Breath Test Identifies Flu Biomarkers
A biomedical researcher from the department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Texas has invented a hand-held breathalyzer that has been programmed to detect the biomarkers for influenza….
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Funding Awarded for CRISPR-Cas9 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Safety Study
A biomedical researcher at the Southwestern Medical Center at the University of Texas has been awarded a grant of $250,000 for a study of the potential for the use of…
Artificial Spider Silk Spinner Capable of Producing Kilometer-Long Threads
Spider silk has a myriad of potential uses, if only spiders could be convinced to produce vast quantities on demand and work long shifts. Unfortunately, the difficulty in keeping spiders…
Silk-Alginate Composite Scaffolds Show Excellent Potential for Soft Tissue Engineering
In vitro growth of tissues has great potential for a wide range of medical applications. Tissues can be grown in the lab and then used to replace damaged or lost…
Potentially Effective Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered
Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have discovered two new molecules that have high therapeutic potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The discoveries were made…
AI-Powered Breath Sensor Capable of Diagnosing 17 Diseases
Could going to the doctor for a checkup soon involve taking a breath test? Thanks to the work of a multinational team of researchers, that could soon be a possibility….
Carbon Nanotubes Used in Quick and Easy Test for Circulating Tumor Cells
If cancer is identified in the early stages, treatment can be highly effective. However, in the latter stages of the disease, as the cancer spreads to other organs, treatment becomes…
Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Kills Cancer Without Destroying the Prostate
Researchers at University College London have developed a new technique to treat early prostate cancer: Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy. Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy involves injecting a light sensitive drug into a patient’s…
Highly Targeted Neuron Stimulation Using Implantable Microcoils
Harvard Medical School researchers have developed implantable microcoils that allow highly specific stimulation of neurons using electromagnetic induction. Neural stimulation has shown promise for the treatment of epilepsy, although researchers…
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Tool Used to Treat Hemophilia in Mice
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool has been successfully used to correct clotting abnormalities in newborn and adult mice, demonstrating potential of the CRISPR system for the treatment of hemophilia in…