“ClostraBio … is developing therapeutics which boost this protective microbial barrier function in individuals where it has been compromised. The startup is working to develop a pill in order to administer its treatment, and currently testing for peanut allergies, with potential […]
“In the research, the team inserted small, biodegradable sponges made of collagen soaked in Tideglusib into cavities. The sponges triggered dentine growth and within six weeks, the damage was repaired. The collagen structure of the sponges melted away, leaving only […]
“Chandan Sen, a physiologist at Ohio State, and his colleagues developed a genetic cocktail that rapidly converts skin cells into endothelial cells—the main component of blood vessels. They then used their technique on mice whose legs had been damaged by […]
A Chinese team has used a DNA editing technique called base editing to remove a genetic disease called beta-thalassemia from a human embryo. “Base editing is an advance on a form of gene-editing known as Crispr, that is already revolutionising [sic] science.” | learn more
With a training dataset of only 67 MRI scans, “The AI was able to diagnose Alzheimer’s 86 percent of the time. More importantly, it was able to detect mild cognitive impairment 84 percent of the time, making it a potentially […]
Microwave-assisted thermal sterilization (MATS) is a new process developed by Washington State University researcher Juming Tang. It enables reheating food for less time, maintaining nutritional value, as well as requiring fewer preservatives in ingredient lines. | learn more
“The ‘MasSpec pen’ … looks a lot like a big, white sharpie with a cord running down the back. When doctors touch the tip of the pen to a suspect tissue sample, and press a pedal, the pen releases a […]
“Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech University, worked with a team of researchers to look at the 38 papers published in peer-reviewed journals in the last decade that denied anthropogenic global warming. ‘Every single one of those analyses […]
This has actually worked in 5 patients already! “AST-OPC1 cells are being developed at California-based Asterias Biotherapeutics using embryonic cells and converting them into cells normally found in the brain and spinal cord and whose function it is to support […]
MIT researchers have found a way to interfere with HDAC2, an enzyme that blocks memory-linked genes in mice. The therapy used is not suitable for drugs because the protein fragment is too large, but further research may find a solution. | learn […]