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New AI technology has potential to detect early signs of heart attack

Technology developed using artificial intelligence could identify people at high risk of a fatal heart attack at least 5 years before it strikes, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation.

3 Sep 2019

New advance could lead to regrowth of decayed enamel

Modern dental practice is concerned with preserving teeth rather than extracting them, even if tooth decay is present. Various types of fillings have been used, including materials like composite resins, ceramics and amalgams.

3 Sep 2019

CRISPR-Cas9 successfully reverses type 2 diabetes in mice

Researchers have used CRISPR-Cas9 to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice, a development that could eventually benefit humans.

3 Sep 2019

Simple test produces a color change in urine to signal tumor growth in mice

A simple and sensitive urine test developed by Imperial and MIT engineers has produced a color change in urine to signal growing tumors in mice.

3 Sep 2019

Inactive lifestyle for 20 years associated with two-fold higher odds of premature death

Two decades of a sedentary lifestyle is associated with a two times risk of premature death compared to being physically active, according to results from the HUNT study presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology.

3 Sep 2019

New guidelines for management of a fast heartbeat released

At the ESC Congress 2019 held in Paris last weekend, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on supraventricular tachycardia were published. The document titled, “2019 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardia.

2 Sep 2019

FDA recommends health care facilities to transition away from fixed endcap duodenoscope models

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that duodenoscope manufacturers and health care facilities transition to different types of duodenoscopes that may pose less risk to patient safety.

31 Aug 2019

GN Hearing launches a suite of new custom-crafted hearing aids

GN Hearing, the global leader in hearing aid connectivity, today launched a suite of new custom-crafted hearing aids.

31 Aug 2019

Cracking the code of a recurrent brain cancer

One of the most common brain cancers in children, Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma, also is one of the more survivable for most kids. Unfortunately, for a subset of patients the cancer resists treatment and relapses with a vengeance to then turn deadly.

30 Aug 2019

Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test could deliver results from lab to GPs in under two hours

The threat of antibiotic-resistant strains of infection is an escalating global health concern and improved targeting of antibiotics is crucial in reducing the spread of resistance.

30 Aug 2019

Psychopathy associated with robust alterations in expression of genes, study shows

The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows.

30 Aug 2019

Scientists join hands to protect Australia from growing threat of infectious diseases

A new project in Northern Australia will focus on how Australia can better protect and rapidly respond to the growing global risk of emergent infectious diseases which can spread to humans through animals and insects.

30 Aug 2019

Cell-free DNA identifies pathogens and quantifies injuries to organs

A common problem in diagnosing infectious disease is that the presence of a potential pathogen in the body does not necessarily mean the patient is sick. This can be particularly challenging for the treatment of organ transplant recipients, who often grapple with infection as well as complications related to immunosuppression.

29 Aug 2019

'Lab on a chip' technology may help find new treatments for NAFLD

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease--the accumulation of liver fat in people who drink little or no alcohol--is increasingly common around the world, and in the United States, it affects between 30 and 40 percent of adults.

29 Aug 2019

New NC State-led project to focus on the future of biomanufacturing

A new 5-year project led by North Carolina State University will sponsor an international collaborative research and training program in biomanufacturing science and technology.

29 Aug 2019

'Clock in a dish' provides new way to replicate developmental disorders

In early mammalian development, timing is everything. For healthy development to occur -- whether it be three weeks for a mouse or nine months for a human -- embryos follow the lead of oscillating genes, which turn on and off in precise cycles and trigger different development milestones. Oscillating genes are conductors keeping time in a symphony of growth.

29 Aug 2019

Islet-on-a-Chip to study the fundamental biology of diabetes

By combining two powerful technologies, scientists are taking diabetes research to a whole new level. In a study led by Harvard University's Kevin Kit Parker, microfluidics and human, insulin-producing beta cells have been integrated in an "Islet-on-a-Chip".

29 Aug 2019

Mount Sinai researchers discover drug resistance signature in Crohn's disease

By mapping out more than 100,000 immune cells in patients with Crohn's disease, Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a signature of cells that are involved in a type of the disease that does not respond to treatment, according to a study published in Cell in August.

29 Aug 2019

Graphene-lined fabric could slow the spread of malaria

Lining clothes with graphene could prevent the spread of malaria as mosquitoes are not able to pick up on chemical signals that encourage them to bite.

29 Aug 2019