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“Antibody-like” T Cell Receptors May Be New Potential Treatment for Cytomegalovirus (#CMV) and Brain Tumors
Jennifer Maynard | Via The University of Texas at Austin | March 29, 2019Texas ChE Professor Jennifer Maynard and her research team have engineered “antibody-like” T cell receptors that can specifically stick to cells infected with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a virus that causes lifelong infection in more than half of all adults by age 40. These receptors represent a new potential treatment option, could aid the development of […]
Tissue model reveals how RNA will act on the liver
Sangeeta Bhatia | Via MIT | March 29, 2019Novel therapies based on a process known as RNA interference (RNAi) hold great promise for treating a variety of diseases by blocking specific genes in a patient’s cells. Many of the earliest RNAi treatments have focused on diseases of the liver, because RNA-carrying particles tend to accumulate in that organ. MIT researchers have now shown […]
New optical imaging system could be deployed to find tiny tumors
Paula Hammond | Via MIT | March 29, 2019Many types of cancer could be more easily treated if they were detected at an earlier stage. MIT researchers have now developed an imaging system, named “DOLPHIN,” which could enable them to find tiny tumors, as small as a couple of hundred cells, deep within the body. In a new study, the researchers used their […]
High-speed, 3D microscope captures stunning videos of fruit fly nerve cells in action
Elizabeth Hillman | Via EurekAlert | March 29, 2019Columbia engineers and neuroscientists have joined forces to create 3D videos of individual nerve cells moving, stretching and switching on inside fruit fly larvae as they move. Data gleaned from these videos reveals how nerve cells called proprioceptive neurons work together to help the body sense where it is in space. To accomplish this feat, […]
Myoscience Announces Data Demonstrating iovera Therapy is an Effective Alternative to Opioids for Pain Relief Following Knee Replacement Surgery
William Mihalko | Via The Associated Press | March 29, 2019Myoscience, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to relieving pain through targeted therapies, today announced clinical trial results demonstrating that iovera° therapy significantly reduced the use of opioids following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery (primary endpoint) and significantly reduced pain in a prospective, randomized study. Preliminary results will be presented tomorrow in the Innovation Theater […]
Drug could alleviate side effects of chemo for breast cancer patients
Joseph Wu | Via Stanford University | March 29, 2019Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated a method of forecasting which breast cancer patients will suffer heart problems from a commonly used chemotherapy drug. The researchers also found that a class of medications already approved by the Food and Drug Administration may mitigate these side effects. “We could use this method […]
Chad A. Mirkin to Receive Prestigious Perkin Medal
Chad Mirkin | Via Northwestern University | March 29, 2019Northwestern University’s Chad A. Mirkin, a world-renowned chemist and nanoscience expert, will receive the 2019 Perkin Medal from The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), America Group. The award is widely considered as “the highest honor in American industrial chemistry.” Mirkin is the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts & […]
Vitamin C Might Reverse Stress-induced Driver of Breast Cancer, Study Says
Quentin Liu | Via Breast Cancer News | March 29, 2019Chronic stress and the consequent release of the stress hormone epinephrine may help breast cancer cells grow by helping them get more energy, a study in mice shows. This effect might be reversed through treatment with vitamin C, researchers report. The study, “Stress-induced epinephrine enhances lactate dehydrogenase A and promotes breast cancer stem-like cells,” was […]
Dr. Adela Ben-Yakar Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Adela Ben-Yakar | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Adela Ben-Yakar, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of Fellows […]
Dr. Helen Blau Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Helen Blau | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Helen M. Blau, Ph.D., Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation Professor and Director, Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, to its […]
Dr. Todd Coleman Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Todd Coleman | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Todd Prentice Coleman, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College […]
Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Jonathan Himmelfarb | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, Professor of Medicine, Joseph W. Eschbach, MD Endowed Chair for Kidney Research, Director, Kidney Research Institute, Co-director, Center for Dialysis Innovation, University of Washington, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is […]
Dr. Nadeem Ishaque Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Nadeem Ishaque | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Nadeem A. Ishaque, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Officer, Healthcare Imaging, GE Healthcare, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of Fellows […]
Dr. Desmond Keenan Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Desmond Keenan | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Desmond B. Keenan, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, Vice President of Engineering, BioSig Technologies, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of […]
Dr. Pamela Palmer Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Pamela Palmer | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Pamela P. Palmer, MD, Ph.D., Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College […]
Dr. Youqing Shen Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Youqing Shen | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Youqing Shen, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. […]
Dr. Samuel Achilefu Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Samuel Achilefu | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D., Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology, Director of Optical Radiology Laboratories, Washington University School of Medicine, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a […]
Dr. Norma Alcantar Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Norma Alcantar | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Norma Alcantar, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College […]
Dr. Luis Amaral Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Luis Amaral | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Ph.D., Erastus O. Haven Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological […]
Dr. Jan Andrysek Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Jan Andrysek | Via AIMBE | March 28, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Jan Andrysek, Ph.D., PEng, Senior Scientist and Associate Professor, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and […]