In their new study, the researchers show how a modified peptide, in mice, helps a cancer drug pass through the blood-brain barrier, which is known to be extremely difficult to penetrate and thus serves as a massive hindrance to treating brain tumors. “We were not only able to get a drug into the brain, but...
Month: <span>November 2022</span>
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Protein programmers get a helping hand from Cradle’s generative AI
Devin Coldewey@techcrunch / 5:01 PM MST•November 16, 2022 Comment Image Credits: Cradle Proteins are the molecules that get work done in nature, and there’s a whole industry emerging around successfully modifying and manufacturing them for various uses. But doing so is time consuming and haphazard; Cradle aims to change that with an AI-powered tool that tells scientists what new structures and...
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“Polytherapeutic” tinnitus treatment app delivers impressive results
By Loz Blain November 16, 2022 There’s hope for a wider range of tinnitus sufferers, as a new polytherapeutic smartphone app has delivered excellent results in tests over three and six months Depositphotos VIEW GALLERY – 4 IMAGES The ringing, rushing sound of tinnitus is a complex condition. It’s caused by a range of factors,...
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Brain Scientific announces release of improved NeuroCap(TM) and New US distribution deal with D&D Medical
BRAIN SCIENTIFIC IMAGE: THE BRAIN SCIENTIFIC NEUROCAP IS AN FDA 510K CLEARED, PRE-GELLED DISPOSABLE EEG HEADSET FOR CLINICAL USE. IT ALLOWS ANY CLINICIAN TO PREPARE A PATIENT FOR AN EEG EXAM IN A FRACTION OF THE TIME NORMALLY SPENT APPLYING INDIVIDUAL ELECTRODES. THE NEUROCAP CAN BE USED IN NEARLY ANY ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING RURAL HOSPITALS, AMBULANCES,...
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Over a billion young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss from headphones, earbuds, loud music venues
by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than 1 billion teens and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss because of their use of headphones and earbuds and attendance at loud music venues, concludes a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. Governments...
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Keeping indoor humidity levels at a ‘sweet spot’ may reduce the spread of COVID-19
by Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We know proper indoor ventilation is key to reducing the spread of COVID-19. Now, a study by MIT researchers finds that indoor relative humidity may also influence transmission of the virus. Relative humidity is the amount of moisture in the air compared to the total moisture...
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Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells
by Albert Einstein College of Medicine Left shows the tumor-cell protein PVR binding with the NK-cell receptor KIR2DL5 to prevent NK-cell attack. Right, monoclonal antibody short-circuits tumor cell/NK cell interaction, allowing the NK cell to attack and destroy the tumor cell. Credit: Tatyana Harris/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Immune checkpoint inhibitors such as Keytruda and...
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Flu shots can protect patients with heart failure from death
by McMaster University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Flu shots can save the lives of people with cardiovascular disease by reducing cardiac complications as well as preventing influenza. An international study led by McMaster University researchers and published in The Lancet Global Health has found that influenza vaccines greatly reduce both pneumonia and cardiovascular complications in people with heart failure. “If...
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New nasal vaccine strategy could improve COVID-19 protection
by Centenary Institute Dr Anneliese Ashhurst, University of Sydney and Centenary Institute. Credit: Centenary Institute Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have developed a new nasal vaccination strategy that induces potent lung immunity and protection against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The new vaccine approach has been tested successfully in mice and has...
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Faulty DNA repair may lead to BRCA-linked cancers
by Weill Cornell Medical College Stalled replication forks (yellow arrows) are detected at the BRCA1 gene in cells containing a BRCA1 germline mutation. Credit: Weill Cornell Medicine Error-prone DNA replication and repair may lead to mutations and cancer in individuals who inherit a mutant copy of the BRCA1 gene, according to a new study by...