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4 Ways Engineers Aim to Save Lives During COVID-19
Mehmet Toner | Via Futurity | April 20, 2020Researchers are pivoting their work to tackle the many engineering problems associated with the global coronavirus pandemic. … 2. A NEW, FASTER COVID-19 TEST Researchers are working to develop a rapid and reliable test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The currently available tests look for the presence of SARS-CoV-2’s viral RNA, a unique and identifying genetic […]
3D printed swabs developed at UofL to help fill gap in COVID-19 test kits
George Pantalos | Via University of Louisville | April 16, 2020Innovation at the University of Louisville involving multiple departments at the university has led to a promising solution for the shortage of swabs in COVID-19 test kits. In response to a request from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, UofL’s Additive Manufacturing Institute of Science & Technology (AMIST), along with faculty and students in the Schools of […]
Vapor H2O2 sterilization as a decontamination method for the reuse of N95 respirators in the COVID-19 emergency
Ebru Oral | Via MedRxIV | April 16, 2020Abstract There are a variety of methods routinely used in the sterilization of medical devices using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) including vaporization, plasma generation and ionization. Many of these systems are used for sterilization and are validated for bioburden reduction using bacterial spores. Here, we explored the benefits of using vaporized H2O2 (VHP) treatment of N95 […]
PPE Patent Pending: Next Generation Custom-fitting Masks
Cato Laurencin | Via UConn Today | April 16, 2020UConn is developing the latest innovative approach to tackling the personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage that has developed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and it has already been used to protect front-line providers at UConn Health. The Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering has developed a method to fabricate custom-fit mask […]
Proteins may halt the severe cytokine storms seen in Covid-19 patients
Shuguang Zhang | Via MIT | April 16, 2020One of the defining features of Covid-19 is the excessive immune response that can occur in severe cases. This burst of immune overreaction, also called a cytokine storm, damages the lungs and can be fatal. A team of MIT researchers has developed specialized proteins, similar in structure to antibodies, that they believe could soak up […]
Chafing Against Regulation, Silicon Valley Pivots to Pandemic
Michael Jewett | Via Wired | April 15, 2020Early in the evening on March 19, the prominent Silicon Valley investor and serial entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan kicked off a tweet storm with a techno-libertarian call to arms: “To all biotech & tech people: The Manhattan Project for the virus is going to end up being the Palo Alto Project. It’s on us. The state […]
A Type of Small RNA Found To Depend on Personal Attributes
Isidore Rigoutsos | Via News Wise | April 13, 2020The cells in our body are home to thousands of tiny molecules called RNAs. There are many different types of RNAs – some carry the code for specific proteins to be made, some transport things within the cell, and some can influence which genes get turned on or off. New RNAs and their functions are […]
AI For Breast Ultrasound and MRI
Maryellen Giger | Via RSNA | April 13, 2020Maryellen L. Giger, PhD discusses AI For Breast Ultrasound and MRI.
Prof. Odde developing a simulator to predict COVID-19 trial outcomes
David Odde | Via University of Minnesota | April 13, 2020Professor David Odde is creating a biophysical computer model that simulates COVID-19 on a molecular and cellular level, and tests therapies and vaccines computationally.
Researcher unraveling SARS-CoV-2 spike protein through music
Markus Buehler | Via Phys.org | April 10, 2020The proteins that make up all living things are alive with music. Just ask Markus Buehler: The musician and MIT professor develops artificial intelligence models to design new proteins, sometimes by translating them into sound. His goal is to create new biological materials for sustainable, non-toxic applications. In a project with the MIT-IBM Watson AI […]
Making sense of scents: 3D videos reveal how the nose detects odor combinations
Elizabeth Hillman | Via Science Daily | April 9, 2020Every moment of the day we are surrounded by smells. Odors can bring back memories, or quickly warn us that food has gone bad. But how does our brain identify so many different odors? And how easily can we untangle the ingredients of a mixture of odors? In a new study in mice published today […]
Black Health in America
Cato Laurencin | Via UConn | April 8, 2020An important research focus for Dr. Laurencin and his team is to explore the emerging issues around Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Dr. Laurencin is the Editor-In-Chief for the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities which reports on the scholarly progress of work to understand, address, and ultimately eliminate health disparities based on race […]
Gel smooths cells’ ride through syringes in regenerative therapy
Sarah Heilshorn | Via Stanford University | April 8, 2020An innovative delivery technology vastly improves the viability of tissue regenerating cells, and enhances strength and coordination in animals with spinal-cord injury. In a study published in Science Advances, Stanford neurosurgical researcher Giles Plant, PhD, and materials engineer Sarah Heilshorn, PhD, and their colleagues report that a customized gel — developed in Heilshorn’s lab as […]
UConn Researchers Find Blacks Are Disproportionately Impacted By COVID-19
Cato Laurencin | Via CT News Junkie | April 8, 2020The team led by Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, former dean of the UConn School of Medicine, analyzed and reviewed the Department of Public Health’s data on COVID-19 outcomes and found that Blacks have a higher rate of infection and death in comparison to the percentage of the population they represent in the state. However, the […]
Off-the-Shelf Artificial Cardiac Patch Repairs Heart Attack Damage in Rats, Pigs
Ke Cheng | Via NCSU | April 8, 2020Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an “off-the-shelf” artificial cardiac patch that can deliver cardiac cell-derived healing factors directly to the site of heart attack injury. In a rat model of heart attack, the freezable, cell-free patch improved recovery. The researchers also found similar effects in a pilot study involving a pig model […]