All Innovation News articles – Page 5
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NewsA human-centered AI tool to improve sepsis management
A proposed artificial intelligence tool to support clinician decision-making about hospital patients at risk for sepsis has an unusual feature: accounting for its lack of certainty and suggesting what data it needs to improve its predictive performance.
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NewsAI spots cancer and viral infections at nanoscale precision
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence which can differentiate cancer cells from normal cells, as well as detect the very early stages of viral infection inside cells.
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NewsCan fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation?
The East Javan food called oncom is made by growing orange Neurospora mold on soy pulp left over from making tofu. In about 36 hours, the soy pulp is turned into a tasty and nutritious food.
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NewsNew method pinpoints virus that targets Ecuador fruit crop
Scientists in Ecuador have developed a new method to detect and diagnose a virus that devastates crops of babaco, a fruit plant of economic importance to local farmers.
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NewsNew high-throughput method reveals the mysteries within microbial genomes
A new technique developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will make it much easier for researchers to discover the traits or activities encoded by genes of unknown function in microbes, a key step toward understanding the roles and impact of individual species. Source: CDC/ Dr. V. ...
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NewsNew vaccine against cervical cancer combines prophylactic and therapeutic activity
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a completely new vaccination concept with a new vaccine against cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPV).
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NewsTrojan horse method gives malaria parasites a taste of their own medicine
Researchers have developed a trojan horse method that tricks malaria parasites into ingesting a fatal dose of drugs by exploiting the parasite’s need for cholesterol to survive.
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NewsNew genetic editing technique could modify wild populations with less risk
A new technique developed by researchers from Macquarie University and the California Institute of Technology described in Nature Communications on 13 August could allow scientists to more simply and controllably alter the genetic makeup of wild populations than with the use of gene-drives. Coral in Nagoya Aquarium Japan. ...
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NewsNanoparticle platform offers step toward more effective Covid and HIV vaccines
Researchers have developed a nanoparticle platform that could make existing vaccines more effective, including those for influenza, COVID-19, and HIV.
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NewsBreakthrough in nanotechnology: Viewing the invisible with advanced microscopy
Scientists have developed a novel microscopy method that allows for the unprecedented visualization of nanostructures and their optical properties.
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News‘Tiny biome tales’: playing a game to understand the human microbiome
Researchers have developed an interactive computer game that explains how important the microbiome is for our health and how it is influenced by our lifestyle and everyday decisions, such as playing in a sandbox, getting a pet or kissing someone.
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News3D bioprinting advances research on respiratory viruses
A research team has successfully created artificial lungs, designed to study infections and test drugs for respiratory diseases including COVID-19.
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NewsResearchers manufacture bioinks from microalgae for 3D laser printing
An international research team has succeeded for the first time in manufacturing inks for printing complex biocompatible 3D microstructures from the raw materials extracted from microalgae.
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NewsBreakthrough in the synthesis of fungal bioactive compounds for therapeutic applications
Researchers have developed an efficient method to synthesize eutyscoparol A and violaceoid C, two promising bioactive compounds that are produced by fungi.
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NewsNew two-step flu vaccine strategy shows promise in pig model
A new, two-step flu vaccination strategy that pairs intramuscular injection of a viral vectored flu vaccine with nasal spray administration of a novel attenuated live flu virus appears to be safe and effective in pigs.
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NewsLens-free fluorescence instrument detects deadly microorganisms in drinking water
A new approach promises low-cost, real-time water quality monitoring for developing countries, disaster areas and rapid testing needs at events like the Paris Olympics.
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NewsResearchers create new device for on-the-spot water testing
Applied Microbiology International expert Dr Zina Alfahl and colleague Dr Louise O’Connor have developed a new, portable technology for on-the-spot testing of water quality to detect one of the most dangerous types of bacteria.
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NewsGlimpse into the nanoworld: microscope reveals tiniest cell processes
Researchers have succeeded in developing a microscope with resolutions better than five nanometres (five billionths of a metre) - roughly equivalent to the width of a hair split into 10,000 strands.
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NewsResearchers create new treatment and vaccine for flu and various coronaviruses
A team of researchers has discovered two new ways of preventing and treating respiratory viruses using nasal sprays.
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NewsNatural bacteria compound offers safe skin lightening to counter hyperpigmentation
Scientists identify the compound that can inhibit the enzyme responsible for excess melanin accumulation in human skin and confirm its mechanism.
