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New approach compares changes in neural connectivity using concurrent EEG and fMRI imaging

New research demonstrates how two vastly different methods of measuring brain activity can provide meaningful data on brain networks simultaneously.

23 Jul 2020

Data scientists design OR Black Box to monitor operating rooms and streamline surgeries

Two Columbia Data Science Institute graduates work for the startup Surgical Safety Technologies (SST), whose data-driven technology is helping hospitals become more efficient, streamlined and safer.

23 Jul 2020

Epigenomic modifications play key role in the development of lung tumors

As cancer cells evolve, many of their genes become overactive while others are turned down. These genetic changes can help tumors grow out of control and become more aggressive, adapt to changing conditions, and eventually lead the tumor to metastasize and spread elsewhere in the body.

23 Jul 2020

Combining two immunotherapies into a single treatment found to be more effective

Some of the most promising advances in cancer treatment have centered on immunotherapies that rev up a patient's immune system to attack cancer. But immunotherapies don't work in all patients, and researchers have been searching for ways to increase their effectiveness.

23 Jul 2020

Online tools can help speed up autism diagnosis

Online tools and assessments can help speed up diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the first comprehensive survey of research in the field has concluded.

23 Jul 2020

Gene in fat cells plays a key role in regulating insulin sensitivity

Deleting a key gene in mice in just their fat made tissues throughout these animals insulin resistant, in addition to other effects, a new study by UT Southwestern researchers shows.

23 Jul 2020

Doctors and data scientists call on hospitals to become 'AI ready'

A group of doctors and data scientists is calling on hospitals to create clinical departments devoted to artificial intelligence to harness the power of the technology to transform patient care.

23 Jul 2020

New technology could speed up drug discovery to fight tuberculosis

A new technology that combines high throughput imaging and machine learning could speed discovery of drugs to fight tuberculosis, which for generations has killed more people worldwide than any other disease caused by a single agent - 4,000 people every day.

23 Jul 2020

Study shows molecular mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro

The Computational Biochemistry Group's research has been selected as one of the most outstanding studies of 2020 by the journal Chemical Science.

23 Jul 2020

Study may lead to more effective treatments for chronic intestinal inflammation

Finding the right treatment for people living with chronic intestinal inflammation, also known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), might soon be getting easier. World IBD Day happens on 19 May each year, with the goal to raise awareness about the disease and urge action.

23 Jul 2020

Ultivue and OracleBio partner to help advance personalized tumor characterization and clinical oncology research using multiplex immunofluorescence

Ultivue and OracleBio partner to help further insights and advance personalized tumor characterization in translational and clinical oncology research.

From Ultivue 23 Jul 2020

Free SaTScan Software Rapidly Detects Emerging COVID-19 Hotspots in New York City

As an example of precision public health, a new study reports the successful detection of a potential new local COVID-19 case cluster.

23 Jul 2020

Analytik Jena Web Weeks – Analytik Jena launches new web seminar series for biomolecular applications, lab automation, and liquid handling

Analytik Jena is launching its brand new, English-language web seminar series “Analytik Jena Web Weeks” starting July 29, 2020. Until the end of the year, application specialists and product experts from Analytik Jena will present methods, technology solutions, and tips and tricks to make everyday laboratory work more efficient. Topics range from nucleic acid extraction, PCR, qPCR to liquid handling and laboratory automation.

From Analytik Jena 23 Jul 2020

New article sheds light on challenges faced by vaccine developers

With the global pandemic still in full swing, scientists are working to develop a vaccine in record time. While everyone wants an effective vaccine, they don't all agree on how to get there and what "effective" really means.

23 Jul 2020

Disinfection of drinking water using UV light

While awaiting full access to their labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have taken this rare opportunity to report the technical details of pioneering research they conducted on the disinfection of drinking water using ultraviolet light.

23 Jul 2020

Neo-self antibody could be a major cause of recurrent pregnancy loss

A research group centered around Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine's Professor YAMADA Hideto and Associate Professor TANIMURA Kenji (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology), and Professor ARASE Hisashi et al. of Osaka University's Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD) have revealed for the first time in the world the high frequency of a novel autoantibody in women suffering from recurrent pregnancy loss.

23 Jul 2020

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics announces closing of oversubscribed seed financing

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics, a preclinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation tissue factor (TF) immunotherapies for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and several other diseases with unmet clinical need, today announced closing of an oversubscribed seed financing.

23 Jul 2020

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

In a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientific leaders from the National Institutes of Health set forth a framework to increase significantly the number, quality and type of daily tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and help reduce inequities for underserved populations that have been disproportionally affected by the disease.

23 Jul 2020

Ashion Analytics and Elevation Oncology form innovative cancer treatment partnership

Ashion Analytics LLC today announced a partnership with Elevation Oncology, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on the matching of patients with tumors harboring an NRG1 gene fusion identified using Ashion's proprietary GEM ExTra test with CRESTONE, a registration-directed Phase 2 study sponsored by Elevation Oncology.

23 Jul 2020

Optical cochlear implant based on LED lights can safely restore hearing in deaf rats

Scientists have created an optical cochlear implant based on LED lights that can safely and partially restore the sensation of hearing in deaf rats and gerbils.

23 Jul 2020

Technology News and Research

New approach compares changes in neural connectivity using concurrent EEG and fMRI imaging

Data scientists design OR Black Box to monitor operating rooms and streamline surgeries

Epigenomic modifications play key role in the development of lung tumors

Combining two immunotherapies into a single treatment found to be more effective

Online tools can help speed up autism diagnosis

Gene in fat cells plays a key role in regulating insulin sensitivity

Doctors and data scientists call on hospitals to become 'AI ready'

New technology could speed up drug discovery to fight tuberculosis

Study shows molecular mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro

Study may lead to more effective treatments for chronic intestinal inflammation

Ultivue and OracleBio partner to help advance personalized tumor characterization and clinical oncology research using multiplex immunofluorescence

Free SaTScan Software Rapidly Detects Emerging COVID-19 Hotspots in New York City

Analytik Jena Web Weeks – Analytik Jena launches new web seminar series for biomolecular applications, lab automation, and liquid handling

New article sheds light on challenges faced by vaccine developers

Disinfection of drinking water using UV light

Neo-self antibody could be a major cause of recurrent pregnancy loss

Eikonoklastes Therapeutics announces closing of oversubscribed seed financing

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

Ashion Analytics and Elevation Oncology form innovative cancer treatment partnership

Optical cochlear implant based on LED lights can safely restore hearing in deaf rats

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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