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A Japanese biotech firm has developed a new form of stem cell aimed at reducing the body’s immune rejection response. Healios has created ‘universal donor cells’ (UDCs) using gene-editing technology that allows them to reduce the body’s immune rejection response. The development will allow for the creation of regenerative pharmaceutical products with a lower risk [...]
UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft have co-launched a new platform to support return-to-workplace planning and COVID-19 symptom screening. ProtectWell helps employees determine they are safe to go to work, co-workers know their colleagues have been screened, and employers feel confident that their workplace is ready to do business. It incorporates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
For decades, scientists have explored the use of liposomes - hollow spheres made of lipid bilayers - to deliver chemotherapy drugs to tumour cells. But drugs can sometimes leak out of liposomes before they reach their destination, reducing the dose received by the tumor and causing side effects in healthy tissues. Now, researchers report in [...]
Venture fundraising for healthcare tech investments jumped 10 per cent to hit a record US$10.7bn in the US last year, new data shows. Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) Healthcare Investments and Exits report shows that strong M&A and IPO performance led to great markups and returns for limited partners, in turn, driving the fundraising. Investment into [...]
Robotics firm ReWalk is working with Harvard University to investigate ways of enabling its exosuits to better support tele-healthcare. The group has a revised a sponsored research agreement with Harvard running until 2023. The research team will investigate how its novel designs for wearable exosuits may incorporate features that support the increasing demand for tele-healthcare, including remote [...]
Scientists are aiming to fuse artificial intelligence and virtual reality in the search for a COVID-19 cure. Many potential therapeutics aimed at containing the spread of the virus have targeted the ‘spike’ protein, a surface protein that plays a vital role in viral entry into host cells. However, a new study involving AI and VR [...]
Google and Apple have joined forces to enable Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of COVID-19. As the crisis escalated around the world, public health officials identified contact tracing as a valuable tool to help contain its spread. They, alongside universities and NGOs, have been striving to develop opt-in contact [...]
Scientists have developed a novel technique that can produce pure therapeutic drugs without the associated side effects. The approach, which uses a nanostructure fabrication device, can manipulate drug molecules, thus eliminating possible side effects. Researchers at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) say their findings could pave the way for the mass production of purer, cheaper [...]
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can detect and identify different types of brain injuries. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, have clinically validated and tested the AI on large sets of CT scans, and found that it was successfully able to detect, segment, quantify and differentiate different [...]
