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Research proposes non-invasive method to monitor diabetes

Saliva could be used instead of blood to monitor diabetes in a method proposed in research involving the University of Strathclyde.

16 Apr 2020

Researchers to study link between arterial structure and cognition

A new grant will support a collaboration between researchers in the U.S. and Australia to study the link between arterial, brain, and cognitive integrity in healthy older adults.

16 Apr 2020

Review investigates stem cell therapy as potential new treatment for preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is the leading cause of death and disability, for both mothers and babies, killing approximately 76,000 mothers and 500,000 babies globally every year. Despite this, the only cure at present is to deliver the placenta and the baby, with the potential for long term complications.

16 Apr 2020

NTNU researchers develop better design for face shields

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Gjøvik have developed a better design for face shields, which are part of the personal protection equipment used by medical professionals.

16 Apr 2020

Drug improves effectiveness of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients

An international research team, led by scientists from Mater Research - The University of Queensland, have discovered they can overcome chemotherapy resistance in an ovarian cancer subtype by using low doses of a drug which slows cell growth.

16 Apr 2020

COPD lungs inundated by abnormal stem cells, research finds

Two internationally renowned stem cell experts have found an abundance of abnormal stem cells in the lungs of patients who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a leading cause of death worldwide.

16 Apr 2020

Study investigates how people's habits, behaviors are affected by the coronavirus

By launching a new survey, researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, want to investigate how people's habits, behaviors and experiences are changed and affected by the coronavirus.

16 Apr 2020

A sensor chip smaller than a ladybug records multiple lung and heart signals

During a stroll, a woman's breathing becomes a slight bit shallower, and a monitor in her clothing alerts her to get a telemedicine check-up.

16 Apr 2020

Canadian Coalition Fosters Collaboration in Fight Against COVID-19

A group of Canadian biotech companies are joining forces in the war on COVID-19 with an open-source model using next-generation antidotes known as nanobodies1.

From SignalChem Biotech Inc. 16 Apr 2020

Virtual reality increases ability to empathize more with others

Virtual reality activates brain networks that increase your ability to identify with other people, according to new research published in eNeuro. The technology could become a tool in the treatment of violent offenders to empathize more with others.

16 Apr 2020

Onyx Health selected for Medovate’s US launch

Healthcare marketing communication specialists Onyx Health have secured new business with Cambridge MedTech company Medovate to launch their pioneering medical device SAFIRA in the United States.

16 Apr 2020

Screening blood samples for COVID-19 using artificial intelligence

A promising new study published in the preprint online journal medRxiv in April 2020 shows the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for developing a patient classifier that can separate patients likely to be negative for COVID-19 from among a pool of suspected patients visiting an emergency room (ER).

15 Apr 2020

New grant aims to develop digital tools for assessing patients with cardiovascular disease

A new grant will fund an international collaboration to develop tools to assess patients who suffer from cardiovascular disease.

15 Apr 2020

High-resolution imaging with elastography could accurately spot breast cancer in surgical margins

A high-resolution, three-dimensional imaging technique, when combined with quantitative measurement of tissue elasticity, could accurately detect cancer within the resected margins of surgical specimens taken from patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery.

15 Apr 2020

Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells

Researchers have discovered a technique for directly reprogramming skin cells into light-sensing rod photoreceptors for vision.

15 Apr 2020

Contactless measurement method helps detect people infected with coronavirus

An innovative measurement method is helping to detect people infected with coronavirus from a safe distance.

15 Apr 2020

Real-time imaging reveals how infiltrating glioma cells alter brain function, blood flow

The first sign of trouble for a patient with a growing brain tumor is often a seizure. Such seizures have long been considered a side effect of the tumor.

15 Apr 2020

DeNovix launches new RNA quantification assay

DeNovix Inc.

From DeNovix Inc. 15 Apr 2020

Harnessing power of cancer gene could lead to first curative treatment for heart disease

Researchers trying to turn off a gene that allows cancers to spread have made a surprising U-turn. By making the gene overactive and functional in the hearts of mice, they have triggered heart cell regeneration.

15 Apr 2020

The race is on for a coronavirus vaccine, 70 candidates, 3 at human trial stage

Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic that is infecting millions of people across the globe, hope sparks as the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that seventy vaccination trials for the novel coronavirus are underway, with three already at the human trial stage.

14 Apr 2020

Technology News and Research

Research proposes non-invasive method to monitor diabetes

Researchers to study link between arterial structure and cognition

Review investigates stem cell therapy as potential new treatment for preeclampsia

NTNU researchers develop better design for face shields

Drug improves effectiveness of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients

COPD lungs inundated by abnormal stem cells, research finds

Study investigates how people's habits, behaviors are affected by the coronavirus

A sensor chip smaller than a ladybug records multiple lung and heart signals

Canadian Coalition Fosters Collaboration in Fight Against COVID-19

Virtual reality increases ability to empathize more with others

Onyx Health selected for Medovate’s US launch

Screening blood samples for COVID-19 using artificial intelligence

New grant aims to develop digital tools for assessing patients with cardiovascular disease

High-resolution imaging with elastography could accurately spot breast cancer in surgical margins

Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells

Contactless measurement method helps detect people infected with coronavirus

Real-time imaging reveals how infiltrating glioma cells alter brain function, blood flow

DeNovix launches new RNA quantification assay

Harnessing power of cancer gene could lead to first curative treatment for heart disease

The race is on for a coronavirus vaccine, 70 candidates, 3 at human trial stage

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