A closed-loop drug-delivery system could improve chemotherapy

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTo make chemotherapy dosing more accurate, MIT engineers have come up with a way to continuously measure how much drug is in the patient’s sy

Updated on: April 28,2024

A closed-loop drug-delivery system could improve chemotherapy

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTo make chemotherapy dosing more accurate, MIT engineers have come up with a way to continuously measure how much drug is in the patient’s sy

Updated on:April 28,2024

Burn injury disrupts gut microbiome and weakens intestinal mucus barrier, finds study

FEBRUARY 5, 2024by TranSpreadThe effect of burn injury on colonic tissue and intestinal mucus barrier. (a) hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and Alcian blue/periodic acid Schiff (AB/PAS) staining of the dist

Updated on: March 29,2024

Burn injury disrupts gut microbiome and weakens intestinal mucus barrier, finds study

FEBRUARY 5, 2024by TranSpreadThe effect of burn injury on colonic tissue and intestinal mucus barrier. (a) hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and Alcian blue/periodic acid Schiff (AB/PAS) staining of the dist

Updated on:March 29,2024

Scientists' discovery could reduce dependence on animals for vital anticoagulant drug

byRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeparin, the world's most widely used blood thinner, is used during procedures ranging from kidney dialysis to open heart s

Updated on: March 28,2024

Scientists' discovery could reduce dependence on animals for vital anticoagulant drug

byRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeparin, the world's most widely used blood thinner, is used during procedures ranging from kidney dialysis to open heart s

Updated on:March 28,2024

AlphaFold: The making of a scientific breakthrough

The inside story of the DeepMind team of scientists and engineers who created AlphaFold, an AI system that is recognised as a solution to "protein folding", a grand scientific challenge for more than 50 years.

Updated on: October 16,2024

AlphaFold: The making of a scientific breakthrough

The inside story of the DeepMind team of scientists and engineers who created AlphaFold, an AI system that is recognised as a solution to "protein folding", a grand scientific challenge for more than 50 years.

Updated on:October 16,2024

The dual roles of fumarate hydratase in metabolic reprogramming and innate immunity

Updated on: July 10,2024

The dual roles of fumarate hydratase in metabolic reprogramming and innate immunity

Updated on:July 10,2024

Want safer prescribing? Provide doctors with a plan for helping patients in pain, says study

by University of Southern CaliforniaClinician-level Opioid Prescribing. Boxplots showing median logMME, the interquartile range, and outliers pre-to-post intervention between study arms amo

Updated on: May 09,2024

Want safer prescribing? Provide doctors with a plan for helping patients in pain, says study

by University of Southern CaliforniaClinician-level Opioid Prescribing. Boxplots showing median logMME, the interquartile range, and outliers pre-to-post intervention between study arms amo

Updated on:May 09,2024

Cannabis has no clear effect on treatment of opioid addiction, study finds

by Taylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCannabis is not an effective treatment for opioid addiction, a new study of thousands of people being treated for opioid use disorder sugg

Updated on: May 11,2024

Cannabis has no clear effect on treatment of opioid addiction, study finds

by Taylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCannabis is not an effective treatment for opioid addiction, a new study of thousands of people being treated for opioid use disorder sugg

Updated on:May 11,2024

Drug candidate granted FDA orphan drug status for pancreatic cancer

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit:Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01589The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Orphan Drug

Updated on: April 23,2024

Drug candidate granted FDA orphan drug status for pancreatic cancer

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit:Journal of Medicinal Chemistry(2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01589The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Orphan Drug

Updated on:April 23,2024

Genetically engineered cell therapies with mRNA lipid nanoparticles for transferrable platelets

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Phys.orgPlatelets transfected with mRNA using LNP can express exogenous protein. (A) Schematic describing the transfection of platelets using mRNA-LNP. (B) NanoLuc expressio

Updated on: January 04,2024

Genetically engineered cell therapies with mRNA lipid nanoparticles for transferrable platelets

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Phys.orgPlatelets transfected with mRNA using LNP can express exogenous protein. (A) Schematic describing the transfection of platelets using mRNA-LNP. (B) NanoLuc expressio

Updated on:January 04,2024

Smarter blood tests could deliver faster diagnoses and improved outcomes

by Dalin Clark,Michigan State UniversitySmall molecule modulation of protein corona significantly enhances deep plasma proteome profiling. Credit: Mahmoudi GroupMedical professionals have long k

Updated on: December 04,2024

Smarter blood tests could deliver faster diagnoses and improved outcomes

by Dalin Clark,Michigan State UniversitySmall molecule modulation of protein corona significantly enhances deep plasma proteome profiling. Credit: Mahmoudi GroupMedical professionals have long k

Updated on:December 04,2024

Groundbreaking Advancements Propel HIV Vaccine Research Forward

Updated on: June 03,2024

Groundbreaking Advancements Propel HIV Vaccine Research Forward

Updated on:June 03,2024

AI model provides deep insights into hand movement, an essential step for development of neuroprosthetics

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneThe EPFL/UNIGE AI model achieved a 100% success rate in the first phase of the competition, surpassing the closest competitor. Even in the more challeng

Updated on: October 21,2024

AI model provides deep insights into hand movement, an essential step for development of neuroprosthetics

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneThe EPFL/UNIGE AI model achieved a 100% success rate in the first phase of the competition, surpassing the closest competitor. Even in the more challeng

Updated on:October 21,2024