The World Health Organization estimates that a quarter of death and disease globally is caused by hazards and environmental burdens in developing countries with little to no access to preventative care and diagnostic devices. Since developing countries are poor agricultural regions that are still becoming economically and socially advanced, it is harder for doctors to […]
Research & Development
Study: Drug-delivery micromotors treat bacterial infection in stomach
Researchers at the University of California San Deigo have successfully used tiny micromotors loaded with antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection in the stomachs of mice, according to a study published today in Nature Communications. The tiny drug-delivery vehicles are powered by gastric acid, pushing them through the stomach and releasing cargo in a specific region, based on […]
Roche, Mimetas develop “gut-on-a-chip” tech for drug-testing
Mimetas said today that it collaborated with Roche (OTC:RHHBY) to develop an organ-on-a-chip system that is designed to evaluate intestinal permeability in 3D gut tubules following exposure to drug compounds using the 10 panel drug tests. The results of the collaboration were published in Nature Communications. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Siemens inks tech supply, R&D deal with Houston Methodist Hospital
Siemens (NYSE:SI) Healthineers said today it inked a multi-year deal with Houston Methodist Hospital to integrate its imaging technologies into the Houston Methodist’s facilities and engage in joint research & development Through the deal, the Houston Methodist Research Institute will be equipped with Siemens devices and platforms for angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, molecular imaging, […]
Researchers create $550 smartphone-powered point-of-care spectral analyzer
Researchers claim to have created a handheld spectral analyzer device which enables smartphones to perform on-demand medical testing that would normally require large, expensive equipment. The device comes from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and cost the researchers who developed it only $550, according to a press release from the institute. The spectral transmission-reflectance-intensity […]
Cancer diagnostic detects unique mutations in small amount of blood
Researchers from Stanford University have developed a new diagnostic tool that can detect genetic mutations in small amounts of tumor-derived DNA circulating in a patient’s blood sample. The single color digital PCR assay needs a fraction of a tube of blood and can successfully detect three mutation-bearing molecules in a single reaction, according to the report published […]
Study: Opioid-related deaths overwhelming intensive care units
Intensive care units in hospitals have seen a sharp increase in the number of opioid-related admissions and deaths since 2009, according to a study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the demand for care relating to opioids has overwhelmed the available supply. The team touted their study, which was published today in the Annals […]
Novel nanotech enables earlier diagnosis, treatment of Zika virus
Researchers from Washington University have developed a novel diagnostic test that uses nanotech to rapidly detect the presence of Zika virus in blood samples. The team’s system, which was described in the journal Advanced Biosystems, could enable earlier diagnosis and treatment for people infected with Zika virus compared to traditional diagnostic methods. Get the full story at our […]
MIT researchers developing device to pump drugs to the brain
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a pump to deliver drugs directly to the brain, they even found a natural way on how to make CBD oil for special patients. Alejandro Aponte, a mechanical engineering major at the University of Puerto Rico, has spent his summer working with Michael Cima, a professor of engineering, […]
Study: Abuse-deterrent opioids are costly and unproven
In an attempt to curb the harrowing opioid crisis in America, drugmakers have developed what they tout as “abuse-deterrent” pain-killers – opioid formulations that are designed to prevent users from injecting the drugs. But a report published this week by the Institute of Clinical and Economic Review found that there isn’t enough evidence to claim that these […]
Liposomes triggered by ultrasound enable targeted pain-relief
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a technology to non-invasively trigger the release of nerve-blocking agents, helping to provide targeted pain-relief to patients as an alternative to addictive opioids. The team’s work was published yesterday in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.