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Neuroscience

New brain organoid model replicates human cortical domains

The group of Jürgen Knoblich at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, has developed a new method that allows scientists to cultivate brain organoids with distinct cortical areas ...

Diabetes

Team develops next-generation wearable continuous glucose monitoring system for diabetes management

Leveraging rapid technological advances for human health is a global trend, driving the rise of biomedical engineering research.

Oncology & Cancer

Tool to study new treatments for liver cancer

A team led by Sylvain Meloche, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at UdeM and Director of IRIC's Signaling and Cell Growth Research Unit, has developed a new preclinical model for the study of the most common subtype of ...

Neuroscience

Brain implant lets man control Amazon's Alexa with thought

A patient with a degenerative disease was able to command Amazon's Alexa digital assistant with his mind, the company behind the technological innovation announced Monday, letting him stream shows and control devices with ...

Dentistry

Engineers' invention improves dental safety

UIC Distinguished Professor Alexander Yarin and a team of researchers at UIC invented a product that helped the dental industry and made it safer.

Immunology

Using molecular scissors to improve CAR-T cell therapy

Mayo Clinic researchers mined the molecular foundations of cancer and uncovered a new reason chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T cell therapy) fails in some patients. This discovery has fueled new strategies that incorporate ...

Vaccination

A new type of RNA could enhance vaccines and cancer treatments

It all started in the lab. Two Boston University doctoral students, Joshua McGee and Jack Kirsch, were creating and testing different types of RNA—strands of ribonucleic acid, built from chains of chemical compounds called ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers develop affordable, rapid blood test for brain cancer

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a novel, automated device capable of diagnosing glioblastoma, a fast-growing and incurable brain cancer, in less than an hour. The average glioblastoma patient survives ...

Surgery

Building new bones with help from 3D printing

A research team from the University of Waterloo has developed a new material that shares many of the same traits as bone tissue. Using it in 3D printers provides a new and innovative treatment option for patients undergoing ...

Oncology & Cancer

New insights into biomarkers and probes for prostate cancer

In a recent comprehensive review published in Cyborg Bionic Systems, researchers detail significant advances in the identification and application of biomarkers for prostate cancer (PCa). This critical insight is pivotal ...