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BU researcher receives NIH grant for clinical research in rheumatology

David Felson, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, was awarded a National Institute of Health P30 Center Grant.

15 Oct 2019

Drug-light combination could offer better control over CAR T-cell treatments

Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego are a step closer to making CAR T-cell therapy safer, more precise and easy to control.

15 Oct 2019

AI detects over 95 percent of diabetic retinopathy cases

A new study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmologists (AAO) on October 14, 2019 reports an astonishing 95.% yield when artificial intelligence (AI) is used to screen a real life population for diabetic retinopathy.

15 Oct 2019

Marshall receives $17 million renewal funding for biomedical research efforts in West Virginia

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has received a five-year, $17 million award from the National Institutes of Health for continued funding of West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.

15 Oct 2019

New study solves oldest case of deafness in human prehistory

An international team of researchers including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has published a new study examining a 430,000-year-old cranium of a human ancestor that was previously described as deaf, representing the oldest case of deafness in human prehistory.

15 Oct 2019

Engineered communities of cells make long-distance calls

The search for effective biological tools is a marathon, not a sprint, even when the distances are on the microscale. A discovery at Rice University on how engineered communities of cells communicate is a long step in the right direction.

15 Oct 2019

Scientists develop more accurate method to find good targets for cancer immunotherapy

Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have developed a new and more accurate method to identify the molecular signs of cancer likely to be presented to helper T cells, which stimulate and orchestrate the immune response to tumors and infectious agents.

15 Oct 2019

Early diagnosis of infantile seizures crucial to brain development

When caring for a baby who is younger than 2 years old, you may focus on the usual development milestones like weight gain and head circumference. However, it may be worthwhile for pediatric specialists and parents to work together to identify if the baby has any neurological disorders.

15 Oct 2019

FFEI wins IOP Business Innovation Award 2019

FFEI Ltd, the global developer of award-winning digital imaging solutions, today announced that the Institute of Physics has recognized FFEI for the development of advanced whole slide imaging technology in the field of digital pathology, by awarding the IOP Business Innovation Award 2019.

15 Oct 2019

CANDO drug discovery platform focuses on finding new medications for mental illnesses

An estimated 46.6 million U.S. adults struggle with mental illnesses, such as anxiety disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. About half of millennials and 75% of Gen-Zers report having quit jobs for mental health reasons.

15 Oct 2019

UVA Health radiologist harnesses VR to increase the availability of new treatment

A UVA Health interventional radiologist has harnessed the power of virtual reality to increase the availability of a less-invasive treatment option for thyroid patients.

15 Oct 2019

New cancer treatment developed at Yale

Scientists at Yale have developed a method that assists the immune system in identifying and eliminating cancer cells that may be missed by other forms of immunotherapies.

15 Oct 2019

Advances in translational genetics unlocked by Bio-Rad technologies to be presented at ASHG 2019

Scientists will present 24 abstracts and three talks, highlighting research driven in part by Bio-Rad Laboratories' Droplet Digital PCR and single-cell ATAC-Seq (scATAC-Seq) technologies, at the 2019 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting in Houston, October 15-19.

15 Oct 2019

How Is Ophthalmology Changing To Meet New Challenges?

Ophthalmology, a highly dynamic space in vision loss and age-related eye diseases with approximately 1.3 billion people living with vision impairment.

From Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 15 Oct 2019

Pulsify Medical, a joint imec and KU Leuven spin-off, closes first-round funding, led by imec.xpand

Pulsify Medical, a digital medical technology company focused on the development of wearable ultrasound patches, announced the first closing of its seed funding round, raising € 2.6 million euro.

From Imec 15 Oct 2019

Study shows microbleeds after head injury signal danger to brain function

A new study published in the journal Brain shows that microbleeds appearing after trauma can cause patients with head injury to have poor outcomes. Advanced imaging techniques were used to establish this finding.

14 Oct 2019

Study evaluates hand-held technology to non-invasively fragment painful kidney stones

UC San Diego Health has enrolled its first patient to evaluate an investigational hand-held technology to non-invasively fragment painful kidney stones.

14 Oct 2019

Ludwig scientists develop robust method to refine personalized cancer immunotherapy

14 Oct 2019

New system can help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors

Cancer cells are masters at avoiding detection, but a new system developed by Yale scientists can make them stand out from the crowd and help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors that other forms of immunotherapies might miss, the researchers report Oct. 14 in the journal Nature Immunology.

14 Oct 2019

Physics professors granted patent for new device that could revolutionize diabetes management

When Furman Professor of Physics Bill Baker was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2003, it served as an initiation into a painful club.

14 Oct 2019

Technology News and Research

BU researcher receives NIH grant for clinical research in rheumatology

Drug-light combination could offer better control over CAR T-cell treatments

AI detects over 95 percent of diabetic retinopathy cases

Marshall receives $17 million renewal funding for biomedical research efforts in West Virginia

New study solves oldest case of deafness in human prehistory

Engineered communities of cells make long-distance calls

Scientists develop more accurate method to find good targets for cancer immunotherapy

Early diagnosis of infantile seizures crucial to brain development

FFEI wins IOP Business Innovation Award 2019

CANDO drug discovery platform focuses on finding new medications for mental illnesses

UVA Health radiologist harnesses VR to increase the availability of new treatment

New cancer treatment developed at Yale

Advances in translational genetics unlocked by Bio-Rad technologies to be presented at ASHG 2019

How Is Ophthalmology Changing To Meet New Challenges?

Pulsify Medical, a joint imec and KU Leuven spin-off, closes first-round funding, led by imec.xpand

Study shows microbleeds after head injury signal danger to brain function

Study evaluates hand-held technology to non-invasively fragment painful kidney stones

Ludwig scientists develop robust method to refine personalized cancer immunotherapy

New system can help the immune system spot and eliminate tumors

Physics professors granted patent for new device that could revolutionize diabetes management

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