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Latest advances in nanomaterial-based antiviral strategies

As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, infectious diseases are a serious threat worldwide, and new strategies are needed to combat them. In recent years, nanotechnology-based antiviral agents have generated promising results.

18 Apr 2022

Miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening reduced by artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported a team of international researchers led by Mayo Clinic.

18 Apr 2022

Noninvasive sound technology could lead to improved cancer outcomes in humans

Noninvasive sound technology developed at the University of Michigan breaks down liver tumors in rats, kills cancer cells and spurs the immune system to prevent further spread—an advance that could lead to improved cancer outcomes in humans.

18 Apr 2022

Delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA for advanced therapeutic applications

Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Center Director: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka) has announced that Prof. Satoshi Uchida (Principal Research Scientist), who is also Associated Professor of the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, published an article review about non-viral messenger RNA (mRNA) and plasmid DNA (pDNA) delivery by addressing the various delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA, from basic research to therapeutic and clinical application; Pharmaceutics 2022, 14(4), 810.

15 Apr 2022

Quantum computing to predict RNA secondary structures

Researchers investigate the possibility of using quantum computing to create methods that can more effectively and rapidly solve these structures.

13 Apr 2022

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

MIT engineers have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm.

13 Apr 2022

New standardized rounding tool reduces duration of mechanical ventilation for weaning patients

A Tennessee hospital reduced the amount of time patients required mechanical ventilation (MV) by nearly half, with a new standardized rounding tool that emphasizes weaning efforts.

13 Apr 2022

Bioprinting for bone repair enhanced with two growth factor encoding genes

Given enough time and energy, the body will heal, but when doctors or engineers intervene, the processes do not always proceed as planned because chemicals that control and facilitate the healing process are missing.

13 Apr 2022

Innovative imaging technique may pave the way for better understanding and treatment of spinal cord injury

A research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed an innovative technology for in vivo imaging of the important biological processes involved in the injury and repair of spinal cords, paving the way for a better understanding of the pathology and potential treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI).

12 Apr 2022

Harnessing electricity to treat certain types of cancer

Electricity has formed the basis of many aspects of the modern world, from providing reliable sources of light to powering home appliances and computers.

12 Apr 2022

New bioinformatics platform predicts optimal treatment combinations for cancer patients

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new bioinformatics platform that predicts optimal treatment combinations for a given group of patients based on co-occurring tumor alterations.

12 Apr 2022

Machine-learning approach predicts development of conduct disorder with high accuracy

Conduct disorder (CD) is a common yet complex psychiatric disorder featuring aggressive and destructive behavior.

12 Apr 2022

UWS study to focus on developing sensors that could save patients' lives

The development of next-generation sensors used to save patients' lives - and transform a range of industrial processes - will be the focus of a University of the West Scotland (UWS) study.

12 Apr 2022

Machine learning and proteomics predict cardiovascular risk more accurately

An innovative proteomics-based model that predicts the risk of cardiovascular events with higher accuracy than current clinical models.

10 Apr 2022

Wireless remote care platform may help manage neurological disorders at home

Many neurological disorders like Parkinson's, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to a collaborative project involving researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ).

10 Apr 2022

Artificial intelligence model could predict side effects resulting from new combination therapies

Preliminary data from an artificial intelligence model could potentially predict side effects resulting from new combination therapies, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

8 Apr 2022

AI model uses electronic health records to identify people at high risk for pancreatic cancer

An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained using sequential health information derived from electronic health records identified a subset of individuals with a 25-fold risk of developing pancreatic cancer within three to 36 months, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

8 Apr 2022

New Russian-language protocol for fMRI enables preoperative mapping of language areas

Neurolinguists from HSE University, in collaboration with radiologists from the Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Centre, developed a Russian-language protocol for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that makes it possible to map individual language areas before neurosurgical operations.

8 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 detected using smartphone biosensor

Researchers describe the use of RT-LAMP in combination with particle diffusometry to detect SARS-CoV2 in saliva samples.

7 Apr 2022

Machine learning model can identify people with PTSD by analyzing text data

University of Alberta researchers have trained a machine learning model to identify people with post-traumatic stress disorder with 80 per cent accuracy by analyzing text data.

7 Apr 2022

Device / Technology News

Latest advances in nanomaterial-based antiviral strategies

Miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening reduced by artificial intelligence

Noninvasive sound technology could lead to improved cancer outcomes in humans

Delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA for advanced therapeutic applications

Quantum computing to predict RNA secondary structures

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

New standardized rounding tool reduces duration of mechanical ventilation for weaning patients

Bioprinting for bone repair enhanced with two growth factor encoding genes

Innovative imaging technique may pave the way for better understanding and treatment of spinal cord injury

Harnessing electricity to treat certain types of cancer

New bioinformatics platform predicts optimal treatment combinations for cancer patients

Machine-learning approach predicts development of conduct disorder with high accuracy

UWS study to focus on developing sensors that could save patients' lives

Machine learning and proteomics predict cardiovascular risk more accurately

Wireless remote care platform may help manage neurological disorders at home

Artificial intelligence model could predict side effects resulting from new combination therapies

AI model uses electronic health records to identify people at high risk for pancreatic cancer

New Russian-language protocol for fMRI enables preoperative mapping of language areas

SARS-CoV-2 detected using smartphone biosensor

Machine learning model can identify people with PTSD by analyzing text data

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