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New method may help detect congenital heart disease of a baby in utero

Researchers at King's College London have developed a new method for helping detect congenital heart disease of a baby in pregnant mothers using MRI.

5 Oct 2020

NIST technique could improve detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus

A multidisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a way to increase the sensitivity of the primary test used to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.

5 Oct 2020

Wyss Institute’s technologies licensed to Agile Biodetection to aid COVID-19 diagnostic efforts

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced today that its nasopharyngeal swab and toehold switch technologies have been licensed to Alabama-based Agile Biodetection, which will use them to develop solutions for unmet diagnostic needs in the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in environmental or clinical settings.

5 Oct 2020

FDA and Mexican regulatory counterparts strengthen partnership on food safety

Today, during a virtual ceremony, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico - the Federal Commission for the Protection from Sanitary Risks and the National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety and Quality - enhanced a partnership to work together on food safety in both countries.

5 Oct 2020

A new technology to diagnose COVID-19 in just 30 minutes

The year 2020 can be summarized simply by one word - COVID-19 - as it was the culprit that froze the entire world. For more than 8 months so far, movement between nations has been paralyzed all because there are no means to prevent or treat the virus and the diagnosis takes long.

5 Oct 2020

Study: Virtual follow-up care is just as beneficial as those who meet face-to-face

Surgical patients who participate in virtual follow-up visits after their operations spend a similar amount of time with surgical team members as those who meet face-to-face.

5 Oct 2020

Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 with portable CRISPR-based mobile phone diagnostic test

A large group of researchers from the United States reported developing an amplification-free CRISPR-based mobile phone assay for direct detection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from nasal swabs. Their state-of-the-art paper is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

4 Oct 2020

Flowmeter for Applications Requiring a High Degree of Cleanliness

The Metraflow ultrasonic flowmeter from Titan Enterprises offers an ideal solution for flow monitoring applications requiring a high degree of cleanliness.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd 1 Oct 2020

800 million children have high lead levels in their blood

As many as 800 million children have dangerously high lead values in their blood. The neurotoxin can cause permanent brain damage.

1 Oct 2020

PATH wins grant to develop oral treatment option for soil-transmitted helminth infections

PATH announced today they received a grant from Japan's Global Health Innovative Technology Fund to develop a new oral treatment option for soil-transmitted helminth infections.

1 Oct 2020

Scientists map genetic networks that control the biology of regulatory T cells

Unlike most T cells, which launch immune responses against foreign molecules, regulatory T cells are the peacekeepers of the human immune system, damping down inflammatory reactions when they're not needed.

1 Oct 2020

Clarigent Health launches an app-based listening tool to support mental health risk reduction

Clarigent Health, a mental health technology company, today announced the launch of Clairity, an app-based listening tool designed to provide clinical decision support to mental health professionals.

1 Oct 2020

No connection found between internet gaming disorder and psychiatric problems

Many of our children play a lot of computer games. Some youth play so much and develop such big problems that a new diagnosis called Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been proposed.

1 Oct 2020

MUSC scientists test transcranial magnetic stimulation in zero gravity

"It's exciting. I love this stuff!" said Bashar Badran, Ph.D. "This is so fun."

1 Oct 2020

Compounds repurposed from malaria treatment can kill diarrheal pathogen

A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that has no cure, a multi-institution collaboration of researchers found in a new study.

1 Oct 2020

Study shows why female primary care physicians receive lower wages than male counterparts

A new study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis sheds light on why female primary care physicians receive lower wages than their male counterparts.

1 Oct 2020

Biometric smartwatch data could accurately detect earliy signs of COVID-19

Certain changes in a person's heart and breathing rates could precede symptoms of COVID-19, an increasing number of studies suggests.

1 Oct 2020

Study shows how cancer cells gain access to nerve signal to enter the bloodstream

Tumors come in many shapes and forms--curable or deadly, solid or liquid, lodged inside the brain, bone, or other tissues. One thing they all have in common, however, is a knack for molecular deceit.

1 Oct 2020

Blood-based biomarker can overcome limitations of current verbal tests for concussion

There is an urgent need for objective markers for diagnosing concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury. The status of blood-based biomarker development and point-of-care testing are examined in a new Expert Panel Discussion published alongside the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma.

1 Oct 2020

Scientists receive two-year grant to develop tool for treating mood disorders

A team of Georgia State scientists has received a two-year, $875,110 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to further develop a tool to help psychiatrists treat mood disorders.

1 Oct 2020

Technology News and Research

New method may help detect congenital heart disease of a baby in utero

NIST technique could improve detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Wyss Institute’s technologies licensed to Agile Biodetection to aid COVID-19 diagnostic efforts

FDA and Mexican regulatory counterparts strengthen partnership on food safety

A new technology to diagnose COVID-19 in just 30 minutes

Study: Virtual follow-up care is just as beneficial as those who meet face-to-face

Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 with portable CRISPR-based mobile phone diagnostic test

Flowmeter for Applications Requiring a High Degree of Cleanliness

800 million children have high lead levels in their blood

PATH wins grant to develop oral treatment option for soil-transmitted helminth infections

Scientists map genetic networks that control the biology of regulatory T cells

Clarigent Health launches an app-based listening tool to support mental health risk reduction

No connection found between internet gaming disorder and psychiatric problems

MUSC scientists test transcranial magnetic stimulation in zero gravity

Compounds repurposed from malaria treatment can kill diarrheal pathogen

Study shows why female primary care physicians receive lower wages than male counterparts

Biometric smartwatch data could accurately detect earliy signs of COVID-19

Study shows how cancer cells gain access to nerve signal to enter the bloodstream

Blood-based biomarker can overcome limitations of current verbal tests for concussion

Scientists receive two-year grant to develop tool for treating mood disorders

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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