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Phage therapeutics can be used to fight multidrug-resistant pathogens

Scientists with the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were among those providing the biochemical tools needed to help save a man's life through a unique emergency intervention in 2016.

27 Jul 2022

Tissue nanotransfection technology can serve as a non-viral, topical, gene-editing delivery device, research shows

The Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering (ICRME) at Indiana University School of Medicine is home to tissue nanotransfection (TNT) regenerative medicine technology that achieves functional tissue reprogramming in the live body.

19 Jul 2022

CN Bio opens new laboratory facilities to extend Organ-on-a-chip contract research services capabilities

State-of-the-art laboratories significantly expand project capacity to meet increasing market demand for Organ-on-a-Chip research services.

From CN Bio 19 Jul 2022

Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state, and federal levels, recasting America's future battles against infectious diseases.

18 Jul 2022

Novel point-of-care biosensing device detects measles virions in human saliva

Measles is one of the most infectious airborne viruses worldwide. An inexpensive and effective vaccine is available, but Measles is common in developing countries and sporadic outbreaks also occur in developed countries, primarily due to non-vaccinated people.

7 Jul 2022

BICO; Combining Life Sciences Solutions to Further Human Health

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Héctor Martínez, CTO of BICO, about the technology and services they offer within life sciences research.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 5 Jul 2022

Microfluidics-enabled soft robotic prosthetics show promise to reduce skin ulcerations, pain in amputees

Every 30 seconds, a leg is amputated somewhere in the world due to diabetes. These patients often suffer from neuropathy, a loss of sensation in the lower extremities, and are therefore unable to detect damage resulting from an ill-fitting prosthesis, which leads to the amputation of a limb.

28 Jun 2022

New tissue model helps trace the steps involved in liver regeneration

The human liver has amazing regeneration capabilities: Even if up to 70 percent of it is removed, the remaining tissue can regrow a full-sized liver within months.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

Millions of children in low- and middle-income nations suffer from environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old.

23 Jun 2022

Trump’s legacy looms large as Colorado aims to close the Hispanic insurance gap

Armando Peniche Rosales has a crooked toe that for years has predicted the weather, growing sensitive when rain or cold is coming.

23 Jun 2022

After-school activities can make children happier and healthier than screen time

Whether it's sports practice, music lessons or a casual catch up with friends, when children are involved in after-school activities, they're more likely to feel happier and healthier than their counterparts who are glued to a screen.

21 Jun 2022

States extend Medicaid for new mothers — even as they reject broader expansion

Until last year, Georgia's Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes lasted 60 days.

17 Jun 2022

Bruker introduces enhanced 3D holographic stimulation for optogenetics on its Ultima 2Pplus multiphoton microscope

Bruker Corporation today announced the release of the NeuraLight 3D Ultra™ module to support advanced neuroscience and optogenetics research applications on Bruker’s Ultima multiphoton microscopes.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 16 Jun 2022

Temple researcher receives NIH award to study the link between HIV, substance use and heart disease

With prompt diagnosis and the right treatment, people with HIV can live long, healthy lives. In recent years, however, gains in survival among people with HIV have exposed a new concern – an increase in the incidence of early-onset cardiovascular disease associated with long-term HIV.

14 Jun 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Taking a shot at gun control

The House passed a package of bills to restrict the availability of assault weapons to minors and other measures to curb gun violence, but talks in the Senate have yet to produce breakthroughs on what has been a legislative stalemate for years.

9 Jun 2022

The pineapple-derived jacalin-related lectin as a potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent

Scientists demonstrated that the pineapple-derived jacalin-related lectin (AcmJRL/AnLec) could be an anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent.

31 May 2022

Nanotechnology enhanced DNA-chip for SARS-CoV-2 detection with variant differentiation

Researchers differentiated between SARS-CoV-2 variants using nanotechnology.

26 May 2022

New micro-sized artificial cilial system may power diagnostic devices in future

Cilia are the body's diligent ushers. These microscopic hairs, which move fluid by rhythmic beating, are responsible for pushing cerebrospinal fluid in your brain, clearing the phlegm and dirt from your lungs, and keeping other organs and tissues clean.

25 May 2022

Dr. Paul Brooks is CN Bio's New Chief Business Officer

CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-chip Company (OOC) that designs and manufactures single- and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), today announced the appointment of Dr. Paul Brooks as Chief Business Officer.

From CN Bio 25 May 2022

Using microfluidics and magnets to isolate rare, allergen-reactive white blood cells

Across the world, food allergies are on the rise. One of the most important cells in studying this ailment are basophils, which activate inflammation and other responses to allergens such as rashes, and sometimes, anaphylaxis.

23 May 2022