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Microfluidics device to detect cancer cells in blood
A recently developed microfluidics device is able to detect and separate out cancer cells in blood, without the need for dilution...
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Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI could measure biomarker for psychosis
A specific type of MRI, neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging, could lead to the measurement of a psychosis biomarker...
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Developing a blood test for pain measurement
A blood test to measure pain has been developed, and could potentially aid physicians with more accuracy in diagnosis and prescriptions...
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Development of a gel for liver cell culture on microchips
Hydrogels could be used to build organs on chips to test potential medications, with the aim that they could potentially replace animal studies...
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PD-L1 assay specifically selects ideal patients for cancer treatment
An assay assessing the level of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) could help to determine the method of treatment for lung cancer patients...
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Virtual drug discovery tackles unknown universe of drugs
An online compound library consisting of the structure of over a billion molecules could be the future of drug discovery...
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Scientists achieve the first stable simulations of DNA crystals
A study by researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine has been the first to achieve stable simulations of DNA crystals...
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Producing vaccines without the use of chemicals
Innovative new technology will use electron beams to produce inactivated vaccines quickly, reproducibly and without the use of chemicals...
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Using the SVM method to predict enhancers from tissues and cell lines
A team of researchers have developed a computational bioinformatic method to predict and accurately locate enhancer regions on cell lines.
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Drug sponge could minimise effects of cancer therapy
A drug 'sponge' could be the future method of soaking up excess drugs within the body after cancer treatments such as chemotherapy to prevent side effects...
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AI used to diagnose diabetic eye disease
Artificial Intelligence has been used to cost-effectively diagnose diabetic-related eye disease automatically with far more accuracy than current methods...
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Nanosatellite system imagery could revolutionise lab imaging
Satellite imaging could revolutionise imaging in laboratories, and may impact the current use of imaging in medicinal research...
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Inhalable mRNA could treat lung disease
An inhalable mix of a polymer and mRNA molecules, used to produce luciferase, could be the method of treating lung diseases in the future...
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The mysterious functions of the PCSK9 protein
Researchers have described the methods used to build a model of the 'druggable' PCSK9 inhibitor and detailed how it works...
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Implantable device could treat bladder problems
A tiny, soft, implantable device could be used to treat and control bladder problems, such as incontinence or the need to frequently urinate...
