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A study concerning the possible impact of a chemical known as sulforaphane on cancer stem cells is still at an early stage, it has been claimed. The research suggests that the substance – which is found in broccoli – may help in the prevention or treatment of breast cancer by targeting the cells which . . . → Read More: Biomedical study for cancer treament with stem cells ‘still at early stage’ Courtesy Ron Walli DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Mimicking the human nervous system for bionic applications could become a reality with the help of a method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to process carbon nanotubes. While these nanostructures have electrical and other properties that make them attractive to use as artificial neural bundles in . . . → Read More: Carbon nanotubes could bring about nervous system for bionic applications Researchers from the University of Queensland have come up with good news for people who fear getting vaccinated through painful syringes and suffer from needle phobia. The researchers have discovered a painless and far more effective way of vaccinating by the help of nanotechnology. Professor Mark Kendall’s, from Bio engineering and Nanotechnology team, has . . . → Read More: Vaccinatiion Without Needle with Nanopatch Technology As a way to simplify lab-on-a-chip devices that could offer quicker, cheaper and more portable medical tests, University of Michigan researchers have created microfluidic integrated circuits. Just as electronic circuits intelligently route the flow of electricity on computer chips without external controls, these microfluidic circuits regulate the flow of fluid through their devices . . . → Read More: Microfluidic Integrated Circuit Could Help Enable Home Diagnostic Tests A multicenter phase 2 study has found that 18F-flutemetamol PET is a potential biomarker for AD-related amyloidosis, according to the results presented on April 16 at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) conference in Toronto. The objective of the phase 2 study, sponsored by GE Healthcare, was to determine the efficacy of visual assessments . . . → Read More: Study positive for 18F-flutemetamol PET in Alzheimer’s disease New research findings suggest that an experimental ultrasensitive medical imaging technique that uses a pulsed laser and tiny metallic “nanocages” might enable both the early detection and treatment of disease. The system works by shining near-infrared laser pulses through the skin to detect hollow nanocages and solid nanoparticles – made of an alloy of . . . → Read More: New Imaging Method Uses Gold-Silver Nanocage Dr. Nirav A. Shah, MD, an orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon affiliated with Palos Community Hospital is the first to design a new nanotechnology biomedical therapy that promotes the growth of new, stronger cartilage to aid in the treatment of joint injuries. “In conjunction with current minimally invasive surgical techniques, we have discovered that . . . → Read More: New nanotechnology based biomedical therapy for joint injuries Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): A new class of drugs that targets BCL6, a master regulatory protein responsible for causing the most common type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, has been designed by researchers from the Sackler Center at Weill Cornell Medical College. Published in issue of Cancer Cell, the study shows that an experimental compound designed . . . → Read More: Boffins design new class of drug that kills lymphoma cells An artificial pancreas system that closely mimics the body’s blood sugar control mechanism was able to maintain near-normal glucose levels without causing hypoglycemia in a small group of patients. The system, combining a blood glucose monitor and insulin pump technology with software that directs administration of insulin and the blood-sugar-raising hormone glucagon, was developed . . . → Read More: New artificial pancreas successfully controls blood sugar more a day Taipei April 14 A group of Taiwan scientists have successfully identified four genes that are associated with bipolar I disorder in people who are ethnically Chinese. “This study marks important progress in the identification of disease genes for bipolar I disorder. It is the only large scale bipolar I disorder study ever done on . . . → Read More: Taiwani scientists identify keys to bipolar disorder in Chinese A team of biomedical scientists have made a discovery concerning the causes of kidney disease. Published in Nature Genetics, the study suggested that around 20 genes could help to explain the causes of the medical problem. The researchers’ work was based on the analysis of the genomes of 23,182 Europeans, as well as additional . . . → Read More: Biomedical scientists make kidney disease discovery A team of researchers, led by Macquarie University Associate Professor James Rabeau, have discovered that the properties of light emitted from tiny isolated nano-diamonds are completely different from their larger relatives. The discovery may pave the way for the future development of more accurate bioimaging techniques used to diagnose and track complex biological processes. . . . → Read More: Diamond nano particals may lead to more accurate bioimaging techniques used to diagnose and track complex biological processes A genetic link between low birth weight and the potential for developing type 2 diabetes has been discovered. The finding was published in the April 6 issue of the journal Nature Genetics, and is the first concrete evidence of a link. Scientists previously believed that lower birth weight babies were more at risk, but . . . → Read More: New Study Links Low Birth Weight and Type 2 Diabetes Sound waves are used in many imaging applications, but they’re often underpowered and hard to focus. But focus them into “sound bullets” and all sorts of interesting things happen. A paper published in PNAS this week describes how scientists might transition from creating sound-based images with linear acoustic dynamics to using nonlinear approaches. Researchers . . . → Read More: Making surgery scalpels from sound waves Last summer we reported on GE Healthcare’s proposal to the FCC that the agency dedicate about 40 MHz of spectrum for medical body area networks (MBANs). The FCC recently put out a call for comments on the proposal and received an interesting one from Philips, according to a report from ZDNet. Philips suggests that . . . → Read More: Philips suggests dedicated mHealth spectrum |
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