’s virusPHIX-P9™ Biomolecule Stabilization Technology in its SARS-CoV-2 antigen EQA scheme

In a further development of the collaboration between QCMD and RNAssist, QCMD will use the universal biological sample stabilization virusPHIX-P9™.

From Rapid Labs Ltd 10 Mar 2021

Decision-making between patient and doctor is crucial before lung cancer screening

In a viewpoint perspective published in JAMA on March 9, 2021, a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher and two other experts endorsed the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) requirement for a patient and their doctor to engage in a shared discussion of benefits and harms before proceeding with a low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT) scan as a method for preventing lung cancer death.

10 Mar 2021

Tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas can be effective against COVID-19

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, scientists have turned to an unlikely source for a potentially effective treatment: tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas.

10 Mar 2021

New SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate produces strong immune response, prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, developed by giving a key protein's gene a ride into the body while encased in a measles vaccine, has been shown to produce a strong immune response and prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and lung disease in multiple animal studies.

10 Mar 2021

Technology News and Research

NIAID awards $2.5 million in grants to support research on bacteriophage therapy

Novel CRISPR-based gene editor developed to correct mutations that cause genetic disorders

New cellulose thread offers fascinating possibilities for electronic textiles

Music-based interventions can improve stroke, Parkinson's disease

Whole genome sequencing may guide blood cancer treatment

Simple blood test using nanoparticles could enable earlier detection of acute liver damage

Accuracy of rapid tests to fight coronavirus

NYITCOM researcher secures NSF CAREER award to study brain-skull interactions

New technology may expand health inequalities worldwide

Three projects from University of Colorado Cancer Center receive grants for brain tumor research

Organ-on-chip consortium receives huge grant to develop a universal standard for pharmaceutical industry

Discover, Visualize and Identify Biomarkers

QCMD to use RNAssist’s virusPHIX-P9™ Biomolecule Stabilization Technology in its SARS-CoV-2 antigen EQA scheme

Decision-making between patient and doctor is crucial before lung cancer screening

Tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas can be effective against COVID-19

New SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate produces strong immune response, prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study: COVID-19 test package can reduce infections and mortality at justifiable cost

New strategy may solve challenges associated with "healthcare big data"

PRRT technology may offer new treatment approaches for neuroendocrine tumors

Cotton fabrics perform better in masks to slow the spread of COVID-19

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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