Tag: physical sciences
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Hydrogel Shown Safe to Repair Heart Damage
Results of a small-scale clinical trial show an experimental treatment using an injectable gel to repair damage from a heart attack is safe for patients.
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Gene-Editing Biotech Gains $34M in Early Funds
A two year-old enterprise spun-off from Yale University is developing gene-editing treatments for genetic disorders with synthetic peptides and DNA delivered in nanoscale particles.
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Infographic – Trust Varies in Facial Recognition Use
Americans overall express at least some trust about facial recognition use by law enforcement, but less confidence when used by businesses or employers.
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Urine Test Shows Promise for Cancer Screening
Biomedical engineers and materials scientists developed a simple urine test that in samples from lab mice show they can screen for colon cancer.
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Deep Learning Techniques Speed Drug Discovery
Researchers developed and demonstrated techniques with deep learning to discover new small molecule drugs ready for validation and lab animal tests in 21 days.
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Chip Device Simulates Islet Cell Functions
A new device testing the functions of insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas is designed on a plastic chip made with common materials and manufacturing methods.
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Robotic Device Navigates Brain Blood Vessels
Engineers and materials scientists designed a robotic device thin and flexible enough to thread through blood vessels in a model brain under remote control.
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Patch Designed for Vaccines, Cancer Treatments
An engineering team designed a small skin patch with tiny needles that in lab mice quickly delivers vaccines and possibly treatments for melanoma.
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Crispr Deployed for Programmable Smart Hydrogels
Bio-engineers developed a process using the gene editing technique Crispr to design gel materials with properties added for drug delivery, diagnostics, and electronic circuits.
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Math Model to Gauge Heart Attack Risk from Plaques
An academic-industry collaboration is creating a non-invasive technique to detect rupture-prone plaque build-ups in arteries and predict one’s risk of heart attack.