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Scientists create a type of catalog, the ‘colocatome,’ of non-cancerous cells’ influence on cancer
Sylvia Plevritis | Via Stanford Medicine | March 10, 2025Stanford Medicine scientists are using artificial intelligence to better capture how healthy cells surrounding tumors influence cancer cell behavior and how those interactions can inform treatments. Even cells experience peer pressure. Scientists have long studied the ins and outs of cancer cells to learn more about the disease, but they’re increasingly finding that noncancerous cells […]
A New Way to Predict Cancer’s Spread? Scientists Look at ‘Stickiness’ of Tumor Cells
Adam Engler | Via UC San Diego | March 5, 2025By assessing how “sticky” tumor cells are, researchers at the University of California San Diego have found a potential way to predict whether a patient’s early-stage breast cancer is likely to spread. The discovery, made possible by a specially designed microfluidic device, could help doctors identify high-risk patients and tailor their treatments accordingly. The device, […]
Can CRISPR Offer a Cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome?
Charles Gersbach | Via Technology Networks | March 4, 2025Naturally suppressed genes turned on by CRISPR technology offer cure hopes for rare diseases. Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disease that causes a wide range of physical, mental and behavioral problems, most notably a constant sense of hunger. PWS has a birth incidence of 1 in 10,000–30,000, with the global prevalence of PWS […]
Bone marrow transplant in teen years may lower stroke risk in SCD
Manu Platt | Via Sickle Cell Anemia News | March 4, 2025Damage to arteries continued in adult-equivalent mice in disease model Undergoing a bone marrow transplant during adolescence may reduce the risk of stroke in people with sickle cell disease (SCD), while waiting until adulthood is unlikely to mitigate this risk, a mouse study suggests. “We saw that if you wait until after the vasculature is […]
Contamination Detection Tool Enables Highly Sensitive Water Testing
Julius Lucks | Via Northwestern University | February 27, 2025A platform developed nearly 20 years ago previously used to detect protein interactions with DNA and conduct accurate COVID-19 testing has been repurposed to create a highly sensitive water contamination detection tool. The technology merges two exciting fields – synthetic biology and nanotechnology – to create a new platform for chemical monitoring. When tuned to […]
Researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule
Daisuke Kihara | Via Science Daily | February 24, 2025Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilitized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained attention as a promising drug target. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of RNA structures have been determined experimentally, and the process of uncovering these structures requires significant time and […]
Using mathematical modelling and AI to improve delivery and efficacy of therapies in cancer
Rakesh Jain | Via Nature | February 19, 2025Abstract: Mathematical modelling has proven to be a valuable tool in predicting the delivery and efficacy of molecular, antibody-based, nano and cellular therapy in solid tumours. Mathematical models based on our understanding of the biological processes at subcellular, cellular and tissue level are known as mechanistic models that, in turn, are divided into continuous and […]
Kristala Prather elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2025
Kristala Prather | Via MIT | February 19, 2025Eight researchers, along with 13 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education. Eight MIT researchers are among the 128 new members and 22 international members recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for 2025. Thirteen additional MIT alumni were also elected as new members. One of the […]
Charles Cooney elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2025
Charles Cooney | Via MIT | February 19, 2025Eight researchers, along with 13 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education. Eight MIT researchers are among the 128 new members and 22 international members recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for 2025. Thirteen additional MIT alumni were also elected as new members. One of the […]
Alumnus Dorin Comaniciu and ECE Industry Advisory Board Member Elected to the NAE Class of 2025
Dorin Comaniciu | Via Rutgers University | February 18, 2025Dorin Comaniciu, Siemens Healthineers senior vice president for artificial intelligence and digital innovation, joined Siemens Corporate Research in 1999 after earning his doctoral degree in electrical and computer engineering from the School of Engineering. He held key scientific and leadership roles at Siemens before assuming his current position in 2018. He has recently been elected […]
Jennifer Cochran elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Jennifer Cochran | Via Stanford University | February 18, 2025Jennifer Cochran and Christopher Manning have earned one of engineering’s highest professional distinctions. Stanford faculty members Jennifer Cochran and Christopher Manning have been newly elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). This honor is among the highest professional distinctions accorded engineers and recognizes accomplished experts from business, academia, and government. “As a member of […]
Breakthrough technology enables mRNA delivery across the blood-brain barrier
Yizhou Dong | Via News-Medical.Net | February 17, 2025Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a lipid nanoparticle system capable of delivering messenger RNA (mRNA) to the brain via intravenous injection, a challenge that has long been limited by the protective nature of the blood-brain barrier. The findings, in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue, were published […]
The one-way paths of neural population activity
Byron Yu | Via Carnegie Mellon University | February 17, 2025A collaborative team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh designed a clever experiment using a brain-controlled interface to determine whether one-way activity paths, long hypothesized by neural network models, are used in the brain. Neural network models that are able to make decisions or store memories have long captured scientists’ […]
Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D., elected to National Academy of Engineering
Samuel Achilefu | Via UT Southwestern | February 14, 2025Inaugural Chair of Biomedical Engineering, an international leader in the molecular imaging of cancer, becomes UTSW’s first NAE member Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D., inaugural Chair of Biomedical Engineering at UT Southwestern Medical Center and an internationally recognized leader in the fields of molecular imaging of cancer and nanotherapeutics, has been elected to the National Academy of […]
Douglas Cameron elected to National Academy of Engineering
Douglas Cameron | Via University of Wisconsin-Madison | February 14, 2025A pair of researchers with ties to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional honors in the field of engineering. Douglas Cameron is one of 128 NAE inductees for 2025 and Bjerne Clausen is one of 25 international […]
A Prestigious Recognition: Arthur Erdman elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Arthur Erdman | Via University of Minnesota | February 13, 2025The University of Minnesota’s Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce that Professor Arthur Erdman has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)—one of the highest professional honors for engineers. Professor Erdman was recognized for his contributions to kinematics, mechanical design education, and applications for machines and products. As the founding director […]
Rice’s Lydia Kavraki elected to National Academy of Engineering
Lydia Kavraki | Via Rice University | February 12, 2025Researcher recognized for advancements in robotics, AI and computational biomedicine Rice University computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer, for her work on “developing randomized motion-planning algorithms for robotics and robotics-inspired methods in biomedicine.” Kavraki is Rice’s Kenneth […]
David Schaffer named to NAE
David Schaffer | Via University of California, Berkeley | February 12, 2025The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced yesterday that David Schaffer, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, of bioengineering, and of neuroscience, has been elected to its ranks. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering practice, research […]
Reprogramming Compromised Immune Cells to Fight Cancer
Shana Kelley | Via Technology Networks | February 12, 2025Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new avenue to reprogram compromised immune cells to act against tumors, according to a study published in Science Advances. Shana Kelley, PhD, the Neena B. Schwartz Professor of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was senior author of the study. Previous research in the Kelley lab […]
Cedars-Sinai is Using AI to Predict Pancreatic Cancer in Black Patients
Debiao Li | Via Black Doctor | February 12, 2025Cedars-Sinai investigators who previously developed an imaging tool that used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict pancreatic cancer are now working to adapt that tool specifically for Black patients, who have disproportionately high rates of the disease. “The incidence of pancreatic cancer among the Black population is at least 50 percent higher than the incidence of […]