Cytiva licenses Allen Institute’s advanced machine learning technology
Strategic license to advance the field of 3D and live cell imagingCredit: Allen Institute Cytiva and the Allen Institute have ...
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FDA approves the guardian needle, a solution for reducing accidental needle sticks
Medical University of South Carolina clinician-innovators targeted the problem of needle-stick injuries during intraoperative monitoring; their invention, a safer needle, ...
Helping protect medical professionals
Sandia researchers work with NM small businesses to test new respirator materialsCredit: Photo by Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, ...
Warming climate may trigger more West Nile outbreaks in Southern California
Study finds transmission of the mosquito-borne virus can increase rapidly with temperature -- and climate change is likely to bump ...
How climate change affects allergies, immune response and autism
The changes in the environment and biodiversity brought on by climate change could be responsible for increases in allergies, autoimmune ...
Implanted neural stem cell grafts show functionality in spinal cord injuries
In mouse studies, the specialized grafts integrated with host networks and behaved much like neurons in a healthy, undamaged spinal ...
A one-step diagnostic may bring faster, cheaper cancer testing to remote settings
Credit: Scientists have created a rapid and affordable test for breast cancer that is designed for use in developing regions, ...
NIH harnesses AI for COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring
Collaborative network to enlist medical imaging and clinical data sciences to reveal unique features of COVID-19Credit: RSNA photo The National ...
Massey scientist suggests COVID-19 should be treated as an acute inflammatory disease
Credit: Blake Belden, VCU Massey Cancer Center The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on global infrastructure sectors, including economic, ...
Locking down shape-shifting spike protein aids development of COVID-19 vaccine
Credit: Jason McLellan/University of Texas at Austin The experimental vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 that was the first to enter human trials ...
Researchers discover predictor of laser treatment success in patients with glaucoma
Pre-treatment eye pressure is best gauge of laser effectivenessCredit: MU Health Care More than 70 million people worldwide suffer from ...
Body weight has surprising, alarming impact on brain function
Higher BMI is linked to decreased cerebral blood flow, which is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and mental ...
Discovery shows promise for treating Huntington’s Disease
Scientists at EPFL's Brain Mind Institute have identified an enzyme that can play a central role in developing a new ...
Gut microbes shape our antibodies before we are infected by pathogens
Credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg B cells are white blood cells that develop to produce antibodies. These antibodies, or immunoglobulins, ...
Computational modeling enables heart valve visualizations
Computational modeling techniques enable unprecedented visualizations of heart valve implant behaviorCredit: Emily L. Johnson. Computational modeling has provided new insights ...
New findings on enzymes with important role in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: The Human Protein Atlas programme Researchers at Uppsala University have described the presence, throughout the human body, of the ...
NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in mouse studies
Vaccine currently being evaluated in Phase 3 clinical testingCredit: NIH WHAT: The investigational vaccine known as mRNA-1273 protected mice from ...
Silk scaffolds and magnetism to generate bone tissue and be able to use it in implants
For the first time the effectiveness of magnetic stimulation in promoting cell regeneration is tested by the UPV/EHU-University of the ...
Osteopontin, a protein not always as bad as it is made out to be
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country shows that maintaining osteopontin delays the onset of metabolic fatty liver disease during ageingCredit: ...
Scientists discover novel drug target for pancreatic cancer
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have uncovered a novel drug ...
