Newsletter
The Next “Big One”
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
This piece isn’t about half of California dropping into the Pacific, or Miami being blown away [MORE]
Anemia Detected in the Blink of the Eye
Diagnosing anemia via eye exam
Purdue University scientists have developed an inexpensive means for evaluating anemia from a smartphone photo of [MORE]
Paper Test Measures Lithium in Blood Drop
Lithium sensor
Bipolar patients rely on lithium carbonate medication, but the amount they take is close to a toxic effect. An [MORE]
Landmark Review of AI in Global Health
AI in healthcare
From the Lancet article: “AI-driven health interventions fit into four categories relevant to global health researchers: (1) diagnosis, [MORE]
A COVID-19 Biobank
COVID-19
Last February, when more than 100 Biogen representatives from around the world attended a conference, they unwittingly became a means [MORE]
When the Heart Naturally Regenerates
Human heart
When mouse hearts are damages in early life, they can regenerative; so why not the same for adults? This [MORE]
Laser-Light Activated Drug Delivery for Arthritis
Laser light used in treatment of RA
A collaborative team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke [MORE]
Clearing Fat from the Bloodstream
Fat busting proteins made in the lab
An article in the Journal of Lipid Research describes how scientists at the University [MORE]
Nanoparticle Targeting Tumor Cells
Dendritic polyglycerol
Dendritic polyglycerols are synthesized carrier molecules to which different kinds of labels (dyes, radiolabeling) and/or therapeutics (antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory [MORE]
A Clot Timing Chip
XaTek clot clip
XaTek, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) has introduced a handheld device it calls the “ClotChip.” About the size and shape [MORE]
A Brief History of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Abdominal implanted ICD system
Some 800,000 Americans have implanted cardioverter defibrillators that keep their hearts from racing too fast, and about [MORE]
Urine Test Predicts Bladder Cancer Early
Telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter
From a cohort of over 50,000 Iranians comes the discovery of a biomarker, the telomerase reverse transcriptase [MORE]
Gene Therapy for ALS
Gene therapy for ALS
While it has only been demonstrated in mice, researchers at the University of California-San Diego Medical School [MORE]
Stem Cells in Cardiac Pacemaking
ECG – stem cells to pacemaker cells
About 600,000 people have implanted cardiac pacemakers to treat arrhythmias and low heartbeat. Cardio-innovators [MORE]