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New study shows efficacy of carbon nanotube implants to restore motor functions

A new study conducted by SISSA and the University of Trieste shows the efficacy of carbon nanotube implants to restore motor functions and paves the way for a new therapeutic approach for spinal cord injuries.

29 Sep 2020

Wearable device tracks biomarkers in sweat associated with inflammatory bowel disease

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have designed a wearable device that monitors sweat for biomarkers that could signal flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

28 Sep 2020

New FLASH technique could revolutionize radiation therapy for cancer patients

For the first time, researchers at the Centre for Proton Therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Switzerland have tested ultrafast, high-dose irradiation with protons.

28 Sep 2020

Interdisciplinary team wins NIH grant to develop a device for early oral cancer detection

Mouth lesions are among the main early indicators of oral cancer, but determining whether a sore is actually malignant typically involves painful, costly biopsies.

28 Sep 2020

Marrowquant can quantify multiple bone components in histological images

The bone marrow is the soft tissue inside our bones. Its main role is to produce stem cells that will go on to become various cells of the blood, including white blood cells that fight infections, red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body, and platelets that control bleeding.

28 Sep 2020

Routine test used to monitor patients' breathing may be unreliable, indicates study

A routine test used to monitor patients' breathing may be unreliable and putting them at risk, a study suggests.

28 Sep 2020

New approach uses AI to identify which early stage breast cancers will spread

About 1 in 5 new breast cancers are caught at their earliest stages, before they've spread from milk ducts into the surrounding breast tissue.

25 Sep 2020

New app monitors cancer patients' physical and mental health using gamification

Close2U, an electronic device application, has been developed by researchers at the Complutense University (UCM) and the University of Zaragoza (UZA) to monitor cancer patients' physical and mental health using gamification.

25 Sep 2020

Novel technique helps detect heart damage in top-level competition dogs

Frequent high-intensity exercise entails cardiac remodelling both in humans and animals. In dogs, especially those used for top-level competition, it is of great interest to learn whether they develop the so-called athletic heart syndrome.

25 Sep 2020

M-CUBE aims to take MRI technology to the next level

It is hard to see inside the human body, but because it is vital for diagnosing certain illnesses, several techniques have been developed and perfected over the last century.

25 Sep 2020

Brain imaging analyses can reveal wounds of childhood trauma

Being traumatized can cause what are known as dissociative symptoms--such as experiencing amnesia, an out-of-body experience, feeling emotionally numb--which may help people cope. Experiencing these symptoms intensely or for a long time, however, can negatively impact an individual's ability to function.

25 Sep 2020

Investigators assess the experience of using test-based protocol in infected health care workers

One of the of the most important questions in managing a hospital's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is determining when healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 can return to the job.

25 Sep 2020

Scientists to use CRISPR gene-editing technology for Phase 1 vaccine trials in humans

Scientists are planning for Phase 1 human trials of a vaccine they developed by using CRISPR gene-editing technology to mutate the parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a skin disease common in tropical regions of the world and gaining ground in the United States

25 Sep 2020

Researchers use artificial intelligence to discern degrees of loneliness in older adults

For the past couple of decades, there has been a loneliness pandemic, marked by rising rates of suicides and opioid use, lost productivity, increased health care costs and rising mortality.

25 Sep 2020

New tool enables big data analysis without specialized expertise in bioinformatics

A new data analysis tool developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center incorporates a user-friendly, natural-language interface to allow biomedical researchers without specialized expertise in bioinformatics or programming languages to conduct intuitive analysis of large datasets.

25 Sep 2020

Scientists develop single-cell atlas of the normal human heart

Scientists have for the first time documenting all of the different cell types and genes expressed in the healthy human heart, in new research published in the journal Nature.

25 Sep 2020

Researchers demonstrate the utility of AI in identifying neural degeneration

Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated the utility of artificial intelligence (AI) in identifying and categorizing neural degeneration in the model organism C. elegans. The tool uses deep learning, a form of AI, and should facilitate and expedite research into neural degeneration.

24 Sep 2020

Cold plasma inactivates SARS-CoV-2

In one such effort, Zhitong Chen et al., in a recent medRxiv* preprint paper find that by employing an efficient cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) with argon feed gas on different surfaces inactivates the infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus.

24 Sep 2020

Navy lab develops long range temperature scanning sensor system

A federal research facility in Crane, Indiana, has developed a temperature scanning sensor system and software to help contain the coronavirus.

24 Sep 2020

Home-based pediatric teleneuropsychology evaluations shown to be effective

Administering neuropsychology evaluations to children online in the comfort of their own homes is feasible and delivers results comparable to tests traditionally performed in a clinic, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers and Children's Health indicates.

24 Sep 2020

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New study shows efficacy of carbon nanotube implants to restore motor functions

Wearable device tracks biomarkers in sweat associated with inflammatory bowel disease

New FLASH technique could revolutionize radiation therapy for cancer patients

Interdisciplinary team wins NIH grant to develop a device for early oral cancer detection

Marrowquant can quantify multiple bone components in histological images

Routine test used to monitor patients' breathing may be unreliable, indicates study

New approach uses AI to identify which early stage breast cancers will spread

New app monitors cancer patients' physical and mental health using gamification

Novel technique helps detect heart damage in top-level competition dogs

M-CUBE aims to take MRI technology to the next level

Brain imaging analyses can reveal wounds of childhood trauma

Investigators assess the experience of using test-based protocol in infected health care workers

Scientists to use CRISPR gene-editing technology for Phase 1 vaccine trials in humans

Researchers use artificial intelligence to discern degrees of loneliness in older adults

New tool enables big data analysis without specialized expertise in bioinformatics

Scientists develop single-cell atlas of the normal human heart

Researchers demonstrate the utility of AI in identifying neural degeneration

Cold plasma inactivates SARS-CoV-2

Navy lab develops long range temperature scanning sensor system

Home-based pediatric teleneuropsychology evaluations shown to be effective

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