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Researchers develop online game to tackle the deluge of coronavirus misinformation

A new online game that puts players in the shoes of a purveyor of fake pandemic news is the latest tactic in efforts to tackle the deluge of coronavirus misinformation costing lives across the world.

12 Oct 2020

HIV self-tests improve "door-to-door" testing campaigns

Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still get infected with HIV every year.

12 Oct 2020

Scientists 3D print special fluid channels that could be used for medical testing

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, have 3D printed unique fluid channels at the micron scale that could automate production of diagnostics, sensors, and assays used for a variety of medical tests and other applications.

12 Oct 2020

Researchers receive €2.35 million to examine disease pathways of viruses

Two University College Dublin (UCD) researchers and SiriusXT, a UCD spin-out company, have been awarded a total of €2.35 million in funding for a disruptive photonics technology project, through Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme, to examine the disease pathways of viruses.

9 Oct 2020

UroCAD assay is better than urine cytology in detecting bladder cancer

Analysis of DNA copy number variants (CNVs) in the cells exfoliated in urine showed better sensitivity and similar specificity in detecting urothelial carcinoma compared with urine cytology.

9 Oct 2020

Study shows LED-based UV irradiation prevents bone and muscle loss in aging mice

A research team at Nagoya University in Japan has revealed that narrow-range ultraviolet (UV) irradiation using light emitting diodes (LEDs) safely increases serum vitamin D levels in aging mice and thereby prevents the loss of their bone and muscle mass.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers provide unique experiment for creating artificial tissue-engineered vascular graft

Researchers from St. Petersburg provided a unique experiment. They implanted a polymer scaffold as a vascular prosthesis into the rat abdominal aorta and monitored the process of its bioresobtion for 16 months. An artificial vessel was formed where the scaffold was located.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers develop hand-held device to measure cancer biomarker

Researchers at McMaster and Brock universities have created the prototype for a hand-held device to measure a biomarker for cancer, paving the way for home-based cancer monitoring and to improve access to diagnostic testing.

9 Oct 2020

New digital dashboard enhances the efficiency of cancer case review

Multidisciplinary tumor boards are vital to cancer treatment plans, bringing together clinicians from different specialties to guide patient treatment and improve outcomes.

9 Oct 2020

New drug delivery systems can improve treatment for diseases that affect connective tissues

University of Delaware Professor Kristi Kiick is leading collaborative research to create new drug delivery systems with the potential to improve treatment for diseases that affect connective tissues, such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, which is an autoimmune disease.

9 Oct 2020

Mathematical model helps investigate spaceflight mechanisms that induce cardiovascular deconditioning

Human spaceflight has been fascinating man for centuries, representing the intangible need to explore the unknown, challenge new frontiers, advance technology and push scientific boundaries further.

9 Oct 2020

New model can simulate and analyze large number of viral infections

It is only 120 millionths of a millimetre in size but can bring entire countries to a standstill: the Corona virus. Even if it were to disappear one day, viral infections will still be among the most frequent and difficult-to-treat diseases in humans.

9 Oct 2020

University of Minnesota Medical School chosen as ‘Capacity Building Center’ for national network

The University of Minnesota Medical School's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has been selected to participate in a new national network dedicated to serological, or antibody, sciences as one of four Capacity Building Centers in the country.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers apply CRISPR technology to eliminate fusion genes present in tumor cells

The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool is one of the most promising approaches to advancing treatments of genetic diseases - including cancer -, an area of research where progress is constantly being made.

9 Oct 2020

Technological breakthrough may increase COVID-19 testing, reduce wait time and costs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for scientists at UCLA Health to begin using a new method of COVID-19 detection using sequencing technology called SwabSeq.

8 Oct 2020

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral persistence in built environments

In a recent paper in an open-access journal, mSystems, published by The American Society for Microbiology, Ceth W. Parker et al. show challenges in recovering the virus, change in infectivity, and the case of viral persistence in built environments.

8 Oct 2020

Warwick researcher to explore the use of robots and artificial intelligence in hospital settings

Hospitals all over the world must increase their efficiency and productivity and boost quality and safety, while containing and reducing costs.

8 Oct 2020

New computer program detects neurodegeneration biomarkers through magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging is the most sensitive and reliable technique for diagnosing and monitoring neurodegenerative diseases.

8 Oct 2020

Researchers use silk nanofibers to enhance 3D cell printing

How do you test, in early-stage research, whether a potential pharmaceutical effectively targets a human tumor, organ, or some other part of the body? How do you grow a new hand or some other body part?

8 Oct 2020

World's fastest UV camera records photons in real time

Compressed ultrafast photography (CUP) captures the entire process in real time and unparalleled resolution with just one click. The spatial and temporal information is first compressed into an image and then, using a reconstruction algorithm, it is converted into a video.

8 Oct 2020

Device / Technology News

Researchers develop online game to tackle the deluge of coronavirus misinformation

HIV self-tests improve "door-to-door" testing campaigns

Scientists 3D print special fluid channels that could be used for medical testing

Researchers receive €2.35 million to examine disease pathways of viruses

UroCAD assay is better than urine cytology in detecting bladder cancer

Study shows LED-based UV irradiation prevents bone and muscle loss in aging mice

Researchers provide unique experiment for creating artificial tissue-engineered vascular graft

Researchers develop hand-held device to measure cancer biomarker

New digital dashboard enhances the efficiency of cancer case review

New drug delivery systems can improve treatment for diseases that affect connective tissues

Mathematical model helps investigate spaceflight mechanisms that induce cardiovascular deconditioning

New model can simulate and analyze large number of viral infections

University of Minnesota Medical School chosen as ‘Capacity Building Center’ for national network

Researchers apply CRISPR technology to eliminate fusion genes present in tumor cells

Technological breakthrough may increase COVID-19 testing, reduce wait time and costs

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral persistence in built environments

Warwick researcher to explore the use of robots and artificial intelligence in hospital settings

New computer program detects neurodegeneration biomarkers through magnetic resonance imaging

Researchers use silk nanofibers to enhance 3D cell printing

World's fastest UV camera records photons in real time

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