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Vicon and NOC support CURE International to create first gait lab in Ethiopia

For more than 20 years, CURE International has helped bring medical treatment to children in developing nations where modern medical technology may not be readily available.

2 May 2019

Canadian researchers identify early origins of childhood brain cancer

Brain tumors are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children in Canada, but little is known about when these tumors form or how they develop.

1 May 2019

Algorithms could help improve effectiveness of cancer treatment by predicting gene interactions

While network algorithms are usually associated with finding friends on social media, researchers at the University of Sussex have shown how they could also be used improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, by predicting the interactions between genes.

1 May 2019

Assessing impact of urban air pollution with advanced instrumentation

A new review of studies on levels of urban exposure to airborne pollutants and their effects on human health suggests that advanced instrumentation and information technology will soon allow researchers and policymakers to gauge the health risks of air pollution on an individual level.

1 May 2019

Researchers win $6.2 million grant to study HIV/TB co-infection in children

About a third of us are walking around with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis in our bodies, but most don't actually end up with TB. For children living with HIV - about 2 million at last estimate - it's a different story.

1 May 2019

Will gene-editing of human embryos ever be justifiable?

World-leading medical ethicist Professor Arthur Caplan has published a series of recommendations with the aim of addressing worldwide concerns over gene editing of human embryos.

30 Apr 2019

JoVE records a successful MedUni Vienna radiopharmaceutical experiment

The renowned online scientific journal JoVE videos study experiments with the aim of improving the reproducibility of biomedical experiments.

30 Apr 2019

Angiotensin receptor blockers could improve response to cancer immunotherapy

A research team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that combining a specialized version of an antihypertension drug with immune checkpoint blockers could increase the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.

30 Apr 2019

Science and health journalists awarded Logan Science Journalism Fellowships from MBL

Twelve journalists have been awarded Logan Science Journalism Fellowships from the Marine Biological Laboratory, an international center for biological and environmental research and education and an affiliate of the University of Chicago.

30 Apr 2019

Samara Polytech biotechnologists experiment with milk types to create elite cheeses

Samara Polytech biotechnologists have been experimenting with different types of milk and other raw materials for several years to create elite cheeses of only domestic production.

30 Apr 2019

Study reveals older women's perceptions of wearable and smart home activity sensors

A study conducted by Assistant Professor Blaine Reeder, PhD, and co-authored by Catherine Jankowski, PhD, at the University of Colorado College of Nursing on older women's perception of technology found that more active older adult women prefer wearable sensors for themselves and smart home sensors for their older parents.

30 Apr 2019

Graphene can purify water, making it drinkable without further chlorination

Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" together with their colleagues from Derzhavin Tambov State University and Saratov Chernyshevsky State University have figured out that graphene is capable of purifying water, making it drinkable, without further chlorination.

30 Apr 2019

Blood based test using AI and nanotechnology devised for chronic fatigue syndrome

People suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been up until now treated with scepticism at best. Their symptoms have been negated as vague and their debilitating condition has not received the status of being proven in a test. No more now!

29 Apr 2019

Reproducible and validatable sterilization at Labvolution 2019

Systec GmbH will present its autoclaves, media preparators and dispensing and dosing solutions for microbiological culture media at Labvolution 2019.

From Systec GmbH 29 Apr 2019

Researchers develop multimodal system for personalized post-stroke rehabilitation

Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology, the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and Italian high-tech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania are developing innovative technology for the personalized care of the patients who have experienced a stroke.

29 Apr 2019

Kamari partners with Kinect to support new HIV testing programs in Africa

Kamari, a project building an ecosystem of mobile gaming and lotteries with existing licenses in over seven African countries, has partnered with Kinect, a blockchain-based health technology platform focused on advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, to fund and promote new HIV testing programmes in countries across the African continent.

29 Apr 2019

Single high dose of radiation targeted directly to tumor is safe and effective for prostate cancer

A single high dose of radiation that can be delivered directly to the tumor within a few minutes is a safe and effective technique for treating men with low risk prostate cancer, according to a study presented at the ESTRO 38 conference.

29 Apr 2019

Researchers use genomics to solve a 20-year case study

After 20 years, a patient's family received an answer to a decades-long genetic mystery. Their daughter had two rare disorders, Angelman syndrome and P450scc deficiency, which was detected after researchers found out she had uniparental disomy, two copies of chromosome 15 from one parent and none from another.

28 Apr 2019

Unmanned aircraft delivers donor kidney to surgeons at UMMC for transplantation

In a first-ever advancement in human medicine and aviation technology, a University of Maryland unmanned aircraft has delivered a donor kidney to surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore for successful transplantation into a patient with kidney failure.

27 Apr 2019

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumor or another disease site.

27 Apr 2019

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Vicon and NOC support CURE International to create first gait lab in Ethiopia

Canadian researchers identify early origins of childhood brain cancer

Algorithms could help improve effectiveness of cancer treatment by predicting gene interactions

Assessing impact of urban air pollution with advanced instrumentation

Researchers win $6.2 million grant to study HIV/TB co-infection in children

Will gene-editing of human embryos ever be justifiable?

JoVE records a successful MedUni Vienna radiopharmaceutical experiment

Angiotensin receptor blockers could improve response to cancer immunotherapy

Science and health journalists awarded Logan Science Journalism Fellowships from MBL

Samara Polytech biotechnologists experiment with milk types to create elite cheeses

Study reveals older women's perceptions of wearable and smart home activity sensors

Graphene can purify water, making it drinkable without further chlorination

Blood based test using AI and nanotechnology devised for chronic fatigue syndrome

Reproducible and validatable sterilization at Labvolution 2019

Researchers develop multimodal system for personalized post-stroke rehabilitation

Kamari partners with Kinect to support new HIV testing programs in Africa

Single high dose of radiation targeted directly to tumor is safe and effective for prostate cancer

Researchers use genomics to solve a 20-year case study

Unmanned aircraft delivers donor kidney to surgeons at UMMC for transplantation

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

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