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MTU engineering experts join open-source ventilator movement to overcome COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to spread, the research community is looking for solutions. In addition to work on vaccines and medicine, medical technology is needed. In severe cases of COVID-19, the disease attacks the respiratory system, and one of the major bottlenecks in treatment is having enough ventilators.

22 Mar 2020

CoMSES Net could play a vital role in the fight against coronavirus

The Network for Computational Modeling in Social and Ecological Sciences, which acts as an international clearinghouse for computer models and a place where modelers can share their work, could play a vital role in understanding the spread of the coronavirus and possibly be used to help find pathways to reduce its impact.

22 Mar 2020

Plasma monitoring of EGFR mutations in NSCLC may help predict resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 11 reported that at clinical progression, 64 EGFR T790M plasma positive patients were subjected to second line-treatment with osimertinib and strictly monitored during the first month of therapy.

22 Mar 2020

Researchers invent new method to map sugar structures of blood-thinning drug

The blood-thinning drug heparin is used all over the world. But, the underlying sugar structures of heparin and the wider family of heparan sulfate sugars in cells have not been fully mapped.

22 Mar 2020

Lance Liotta receives $72,000 for collaborative project

Lance Liotta, Co-Director, Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, received $72,000 from Queensland University of Technology for the project: "The Systems Biochemistry of Adaptation in Cellular Protein Networks." Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (total $784,680).

22 Mar 2020

DSI alumni use computational design to quickly discover treatments for COVID-19

Two graduates of the Data Science Institute at Columbia University are using computational design to quickly discover treatments for the coronavirus.

21 Mar 2020

Standardized test for dementia diagnosis can now be used in seven languages in India

A standardized test that can now be used in the seven main languages in India will support the diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impairment.

20 Mar 2020

New technology that “videos” brain activity could one day enhance prosthetics

Researchers have made a brain-machine interface that links the brain to a silicon chip that “films” neural electrical activity.

20 Mar 2020

Researchers develop accurate and scalable method to record brain activity

A new method to accurately record brain activity at scale has been developed by researchers at the Crick, Stanford University and UCL.

20 Mar 2020

Genetically modified neurons could enhance function of clinical implants

A team has genetically reprogrammed neurons that could enhance electrical implant function used in various clinical scenarios.

20 Mar 2020

Avantor launches new Protein A Chromatography Resin – PROchievA – that provides supply chain flexibility and improves downstream purification performance for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) production

Avantor, Inc., a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied materials industries, today announced a new recombinant Protein A affinity chromatography resin used to purify antibodies during mAbs production.

From Avantor 20 Mar 2020

World’s fastest supercomputer identifies chemicals with potential to stop COVID-19

What makes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic different from the Spanish flu in 1918? In 1918, transportation, technology, and science were in their infancy, with the medical field not capable of fighting outbreaks. Technology has come a long way, within days, scientists have already identified the type of virus spreading in China, and three months after, vaccine trials have started.

20 Mar 2020

Organ-Chips provide human-relevant insights into diseases and toxicity mechanisms

Organs-on-Chips technology has entered the mainstream and has reached 150 installations for use by researchers across many industries, including 10 of the top 25 biopharmaceutical companies, as well as leading international academic research centers and U.S. government laboratories, including the U.S. FDA through a collaborative agreement and the U.S. Army.

20 Mar 2020

Lopinavir and ritonavir drug combo tested in severe COVID-19

Researchers from China and the United Kingdom have collaborated to conduct a clinical trial looking at the efficacy of a combination of two anti-HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir to combat severe cases of COVID-19. Their study titled, “A Trial of Lopinavir–Ritonavir in Adults Hospitalized with Severe COVID-19,” was published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

19 Mar 2020

Technology News and Research

MTU engineering experts join open-source ventilator movement to overcome COVID-19

CoMSES Net could play a vital role in the fight against coronavirus

Plasma monitoring of EGFR mutations in NSCLC may help predict resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Researchers invent new method to map sugar structures of blood-thinning drug

Lance Liotta receives $72,000 for collaborative project

DSI alumni use computational design to quickly discover treatments for COVID-19

Standardized test for dementia diagnosis can now be used in seven languages in India

New technology that “videos” brain activity could one day enhance prosthetics

Researchers develop accurate and scalable method to record brain activity

Genetically modified neurons could enhance function of clinical implants

Avantor launches new Protein A Chromatography Resin – PROchievA – that provides supply chain flexibility and improves downstream purification performance for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) production

World’s fastest supercomputer identifies chemicals with potential to stop COVID-19

Organ-Chips provide human-relevant insights into diseases and toxicity mechanisms

Lopinavir and ritonavir drug combo tested in severe COVID-19

Research aimed at increasing shelf life of radiation drugs offers hope for cancer patients

Revolutionary technology could help identify more effective cancer drug combinations

Problems with processing visual impressions may be the real root of children’s problems

Reusable nano-filtered face mask could help address supply fiasco

Singapore researchers find common therapeutic vulnerability for a deadly blood cancer

Viewpoint: Could infectious pathogens play a role in Alzheimer's disease?

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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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