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Promising peptide for traumatic brain injury, heart attack and stroke

Posted in Medicine on 13th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Strokes, heart attacks, and traumatic brain injuries have a common end: cell death and human injury due to hypoxia, or lack of oxygen.

'Smart' insulin hopes to change treatments for diabetes

Posted in Medicine on 10th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Scientists are hopeful that "smart" insulins which are undergoing trials could revolutionize the way diabetes is managed.

A Pill That Mimics the Immune System

Posted in Science on 9th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Synthetic antibodies that can be orally ingested to fight cancer and autoimmune diseases may replace cumbersome intravenous therapeutics.

Smartphone HIV and syphilis diagnosis in 15 minutes:

Posted in Hardware on 6th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

A low-cost smartphone accessory that can perform a point-of-care test that detects infectious disease markers.

Guardant Health takes another $50M for 'liquid biopsy' cancer test

Posted in Science on 3rd Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

A blood test that can detect changes in the genetic structure of cancer cells over time. The test has become known as a 'liquid biopsy' because it requires no tissue excision.