Ree-Trakt, the product of the first joint venture between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore and Insightra® Medical of Irvine California has been released for sale in the United...
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UC Irvine researchers have developed a non-invasive breath test to measure the blood sugar levels of type-1 diabetes patients. The test is based on the findings that children with type-1 diabetes...
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Researchers have developed a miniaturized device which can detect the highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) virus in throat swab samples, with results released within half an hour. The device comprises a...
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Using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, 27 differentially expressed protein biomarkers for colorectal adenoma have been identified. The differential expression of two of these...
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Researchers have identified a blood protein linked to lung cancer which may be used as a basis for a diagnostic blood test to screen high-risk individuals for lung cancer. The protein targeted in the...
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Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created ACuRay™ (stands for standing for ACoustic micro-arRay), an acoustic sensor that can detect small amounts of mesothelin, a molecule...
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>The traditional method for pre-natal screening for Down syndrome entails karyotyping, and the procedure requires two weeks. Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institut, however, have...
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The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)m is the first online academic journal devoted to video-publication of biological research. The 7th issue, just released online, features instructional...
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Researchers have discovered that morphological changes in an aquatic microbe may be used as a biosensor to determine levels of toxic heavy metals and metal-like substances in air or water. Andrew...
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Photo:Fluorescence picture showing uptake of nanoparticles labelled with red fluorescence taken up principally by tumor cells labelled with green microparticles. Few nanoparticles can be seen on the...
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A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge reports the first synthesis of azadirachtin, a secondary metabolite first isolated from Neem tree seeds. It is a highly potent insecticide that...
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In a report published in the September issue of Nature Biotechnology, scientists have successfully created human heart muscle cells from embryonic stem cells which have been successfully implanted...
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Oregon Health & Science University researchers have genetically engineered mice to produce human liver cells which could be used in studies for testing the safety and efficacy of drug lead...
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One of this year's ESF EURYI award winning projects explores a new line in anti-cancer therapy by blocking the molecular motors involved in copying genetic information during cell division, which...
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A team of researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and the National Institutes of Health discovered that transplanting brain stem cells and treatment with a compound called phenserine may...
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The first total hip replacement using a joint socket lined with a novel material have been performed by surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The novel material is an advance over...
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With the $2.5 million grant received from the National Institutes of Health, University of Florida researchers from the College of Medicine, the College of Engineering and the McKnight Brain Institute...
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The new powered ankle-foot prosthesis developed by a team in MIT got off on the right foot during a ceremony at the Providence, R.I., Veterans Affairs Medical Center, wherein an army amputee - Garth...
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A unique non-invasive weight loss procedure that uses a new device that reduces the size of a patient's stomach without the need for any incisions have been performed by a bariatric surgery team...
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