Research
A UK health tech company has received £800,000 in NHS-backed funding to develop its digital self-management approach to support services for autistic people, both pre- and post-diagnosis. Brain in Hand, has received a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare award, funded by NHS England & NHS Improvement. The firm aims to transform the model of [...]
From increasing physical activity in schools and workplaces to investing in active urban design – a researcher at the University of East Anglia has helped design a series of recommendations to help get people moving worldwide. More than 1.4 billion adults globally do not achieve minimum recommended levels of physical activity, putting themselves at increased [...]
Engineers and virologists have developed a new way to watch viral infection unfold. The technique uses microfluidics - the submillimeter control of fluids within a precise, geometric structure. On what is basically a tricked-out microscope slide, chemical engineers from Michigan Technological University have been able to manipulate viruses in a microfluidic device using electric fields. [...]
Both cancer patients and their medical teams found it beneficial when patients shared their symptoms in real time using a web- or telephone-based reporting system, according to a national multi-institutional study. Researchers conducted a cluster-randomised controlled study at 52 community-based oncology practices across the US. Half of the practices were assigned to use ePROs as [...]
Scientists are working on a machine learning algorithm that can help to predict and prevent debilitating pain after spinal cord injury (SCI). A UK study will track brain activity in SCI survivors as early as possible after injury, monitoring how central neuropathic pain (CNP) develops over time. Using electroencephalograph (EEG) prediction techniques, the ultimate aim [...]
Almost three quarters of life sciences professionals believe COVID-19 will compromise their ability to conduct and analyse clinical trials in the next 12 month, data suggests. As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, 41% of global clinical trials in fields other than COVID-19 have been delayed or put on permanent hold. Looking ahead, 74% of life science [...]
HT World reports on how data is helping to raise the prospect of better precision treatments for the disease. A major collaborative project in the US is aiming to harness the power of data analytics to help physicians and researchers step up the fight against leukaemia. Accenture, the professional services and tech giant, has built [...]
A new paper-based technology has emerged as a potential cancer biomarker detector that could be 30 times more sensitive than existing approaches. Washington State University researchers are investogating technology which uses an electric field to concentrate and separate cancer biomarkers onto a paper strip. Their aim is to develop a “liquid biopsy” that could lead [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
