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Deep sea creatures could aid development of cancer therapies
A team of scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is looking to some deep sea dwellers to create a better way to develop cancer-fighting therapies. Harnessing the power of the enzymes that give these marine animals the ability to glow, the team created a test that makes it easy for researchers to see whether a therapy is having its intended effect — killing cancer cells. Results of the study were published in Scientific Report...
A pain-free way to manage type 2 diabetes
For millions of people with type 2 diabetes, ongoing vigilance over the amount of sugar, or glucose, in their blood is the key to health. A finger prick before mealtimes and maybe an insulin injection is an uncomfortable but necessary routine. Researchers with NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have devised a biochemical formula of mineralised compounds that interacts in the bloodstream to regulat...
Specially timed signals ease tinnitus symptoms
Millions of Americans hear ringing in their ears—a condition called tinnitus—and new research shows an experimental device could help quiet the phantom sounds by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain. In a new study in Science Translational Medicine, a team from the University of Michigan reports the results of the first animal tests and clinical trial of the approach, including data from 20 human tinnitus patien...
MiR hits growth target with 300% revenue hike in 2017
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) has announced it has tripled revenue from its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in 2017, with 25% of sales in the US. To continue its strong growth in 2018, the Danish robotics manufacturer and industry 'first mover' has expanded its leadership team to include former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and LEGO Education International Managing Director René Tristan Lydiksen as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO),...
STS Medical receives FDA regulatory clearance
STS Medical Ltd. has announced that it received regulatory clearance from the FDA for its composite sinus stent. Millions of people worldwide suffer from chronic sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses caused by infection or allergy and characterised by facial pain and pressure, nasal congestion, and headaches. When drug treatments are ineffective, Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) is often performed to increase airflow within the...
Induced pluripotent stem cells grow functioning human muscle
Biomedical engineers have grown the first functioning human skeletal muscle from induced pluripotent stem cells. The advance builds on work published in 2015 when researchers at Duke University grew the first functioning human muscle tissue from cells obtained from muscle biopsies.
Technology develops brain wiring diagrams
The human brain is composed of billions of neurons wired together in intricate webs and communicating through electrical pulses and chemical signals. Although neuroscientists have made progress in understanding the brain's many functions—such as regulating sleep, storing memories, and making decisions—visualising the entire "wiring diagram" of neural connections throughout a brain is not possible using currently available methods.
MEMS sensor improves drone flying and navigation experience
At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, US, Bosch Sensortec has launched the MEMS sensor BMI088, a high performance Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) with vibration robustness, specifically designed for drone and robotics applications.
App transports the care industry into the digital age
The introduction of a new app, KareInn, is set to bring the caregiving industry into the digital age. With public spending on social care falling by up to 30% since 2010, there is a desperate need for care homes to provide better quality care in a more cost-efficient way. KareInn enables carers to spend more time caring and provide a better quality of care.
Mapping out the airspace for the autonomous world of drones
Soon it may not only be our roads that are congested. The growing popularity of drones, whether for recreational or commercial use, has highlighted the challenge of managing traffic in low altitude airspace. Moreover, in the future autonomous world, the traffic of both airborne and ground vehicles will need to be well orchestrated to ensure safety aswell as efficiency.