News • Research project 'ADAPT-HEAT'
Climate medicine: How does extreme heat affect medication?
Heat waves are becoming more common due to climate change. Researchers in Cologne explore what this might mean for the effectiveness of medication.
Research
News • Restoring responsiveness
New method could crack treatment-resistant prostate cancer
Targeting a specific protein, Finnish researchers may have found a way to restore drug-resistant neuroendocrine prostate cancer to a state that responds to treatment.
News • Infection control
Covid-19 contact tracing: Was it worth it?
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Switzerland relied on contact tracing to identify people likely to have been contaminated by an acquaintance. A research team assessed the effectiveness of this method.
News • Historia dementia
Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have Alzheimer’s?
Was dementia already an issue for Hippocrates and his contemporaries? A new analysis of classical Greek and Roman medical texts suggests that Alzheimer's is connected to modern environments.
News • Novel approach to disinfection
Nano-spikes kill off viruses on surfaces
Instead of killing viruses and bacteria with chemical disinfection, a new approach uses minuscule spikes to skewer them. This could be used to prevent surface contamination in hospitals or labs.
News • Increasing cell visibility
Making cancer easier to find and destroy for the immune system
Researchers in Japan and the US have developed technology to robustly augment the amount of MHC class I molecules in cancer cells. This makes them easier to find and destroy for the immune system.
News • LDIR in neurology
The therapeutic potential of low-dose radiation for TBI and stroke
Neuroscientists recently discovered that low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) can reduce lesion size and reverse motor deficits in TBI and ischemic stroke mice, demonstrating its therapeutic potential.
News • Blood-based diagnosis of glioblastoma
Sparing brain cancer patients from undergoing risky surgery
A simple blood test could help diagnose patients with glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer, sparing them from undergoing invasive and highly-risky surgery, report UK researchers.
News • Updated diagnostic criteria
Parkinson's: New three-type classification
Three disease subtypes, based on causes rather than symptoms: A new classification model for Parkinson's disease aims to pave the way for better diagnostics and therapies.
Article • UK research project
"Our Future Health": Shifting from curative to preventive care
As a result from better living standards and medical advances, population longevity increases – a development which, paradoxically, current healthcare systems are ill-prepared for, Sir John Bell points out. The UK’s Our Future Health programme, which he chairs, exemplifies the paradigm shift to a prevention-centered healthcare approach.
News • Molecular machines
Killing cancer cells: the 'jackhammer' approach
Using a unique new technique, US researchers hope to offer a safer and more effective alternative to current cancer treatments, reporting promising first results in mice.
News • Contrast agent-free imaging of complex structures
Ultrafast ultrasound breaks new ground in imaging kidney vessels
A Korean research team has advanced the imaging of kidney diseases using ultrafast ultrasound that captures 1,000 images in just one second.
News • Ocular sensor
Researchers develop contact lenses to diagnose glaucoma
A team from the UK and Turkey have developed a contact lens with embedded micro-sensors which can detect changes in eye pressure - a possible indicator of glaucoma.
News • Complication prevention
Placenta organoids help understand pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders
Using lab-grown ‘mini-placentas’, researchers from the UK and Switzerland hope to get new insights on dangerous pregnancy complications, such as pre-eclampsia.
News • Digital disguise
Noisy data to improve patient privacy
Researchers have developed software able to disguise sensitive data in health care applications. This protects privacy while making datasets available for development of better treatments.
News • Smart wound sealing
Soldering wounds with light and nano thermometers
A new soldering technique developed by Empa researchers is expected to prevent wound healing disorders and life-threatening complications from leaking sutures.
News • Urea-powered machines
Nanorobots to reduce bladder tumours by 90%
New research demonstrates how tiny nanomachines could greatly reduce bladder cancer by precisely targeting the tumour and attacking it with a radioisotope carried on their surface.
News • Research on resistant bacteria
Emergence of 'superbugs' is not just because of antibiotics
Researchers have analysed the rise of antibiotic resistance over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway, highlighting that antibiotic use is not the only factor in the increase.
News • Promising study in mice
Exploring the potential of mRNA technology for rare diseases
Coronavirus vaccines have showcased the possibilities of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. Now, a research team aims to put it to use against a rare inherited metabolic disorder.
News • Organ preservation
Perfusion machine takes time pressure off liver transplantation
A special perfusion machine preserves donor livers for an extended period of time without compromising organ quality. New Dutch research has confirmed the safety of the procedure for recipients.
News • Ultraviolet disinfection
Scientists discover how UV light destroys the coronavirus
Researchers from the University of Southampton investigated how ultraviolet laser light destroys the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 by impacting components critical for infection.
News • Cardiac valve simulator
A biorobotic heart for better valve stimulation
Combining a biological heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers created a biorobotic heart that beats like a real one, with a focus on a valve on the left side of the heart.
News • Rapid, non-invasive test
Detecting chronic liver disease with targeted MRI
A research team has developed a nanoparticle-based contrast agent with the properties necessary to successfully use MRI for targeted diagnosis of liver fibrosis.
News • Water exchange detection
New MRI-based method measures tumor malignancy
An Italian research team has introduced a new MRI-based method for assessing water water exchange to estimate the degree of malignancy and the success of treatments in tumors.
News • Contraception, wound healing, arthritis treatment
Three promising medical applications of nanoparticles
Contraception, wound healing, arthritis treatment: Here are three recent papers published in ACS journals that could expand the beneficial uses for nanoparticles, based on results in rats.
