A team led by Manu Prakash at Stanford University has developed a hand-powered centrifuge that can be combined with a low-cost assay for Sars-CoV-2 detection that is present in saliva. This new discovery will help make diagnosis possible in the areas were resources are limited or are present in remote. All the traditional tests for Covid-19 require high throughput and are available only in the metropolitan hospitals. The new centrifuge could be made using readily available products. This $5 un
A team of researchers from System Instruments Co., Ltd. and Kobe University has designed a tear-based technology for early cancer diagnosis. The technology named TearExo(r) is developed for the detection of breast cancer using the exosomes present in tears as biomarkers. And the exosomes are subcategories of extracellular vesicles. The researchers from Kobe University mainly conducted this study with the hope that the new discovery will make a positive contribution toward human health by makin
A team of researchers from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) have recently developed an optical fiber using agar. This new device is not only edible but also biocompatible and biodegradable. In addition to this, the researchers have confirmed that it can be used for in vivo body structure imaging, optogenetics, and localized drug delivery. Furthermore, the new sustainable device can also be used to identify microorganisms in specific organs and later be completely absorbed by the body. The
Biomedical researchers from Queensland University of Technology developed a modest saliva test to detect early throat cancer in an individual with no symptoms or clinical signs of cancer. This will be the first-ever non-invasive test that will be identifying the HPV-DNA present in the saliva to detect the cancer in a person. Earlier studies have already shown persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection to be the major cause for cancerous growth in the oropharynx. Thus, the development of t
A team of scientists from Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ExxonMobil, and University of California found a novel material with the competency to capture almost 100% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions let out by the industries. This new technology developed by the energy firm to help tackle the carbon emitted by power plants that work on natural gas is definitely a promising discovery that could save our eroding environment. The supreme eye-catching feature of this technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has literally had a good as well as bad impact on the physical and mental health on the people across the globe. There have been incidences wherein people living with chronic pain are finding this lockdown all the more exacerbating. The researchers from the University of Baths Centre for Pain Research have thus made it a point to find a solution to this substantial long-term consequence. The increasing number of patients dealing with pain has made it necessary for the med
COVID-19 patients can now breathe a sigh of relief as a UK-based biotech company has announced its positive breakthrough results using a protein-based treatment. The new therapy is in the clinical trial phase and is anticipated to reduce the need for intensive care in COVID-19 patients. Synairgen developed SNG001 which is a formulation made using a protein named interferon beta. It is a protein produced by the body at the time of a viral infection.
This SNG001 formulation can be inhaled dire
Amyris Inc. is a universal science technology front-runner of clean, sustainable ingredients in the Clean Beauty, Health Wellness, and Flavors Fragrances industry. The company has recently got approval for the sales of fermented sugarcane Reb M from the Brazilian Canadian supervisory body. The product is sold as Purecane(tm) zero calorie sweetener in the U.S., Canada, and Brazil.
This zero glycemic sweetener will soon become a part of our healthy diet in order to reduce our sugar, carb
Currently, the researchers are on the run to find all the means to treat COVID-19 through high-quality methods that provide reliable outcomes. At present, a team of British researchers have published a study claiming that a cheap steroid called dexamethasone is the only medication believed to help increase the chances of survival. There are two other studies that have proved the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to be ineffective in people showing mild symptoms. Doctors and patients are in despe
Many of the commercial companies and scientists from across the globe have been recreating artificial human skin in the laboratories. However, until now the lab-grown skin lack one of the most vital aspect of normal skin that is nerve, fat, and hair. In the new study, the team of researchers from the Boston Childrens Hospital grew human skin cells embedded with nerves, fat and also with a capability to grow hair just like a normal skin. The team has published this novel technique in the journa
