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CRISPR-based engineered cell lines can accelerate potential treatment targets for SARS-CoV-2

Synthego, the genome engineering company, has collaborated with The Krogan Lab, a world-renowned scientific research unit at the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), to deliver multiple CRISPR-based engineered cell lines to accelerate the study of potential treatment targets for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease.

16 Oct 2020

Study sheds new light on how toxic PFAS chemicals spread from release sites

A study led by Brown University researchers sheds new light on how pollutants found in firefighting foams are distributed in water and surface soil at release sites.

16 Oct 2020

Scientists develop a conceptual model to identify health impacts of autonomous vehicles

Autonomous vehicles (AV) are the wave of the future in the automobile industry, and there's extensive discussion about the impacts on transportation, society, the economy and the environment.

16 Oct 2020

FDA reissues EUA for certain filtering face-piece respirators manufactured in China

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for certain filtering face-piece respirators (FFRs) that are manufactured in China and are not approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

16 Oct 2020

Tech Spotlight honors ISSCR's stem cell based clinical trials guide

The ISSCR's Stem Cell-Based Clinical Trials: Practical Advice for Physicians and Ethics/Institutional Review Committees was honored today by Tech Spotlight at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center.

16 Oct 2020

Start-up receives NIH grant to accelerate development of contrast agent to detect liver fibrosis

Inlighta Biosciences, LLC, a start-up company led by Jenny Yang, Regents' Professor of Chemistry at Georgia State University, has been awarded a National Institute of Health grant to accelerate development of a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent to detect liver fibrosis, formation of scar tissue in the liver caused by alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

15 Oct 2020

Should Australia re-open international borders?

Australian scientist Jessica Liebig from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), along with fellow researchers at the Queensland University of Technology and the University of New South Wales, studied the risks involved in re-opening the international borders for travelers to Australia.

15 Oct 2020

New technique uses ultrasound to provide non-invasive assessments of lung health

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina have developed a technique that uses ultrasound to provide non-invasive assessments of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary edema.

15 Oct 2020

NIH grants 4D Nucleome award to support research by Gladstone scientists

The National Institutes of Health has granted a 4D Nucleome award to support research by a group of scientists at Gladstone Institutes led by Benoit Bruneau, PhD, and Katie Pollard, PhD.

15 Oct 2020

Researchers develop a biodegradable, fast-acting thermotherapy patch from plant leaves

A team of researchers at Tampere University, Finland, has developed a biodegradable, transparent, flexible and fast-acting thermotherapy patch from plant leaves. The patch is compatible with flexible electronic applications. Plant material was used to reduce the amount of electronic waste.

15 Oct 2020

Joint project receives NIH funding to assess the benefits of AI-enabled toilet seat technology

Toilet seats with high-tech sensors might be the non-invasive technology of the future that could help reduce hospital return rates of individuals with heart disease.

15 Oct 2020

New technology precisely diagnoses sickle cell disease in a minute

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have developed a new way to diagnose diseases of the blood like sickle cell disease with sensitivity and precision and in only one minute.

15 Oct 2020

Study links SARS-CoV-2 seasonality to increased spread at lower temperatures

In a recent paper available on the bioRxiv preprint server, US researchers show that individual particles of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) undergo structural destabilization at relatively mild but elevated temperatures – strengthening the case for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resurgence in the winter.

15 Oct 2020

Experts review contribution of Task Force in prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

On 24 September 2020, the Friends of the Task Force met in the margins of the high-level segment of the 75thsession of the United Nations General Assembly. Participants included Member States, UN agencies and non-State actors.

15 Oct 2020

Electronic cigarettes better than nicotine replacement therapy to help people quit smoking

Electronic cigarettes could increase the number of people who stop smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy – such as chewing gum and patches – according to research involving the University of East Anglia.

15 Oct 2020

CT scanner in a helicopter ambulance can save more stroke patients

When someone suffers a stroke, rapid diagnosis and correct treatment are absolutely crucial. But to be able to make the right diagnosis, the patient needs a CT scan, a form of medical imaging procedure.

15 Oct 2020

VR can be used to accurately measure moment-by-moment emotional responses

New research from emteq labs shows that for the first time, VR can now be used to accurately measure moment-by-moment emotional responses.

15 Oct 2020

Experts to address factors that cause low dairy consumption in low- and middle-income countries

Low dairy consumption is common among low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, with the demand for milk in these countries projected to increase over the next few decades, there is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people from the nutritional benefits of dairy products.

15 Oct 2020

Researchers engineer cow muscle cells to produce plant nutrients

A group of researchers at Tufts University have genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce plant nutrients not natively found in beef cells.

15 Oct 2020

Wearing blue-light glasses before sleeping can improve sleep quantity and quality

During the pandemic, the amount of screen time for many people working and learning from home as well as binge-watching TV has sharply increased. New research finds that wearing blue-light glasses just before sleeping can lead to a better night's sleep and contribute to a better day's work to follow.

15 Oct 2020

Technology News and Research

CRISPR-based engineered cell lines can accelerate potential treatment targets for SARS-CoV-2

Study sheds new light on how toxic PFAS chemicals spread from release sites

Scientists develop a conceptual model to identify health impacts of autonomous vehicles

FDA reissues EUA for certain filtering face-piece respirators manufactured in China

Tech Spotlight honors ISSCR's stem cell based clinical trials guide

Start-up receives NIH grant to accelerate development of contrast agent to detect liver fibrosis

Should Australia re-open international borders?

New technique uses ultrasound to provide non-invasive assessments of lung health

NIH grants 4D Nucleome award to support research by Gladstone scientists

Researchers develop a biodegradable, fast-acting thermotherapy patch from plant leaves

Joint project receives NIH funding to assess the benefits of AI-enabled toilet seat technology

New technology precisely diagnoses sickle cell disease in a minute

Study links SARS-CoV-2 seasonality to increased spread at lower temperatures

Experts review contribution of Task Force in prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

Electronic cigarettes better than nicotine replacement therapy to help people quit smoking

CT scanner in a helicopter ambulance can save more stroke patients

VR can be used to accurately measure moment-by-moment emotional responses

Experts to address factors that cause low dairy consumption in low- and middle-income countries

Researchers engineer cow muscle cells to produce plant nutrients

Wearing blue-light glasses before sleeping can improve sleep quantity and quality

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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