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Polymers completely eliminate aerosolization during dental procedures

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago couldn't stop thinking about the spinning, vibrating tools in a dentist's office that turn water into mist and send it flying into the air.

25 Aug 2020

New strategies automate the assessment of stored red blood cell quality

Each year, nearly 120 million units of donated blood flow from donor veins into storage bags at collection centres around the world. The fluid is packed, processed and reserved for later use. But once outside the body, stored red blood cells (RBCs) undergo continuous deterioration. By day 42 in most countries, the products are no longer usable.

25 Aug 2020

Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs are equally effective for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs collected by healthcare providers are equally effective for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study conducted by ARUP Laboratories and University of Utah Health.

21 Aug 2020

Doctors with disabilities call for a paradigm shift to make medical education, profession more inclusive

Doctors treat and heal patients, but they are seldom seen as people who may themselves require care or accommodation. Medics with disabilities are now calling for a paradigm shift in this mindset to make medical education and the profession more inclusive.

21 Aug 2020

New 3D digital segmented models for COVID-19 diagnosis

An LSU Health New Orleans radiologist and evolutionary anatomist have teamed up to show the same techniques used for research on reptile and bird lungs can be used to help confirm the diagnosis of COVID-19 in patients.

19 Aug 2020

Stone age instinct and daily stress have left disproportionate number of women in agony

We're 100% behind knowledge-based research, but sometimes you really do have to question evolution! Jaw-dropping research? Not really, quite the opposite actually!

13 Aug 2020

Research unlocks key mechanism in the communication between brain cells during stroke

Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Ludmila Belayev, MD, LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurosurgery, has unlocked a key fundamental mechanism in the communication between brain cells when confronted with stroke.

6 Aug 2020

OU Health Sciences Center awarded five-year grant for suicide prevention

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has been awarded a five-year, $38 million grant to lead and expand a national program dedicated to suicide prevention.

6 Aug 2020

Nine teams awarded UTHSC/UofM CORNET grant for COVID-19 research

Nine research teams are awardees of the 2020 University of Tennessee Health Science Center/University of Memphis SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Research CORNET grants.

6 Aug 2020

Individual’s alpha wave frequency can be used as reliable pain indicator, shows study

Rhythms produced by the brain can reliably be used to predict how sensitive we are to pain, new research shows.

6 Aug 2020

Eosinophils contribute to antiviral host defense mechanisms during influenza

Eosinophils residing in the airways of mice respond to influenza A virus infection through alterations in surface expression of various markers necessary for migration and cellular immunity responses, according to research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology by researchers from Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

5 Aug 2020

New research project receives federal funding to expand treatment options for sickle cell patients

A new research project that could impact and expand the discovery of new treatment options for sickle cell patients has received significant federal funding.

5 Aug 2020

Snapchat found to be an effective tool to teach residents emergency radiology

A pilot study conducted by a team of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine faculty has found that Snapchat is an effective tool to teach residents emergency radiology.

3 Aug 2020

First case report on pathologic findings of vasculitis of the small vessels in the heart

A team of LSU Health New Orleans pathologists published what is believed to be the first case report on pathologic findings of vasculitis of the small vessels of the heart, which likely represents multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

30 Jul 2020

Mice born with Fragile X syndrome have fewer cell antennas

Structures called primary cilia - which act like TV antennas for cells to detect signals - are present in fewer numbers in mice born with Fragile X syndrome, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

30 Jul 2020

Dental and doctors’ offices still struggling with COVID job loss

California's outpatient health care practices largely shrugged off two recessions, adding more than 400,000 jobs during a two-decade climb from the start of 2000 to early 2020. It was an enviable growth rate of 85% and a trend largely mirrored on the national level.

28 Jul 2020

Dentistry News and Research

Latest Dentistry News and Research

Polymers completely eliminate aerosolization during dental procedures

New strategies automate the assessment of stored red blood cell quality

Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs are equally effective for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Doctors with disabilities call for a paradigm shift to make medical education, profession more inclusive

New 3D digital segmented models for COVID-19 diagnosis

Stone age instinct and daily stress have left disproportionate number of women in agony

Research unlocks key mechanism in the communication between brain cells during stroke

OU Health Sciences Center awarded five-year grant for suicide prevention

Nine teams awarded UTHSC/UofM CORNET grant for COVID-19 research

Individual’s alpha wave frequency can be used as reliable pain indicator, shows study

Eosinophils contribute to antiviral host defense mechanisms during influenza

New research project receives federal funding to expand treatment options for sickle cell patients

Snapchat found to be an effective tool to teach residents emergency radiology

First case report on pathologic findings of vasculitis of the small vessels in the heart

Mice born with Fragile X syndrome have fewer cell antennas

Dental and doctors’ offices still struggling with COVID job loss

Lego-inspired, tiny 3D-printed bricks designed to heal broken bones

Scientists discover how coronavirus enters cells without encountering immune system resistance

Research reveals an increase in medications prescribed by dentists

New approach tracks tumors in real time, could improve outcomes for cancer patients

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A journey through science, software, and innovation: Insights from the Bruker software team

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