MIT engineers have designed a new nanoparticle sensor that could enable early diagnosis of cancer with a simple urine test. The sensors, which can detect many different cancerous proteins, could also be used to distinguish the type of a tumor or how it is responding to treatment. The nanoparticles are designed so that when they encounter [...]
Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, have recently announced an investment of over CA$100 million to support the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Through this investment, Global Affairs Canada is providing CA$100 million to support [...]
Secondary bacterial infection of the lung (pneumonia) was extremely common in patients with COVID-19, affecting almost half the patients who required support from mechanical ventilation. By applying machine learning to medical record data, scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine found that secondary bacterial pneumonia that does not resolve was a key driver [...]
An artificial intelligence system enables robots to conduct autonomous scientific experiments—as many as 10,000 per day—potentially driving a drastic leap forward in the pace of discovery in areas from medicine to agriculture to environmental science. That artificial intelligence platform, dubbed BacterAI, mapped the metabolism of two microbes associated with oral health—with no baseline information to start with. Bacteria [...]
Scientists have created a bacterium that is resistant to all viruses. Using strands of RNA, researchers re-coded the organism so that when viruses try to invade, their replication instructions get all mixed around. The team hopes their new tech will eventually be used to create virus-resistant bacteria to be used in producing things like [...]
A pharmaceutical company announced on Saturday that vaccines for cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, and other conditions could be ready by 2030, according to an article published by The Guardian. Dr Paul Burton, the chief medical officer of pharmaceutical company Moderna, told the news outlet he is confident the firm will be able to offer such options for [...]
Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. In a study conducted at Tel Aviv University, researchers used protein CKAP5 (cytoskeleton-associated protein) for the first time as a therapeutic target for RNA-based nanodrugs. After identifying a genetically unstable mutation resistant [...]
Researchers produce important amino acid from greenhouse gas CO2 Growing demand for food in the world Biotechnological process via methanol as intermediate product Less ground required than for plant cultivation Ensuring the supply of food to the constantly growing world population and protecting the environment at the same time are often conflicting objectives. Now [...]
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan have created a new artificial intelligence model that could help doctors make more informed decisions about treatment and prognosis for patients with colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The new tool can accurately predict the aggressiveness of a colorectal tumor, [...]
A computer-assisted needle misses its target, puncturing the spine. A diabetic patient goes rapidly downhill after a computer recommends an incorrect insulin dosage. An ultrasound fails to diagnose an obvious heart condition that is ultimately fatal. These are just a few examples of incidents reported to the United States’ Food and Drug Administration involving [...]
