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Standard tests may not detect low-level case of TB in some people

An international collaboration of infectious disease experts has identified a large group of people who appear to have naturally mounted an immune response to TB, a bacterial infection that is the leading cause of infectious disease death worldwide.

1 Jul 2019

New 3D model shines light on key aspects of early development

From a biological standpoint, the earliest stages of life are the most mysterious. A developing human embryo undergoes a flurry of rapid changes, and these changes are exceedingly difficult to study because they transpire within the confines of a womb.

1 Jul 2019

$3.1 million NIH funding awarded to develop universal flu vaccine

In the race to create a universal flu vaccine not dependent on predicting strains of flu, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has been awarded a $3.1 million grant.

1 Jul 2019

More effective flu vaccine begins clinical trials across the U.S.

A more effective seasonal flu vaccine is about to be tested in clinical trials across the US.

1 Jul 2019

ANCON Medical discusses how NBT technology is better at providing accurate cancer diagnosis

Cancers cells now have a powerful adversary called 'magnetic hyperthermia' and it consists of clusters of magnetic nanoparticles.

1 Jul 2019

New solution makes fall recovery safer and easier

Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital.1 With this prevalence of patient, staff and visitor falls, healthcare facilities require fall recovery solutions that are safe for both the fallen individual and staff.

29 Jun 2019

Low-cost OCT scanner promises to bring vision-saving technology to underserved regions

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a low-cost, portable optical coherence tomography scanner that promises to bring the vision-saving technology to underserved regions throughout the United States and abroad.

29 Jun 2019

Study: Sharing medical 'selfies' with a doctor empowers, reassures healthcare consumers

Taking medical 'selfies' and sharing them with a doctor empowers and reassures healthcare consumers, and can improve doctor-patient relationships, a two-part study led by Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia has found.

29 Jun 2019

Comprehensive gene activity database could significantly reduce animal use

A comprehensive database of gene activity in mice across ten disease models, which could significantly reduce animal use worldwide, has been developed by scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, which gives a full picture of the immune response to different pathogens.

29 Jun 2019

Cutting-edge electron microscopy reveals first structures of a lipid-flippase

Using cutting-edge electron microscopy, researchers from Aarhus University have determined the first structures of a lipid-flippase.

29 Jun 2019

Mini MRI device could help diagnose knee injuries more quickly and accurately

Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a prototype mini MRI scanner that fits around a patient's leg.

28 Jun 2019

Personalizing Nutritional Medicine With the Power of NMR

In this interview conducted at the University of Lubeck NMR center, Chritsian Sina outlines how NMR technology could help personlized nutritional medicine.

From Bruker BioSpin Division 28 Jun 2019

Salk study unravels how the brain encodes color and shape

There are hundreds of thousands of distinct colors and shapes that a person can distinguish visually, but how does the brain process all of this information? Scientists previously believed that the visual system initially encodes shape and color with different sets of neurons and then combines them much later.

28 Jun 2019

3D mapping technology can monitor and track the behavior of engineered cells, tissues

Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases, patients' organs and cells can remain healed but damaged from the medical condition.

28 Jun 2019

Quanterix announces Kevin Hrusovsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Powering Precision Health, as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award Winner in New England

Quanterix, announce Chairman and CEO of Quanterix, and Founder of Powering Precision Health, has been recognized with the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award.

From Quanterix 28 Jun 2019

Technology News and Research

Standard tests may not detect low-level case of TB in some people

New 3D model shines light on key aspects of early development

$3.1 million NIH funding awarded to develop universal flu vaccine

More effective flu vaccine begins clinical trials across the U.S.

ANCON Medical discusses how NBT technology is better at providing accurate cancer diagnosis

New solution makes fall recovery safer and easier

Low-cost OCT scanner promises to bring vision-saving technology to underserved regions

Study: Sharing medical 'selfies' with a doctor empowers, reassures healthcare consumers

Comprehensive gene activity database could significantly reduce animal use

Cutting-edge electron microscopy reveals first structures of a lipid-flippase

Mini MRI device could help diagnose knee injuries more quickly and accurately

Personalizing Nutritional Medicine With the Power of NMR

Salk study unravels how the brain encodes color and shape

3D mapping technology can monitor and track the behavior of engineered cells, tissues

Quanterix announces Kevin Hrusovsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Powering Precision Health, as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award Winner in New England

Scientists develop new 3D-printed prosthetic hand that can learn wearers’ basic motions

IDT enters into strategic collaboration with Chinese medical sequencing firm ChosenMed

Sartorius launches new ambr 250 modular bioreactor vessel for cell and gene therapy applications

Promega UK publishes 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report of sustainable practices and outcomes

New technology helps clinicians 'see' and map patient's pain in real-time

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

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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