Overview of Automating Gene and Cell Therapies
The future of genetic medicine
“There are now 22 cell and gene therapies of various kinds approved in the U.S.” This [MORE]
Detecting Gliomas in Spinal Fluid, Plasma and Urine
Free DNA in plasma and urine
“We [University of Cambridge] determined the glioma-derived DNA fraction in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), plasma, and [MORE]
An Insulin Switch
Synthetic switch into insulin
“To test the functional coupling between insulin’s “hinge opening” and receptor activation, we [Indiana University] inserted an [MORE]
Heart Organoids Screen for SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Inhibiting Drugs
Human embryonic stem cells derived cardiomyocytes screen SAR-CoV-2
“We [University of Cambridge] outline a screening platform using human embryonic stem cell-derived [MORE]
Freeze-Dried Cells in the Mail
Freeze-dried mouse sperm sent by mail
Reproductive biologists at the University of Yamanashi (Japan) “recently sent mouse sperm that was freeze-dried [MORE]
Genetics-Based Blood Test for Glaucoma
Testing for glaucoma
“A new genetics-based blood test for glaucoma is 15 times better than current methods at identifying high-risk individuals [MORE]
Understanding “Fine Grain Differentiation” in the Liver
Embryos and core signaling pathways
Success with growing artificial organs depends on understanding the signaling pathways that cause cell development at [MORE]
Nobel Physiology or Medicine Winners, 2021
Nobel-Prize-Medicine 2021
“Our ability to sense heat, cold and touch is essential for survival and underpins our interaction with the world [MORE]
COVID PutsTtelemedicine Over the Top
The pandemic made telemedicine an instant hit
Telemedicine has existed almost as long as the telephone, or at least since the [MORE]
Online Portal for Hearing Loss Research
Hearing loss data base
“Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) launched a new online tool that could [MORE]
“Cellufacturing” Human Milk
Colostrupedics™
This piece is from a corporate news release, but stunning none the less. “Eighteen months after creating the world’s first [MORE]
“Veritable Protein Almanac of the World”
DeepMind’s AlphaFold AI predicts protein structures with game-changing accuracy
DeepMind, Google’s artificial intelligence company which is located in London, announced its [MORE]
Nanoparticles that Control Neurons
Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons
Engineers at “Washington University in St. Louis [are] using nanoparticles [MORE]
World’s Largest Browsable Resource Linking Rare Protein-Coding Genetic Variants to Human Health and Disease
Genebass resource linking protein-coding variants to health and disease
“Genebass [sic] is a resource of exome-based association statistics, made available to [MORE]
Wound Healing Sensors
Smart wound dressing detects healing
“Engineers and scientists from Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have developed a smart wound [MORE]
Nanosensor Measures Cortisol in a Drop of Blood
Microchip nanosensor detects stress hormone from drop of blood
“Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a microchip that can perform real-time [MORE]
Synthetic Biology “Circuits” to Detect Disease States
Synthetic biology
MIT engineers have created synthetic biology “circuits” that could pave the way for implantable sensors that detect heart pathologies [MORE]
Electrochemical Signal Detects COVID-19
Rapid Diagnostic COVID19 test results in 4 minutes 90% accurate
“A Penn Medicine news release noted that “The RAPID technology … [MORE]
Embryoids from Stem Cells
Construction of a mammalian embryo model from a stem cell
Cell biologists at the University of Virginia report “that instruction of [MORE]
Highly Accurate Urine Test for Brain Tumors
Various regions of the brain that are affected by brain cancer
“Japanese researchers at Nagoya University have . . . devised [MORE]
Customized 3D Printed Knee Replacement in Virtual Clinical Trial
Personalized high tibial osteotomy
From the University of Bath: “For the first time, a detailed computer simulation clinical trial was performed, [MORE]
“Healthcare Engineering”
Healthcare engineering
In naming itself, the American Society of Healthcare Engineering put its namesake on the map in 1962. “Disciplines associated [MORE]
A “Clinic on the Wrist” ?
Rockley Photonics unveils ‘clinic-on-the-wrist’ sensor
“Rockley Photonics has pulled back the curtain on a health monitoring platform equipped with high-tech sensors [MORE]
A Urine Test for Precision Asthma Diagnosis
Urine test for asthma
“Researchers at the Karolinska Institute (KI) in Sweden have developed a non-invasive urine-based test that can identify [MORE]
Piezoelectric and Peptide Nanotechnology
Collagen mimicking peptide assembly
This piece describes how researchers at Tel Aviv University “by using a simple, minimalistic, building block of [MORE]