Investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a hydrogel patch that can adhere to tumours in a preclinical model of colon cancer, delivering a local, combination treatment as the elastic gel breaks down over time. The new technique may allow clinicians to someday use diagnostic colonoscopy equipment to immediately deliver treatment without the need […]
For medics on the battlefield and doctors in remote or developing parts of the world, getting rapid access to the drugs needed to treat patients can be challenging. Biopharmaceutical drugs, which are used in a wide range of therapies including vaccines and treatments for diabetes and cancer, are typically produced in large, centralized fermentation plants. […]
In psychiatric clinics with an exclusively open-door policy, the risk of patients committing suicide or absconding from treatment is no higher than in clinics with locked wards. This has been demonstrated in a large study by the University of Basel and the University Psychiatric Clinics of Basel (UPK), in which around 350,000 cases were analysed […]
Adelaide researchers have made a world-first breakthrough in the early detection of patients’ resistance to a common treatment for chronic myeloid leukaemia, offering some hope that the patients’ treatment could be changed sooner to improve their chances of survival. The researchers – based in the Cancer Theme at the South Australian Health & Medical Research […]
Scientists of Tomsk State University have changed the physical and chemical properties of zeolites (aluminosilicates of calcium and sodium) by mechanical and thermal influence. After these studies, scientists will be able to create a portable device for haemodialysis – blood filtration from toxic products of metabolism in the case of renal insufficiency. Of course now […]
It’s a Catch-22 with potentially deadly consequences: People trying to overcome addiction can’t get treatment for their pain, because the most powerful pain medicines also carry an addiction risk. And so their pain continues to get in the way of their addiction recovery – or they seek pain relief in the same addictive substances they’re […]
As humans evolved over many thousands of years, our bodies developed a system to help us when we start running and suddenly need more oxygen. Now, using that innate reflex as inspiration, UCLA researchers have developed a non-invasive way to treat potentially harmful breathing problems in babies who were born prematurely. The technique uses a […]
Patient safety before, during, and after surgery requires an appropriately educated, committed and empowered health care team, according to recommendations being presented today at the inaugural National Surgical Patient Safety Summit (NSPSS). The two-day event, which includes more than 100 representatives from medical professional associations, insurers, health care systems, payers and government agencies, is sponsored […]
Overconsumption of alcohol can lead to errors in judgment, causing, for example, some people to get behind the wheel when they are impaired. To help imbibers easily and quickly know when they’ve had enough, scientists have developed a flexible, wearable patch that can detect a person’s blood-alcohol level from his or her sweat. The monitor […]
Scientists at the University of Basel have developed nanoparticles which can serve as efficient contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. This new type of nanoparticles produce around ten times more contrast than the actual contrast agents and are responsive to specific environments. Contrast agents enhance the imaging of tissues obtained by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). […]
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