Just when we thought things were looking up at least a little, because the omicron variant, while being more contagious, often takes a milder course than delta, a new variant has emerged. We do not yet know how dangerous it is, or even where it originated. The new variant was detected in early December in a [...]
Drug cancer cell treatment, Doxil, manufactured by Ayana Pharma, was launched a week ago, to the International Space Station, as part of the mission of SpaceX. The launch of the drug was made possible by SpacePharma, an Israeli start-up laboratory. Since space exploration has grown because of aerospace big players such as SpaceX, the [...]
The field of medicine is perhaps the area where emerging technologies are of the utmost importance. In the last decades, the development of technology has greatly benefited the medical industry. Some of the advancements include newly-emerged and more efficient and accurate equipment and new tech, as well as the integration of automated and digital services, such [...]
Extremely selective silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were biochemically synthesized from Nilgirianthus Ciliatus leaves (NCL) harvest for spectrophotometric determination of Zn (II) ions to create nano detectors, according to an article published recently in Materials Research Bulletin. Under atmospheric circumstances, AgNPs were synthesized utilizing NCL extracts found in bioactive compounds. Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Metal nanoparticles of Au, Ag, [...]
The painful feeling of receiving an injection through a hypodermic needle or with the unpleasant sensation of swallowing a large pill is a globally familiar sensation. But what if a revolutionary and gentler way of administering drugs was in the works? For over two decades, researchers have been investigating various types of microneedles as [...]
Within weeks, scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect to announce that they have developed a vaccine that is effective against COVID-19 and all its variants, even Omicron, as well as previous SARS-origin viruses that have killed millions of people worldwide. The achievement is the result of almost two years of [...]
Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials like graphene have received great research attention for several years, but a new generation of atom-thick materials – MXenes – has recently captured the interest of materials science researchers and nanotechnology developers alike. Synthesizing MXene Nanomaterials MXenes are 2D nanomaterials that exhibit high conductivity, high surface area, high functionalization, a site [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized Merck's Covid pill for high risk adults amid a winter surge of cases driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant. The decision to grant an emergency use authorization came a day after the agency gave a green light to a similar but more effective [...]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms or about 88 pounds) with positive results [...]
The omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, discovered just a few weeks ago, is poised to dominate Covid-19 cases around the world. It’s a stunning new twist to the pandemic saga that has countries scrambling to prepare. In places like South Africa and the United Kingdom where omicron has been spreading fast, Covid-19 cases [...]
