Tag: life sciences
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Cryptography Technique Boosts Genomic Privacy
A team of geneticists and computer scientists developed a technique of analyzing disease-causing mutations in a human genome without revealing other genetic data.
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Telemedicine Shown Feasible for Parkinson’s Care
Findings from a one-year clinical trial show individuals in the U.S. with Parkinson’s disease can receive quality care through telemedicine comparable to persons with the disorder receiving the usual care from neurologists alone.
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Trial Testing Engineered Virus as Cancer Treatment
A clinical trial is underway testing a genetically engineered virus to kill cancer cells, then stimulate the immune system to treat solid tumor cancers.
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3-D Printing Process Developed for Living Tissue
Researchers in the U.K. devised 3-D printing techniques for human and animal cells to produce functioning tissue with multiple types of cells.
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Alliance to Develop Rare Cancer Preclinical Models
A coalition of a patient advocacy organization, research institute, and cancer research company are implanting mice with human tumors to help study a rare form of cancer.
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Injectable Patch Designed to Repair Heart Tissue
An injectable soft mesh patch seeded with cardiac cells is shown to fix damaged heart tissue in tests with lab animals, as an alternative to open-heart surgery.
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Parkinson’s Protein Experiment in Space Station Cargo
An experiment to grow a crystallized form of protein associated with Parkinson’s disease is among the cargo that lifted off today from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
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Patent Set for Peptide Nerve Damage Treatments
The European Patent Office announced its intent to award a patent on treatments for nerve cell damage based on the peptide thymosin beta 4.
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Smartphone Attachment Performs Medical Diagnostics
An engineering lab at University of Illinois created a device that uses a smartphone’s imaging and processing features to analyze human specimen samples for detecting disease.
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Viruses Removed from Pig Organs for Human Transplants
Researchers in the U.S., Denmark, and China devised a process with genome editing to remove viruses that prevent organs from pigs from being used for human transplants.