Scientists from the Melbourne Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US) have discovered a new vaccine for malaria, revealing an 'atomic-scale' blueprint of how the parasite seize human cells using a new technology called CRYO-EM (cryo-electron microscopy).
A new research collaborative study by Sensorion and UConn Health, presented at the 53rd American Neurotology Society Annual Spring Meeting, revealed the first potential biomarker for noise-induced hearing loss. The research team analyzed blood samples to check the level of serum prestin. The severity of hearing loss would be dependent upon the level of prestin circulated in the blood associated with the changes in an outer hair cell protein.
RET-driven cancers include medullary and papillary thyroid cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal and bile duct cancer, which have been very difficult to treat till date. Chemotherapy has been the only available treatment but leads to multiple side effects.
These health benefits depend on what you consume. Always consume a serving of fatty fish like salmon once a week. Since fatty fish contains omega-3 fatty acids, it is always recommended by dieticians.
To develop small molecules which can target RNA mis-splicing in neurological diseases, Celgene is launching a $60 million collaboration with Skyhawk Therapeutics. Celgene received the option to develop up to five drug molecules for correcting neurological diseases such as Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis etc. The $60 million payment includes milestones, license fees and royalties.
The DDF initially aimed to raise £130 million with committed investments from GlaxoSmithKline, Biogen, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Takeda, Johnson & Johnson, as well as the U.K. government’s Department of Health and the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Research UK.
KT Corporation, the largest leading telephone company on South Korea, showcased a telemedicine system at its launching ceremony of its global pilot project last week, that connects Central Clinical Hospital No.1 of Moscow, with regional hospitals in Tula and Yaroslavl, 200 km and 300 km away for the capital.
German Based Medical Tech Company Siemens Healthineers recently launched “Acuson Sequoia” a new imaging ultrasound system which enables imaging of different sized patients with unchanging clarity. The newly developed devices provide advanced high-powered architecture Deep Abdominal Transducer (DAX) and other improvements to elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound. To enable better diagnosis the device can produce penetration of up to 40cm to offer high-resolution imaging.
Johnson & Johnson Innovation in collaboration with New York State and the New York Genome Center launched JLABS in New York Genome Center, New York City. The size of the new facility is 30,000 Sq. ft. The new facility will enable 30 biotech, medical device, pharmaceutical, consumer and health tech companies with 26 resident companies, including the four winners of the JLABS at QuickFire Challenge.
This keychain-sized portable allergen detector is called an Integrated Exogenous Antigen Testing System (IEAT). By placing a drop or a bit of food on a single use slide namely an ‘antigen extraction device’, it can detect the allergen and its quantity within 10 minutes by performing necessary chemical deconstruction.
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