Category: New products
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A.I. Harnessed to Diagnose Children’s Gut Diseases
Medical researchers and data scientists are using artificial intelligence, or A.I., to diagnose children’s intestinal diseases found in the developing world.
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Efficient Carbon Capture Membranes Being Developed
University engineers and chemists are creating a more efficient material for separating carbon dioxide from emissions in power and industrial plants.
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Nerve Stimulation Reduces Arthritis Inflammation
Results from a small-scale clinical trial show an implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve helps reduce the activity of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Gates Funding VR with Expansion Microscopes
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is backing research to combine a microscopy technique that grows the size of samples being examined with virtual reality, or VR.
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Chip Device Simulates Blood-Brain Barrier
A bioengineering lab developed a miniaturized chip with living cells that offers a realistic simulation of the blood-brain barrier to test new drugs.
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Foundation Supports Muscular Dystrophy RNA Therapy
A university spin-off company is receiving a foundation grant to advance its Crispr technology targeting RNA to treat a form of muscular dystrophy.
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Antibiotics Synthesized from Scorpion Venom
Biochemistry labs in the U.S. and Mexico isolated and synthesized key compounds from scorpion venom that kills bacteria resistant to antibiotics.
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Patch Performs Fast DNA Collection for Plant Diseases
A small patch with tiny needles collects DNA from leaves in about one minute, making possible portable devices to detect plant diseases.
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DoD Funding Vaccine, Therapy Delivery Device
The U.S. Department of Defense is supporting creation of a small, portable device that safely sends vaccines and therapies through the skin.
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Engineered Antibody Delays Type 1 Diabetes Onset
Results from a clinical trial show a synthetic antibody delayed for about 2 years the start of type 1 diabetes symptoms among people at high risk of the disease.