New wireless implant can help measure oxygen levels deep inside the body
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep underneath the skin. The device, which is smaller than the average...
Self-assembling nanofibers can help limit damage caused by inflammatory diseases
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a self-assembling nanomaterial that can help limit damage caused by inflammatory diseases by activating key cells in the immune system. In mouse models of psoriasis, the nanofiber-based...
Experts to discuss advanced cancer cell and gene therapies at Summit 2021
April 29 marks a pivotal moment in cancer research when the world's brightest minds come together to discuss how to translate the success of CAR T-cell therapies for blood cancers into successful cell and...
Study indicates longer reproductive life span experienced by US women
TTUHSC researcher analyzes factors driving the increase in age at natural menopause
Credit: TTUHSC
As females age, their bodies typically undergo two significant changes that generally occur during...
US intelligence report predicts greater global role for biotechnology – Genetic Literacy Project
Biotechnology could potentially account for about 20 percent of the global economy by 2040, with agricultural and manufacturing uses the main drivers and health care applications expanding.
If the projection, included in a new report by the...
Neural Stem Cells Decline During Aging
Age-related disorders can be the result of stem cell dysfunction. Identifying the mechanisms that compromise stem cell behavior could be harnessed as targets to restore function. New research elucidates factors that disrupt neural stem...
Biognosys Announces Strategic Agreement with Siemens Healthineers
Biognosys, a leader in next-generation proteomics solutions for drug discovery and development, announces today that it has established a strategic agreement with Siemens Healthineers, a global medical technology company, through its clinical laboratory in...
Superbug killer: New nanotech destroys bacteria and fungal cells
Nanothin antimicrobial coating could prevent and treat potentially deadly infections
Credit: RMIT University
Researchers have developed a new superbug-destroying coating that could be used on wound dressings and...
Penn State’s Industrial Biotechnology Ecosystem Continues to Bloom – KPVI News 6
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In just 30 months and despite facing a global pandemic, Penn State and collaborating companies have successfully established and advanced the industrial biotechnology ecosystem and talent...
Icosavax: Giving VLPs the VIP Treatment
Icosavax's virus-like particle (VLP) technology, developed at UW’s Institute for Protein Design (IPD), is designed to address a challenge that has impeded wider use of VLP vaccines: How to construct and manufacture VLPs capable...
