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AI system can help detect the degree and severity of heart transplant rejection

Heart transplantation can be a lifesaving operation for patients with end-stage heart failure. However, many patients experience organ transplant rejection, in which the immune system begins attacking the transplanted organ.

21 Mar 2022

New form of MRI makes cancerous tissue to glow in medical images

A new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that makes cancerous tissue glow in medical images could help doctors more accurately detect and track the progression of cancer over time.

21 Mar 2022

Novel device uses tiny worms to detect lung cancer cells

Dogs can use their incredible sense of smell to sniff out various forms of cancer in human breath, blood and urine samples.

20 Mar 2022

New PCR test uses molecular beacons to identify the specific variant causing COVID-19 infection

After the start of the SARS-C0V-2 pandemic, investigators from ResearchPath LLC and their collaborators at Rutgers University quickly dedicated resources to develop accurate and reliable COVID-19 testing.

17 Mar 2022

Novel screening method detects new N501T SARS-CoV-2 variant

Researchers develop two SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Discrimination assays that have been designed to detect 501 and 484 mutations on the spike protein.

17 Mar 2022

Virtual COPD management solution offers an effective and engaging way to help older adults

Wellinks, a digital health care company offering the first-ever integrated, virtual Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) management solution, today announced results from a study that found that older adults with COPD were highly engaged and satisfied with Wellinks.

17 Mar 2022

OU student wins NIH Award for a technique that may help improve pancreatic cancer detection

A University of Oklahoma engineering student has received the rare honor of being awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

17 Mar 2022

Positive oral CT contrast found to be better at detecting malignant deposits in intraabdominal nonsolid organs

According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the selection of oral contrast agent and optimization of bowel preparation for oncologic CT could help avoid potentially severe clinical consequences of missed malignant deposits.

16 Mar 2022

Deploying artificial intelligence to prevent delayed and missed care

Medical imaging is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in health care with providers ordering dozens of imaging studies for their patients every day.

16 Mar 2022

Roche launched world's first COVID-19 PCR test two years ago

In the two years since it launched the world's first commercially available COVID-19 PCR test, Roche Diagnostics UK and Ireland has distributed ten million tests from its base in West Sussex.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 16 Mar 2022

Nanoparticle-enhanced phototherapies for cancer treatment

Treating cancer and other diseases with laser light is not currently considered routine in the clinical setting, but new approaches using nanoparticles show some promise in improving existing techniques.

15 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection model generated from human tonsil epithelial organoids

Researchers evaluate the feasibility of tonsil epithelial cell-derived organoids as an ex vivo model for studying SARS-CoV-2 infection.

15 Mar 2022

Spray-on technology using customized gold nanoparticles could help treat heart disease

Could a spritz of super-tiny particles of gold and peptides on a damaged heart potentially provide minimally invasive, on-the-spot repair?

15 Mar 2022

One-step ELISA experiments

AMSBIO announces the launch of the QuicKey Pro™ range of ELISA kits – new easy-to-use assays that require just one step of washing, and one step of sample addition, resulting in a whole experiment taking only 90 minutes.

From AMS Biotechnology 15 Mar 2022

‘Foreign body reaction’ to implants can be reduced by incorporating drug into silicone coating

Long-term use of implantable electronic medical devices – such as pacemakers and cochlear implants – is hampered by the body's reaction to foreign bodies.

14 Mar 2022

UNC researchers offer solution to detect, issue warnings about tainted street drugs

With new grant funding, Nabarun Dasgupta '13 (Ph.D.), Gillings Innovation Fellow at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and senior scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, will work with colleagues across Carolina to develop systems to detect and issue public warnings about dangerous adulterants in street drugs.

14 Mar 2022

Irradiation of tumors with laser protons tested for the first time

Irradiation with fast protons is a more effective and less invasive cancer treatment than X-rays. However, modern proton therapy requires large particle accelerators, which has experts investigating alternative accelerator concepts, such as laser systems to accelerate protons.

14 Mar 2022

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AI system can help detect the degree and severity of heart transplant rejection

New form of MRI makes cancerous tissue to glow in medical images

Novel device uses tiny worms to detect lung cancer cells

New PCR test uses molecular beacons to identify the specific variant causing COVID-19 infection

Novel screening method detects new N501T SARS-CoV-2 variant

Virtual COPD management solution offers an effective and engaging way to help older adults

OU student wins NIH Award for a technique that may help improve pancreatic cancer detection

Positive oral CT contrast found to be better at detecting malignant deposits in intraabdominal nonsolid organs

Deploying artificial intelligence to prevent delayed and missed care

Roche launched world's first COVID-19 PCR test two years ago

Nanoparticle-enhanced phototherapies for cancer treatment

SARS-CoV-2 infection model generated from human tonsil epithelial organoids

Spray-on technology using customized gold nanoparticles could help treat heart disease

One-step ELISA experiments

‘Foreign body reaction’ to implants can be reduced by incorporating drug into silicone coating

UNC researchers offer solution to detect, issue warnings about tainted street drugs

Irradiation of tumors with laser protons tested for the first time

New smartphone app can calculate users’ genetic risk for coronary artery disease

Can wearables transform the future of healthcare?

KTU researchers improve an algorithm that detects Alzheimer's disease from MRI images

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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