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Artificial super stool may be a game-changer in the treatment of chronic gut infections

The urgent need for human stool donations to treat chronic gut infections could soon be eased with innovative research to develop artificial super stool.

28 Apr 2021

Leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves to diagnose, treat brain ailments

A team of engineering researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology hopes to uncover new ways to diagnose and treat brain ailments, from tumors and stroke to Parkinson's disease, leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves.

28 Apr 2021

Scientists design 'smart' cellular biosensors for detecting SARS-CoV-2 spike

New research led by Hana El-Samad of the University of California, San Francisco, and the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub confirmed the beneficial use of an antiviral therapeutic called SARSNotch, which uses a combination of the SynNotch platform and de-novo designed protein binders. SARSNotch uses sentinel T cells to detect and mount a genetic response toward the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein.

28 Apr 2021

SARS-CoV-2 virus neutralized with half-second exposure to very high temperature

As reported in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering, the team from Texas A&M University developed a simple fluidics system that measures the sub‐second heat inactivation of coronaviruses.

27 Apr 2021

Neural implant can help monitor activity in multiple brain regions at the same time

How do different parts of the brain communicate with each other during learning and memory formation? A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego takes a first step at answering this fundamental neuroscience question.

27 Apr 2021

New breakthrough method for quickly, accurately diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias

Researchers from Belgium, the Netherlands, Russia, and Italy have developed a breakthrough method for quickly, accurately, and reliably diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias.

27 Apr 2021

UVA's imaging approach could help identify brain surgery targets to stop epilepsy seizures

An advanced imaging approach developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let surgeons determine the best target in the brain to stop epilepsy seizures, new research suggests.

27 Apr 2021

New AI-driven diagnostics technique could transform treatment for bowel cancer

A test which uses artificial intelligence to measure proteins present in some patients with advanced bowel cancer could hold the key to more targeted treatment, according to research published today.

27 Apr 2021

Researchers propose new deep learning-based model for cross-lingual voice conversion

Robots today have come a long way from their early inception as insentient beings meant primarily for mechanical assistance to humans. Today, they can assist us intellectually and even emotionally, getting ever better at mimicking conscious humans.

27 Apr 2021

University-industry partnership leads to a new rapid COVID-19 test

A partnership between UC Davis and Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., chairman and CEO of Allegiant Travel Company, has led to a new rapid COVID-19 test.

27 Apr 2021

New groundbreaking implant designed to correct presbyopia

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Universitat de València (UV) and the Aiken Ophthalmic Clinic (through its Research Foundation) have designed and assessed in their laboratories a new groundbreaking implant, the only one in its kind, to correct presbyopia.

26 Apr 2021

Fixing traumatic injuries to the skin and bones using bioprinting during surgery

Fixing traumatic injuries to the skin and bones of the face and skull is difficult because of the many layers of different types of tissues involved, but now, researchers have repaired such defects in a rat model using bioprinting during surgery, and their work may lead to faster and better methods of healing skin and bones.

26 Apr 2021

Study: ICD patients should be regularly screened for anxiety and depression

Patients receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) should be regularly screened for anxiety and depression, according to research presented at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

26 Apr 2021

The potential of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays and treatment approaches against COVID-19

In their review paper recently published in the Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, a group of authors discusses currently available and forthcoming CRISPR-based diagnostic assays, as well as the possibility of using the CRISPR/Cas system as a salient treatment or prevention strategy in the fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

25 Apr 2021

Ankle exoskeleton system increases self-selected walking speed

Being unable to walk quickly can be frustrating and problematic, but it is a common issue, especially as people age.

23 Apr 2021

FDA authorizes marketing of a new device for use in patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a new device indicated for use in patients 18 and older undergoing stroke rehabilitation to facilitate muscle re-education and for maintaining or increasing range of motion.

23 Apr 2021

Researchers to apply smartphone apps to manage anxiety, depression in breast cancer patients

Home sensors to monitor cancer patients' pain. A smartphone app to manage breast cancer patients' anxiety and depression. And $12 million in new grant funding to pay for even more health care advances, earned from just a $2 million initial investment.

23 Apr 2021

Ongoing testing of immunized individuals will be key to mitigate future COVID-19 outbreaks

In rare cases, people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID and are immune to the virus can nevertheless develop the disease.

23 Apr 2021

Tablet-based video games could improve brain function in older people with mild cognitive impairment

A University of Massachusetts Amherst biomedical informatician will use a $436,836 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the use of "serious games" played independently on computer tablets to improve brain function in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

23 Apr 2021

Contralateral esophagus sparing technique can prevent complication in lung cancer patients

For many patients with localized lung cancer (non-small-cell lung carcinoma and small cell lung carcinoma), high-dose radiation with concurrent chemotherapy is a potential cure. Yet this treatment can cause severe, acute inflammation of the esophagus (esophagitis) in about one in five patients, requiring hospitalization and placement of a feeding tube.

23 Apr 2021

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Artificial super stool may be a game-changer in the treatment of chronic gut infections

Leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves to diagnose, treat brain ailments

Scientists design 'smart' cellular biosensors for detecting SARS-CoV-2 spike

SARS-CoV-2 virus neutralized with half-second exposure to very high temperature

Neural implant can help monitor activity in multiple brain regions at the same time

New breakthrough method for quickly, accurately diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias

UVA's imaging approach could help identify brain surgery targets to stop epilepsy seizures

New AI-driven diagnostics technique could transform treatment for bowel cancer

Researchers propose new deep learning-based model for cross-lingual voice conversion

University-industry partnership leads to a new rapid COVID-19 test

New groundbreaking implant designed to correct presbyopia

Fixing traumatic injuries to the skin and bones using bioprinting during surgery

Study: ICD patients should be regularly screened for anxiety and depression

The potential of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays and treatment approaches against COVID-19

Ankle exoskeleton system increases self-selected walking speed

FDA authorizes marketing of a new device for use in patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation

Researchers to apply smartphone apps to manage anxiety, depression in breast cancer patients

Ongoing testing of immunized individuals will be key to mitigate future COVID-19 outbreaks

Tablet-based video games could improve brain function in older people with mild cognitive impairment

Contralateral esophagus sparing technique can prevent complication in lung cancer patients

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