Tag: researchers

July 8, 2022

Microglia, a type of central nervous system cell, is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological symptoms related to this mitochondrial disease. This is the conclusion of a research group from the Institut de Neurociències of […]

August 19, 2021

The absence of a protein that activates the body’s antiviral defenses can cause a rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition that is treatable with an FDA-approved class of drugs known as TNF (tumor necrosis factor) inhibitors, a global research team led by […]

August 14, 2018

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and the number of people developing the condition is increasing each year. The disease is characterized by the formation of β-amyloid plaques and toxic neurofibrillary tangles in the brain that cause […]

June 22, 2018

A research team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a portable, non-invasive monitor that can detect a reduction in white blood cells among chemotherapy patients in one minute without drawing blood. The research, funded by the National Institute […]

January 10, 2018

While the exact cause of Parkinson’s disease is unknown, the development of the condition is influenced by many genetic and environmental factors. Doctors have identified how mutations in some genes can be passed down through generations and may lead to […]

November 21, 2017

A group of Stanford researchers says it has built an algorithm that can diagnose pneumonia in chest x-rays better than the average human radiologists. The group, which includes deep learning researcher Andrew Ng, developed the algorithm using more than 112,000 […]

September 15, 2017

There may be another hazard of getting a tattoo besides contracting infectious disease like hepatitis and having “I love Irma” permanently on your butt when you really don’t. A study published in Scientific Reports showed that tattoo ink may go […]

December 8, 2016

Blood poisoning is still fatal in more than 50% of cases, but can be cured if treated at an early stage. The highest priority is therefore to act quickly. For this reason, doctors usually administer antibiotics even in the event […]

December 7, 2016

Mount Sinai Health System has announced the creation of the Medical Modeling Core, a collaboration led by the Department of Neurosurgery, where clinicians can confer and order 3D printing models for their cases. Virtual reality, simulation, and 3D printing services […]

July 15, 2016

The Zika virus outbreak spreading through the Americas could go on for three years, according to a new study published in the journal Science. Scientists from Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimate that the […]

May 27, 2016

Researchers have identified immune genes that may affect how long people live after diagnosis with a common type of brain cancer. If confirmed in other studies, the researchers say their findings could lead to improved treatment in the future. The […]

May 18, 2016

The CERT Division of Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute has released its list of 10 technologies emerging in the next five years with the greatest vulnerabilities in terms of cybersecurity, finance, personal health and safety. For the healthcare industry, two […]

May 16, 2016

Taxanes are a group of drugs commonly used to treat cancers of the breast, lung, ovary, or prostate, but its use can be limited by significant side effects. Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center report prostate cancer patients who have a […]

May 10, 2016

At Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have been working on a point-of-care device for diagnosing bacterial infections in hospitalized patients. Currently healthcare-associated infections are identified following the appearance of symptoms, and frequently require slow the incubation of bacterial colonies before using traditional genetic testing […]

May 6, 2016

Clinical researchers from the Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C. and Johns Hopkins University have been testing a new automated suturing robot the technology within which may soon be used on a daily basis. The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot […]

March 16, 2016

At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University researchers may be fundamentally changing how insulin is delivered to help treat diabetes. Currently most people either use needle injections or insulin pumps, while pancreatic beta […]

January 6, 2016

Near-infrared light emitting dyes have the potential for imaging vasculature, tumors, and other objects fairly deep within the body. Indocyanine green is already used for ophthalmic angiographies, liver and cardiac studies, and other applications, but the quality of the image […]

December 29, 2015

Researchers at UMass Medical School and UMass Lowell are collaborating on a new cyber-infrastructure technology with the aim to allow patients, researchers and physicians to transport and store large quantities of data, including sensitive information, through a secure system. The […]

July 29, 2015

Scientists from the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute at McMaster University have discovered that intestinal bacteria play an important role in inducing anxiety and depression. The new study, published in Nature Communications, is the first to explore the role […]

July 20, 2015

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered a way of improving biotech drugs. Better, cheaper and more effective drugs to combat cancer, arthritis and many other disorders. This is the result of a ground-breaking new technique developed by a […]