'said Professor Geoff Woods of the University of Cambridge, one of the leaders of the research.'
'said lead researcher Professor Lyn Chitty.''NIPT performed well in identifying problems, and women were very positive about it.'
'Professor Chitty said. She also notes that the test should consequently lead to fewer miscarriages
'said Professor Margaret Wrensch from the University of California, San francisco and co-author of the study.
'said Professor Flora Vaccarino of the Yale School of medicine, senior author of the paper, which was published in Cell.
'Professor Vaccarino told The Scientist. Despite the fact that autism is a complex collection of disorders, the researchers found several clear differences between the brain organoids from the autistic boys and those from their fathers.
'Professor Vaccarino is hopeful that this approach to studying autism, as well as other brain disorders, can offer new insights.'
The professor told in-Pharmatechnologist. com the method can be used to help small and large molecule medicines hone in on their targets. ith all therapies that are used currently particularly cancer the major problem is very little of the drug makes it to the target site.
Professor Alexander told us: e make the substrate in our labs, the commercial cost is yet to be quantified fully-this will be done with commercial partners we hope to identify,
and for regenerative therapies according to Professor Chris Denning. He told us: or these stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, the value lies in understanding disease, testing to make safer drugs and potential for translation into cell therapy.
Professor Alexander told us: e make the substrate in our labs, the commercial cost is yet to be quantified fully-this will be done with commercial partners we hope to identify,
and for regenerative therapies according to Professor Chris Denning. He told us: or these stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, the value lies in understanding disease, testing to make safer drugs and potential for translation into cell therapy.
Lead researcher Aydogan Ozcan, Howard hughes medical institute chancellor professor at UCLA, sat down with Bioscience Technology to talk about this advancement and its implications for resource-poor labs,
Besant and his team, including his supervisor Professor Shana Kelley of the Institute for Biomaterials & Biomedical engineering and the Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine,
and Professor Ted Sargent of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer engineering, drew on their collective expertise in electrical
says Professor Sargent. e see this as an effective tool for faster diagnosis and treatment of commonplace bacterial infections.
Ph d.,professor and chair of UCSF Department of Physiology. Julius collaborated with Yifan Cheng, Ph d.,associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics,
and design, said David Agard, Ph d.,professor of biophysics and biochemistry and a Howard hughes medical institute (HHMI) investigator,
Other diagnostic uses for smartphones have included using them as low-cost microscopes, in settings from the classroom to medically underserved areas r
a graduate student at Columbia. e are working to help doctors solve important clinical problems using this new wealth of data.
which is characterized by an accumulation of protein in the brain, Louveau said. e think that protein might start to accumulate in the meninges
a UCLA professor of bioengineering and chemistry who is affiliated with CNSI, the multidisciplinary team also included Michel Gilliet of Switzerland Lausanne University Hospital and Jure Dobnikar and Daan Frenkel of the University of Cambridge.
said lead author Jill Banfield, a professor of earth and planetary science and of environmental science, policy and management. hese new groups of bacteria and Archaea are changing our understanding of the number and arrangement of branches on the tree of life.
Graduate student Christopher Brown Banfield and their colleagues reported the discovery online (Monday, June 15) in the journal Nature.
a professor in Salk Molecular and Cell biology Laboratory and senior author of the new paper. hope people start to accept
biocompatible materials, said co-senior author Zhen Gu, Ph d.,a professor in the Joint UNC/NC State department of Biomedical engineering.
a Ph d. student in Gu lab. The first material was hyaluronic acid or HA, a natural substance that is an ingredient of many cosmetics.
and is now a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Professor Aaron Wheeler. Ng and his team's method allows the scientists to deliver a quick-fire sequence of chemicals to small groups of cells stuck to the surface of the board.
or action,"said Dean Chamberlain, a postdoctoral researcher at IBBME, the Donnelly Centre and the Department of chemistry.
said principal investigator Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Ph d.,UCSF professor of neurological surgery, Heather and Melanie Muss Endowed Chair and a principal investigator in the UCSF Brain tumor Research center and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research. t may be unwelcome
Invented by Microchips Biotech cofounders Michael Cima, the David H. Koch Professor of Engineering, and Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor, the microchips consist of hundreds of pinhead-sized reservoirs,
each capped with a metal membrane, that store tiny doses of therapeutics or chemicals. An electric current delivered by the device removes the membrane,
and then-graduate student John Santini Phd 9 co-founded Microchips, and invented a prototype for their microchip that was described in a paper published that year in Nature.
and developed by him and graduate student Henry Dewhurst, while experimental validation of the tool was accomplished by graduate student Shilpa Choudhury.
Their next step is to develop collaborations with scientists who will try it out on the protein families they study.
E. P. Taylor Professor of Pain Studies at Mcgill University and Director of the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain. he realization that the biological basis for pain between men and women
said Michael Salter, M d.,Ph d.,Head and Senior Scientist, Neuroscience & Mental health at Sickkids and Professor at The University of Toronto,
The array has been optimized in collaboration with Professor Jacqueline Schoumans from the Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland, an expert in both acgh and cancer genomics.
because theye so hard to study, said Tony Hunter, American Cancer Society Professor, holder of the Dulbecco Chair in the Salk Molecular and Cell biology Laboratory and senior author of the new paper.
who also is a professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics and a director of the signal transduction and therapeutics program at the Jonsson Cancer Center. his demonstrates the effectiveness of our treatment
who also is distinguished a UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a pioneer in the design and synthesis of multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticles u
a professor of biological engineering at MIT. e wanted to work with strains like B. thetaiotaomicron that are present in many people in abundant levels,
said Kevin Healy, a UC Berkeley professor of bioengineering, who is co-senior author of the study with Dr. Bruce Conklin,
a senior investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular disease and a professor of medical genetics and cellular and molecular pharmacology at UC San francisco. his technology could help us quickly screen for drugs likely to generate cardiac birth defects,
and the Virginia Tech Student Engineerscouncil has provided funding to move these models and resulting mobile robots into the classroom as teaching tools.
Ruder conducted his research in collaboration with biomedical engineering doctoral student Keith Heyde, of Wilton, Connecticut, who studies phyto-engineering for biofuel synthesis. e hope to help democratize the field of synthetic biology for students and researchers all over the world with this model,
said Ruder. n the future, rudimentary robots and E coli that are used already commonly separately in classrooms could be linked with this model to teach students from elementary school through the Ph d.-level about bacterial relationships with other organisms. ource:
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#Immunotherapy Show Promise In fighting Blood Cancer In recent years, immunotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment for certain cancers.
the Gary Jobson Professor in Medical Oncology at the University of Maryland School of medicine. ur findings provide a strong foundation for further research in the field of cellular immunotherapy for myeloma to help achieve even better
said E. Albert Reece, M d..,Ph d.,MBA, vice president for medical affairs at the University of Maryland and the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and dean of the University of Maryland School of medicine. his trial is also an excellent example of significant
scientific advances that result from collaborations between academic medical institutions and private industry. ource: University of Marylan n
. professor in Microbiology-Immunology and Medicine-Infectious disease. hese findings lay the foundation for future studies to further understand the mechanisms for how the escape to the bloodstream occurs.
Morgan Alexander, professor of biomedical surfaces in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham
professor of stem cell biology in the School of medicine led the research project, iscovery of a Novel Polymer for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Expansion and Multilineage Differentiation. he possibilities for regenerative medicine are still being reached in the form of clinical trials,
Professor Denning said: he field of regenerative medicine has snowballed in the last five years and over the coming five years a lot more patients will be receiving stem cell treatments.
said Stephen Beverley, Ph d.,senior author of one of the studies and the Marvin A. Brennecke Professor and head of the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of medicine in St louis. n the future,
a genomics professor who's using an iphone app to study asthma at New york's Icahn School of medicine at Mount sinai."
and Jonathan Weissman, Ph d.,professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UCSF and a Howard hughes medical institute (HHMI) investigator.
Doudna, professor of chemistry and of cell and molecular biology at Berkeley, and an HHMI investigator,
said Professor Millán. Shared control between human and machine The brain-machine interface developed by the researchers goes even further.
Too soon to say, according to Professor Millán . or this to happen, insurance companies will have to help finance these technologies. ey,
steadily impairing memory and learning functions. In efforts to boost an effective immune response, the Cedars-Sinai scientists have devised ways to"recruit"white blood cells known as monocytes from bone marrow to attack the protein fragments
said Koronyo-Hamaoui, the head of Cedars-Sinai's neuroimmunology laboratory at themaxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute and a faculty member in the Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Biomedical sciences.
directly clear abnormal protein accumulation and preserve cognitive function,"said Yosef Koronyo, the article's first author and a research associate in the Department of Neurosurgery.
One of Dr Royle Phd students was examining structures called mitotic spindles in dividing cells using a technique called tomography
r Royle and Professor Ian Prior at the University of Liverpool have made significant inroads into our understanding of the way in
Our specially selected scientific committee includes some of the UK leading professors, award-winning scientists and pioneering professionals.
one of the authors of the study and Professor of Biotechnology and Therapeutics at the Graduate school of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Osaka University. ecause the new patch is so easy to use,
developed by Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald at the Medical Research Council Cancer Unit at the University of Cambridge. he trouble with Barrett oesophagus is that it looks bland
explains Professor Fitzgerald. e created a map of mutations in a patient with the condition
Professor Fitzgerald and colleagues carried out whole genome sequencing to analyse paired Barrett oesophagus and oesophageal cancer samples taken at one point in time from 23 patients,
along with Dino Di Carlo, professor of bioengineering, and Omai Garner, associate director of clinical microbiology for the UCLA Health System.
who is also Chancellor Professor of Electrical engineering and Bioengineering. his mobile platform can be used for point-of-care testing,
The other authors on the paper were UCLA graduate students Bingen Cortazar, Derek Tseng, Haydar Ozkan, Raymond Yan-Lok Chan, and Steve Feng;
a professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech. nstead of filling the tube with a rate of liquid penetration that slows with time,
The researchers who included graduate students James Silva Drew Loney and Ren Geryak and senior research engineer Peter Kottke tried the experiment again using glycerol,
the research team included Professor Vladimir Tsukruk from the Georgia Tech School of Materials science and engineering and Rajesh Naik, Biotechnology Lead and Tech Advisor of the Nanostructured and Biological Materials Branch
Researchers said that the breakthrough could lead to the development of a vaccine that can fight all new influenza viruses. Professor Xu,
Professor Elizabeth Hartland, head of the department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne added that the international collaboration has brought together the immunological expertise in Melbourne
"The company also announced the appointment of Professor Pierce Chow as chairman to lead primary liver cancer-hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)- Scientific Advisory board d
This is exactly what I imagined doing as a student and now my vision is being realized through the launch of Molescope,
and in some cases even more effective,"said Professor Nakagawa, one of the authors of the Osaka University study.
or building blocks for peptide drugs, explains Jin-Quan Yu, chemistry professor at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI),
#Biodiesel production from Sugarcane A multi-institutional team led by plant biology professor Stephen P. Long from the University of Illinois reports that it can increase sugarcane's geographic range boost its photosynthetic rate by 30 percent
The research was conducted by a team comprised of experts from the Chinese Internet search company Baidu and a student at the University of California at Los angeles,
AI might cater lessons to students by, for instance, quizzing them on the types of animals in a photo their parents shot on a weekend trip to the zoo.
For example, teachers can collect homework assignments all in one go in a single folder, from both existing and non-Dropbox users, forgoing the need to go through multiple email attachments or physical copies.
"says the university of Calgary professor. While the Devines have taken the plunge and transformed the way they watch TV,
"says professor Taylor r
#Smartphones tested as tools for medical research Jody Kearns doesn't like to spend time obsessing about her Parkinson's disease.
0001,000 students and prepares them for the transition to 4-year educational institutions and new careers through classes,
degree programs, and training programs n
#NISSAN LEAF Challenges Chicago Slush With Self-Cleaning Paint What the worst part of winter? Some winter-weary northerners might say all the snow wee gotten in the past month is almost intolerable,
and agriculture--for controlled delivery and release but this is one of the first demonstrations of this approach for controlled capture says Jennifer A. Lewis the Hansj rg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at the Harvard School of engineering
Lewis is also a core faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard.
and cheap to make says Stuart Haszeldine professor of carbon capture and storage at the University of Edinburgh who was involved not in the research.
"said Chunlei Guo, professor of optics in the University of Rochester Hajim School of engineering and Applied sciences.
"said UMD professor of computer science and director of the UMIACS Computer Vision Lab Yiannis Aloimonos."
The statins caused abnormal fat accumulation at high doses, while the clenbuterol had a narrow beneficial window for increased contraction--both
Phd students Chance Coughenour and Matthew Vincent, from the Initial Training Network for Digital Cultural heritage (ITN-DCH) came up with the idea of reconstructing objects digitally from crowd sourced images days after ISIS
but also uses the pupils'reaction to light. Founders of the project claim that by being able to calculate the subtle changes in both pupils,
it can present virtual environments with realistic depth of field. Yuka Kojima CEO and Cofounder of Fove, explained:'
and this is expected to build on work by an MIT professor who is currently developing'liquid armour'.
'Professor Gareth Mckinley has been working on his technology for 12 years, which is focused on the flow of unusual materials.
PROFESSOR XAVIER-MIND CONTROLAND just like Professor X in X men, it is already possible to control objects with the mind.
a CMU research professor of robotics and leader of the Tartan Rescue Team.''We are making steady progress,
a professor of catalysis, explained: e took inspiration from the human body. e've not evolved to withstand any damage
Professor wass added: e're definitely getting to the stage where in the next five or 10 years we're going to see things like mobile phone screens that can heal themselves
for learning or even for 3d phone calls so you could talk to a digital 3d version of a loved one on your coffee table-just like the holographic message from Princess Leia created by R2-D2.
James Hone, professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University said:''We've created what is essentially the world's thinnest light bulb.'
Professor Jill Banfield, an environmental scientist at the University of California in Berkeley who led the work
Professor Banfield and her colleagues sequenced the genomes of organisms found in ground water at a site beside the Colorado river in Rifle Colorado.
Professor Banfield and her colleagues found the new bacteria they discovered appear to use a simple process of fermentation to make the energy they need.
'said Professor Debashis Chanda of the University of Central Florida, who developed the technique for creating the world's first full-color,
'said Ian Graham, a professor at the University of York, who worked on the latest gene discovery.
lead researcher and Ph d. student in Computer science at Georgia Tech. Key to the process is watching the players in action to see where they actually spend most of their time in the game.
and that it occurred at the exact moment of learning.''Specifically, the study looked at neurons in an area known as the medial temporal lobe associated with something known as'episodic memory'.
'says Dr. Barbara Sherman, a clinical professor of behavioural medicine. Much of the technology comes off the shelf
an NC State Ph d. student and co-author of the paper.''We're reliant on the physiological and behavioral sensors to give us a picture of the dog's mental and emotional state.'
a clinical professor of animal behavior at the NC State College of Veterinary medicine and co-author of the paper. t
'said Kevin Healy, a UC Berkeley professor of bioengineering, who is co-senior author of the study with Dr. Bruce Conklin, a senior investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular disease and a professor of medical genetics and cellular and molecular pharmacology at UC San francisco.'
'This technology could help us quickly screen for drugs likely to generate cardiac birth defects, and guide decisions about
Professor Paulo Stanga, consultant ophthalmologist at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, said: r Flynn progress is truly remarkable.
Professor Stanga said he hopes the system, developed by US firm Second sight Medical Products, might be used for patients with other vision problems.
Martin Tajmar, professor and chair for Space Systems at the Dresden University of Technology, presented his work at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics'Propulsion and Energy Forum in Orlando yesterday.
Professor Axel van de Walle, an engineer at Brown University, Rhode island, who led the research,
They worked out its melting point would be 474°C higher than Hf-Ta-C. Professor van de Walle and Dr Qijun Hong,
Professor van de Walle added: Melting point isn't the only property that's important in material applications.'
George Church, a genetics professor at Harvard Medical school oversaw one of the studies that was published Wednesday in the journal Nature,
for example, said Caltec professor Richard Andersen. o in this trial, we were able to decode these actual intents,
Professor Tilak Dias of the Advanced Textiles Research Group of the School of art & Design, claims that the embedded chips annot be seen in situ by the naked eye He has patented the technology,
Professor Dias writes: f an RFID chip is embedded into a shirt, for instance, it will provide a much greater level of anti-theft
said Professor Dias. Professor Dias also believes that in the distant future this technology could be used in conjunction with smart washing machines to warn consumers of mixed colours or inappropriate temperatures.
Research fellow Anura Rathnayake who is involved with the project, added: n the long run this technology could be of tremendous benefit to charitable organisations
and characterized by a group headed by professor Zhou and Dr Liu at the Department of Electrical engineering at USC.
says professor Tom Nilges, head of the research group for SCIM. With an arsenic concentration of 83%the material exhibits an extremely small band gap of only 0. 15 electron volts
#Graphene film can super cool LEDS Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a method for efficiently cooling electronics using graphene-based film.
Research team leader Johan Liu, professor at Chalmers University of Technology, writes: The stronger bonds result from so-called functionalisation of the graphene,
and characterized by a group headed by professor Zhou and Dr Liu at the Department of Electrical engineering at USC.
says professor Tom Nilges, head of the research group for SCIM. With an arsenic concentration of 83%the material exhibits an extremely small band gap of only 0. 15 electron volts
#Graphene-based film can super cool LEDS Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a method for efficiently cooling electronics using graphene-based film.
Research team leader Johan Liu, professor at Chalmers University of Technology, writes: ut the methods that have been in place so far have presented the researchers with problems
That was close to 20 years ago. y advisor, professor Dennis Shasha, who knew a lot more about this than I did looked,
IPCENTER was the product realization of adaptive learning systems that would be able to self-govern.
It not just people on the street, Christian says. t also true for a lot of the people at the very places developing these technologies. hristian cites the example of Stuart Russell, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley,
A graduate student at MIT, he recently won $15, 000 at the Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize in the health-care category. hen I received the phone call telling me I won,
the mobile assessment software that targets student performance and aims to eliminate hand grading, has announced a collaboration with Pearson through an independent software vendor (ISV) partnership agreement that hopes to help educators quickly score assessments using Quick Key mobile scanner app
and instantly upload results to the Powerschool student information system. uick Key and Powerschool are a perfect match,
tracking and analyzing student assessment data has become truly effortless. he integration enables educators and administrators to take action based on real-time data,
to identify which students need help and which lessons need to be taught re. Hours previously spent hand-grading assignments can now be spent focusing on how to best meet individual studentsneeds. ntegrating Quick Key with Powerschool is a testament to our belief in service,
collaboration and quality tools that truly work well in classrooms, said Walter O. Duncan, 15-year veteran teacher and cofounder of Quick Key Mobile. his collaboration puts the power of teaching back into the capable hands of teachers.
the most widely used web-based student information system, supports more than 13 million students globally. Powerschool enables today educators to make timely decisions that impact student performance
while creating a collaborative environment for parents, teachers and students to work together in preparing 21st century learners for the future. e are pleased to welcome Quick Key to the Powerschool ISV Partner program,
said Oliver Wreford, vice president of product and marketing at Pearson School systems. uick Key integration with Powerschool provides a solution that puts formative assessment results into the hands of educators in near real-time,
enabling them to immediately analyze student performance and make informed decisions about ongoing student instruction.
Powerschool users will be able to access their Quick Key Dashboard from within the Powerschool dashboard, and vice versa.
and student assessment scores, can be transferred easily from one platform to the other. Districts can implement Quick Key without upgrades
Professor Martin Cowie is a Cardiologist ith some patients it very tricky to get the balance right.
#Solar-powered schoolbag life-changer for South african pupils Nine-year-old Kamogelo is one of many school children living in impoverished communities in South africa affected by power cuts.
Once the pupil gets home, he removes the solar panel and screws it onto a solar jar that can last up to 12 hours,
allow him to do his homework even during power cuts. t helps me a lot when there is no electricity because
in order to read and do my homework, he explains. The Repurpose Schoolbags as they are called are the brainchild of a pair of young entrepreneurs from Rustenburg on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
I could imagine how powerful it could be as a learning tool for fields that require a detailed understanding of complex physical objects, such as anatomy or mechanical engineering.
whether the VR it brings to the classroom and the lab is worth the price w
creating a secondary aluminum-air battery adjacent to the primary buffered the accumulation of byproducts that normally prevent the battery from working properly over the long term.
said professor Hele Savin from Aalto University, who coordinated the study, in a statement. e have demonstrated that in winter Helsinki,
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