Scientists have been making nanoparticles out of DNA strands for two decades, manipulating the bonds that maintain DNA’s double-helical shape to sculpt self-assembling structures that could someday have jaw-dropping medical applications.Four DNA nanostructures, two butted up against each other, highlighted in this electron microscope image. The structures are a little longer than 50 nanometers. A...
by Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg Opinion Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe biggest quandary in the obesity drug market is that nobody knows just how big it will be. Everyone agrees it’ll be huge—currently, Eli Lilly & Co. is worth more than Tesla Inc., and Novo Nordisk A/S is at times the most valuable company in Europe. But...
By Michael Irving Scientists have supercharged immunotherapy by engineering CAR T cells that can produce their own “medicine” to keep them fighting in the hostile environment around tumors Depositphotos A new form of immunotherapy helps immune cells “armor” themselves against exhaustion by releasing their own medicine to keep them going in the fight against cancer. In...
According to sensationalist reporters we’ll soon be living in an age where diseases will be a thing of the past thanks to AI nanobots. But how close are we? Let’s bust some myths here.Andrea KonczKey Takeaways AI nanobots promise a future where diseases could become obsolete, thanks to early disease detection, treatment at a cellular...
3D Printing in Medicine: in recent years 3D printing in medicine took a massive leap. Check out our analysis of where this exciting field stands today! Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD 13 min | 7 November 2023 Key Takeaways 3D printing in healthcare shows enormous promise for revolutionizing medical equipment production, drug creation, and personalized medical...
Aug 18, 2023 03:10pm While interest in them for off-label prescribing is grabbing headlines, the U.S. also has the highest rates of obesity in the world, meaning potential use would be elevated even if the drugs weren’t currently trendy. (Photo illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images)It’s not a secret that Americans pay far more than people...
by Patricia Waldron, Cornell University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many medical studies record a patient’s race using only the broad categories from the U.S. Census, which may conceal racial health disparities, a new study reports. Researchers evaluated the performance of clinical risk scores for people of different races in an emergency department (ED). A clinical risk score summarizes the...
From early detection and internal treatment of diseases to futuristic applications like augmenting human memory, biological computing, or biocomputing, has the potential to revolutionize medicine and computers. Traditional computer hardware is limited in its ability to interface with living organs, which has constrained the development of medical devices. Computerized implants require a constant supply of electricity,...
By LUKE ANDREWS HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 18:06 EDT, 19 August 2022 | UPDATED: 18:14 EDT, 19 August 2022 A medicine doctors have known can cure hair loss for decades could be more effective that previously believed if the way its taken – via pill instead of via an ointment – is changed. Minoxidil — sold under the brand...
Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could offer relief for children and adults who have trouble swallowing pills. For most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to give those medicines, researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have created a drug-delivering gel that is much easier...
