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Oxidized charcoal nanoparticles can help treat COVID-19 patients

Artificial enzymes made of treated charcoal could have the power to curtail damaging levels of superoxides, radical oxygen ions that are toxic at high concentrations.

2 Jul 2020

NFL awards HeadHealthTECH grant funding to advance helmet design

The National Football League and Football Research, Inc. today awarded Impressio, Inc. and the University of Colorado Denver $491,999 in HeadHealthTECH grant funding.

1 Jul 2020

Clinical-grade wearables provide continuous on-body sensing for COVID-19

Although it might be tempting to rely on your fitness tracker to catch early signs of COVID-19, Northwestern University researchers caution that consumer wearables are not sophisticated enough to monitor the complicated illness.

1 Jul 2020

Research shows how a protein's small change leads to big trouble for cells

In molecular biology, chaperones are a class of proteins that help regulate how other proteins fold. Folding is an important step in the manufacturing process for proteins. When they don't fold the way they're supposed to, it can lead to the development of diseases such as cancer.

30 Jun 2020

Wearable technology for health-related applications

There is more than cool looks about hip clothing for top performance: Thanks to a variety of smart technologies, high-tech clothing today is capable of analyzing body functions or actively optimizing the microclimate.

29 Jun 2020

Pregnancy stereotype is a silent stressor and can lead to workplace accidents, says WSU expert

Fears of confirming stereotypes about pregnant workers as incompetent, weak, or less committed to their job can drive pregnant employees to work extra hard, risking injury.

29 Jun 2020

WFIRM and Oracle Health Sciences team up to pair Body-on-a-Chip with data analytics

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Oracle Health Sciences have teamed as part of the Innovation Quarter's iQ Healthtech Labs to develop a consortium of industry, government, and academic members that will study novel approaches to establishing the safety of new drugs that are nearing clinical investigation in humans and FDA approval.

26 Jun 2020

Data provides current picture of world's air quality

It is not unusual to come across headlines about pollution or global warming and find that they reach different conclusions depending upon the data source.

26 Jun 2020

China to initiate phase 3 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trial in UAE

Now, China is ready to run its large-scale phase III clinical trial of its novel coronavirus candidate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Over a dozen experimental vaccines are being trialed across the globe, but China’s vaccine is the first one to proceed to phase III human trials.

26 Jun 2020

Entos Pharmaceuticals selects two lead DNA vaccine candidates for COVID-19

Entos Pharmaceuticals, a healthcare biotechnology company developing nucleic acid medicines with its Fusogenix drug delivery platform, today announced the selection of two lead candidates for a pan-coronavirus Fusogenix DNA vaccine from its prototyping program launched at the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

25 Jun 2020

Avacta provides update on COVID-19 rapid antigen test development partnership with Cytiva

Avacta Group plc is pleased to announce that the rapid test strips to detect SARS-COV-2 spike protein have been evaluated by Avacta’s partners at Cytiva.

From Cytiva Life Sciences 24 Jun 2020

Producing CAR T cell therapy at a lower cost

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is a new and in some cases highly effective form of immunotherapy to treat certain types of cancer of the blood and lymph system.

23 Jun 2020

Three-quarters of U.S. workers can't work from home, face increased risk of exposure to COVID-19

About three-quarters of U.S. workers, or 108 million people, are in jobs that cannot be done from home during a pandemic, putting these workers at increased risk of exposure to disease.

23 Jun 2020

Lehigh University receives funding to create functional material that kills coronavirus

Lehigh is one of four universities to receive funding through the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program COVID-19 Challenge supporting innovative research projects that could potentially impact Pennsylvania's pandemic response.

23 Jun 2020

Synthetic peptide could be an effective COVID-19 treatment and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Ligandal, one of the world’s leading genetic medicine companies, has modeled a synthetic peptide that could be an effective COVID-19 treatment and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

22 Jun 2020

Scottish biotech Invizius seeks Series A funding for breakthrough in dialysis treatment

Scottish biotech firm Invizius, which has developed a technology aimed at reducing long-term side effects and health complications from dialysis treatment, is seeking Series A funding after undergoing promising safety trials.

22 Jun 2020

Fractured skulls, lost eyes: Police often break own rules using ‘rubber bullets’

Megan Matthews thought she was dying. "I thought my head was blown off," said Matthews, 22, who was hit in the eye with a sponge-tipped projectile fired by law enforcement at a May 29 protest in Denver. "Everything was dark. I couldn't see."

19 Jun 2020

Global experts develop open-source N95 face mask

In one of the latest COVID-19 response projects at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Advanced Digital Design and Fabrication laboratory is collaborating with a global network of design, engineering and manufacturing experts to help develop an open-source N95 face mask.

18 Jun 2020

Study shows how EU safety legislation has affected UK vapers

Vapers have been largely reassured by recent EU safety regulations, but some have been pushed to the black market for stronger hits - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

18 Jun 2020

Coastal Genomics automates DNA purification process using 3D printing – accelerating cancer research, prenatal screening and numerous other fields by partnering with Sculpteo

Coastal Genomics, experts in life sciences automation, selected Sculpteo, a leader in online 3D printing and digital manufacturing, to develop unique components for an automated DNA purification process.

18 Jun 2020

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Oxidized charcoal nanoparticles can help treat COVID-19 patients

NFL awards HeadHealthTECH grant funding to advance helmet design

Clinical-grade wearables provide continuous on-body sensing for COVID-19

Research shows how a protein's small change leads to big trouble for cells

Wearable technology for health-related applications

Pregnancy stereotype is a silent stressor and can lead to workplace accidents, says WSU expert

WFIRM and Oracle Health Sciences team up to pair Body-on-a-Chip with data analytics

Data provides current picture of world's air quality

China to initiate phase 3 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trial in UAE

Entos Pharmaceuticals selects two lead DNA vaccine candidates for COVID-19

Avacta provides update on COVID-19 rapid antigen test development partnership with Cytiva

Producing CAR T cell therapy at a lower cost

Three-quarters of U.S. workers can't work from home, face increased risk of exposure to COVID-19

Lehigh University receives funding to create functional material that kills coronavirus

Synthetic peptide could be an effective COVID-19 treatment and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Scottish biotech Invizius seeks Series A funding for breakthrough in dialysis treatment

Fractured skulls, lost eyes: Police often break own rules using ‘rubber bullets’

Global experts develop open-source N95 face mask

Study shows how EU safety legislation has affected UK vapers

Coastal Genomics automates DNA purification process using 3D printing – accelerating cancer research, prenatal screening and numerous other fields by partnering with Sculpteo

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