Tasso Inc., a company with the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to make blood sampling less painful and more convenient. The company was started by three people who studied microfluidics and wanted to use what they had learned to help people and to make products that are useful. They are, Ben Moga, the president, Ben Casavant, […]
Researchers from the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are now working to develop the next generation of anti-viral treatments. Although, the molecular process by which an anti-HIV drug induces lethal mutations in the virus’s genetic material is especially difficult to study, it is now being clarified by a newly developed spectroscopy […]
The treatment for endometrial cancer of the uterus, one of the most common forms of gynecologic cancer, is removing the uterus and in some cases chemotherapy if the risk of recurrence is deemed high. About 10-15% of patients, who are considered as low risk patients for recurrence according to classic diagnostics, suffer recurrences. Researchers at […]
A new study has demonstrated that genetically modified Salmonella can be used to kill cancer cells. It has been known for years that certain strains of bacteria, including Salmonella enterica, can kill cancer cells. Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium has been shown to not only colonize solid tumors, but also to exhibit an intrinsic antitumor effect. […]
For the first time there is biological evidence of repair of damaged myelin in the human brain. A new study suggests that an investigational drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) may repair damaged myelin, the fatty material that protects nerves. This study advances the field of neuro-reparative therapies. 82 people who had their first incident of […]
The world never fancied touchscreen devices till Apple released the iPhone. There were many touchscreens in the market but what Apple did is “getting it the right way”. Now, the Internet Of Everything (IOT) is full of healthcare buzz and Apple has ResearchKit. Apple, the maker of some of the most popular consumer electronics in […]
A way to stimulate heart muscle cells to grow has been discovered by scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the Victor Chang Institute in Sydney. Human blood, hair and skin cells renew themselves throughout life, but, cell division in the heart stops shortly after birth. However, animals like the salamander and […]
New technology has been found that will facilitate head transplantation. However, attempts to transplant a head began earlier. In 1970, Robert White, an American neurosurgeon, with his colleagues, successfully transplanted the head of a rhesus monkey on the body of another one, whose head had been removed. The monkey lived 8 days and was normal, […]
The only treatment for patients who have suffered from irreparable damage to internal organs or body tissue is donor organs or synthetic implants. But, these are quite often rejected. Implants based on autologous cells (cells obtained from the same individual) are more likely to be accepted but, these cells require a compatible structural framework in […]
Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI), a growing problem worldwide that leads to thousands of fatalities every year can be treated successfully by Fecal Microbial Transplantation (FMT). FMT involves collecting fecal matter from a donor, purifying and mixing with saline solution before placing it in the patient via colonoscopy. As opposed to standard antibiotic therapies which disrupt […]