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MGH researchers use advanced imaging technology to measure magnetite levels in the brain

Investigators at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital have used magnetoencephalography - a technology that measures brain activity by detecting the weak magnetic fields produced by the brain's normal electrical currents - to measure levels of the iron-based mineral called magnetite in the human brain.

28 Nov 2018

Promising class of photonic sensors can be used in high-radiation environments

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have published landmark test results that suggest a promising class of sensors can be used in high-radiation environments and to advance important medical, industrial and research applications.

28 Nov 2018

KTU scientists create molecular gastronomy product from natural components

Group of scientists at Kaunas University of Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology created edible beads produced from natural components. Due to their altered structure the beads are suitable for people with swallowing disorders.

27 Nov 2018

New AI system designed to assist scientists in cancer-related discoveries

Searching through the mountains of published cancer research could be made easier for scientists, thanks to a new AI system.

27 Nov 2018

Toxicologists and pharmacologists meet at international conference in Adelaide

Experts will meet to discuss the latest discoveries in drugs and how best to use existing ones as effectively and safely as possible, at an international conference in Adelaide this week (27-30 November).

27 Nov 2018

Electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb can provide sense of smell, research shows

Physicians at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, induced a sense of smell in humans by using electrodes in the nose to stimulate nerves in the olfactory bulb, a structure in the brain where smell information from the nose is processed and sent to deeper regions of brain.

27 Nov 2018

Using Pre-Clinical Imaging to Detect Cancer

In this interview, Émilie Beaulieu Ouellet, Application Scientist for life science imaging at Photon Etc talks to New-Medical about their range of preclinical infrared imagers and how they can allow cancer detection.

From Photon etc. 27 Nov 2018

Scientists discover important hallmark of aging in neuronal cells

MIT researchers have discovered that free radicals cause a build-up of short RNA snippets which could contribute to neuronal ageing and cognitive decline.

27 Nov 2018

Stratasys and Materialise bring 3D printed medical models to life

Further bringing 3D printed medical models to life, Stratasys is expanding the suite of printers and materials validated by its collaborator Materialise as part of FDA-cleared Materialise Mimics inPrint software.

From Stratasys 27 Nov 2018

New platform for metagenomic analysis

A team of developers from Skolkovo, ITMO University and MIPT presented an online service called Knomics-Biota, which allows for a comprehensive study of intestinal microbiome genetic data.

27 Nov 2018

Using molecular targeting approach to kill melanoma cells

In 1960, scientists described the "Philadelphia chromosome" that causes chronic myeloid leukemia, and in 2001 the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug imatinib to disable the action of this cancer-causing genetic change.

27 Nov 2018

CytoReason announces publication of new model for translating data from mouse models to human disease

CytoReason, developer of the world's first machine learning platform for human immune system cell-level simulation, today announces publication of a groundbreaking new model for translating data from mouse models to human disease.

27 Nov 2018

Scientists identify key component of microscopic machinery that drives cell death

An important component of the microscopic machinery that drives cell death has been identified by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists.

27 Nov 2018

Researchers find link between inflammatory markers and tumor aggressiveness

Researchers at University Putra Malaysia found a relationship between some markers of inflammation in the body and the aggressiveness of certain malignant tumors.

27 Nov 2018

$UA scientist hopes to heal bone fractures using combination of 3D printing and adult stem cells$

UA scientist hopes to heal bone fractures using combination of 3D printing and adult stem cells

Not all broken bones heal. But one scientist at the University of Arizona hopes to remedy that problem using a combination of 3D printing and adult stem cells.

27 Nov 2018

Scientists focus on epigenetics to identify factors involved in Hispanic childhood obesity

Are there changes that affect genes and fuel a person's propensity to develop obesity? That's a question under study at Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

27 Nov 2018

ASHG reaffirms cautious but proactive approach recommended in its 2017 position statement on germline genome editing

Given this morning's reports of infants possibly born in China whose genomes were edited by CRISPR-based technology, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) reaffirms the cautious but proactive approach recommended in its 2017 position statement on human germline genome editing, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics.

26 Nov 2018

Technology News and Research

MGH researchers use advanced imaging technology to measure magnetite levels in the brain

Promising class of photonic sensors can be used in high-radiation environments

KTU scientists create molecular gastronomy product from natural components

New AI system designed to assist scientists in cancer-related discoveries

Toxicologists and pharmacologists meet at international conference in Adelaide

Electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb can provide sense of smell, research shows

Using Pre-Clinical Imaging to Detect Cancer

Scientists discover important hallmark of aging in neuronal cells

Stratasys and Materialise bring 3D printed medical models to life

New platform for metagenomic analysis

Using molecular targeting approach to kill melanoma cells

CytoReason announces publication of new model for translating data from mouse models to human disease

Scientists identify key component of microscopic machinery that drives cell death

Researchers find link between inflammatory markers and tumor aggressiveness

UA scientist hopes to heal bone fractures using combination of 3D printing and adult stem cells

Scientists focus on epigenetics to identify factors involved in Hispanic childhood obesity

ASHG reaffirms cautious but proactive approach recommended in its 2017 position statement on germline genome editing

Global report highlights how the changing world is affecting children's physical activity levels

Scripps Research scientists reveal potential new approach to design HIV vaccines

Cereset technology reduces symptoms of military-related traumatic stress, study shows

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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