Bioscience
Unveiling the Symphony of AI and Radiology: Decoding Medical Imaging Analysis
Beep. Beep. Beep. You lie on the MRI table, surrounded by the soft hum of the gigantic machinery. It’s an ordinary moment for many, but have you ever wondered about the role that these machines play in your health care journey? These images hold the key to understanding…
From Sci-Fi Fears to Medical Miracles: AI Could Make Medical Imaging Cheaper and More Accessible
In the Terminator movies, an artificial intelligence (AI) program named Skynet takes over the world. Skynet starts a nuclear war that destroys most of the human population and sends cyborgs known as Terminators to eliminate any survivors. Whenever the topic of AI comes up, many people think of…
Can Printing Organs Shorten Transplant Waiting Lists?
While the list of people who need organ and tissue transplants keeps growing, the rapid development of 3D printing technology may provide a solution to this issue, hopefully leading to a day with 100% organ availability.
The Quest for Safer Painkillers
Researchers are exploring different approaches to reducing the addictive affects of opioids used for medical purposes.
Zinc-ing Outside the (Tissue) Box: Can Lozenges Help Fight Colds?
From runny noses to hacking coughs, the common cold is a yearly visitor that we all know too well. While an immediate cure has not been discovered yet, researchers are pointing to zinc acetate lozenges as a solution to expedite the recovery process.
Treating Hemophilia Using Genetically Modified Lettuce
Researchers are exploring the use of genetically modified lettuce in pills to deliver needed clotting factor to hemophilia patients.
A Specialized Diet A Day Keeps Inflammation at Bay
A lab at Yale is using a fat-based diet to treat painful inflammation in patients whose immune system has gone awry.
How Creepy-Crawly Maggots Could Someday Save Your Limb
Every 30 seconds, a lower limb is amputated somewhere in the world with 84% of these amputations caused by diabetic foot ulcers (DFU)s. To improve current treatment methods for DFUs, a team of researchers headed by Dr. Max Scott is genetically engineering maggots. These eat away at your skin to save your limbs!
Using Algae to Manufacture a Malaria Vaccine
Malaria is a deadly disease transmitted by mosquitoes carrying the plasmodium parasite. To prevent the parasite from infecting mosquitoes, researchers at the University of California- San Diego look to a special toxic substance. Despite its rarity, scientists have shown that algae can be used as a mini-factory to produce the substance in large quantities.
Better Matchmaking Redefines Rules of Organ Compatibility
Organ transplants are lifesaving, but are sometimes rejected due to mismatched antibodies. Enter Dr. Prakash Rao of the NJ Sharing Network, who is developing tests to create better matches between patients and transplant organs.