By Nick Lavars March 28, 2021 A researcher at Loughborough University demonstrates the Hybrid Gamma CameraLoughborough University Scientists in the UK have developed an advanced handheld imaging device that could prove a powerful tool when it comes to tackling cancer, offering 3D images of cancerous growths beneath the skin. The technology uses a mix of...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Mar 29 2021 A combination of esophageal brushing and extensive genetic sequencing of the sample collected can detect chromosome alterations in people with Barrett’s Esophagus, identifying patients at risk for progressing to esophageal cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve...
A University of Waterloo research project called ExoNet is developing a special exoskeleton, which is capable of thinking and making decisions based on its environment. This kind of technology one day could help paralyzed people walk again. Exoskeletons could one day allow paralyzed people to walk independently again, but they need to be smart. Image credit: University...
Sydney researchers are testing whether an existing medication could be repurposed to treat sarcoma. Recruitment is now open for a national clinical trial that will test whether an existing therapy for psoriasis can help treat patients with sarcomas, which are rare cancers arising in the connective tissues (bone, muscle, tendons, nerves, fat, cartilage and blood vessels) and...
Cholinesterase inhibitors are a group of drugs recommended for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, but their effects on cognition have been debated and few studies have investigated their long-term effects. A new study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet and published in the journal Neurology shows persisting cognitive benefits and reduced mortality for up to five years after...
A COVID-19 vaccine that could provide protection against both existing and future strains of the COVID-19 virus, and other coronaviruses, and cost about $1 a dose has shown promising results in early animal testing. Vaccines created by UVA Health’s Dr Steven L. Zeichner and Virginia Tech’s Dr Xiang-Jin Meng prevented pigs from being becoming ill...
HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY A hydrogel, a type of soft matter, developed at Hokkaido University successfully reverted cancer cells back to cancer stem cells within 24 hours, in six different human cancer types. This could lead to the development of anti-cancer stem cell drugs and personalized medicines. An innovative hydrogel – called a double network (DN) gel...
KAISER PERMANENTE — Black middle-aged adults had an incidence rate of stroke 4 times higher than that of white middle-aged adults, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published March 29 in Hypertension. The large national prospective study highlights the need to raise awareness among young and middle-aged Black adults about the impact of high blood pressure,...
MCDOUGALL COMMUNICATIONS IMAGE: CONTACT LENS TECHNOLOGIES OF THE FUTURE OFFERS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS OF ADVANCEMENTS TO COME, CATAPULTING THE COMMONLY-USED MEDICAL DEVICE TO APPLICATIONS WELL BEYOND REFRACTIVE ERROR CORRECTION, INCLUDING DISEASE DETECTION, TREATMENT AND DIGITAL SCREEN REPLACEMENT. CREDIT: CENTRE FOR OCULAR RESEARCH & EDUCATION (CORE) WATERLOO, Ontario, March 29, 2021–A newly-published paper represents one...
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY IMAGE: A RABBIT CHARACTER AND VEGETABLES WERE DISPLAYED IN THE GREEN CIRCLE. VEGETABLES WERE LOCATED AT THE CENTER OR EDGE OF THE CIRCLE, AND MARKERS WERE ALSO DISPLAYED WHEN THE VEGETABLES WERE LOCATED AT THE EDGE. CREDIT: YUTA SUGIURA A Japanese research group combined motion analysis that uses smartphone application and machine...
