We're Starting to Harness the Microbiome to Treat Disease
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Banana disease boosted by climate change
(University of Exeter) Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows.
'Gut-on-a-chip' research aims to find personalized treatment for Crohn's disease
(University of Texas at Austin) Thanks to a new $1.8 million grant from The Helmsley Charitable Trust, UT Austin Engineer Hyun Jung Kim will apply his 'Gut-On-A-Chip' technology to better understand Crohn's disease
New automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate disease detection
(Polytechnique Montréal) Professor Thomas Gervais of Polytechnique Montréal and his students Pierre-Alexandre Goyette and Étienne Boulais, in partnership with the team led by Professor David Juncker of McGill University, have developed a new microflu...
The Leukemia Atlas: researchers unveil proteins that signal disease
(University of Texas at San Antonio) Only about one in four people diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) survive five years after the initial diagnosis. To improve that survival rate, researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (U...
New quantum material could warn of neurological disease
(Purdue University) A new material automatically 'listens' to the brain, leading to more sensitive electronics that could detect neurological disease sooner.
New protein for gene editing may improve disease treatment, sustainable manufacturing
(Purdue University) Purdue University researchers have developed a method that uses the protein Argonaute from Natronobacterium gregoryi (NgAgo) and supplied DNA for gene editing.
Health insurance associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease among aging immigrants
(New York University) Aging immigrants' risk for cardiovascular disease may be heightened by their lack of health insurance, particularly among those who recently arrived in the United States, finds a study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers...
Back to the drawing board for conservationists battling against infectious parrot disease
(University of Kent) A study into the effectiveness of disinfecting birds' nests, carried out by the University of Kent, has led to a breakthrough in the understanding of biosecuity measures for the endangered echo parakeet in Mauritius. The res...
Mosquito-Borne Disease Could Threaten Half the Globe by 2050
Environmental change, urbanization and human movement are helping mosquitos spread-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com