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Chemical warfare agent detection technology used to treat lung disease

...ct explosives at airports, to develop a new way of diagnosing lung disease. The microDMx TM sensor, developed ... really excited about the future possibilities for diagnosing diseases, and monitoring the response to treatment." The microDMx sensor can be used to detect and ...

Making medicine 'smarter'

...ledge to work to develop tools for more accurately diagnosing breast cancer. Anke Meyer-Baese is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Florida A&M University-FSU College of Engineering. Her work focuses on electrical and computer engineering, with a specialization in methods ...

Scientists move forward understanding of schizophrenia

...rch has the potential for developing novel ways of diagnosing and treating this debilitating disease." Peter Hutson, the Neuroscience Research Centre, Merck Sharp & Dohme, said: "Mental illness remains a scourge of society. Our insights into the important role that the proteins PDE4B and DISC1 may play in ...

Promising therapies for haemophilia & heart disease

...in. "This would represent a major breakthrough in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease," she said. "There is still a great deal to be learned about this protein. This research could contribute significantly to effective strategies to inhibit or enhance P-selectin depending on clinical need". ...

New imaging technology shown to detect pancreatic inflammation in type 1 diabetes

...clinicians have had to await overt symptoms before diagnosing an individual, by which time destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas has already progressed significantly. Recent proof-of-principle experiments by Joslin Diabetes Center and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers,...

Next Generation Body Scanner Launched By The University Of Manchester

...search. "The scanner will lead to improvements in diagnosing and treating major conditions such as stroke, cancer and mental illness. Of course, this will be of huge benefit to patients suffering from these severe medical conditions and will also ensure that The University of Manchester remains at the forefr...

Disease diagnosis, biodefense among UH chemical research projects

...ion of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) is important in diagnosing genetic diseases, genome sequencing and making DNA-based vaccines for diseases like Ebola and HIV. ### For more information about the ACS meeting and to access a schedule of presenters and presentations, visit http://acswebcontent.acs.org/nationalm...

Affymetrix and the Karolinska Institutet Announce Translational Medicine Strategic Alliance

...lth, we need to shift the healthcare paradigm from diagnosing and treating existing diseases, to being able to predicting disease susceptibility and an individual's response to drugs," said Patrick Kelly, European Site Manager and Vice President, Affymetrix. "This is what personalized medicine is all about -- e...

Study of genomic DNA leads to new advances in cancer diagnostics

...sy samples. Will these methods help clinicians in diagnosing cancer? Because the investigators utilized several practical methods in their study, potential exists for future diagnostic applications. The cell smear assay, which is similar to methods commonly used in diagnostics laboratories (such as Pap smears)...

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Home-Use Diagnostic Kits Marketed by Globus Media

...ry for testing. No home-use test kits intended for diagnosing syphilis and dengue fever are approved for sale in the U.S. The FDA has issued an import alert which alerts FDA field personnel to the possible importation of the Globus Media devices, provides guidance as to their detention and refusal of admission...

Taking Aim With Nanoparticle PEBBLEs

...r cellular processes, PEBBLEs now hold promise for diagnosing and treating cancer, said Raoul Kopelman, who is the Kasimir Fajans Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Physics and Applied Physics at U-M. At the 229th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, Calif., March 17, Kopelman will de...

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