A team of engineers from Imperial College London and MIT have found a new method to developrobust, functional materials with the help of a mixture of bacteria and yeast that just like kombucha mother which is used to ferment tea.The engineers have named this mixture as symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). Furthermore, the researchers were able to make cellulose embedded with enzymes that can perform a number of tasks such as tracing environmental pollutants. It was observed that th
Young people are nowadays using naturopathic medicine or herbal medicine. However, the evidence supporting this science is weak. Thus, the team from Michigan Medicine has decided to shed light on the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects of ginger as it is likely to become a popular herbal supplement for treating inflammatory diseases. The researchers have been able to find the presence of the primary bioactive compound, 6-gingerol, in the ginger root. This compound is anticipated to co
The leg amputees generally find it difficult to use their prosthesis, despite the availability of the sophisticated prostheses. The major reason behind this is the weight of the prosthesis, despite the fact that the prosthetic legs are generally less than half the weight of a natural limb. The Professor Stanisa Raspopovic and his teamfrom the Department of Health Sciences and Technology have successfully found connecting the prostheses to the nervous system to likely help amputees to recognize
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University have discovered a new means toreplicate the conditions observed in intestines in order to understand the growth and progression rate of bacterial infections on a real-time basis.They successfully created a lab tool that easily mimics the human intestine and thereby provides the much needed evidence to gain better understanding of infectious diseases like diarrhea, amoebic infection, etc. According to bioengineer Jane Grande-Allen
Obesity is currently one of the serious issues being faced on a global platform and the researchers are thus on a constant run to find a perfect solution to combat this condition. The most commonly used method is the gastric bypass surgery which people opt as a last option after their constant struggle with weight gain and health issues related to it. In this procedure, the stomach pouch is made smaller and the digestive tract is rerouted. However, the invasiveness and the prolonged recovery p
Researchers from the Stanford University had developed a vaccine for Ebola,HIV,and pandemic influenza just prior to the pandemic. After which the university labs had to be shut down due to the sudden outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and it is when the researchers shifted their focus on developing a vaccine againstSARS-CoV-2. Even though the coronavirus was out of their expertise, the lead researcher Peter S. Kim and his team managed to develop and test a promising vaccine candidate. The pr
Team from Wistar Institute has found a new class of compound that distinctively combine thereal-time rapid immune responsewith the antibiotic destroying of pan drug-resistant bacterial pathogens for directly attacking antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This study has been published in the Natureas there is an urgent need to fight AMR that is titled as a global public health threat by the World Health Organization (WHO).It is assumed that by 2050 the antibiotic-resistant infections could kill arou
Google has recently launched a health app for the Android phones with the goal of helping carry out medical studies. The app named Google Health Studies works with the goal of providing medical studies on respiratory illnesses such as flu, COVID-19, and others. The basic use of the app is to alert if there are any respiratory symptoms in order to take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of diseases. The app is designed to collect the demographic data including gender, age, race, an
Amazon has recently developed Echo Frames that is just like another simple eyeglass integrated with speakers and microphones that helps one connect to music and also command Alexa. These glasses can be embedded with plastic lenses or prescription lenses. This new smart glass has a display added into the mix as well. Amazon generally uses minimal viable products that are easily available. Furthermore, the battery life and internal hardware of the smart glass are enough to enhance the commercial
Scientists from the University of Oxford have made a very unique development as a step towardcreating clean energy. They basically are trying to convert carbon dioxide into jet fuel. This new invention can help reduce the fuel expenditure of the aviation industry and also reduce the impact on the environment by lowering the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The system functions by feeding carbon dioxide into the system and producing clean fuel. However, there is still more research requ
