PolyU develops fully automated, rapid diagnostic platform for detecting respiratory infectious diseases
Feb 11 2020
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today announced the development of the world's most comprehensive automated multiplex diagnostic system (the System) which includes a fully automated machine and a multiplex full-screening panel...
Study evaluates feasibility of using T’ai Chi to improve chronic low back pain in...
A new study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of using T'ai Chi to improve chronic low back pain in adults over 65 years of age compared to health education and usual care. The results...
Blue Water Vaccines to develop strep pneumo vaccine from St. Jude Children’s research
Blue Water Vaccines licenses patent rights to streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine developed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; fully attenuated vaccine aims to offer mucosal protection, cover all subtypes
Credit: Blue Water Vaccines
InquireFirst announces Cross-Border Science Journalism Project for Latin America
InquireFirst is pleased to announce a new initiative to encourage cross-border reporting on science, health and the environment by Latin American journalists.
A partnership with The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Department of Science Education,...
Rutgers engineers develop ‘bio-ink’ for 3D-printed materials
Rutgers biomedical engineers have developed a "bio-ink" for 3D printed materials that could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues to repair or replace damaged ones in the body.
The study was published in the...
Stitches Made of Human Skin Possible with Biotechnology Advancement – The Great Courses Daily...
By Jonny Lupsha, News Writer
Spools of yarn grown from human skin could serve as surgical stitches, CNN reported February 5. While most stitches self-dissolve or must be removed, this new technological type of stitches...
San Antonio researchers win $18 million contract to develop tularemia vaccine
Vaccine would be the first to protect against tularemia in the United States
Credit: The University of Texas at San Antonio
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 — Southwest Research Institute,...
Bayer and Meiogenix join forces to advance agricultural research and development
Feb 10 2020
Bayer and Meiogenix, a biotech company focused on next-generation breeding technologies, announced today a collaboration to advance agricultural research and development by accelerating the development of Meiogenix's proprietary technologies related to plant...
Trial Triumphs, Takeover Talk Boost Reata Pharmaceuticals
Warren Huff, Reata’s president and CEO, discussed the clinical progress of omaveloxolone and bardoxolone, as well as the company’s approach to drug development, before the stock surge in an exclusive interview with GEN Edge...
Coronavirus Patient CT Scans Reveal Imaging Features
A collaborative team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and hospitals affiliated with Nanchang, Qingdao, and Sun Yat-sen Universities in China, set out to characterize the key chest...
