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Researchers test the effect of meditation techniques as potential training tool for BCI control

A BCI is an apparatus that allows an individual to control a machine or computer directly from their brain.Non-invasive means of control like electroencephalogram (EEG) readings taken through the skull are safe and convenient compared to more risky invasive methods using a brain implant, but they take longer to learn and users ultimately vary in proficiency.

24 Sep 2020

Gruthan Bioscience to develop new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs

Gruthan Bioscience, LLC, a Medical University of South Carolina startup based in Charleston, South Carolina, received a Small Business technology Transfer (STTR) award from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute in August to take the next step in developing a novel class of cholesterol-lowering drugs to treat familial hypercholesterolemia.

24 Sep 2020

Ultra-low-cost hearing aid could help millions of older people worldwide

Using a device that could be built with a dollar's worth of open-source parts and a 3D-printed case, researchers want to help the hundreds of millions of older people worldwide who can't afford existing hearing aids to address their age-related hearing loss.

23 Sep 2020

Fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating COVID-19 vaccine begins in the U.S.

A fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun enrolling adult volunteers.

23 Sep 2020

New model provides district-based forecast of COVID-19 infections

Neuroinformatics scientists at Osnabrück University and data specialists at Forschungszentrum Jülich are releasing new model results daily to forecast COVID-19 infections.

23 Sep 2020

Study finds spectrum of genes responsible for inherited hearing loss in Israeli Jewish families

Until now, seven genes were known to be involved in hearing loss in Israel's Jewish population. A new study led by Zippora Brownstein, PhD, and Prof. Karen Avraham from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University has found that 32 genes are responsible for inherited hearing loss in Israeli Jewish families.

23 Sep 2020

New T-cell-based vaccine strategy provides broader protection against seasonal influenza

As Americans begin pulling up their sleeves for an annual flu vaccine, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have provided new insights into an alternative vaccine approach that provides broader protection against seasonal influenza.

23 Sep 2020

UV-C irradiation rapidly inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces

Researchers at University Hospital Tübingen, Germany, have shown that ultraviolet C (UV-C) irradiation effectively inactivates surface-dried preparations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

23 Sep 2020

Late-life depression not linked with increased amyloid deposits in the brain

Depression in elderly people can include symptoms such as memory loss, making it hard to distinguish from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.

23 Sep 2020

People with congenital heart defect may have worse functional exercise capacity

A common congenital heart defect may reduce your ability to exercise especially as you grow older, regardless of whether it was corrected with surgery or previously deemed too small for treatment, according to research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

23 Sep 2020

You're invited to join BGI/MGI's COVID-19 webinar series!

Join Erik Bogaard as he explains how the BGI/MGI COVID-19 Clinical Lab Partnership Program has helped population-level testing to fight the pandemic.

From MGI 23 Sep 2020

OXGENE launches a scalable, plasmid-free manufacturing system for AAV

OXGENE™, a biotechnology company designing and developing scalable gene therapy technologies, has today announced the launch of its scalable, plasmid-free manufacturing system for AAV.

From OXGENE 23 Sep 2020

UEA researchers put virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke survivors to the test

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have been putting virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke survivors to the test.

23 Sep 2020

Michael Arciero joins ERS Genomics as Vice-President of Intellectual Property and Commercial Development

ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, today announced the appointment of Michael Arciero as Vice-President of Intellectual Property and Commercial Development.

23 Sep 2020

Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborates with AstraZeneca and University of Nebraska Medical Center

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced new collaborations of the Thermo Fisher Precision Medicine Science Center with AstraZeneca and the University of Nebraska Medical Center as part of its ongoing development of innovative solutions for unmet needs in clinical biomarker discovery.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 23 Sep 2020

Light therapy is safe and can benefit patients with TBI, shows study

Light therapy is safe and has measurable effects in the brain, according to a pioneering study by researchers from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

23 Sep 2020

Cephalopod + Tomocube = New formula for molecular probes

Researchers have discovered how to use the cephalopod proteins responsible for these changes to manipulate the optical RI of mammalian compartments.

From Tomocube Inc. 23 Sep 2020

Innovative robot automates nasal swabbing needed to diagnose COVID-19

A group of clinicians from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Duke-NUS Medical School has partnered Biobot Surgical Pte Ltd, one of Singapore's pioneers in the field of medical robotics technology, to develop a robot that automates nasal swabbing needed to diagnose COVID-19.

23 Sep 2020

NIST researchers develop 3D-printing technique to fabricate gels and soft materials

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method of 3D-printing gels and other soft materials. Published in a new paper, it has the potential to create complex structures with nanometer-scale precision.

23 Sep 2020

A subunit SARS-CoV-2 vaccine may offer broader protection against virus

A new study published in the preprint server bioRxiv in September 2020 reports on the structure of this protein, as revealed by cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM).

23 Sep 2020

Technology News and Research

Researchers test the effect of meditation techniques as potential training tool for BCI control

Gruthan Bioscience to develop new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs

Ultra-low-cost hearing aid could help millions of older people worldwide

Fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating COVID-19 vaccine begins in the U.S.

New model provides district-based forecast of COVID-19 infections

Study finds spectrum of genes responsible for inherited hearing loss in Israeli Jewish families

New T-cell-based vaccine strategy provides broader protection against seasonal influenza

UV-C irradiation rapidly inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces

Late-life depression not linked with increased amyloid deposits in the brain

People with congenital heart defect may have worse functional exercise capacity

You're invited to join BGI/MGI's COVID-19 webinar series!

OXGENE launches a scalable, plasmid-free manufacturing system for AAV

UEA researchers put virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke survivors to the test

Michael Arciero joins ERS Genomics as Vice-President of Intellectual Property and Commercial Development

Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborates with AstraZeneca and University of Nebraska Medical Center

Light therapy is safe and can benefit patients with TBI, shows study

Cephalopod + Tomocube = New formula for molecular probes

Innovative robot automates nasal swabbing needed to diagnose COVID-19

NIST researchers develop 3D-printing technique to fabricate gels and soft materials

A subunit SARS-CoV-2 vaccine may offer broader protection against virus

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