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Health disparities in cancer and COVID-19 are caused by similar factors

Income level, employment, housing location, medical insurance, education, tobacco and alcohol use, diet and obesity, access to medical care. These are some of the factors causing worse cancer outcomes in people who are Black.

23 Dec 2020

COVID vaccines appear safe and effective, but key questions remain

The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic's darkest hour.

23 Dec 2020

Molecular reporters produce fluorescence to expose the allies of tumor cells

Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Roughly five in every 100,000 people develop this type of cancer each year.

23 Dec 2020

New project to develop a platform for monitoring microvascular health of COVID-19 patients

VASCOVID, a new European project, will develop a platform that uses near-infrared light to monitor microvascular health of COVID-19 patients and assist clinicians in delivering customized treatments.

23 Dec 2020

New results challenge prevailing dogma regarding brain plasticity following limb loss

Advances in neuroscience and engineering have generated great hope for Luke Skywalker-like prosthetics: robotic devices that are almost indistinguishable from a human limb.

23 Dec 2020

Novel color changing 'smart labels' will alert users to replace their face masks

Technology that will alert users to the need to replace their face mask has been unveiled by smart packaging company, Insignia Technologies.

23 Dec 2020

Modulating BST2 expression on blood stem cells may help regulate cell activation during chronic infections

When a person has an infection, the body activates immune responses to fight it. IFNγ is an inflammatory molecule produced by the immune system that helps fight infections.

23 Dec 2020

Researchers develop a harmless air sterilization prototype to kill microbes

With COVID-19 raging around the globe, researchers are doubling down on methods for developing diverse antimicrobial technologies that could be effective in killing a virus, but harmless to humans and the environment.

23 Dec 2020

Research shows how colanic acid extends lifespan in C. elegans

Baylor College of Medicine researcher Meng Wang had already shown that bacteria that make a metabolite called colanic acid (CA) could extend the lifespan of worms in her lab by as much as 50%, but her collaboration with Rice University synthetic biologist Jeffrey Tabor is providing tools to answer the bigger question of how the metabolite imparts longer life.

22 Dec 2020

First human clinical trial validates the practicality, accuracy of oxygen-sensing liquid bandage

In the first human clinical trial, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and surgeons at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have validated the practicality and accuracy of an oxygen-sensing liquid bandage that measures the concentration of oxygen in transplanted tissue

22 Dec 2020

Humanoid robot iCub enters rehabilitation facility to treat children with autism

For the first time in the world, the humanoid robot iCub, developed and built by researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), enters a rehabilitation facility to take part in an experimental therapy to treat cognitive impairments in children with autism spectrum condition.

22 Dec 2020

A hand-held device that measures aerosols could help prevent spread of COVID-19

Hand-held devices may be vital in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, given the important role that aerosols play in the transmission of the virus.

22 Dec 2020

Study shows how sodium ions drive glutamate transport in the central nervous system

Scientists from the MIPT Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have joined forces with their colleagues from Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, and uncovered how sodium ions drive glutamate transport in the central nervous system.

22 Dec 2020

Technology News and Research

Health disparities in cancer and COVID-19 are caused by similar factors

COVID vaccines appear safe and effective, but key questions remain

Molecular reporters produce fluorescence to expose the allies of tumor cells

New project to develop a platform for monitoring microvascular health of COVID-19 patients

New results challenge prevailing dogma regarding brain plasticity following limb loss

Novel color changing 'smart labels' will alert users to replace their face masks

Modulating BST2 expression on blood stem cells may help regulate cell activation during chronic infections

Researchers develop a harmless air sterilization prototype to kill microbes

Research shows how colanic acid extends lifespan in C. elegans

First human clinical trial validates the practicality, accuracy of oxygen-sensing liquid bandage

Humanoid robot iCub enters rehabilitation facility to treat children with autism

A hand-held device that measures aerosols could help prevent spread of COVID-19

Study shows how sodium ions drive glutamate transport in the central nervous system

Researchers detect novel IRAK4 mutations in infant with encephalitis and HHV6 reactivation

Researchers establish BRIDGES program to synergize diagnostic efforts, patient outcome management

Study shows neuropeptide corazonin regulates the release of diapause hormone in silkworms

A real-time platform for monitoring microvascular health of COVID-19 patients in ICUs

Study highlights the far-reaching effects of mutagenic compounds on human health

Study provides new insights into the molecular underpinnings of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

First patient enrolled in Phase II clinical trial of stem cell therapy for traumatic injuries

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