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Immunology

Paper-based device detects immune defects in 10 minutes with high accuracy

A 3D paper-based analytical device (3D-osPAD) with in situ gold signal amplification enables one-step, highly sensitive detection of anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies within 10 minutes, showing 10-fold improved sensitivity and high ...

Neuroscience

A common food additive solves a sticky neuroscience problem

An interdisciplinary team working on balls of human neurons called organoids wanted to scale up their efforts and take on important new questions. The solution was all around them.

Health

Study examines health threat of tiny airborne plastics

More than 20 million pounds of plastic waste accumulates in the Great Lakes every year. While crusty water bottles, fraying cigarette butts and tangled knots of fishing line littering the shoreline may be the most visible ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Unraveling respiratory illnesses with iPSCs on microfluidic chips

Respiratory infections such as COVID-19 have been responsible for numerous pandemics and have placed a substantial burden on health care systems. Such viruses can cause significant damage to our lungs, especially to the proximal ...

Biomedical technology

Skin pigmentation can reduce pulse oximeter accuracy

Pulse oximeters are widely used in hospitals and clinics to monitor blood oxygen levels. These small, noninvasive devices estimate oxygen saturation (SpO₂) by shining red and infrared light through the skin and measuring ...

Radiology & Imaging

New deep learning model enhances handheld 3D medical imaging

Ultrasound (US) imaging is a widely employed diagnostic tool used for real-time imaging of various organs and tissues using ultrasonic sound waves. The waves are sent into the body, and images are created based on how the ...

Biomedical technology

Researchers create 3D-printed living lung tissue

UBC Okanagan researchers have developed a 3D bio-printed model that closely mimics the complexity of natural lung tissue, an innovation that could transform how scientists study lung disease and develop new treatments.

Immunology

New route into cells could make gene therapies safer

Scientists from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have made a landmark discovery that could lead to safer and more effective gene therapies for a range of serious genetic disorders including Duchenne muscular ...

Oncology & Cancer

GaToroid: Getting closer to affordable cancer hadron therapy

Hadron therapy is a state-of-the-art radiotherapy technique that uses proton or ion beams to target tumoral cells, while sparing surrounding healthy tissues from unwanted radiation. To achieve best results, it requires complex ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Fluorescent probes illuminate cholesterol and Alzheimer's research

The search for answers to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders remains one of the most pressing goals in brain research. Maciej J. Stawikowski, Ph.D., an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry ...

Diabetes

Q&A: Transplant treatment for diabetes shows promising results

A completely new way of treating type 1 diabetes is being tested at Uppsala University Hospital. Patients are being offered transplants of genetically modified insulin-producing cells and the initial results are promising. ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Wearable device uses bioimpedance to track joint swelling and damage

Samer Mabrouk started playing squash as an undergraduate at Georgia Tech. Ankle injuries were to be expected, and resting for a few days was all he needed to get back on the court. Now a research engineer in the School of ...

Oncology & Cancer

Bridging the gap: Models that mirror human tumors in the lab

Researchers in the group of Associate Professor Ninib Baryawno, Department of Women's and Children's Health, KI, have published their work, titled "Comparative Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Human Neuroblastoma and Preclinical ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Focused ultrasound machine can stop Parkinson's tremors

Delray Medical Center cut the ribbon on its newest high-tech machine last week that targets brain areas to treat movement disorders such as essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.