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  • Wearable cameras allow AI to detect medication errors
    on October 22, 2024 at 9:00 am

    A team of researchers says it has developed the first wearable camera system that, with the help of artificial intelligence, detects potential errors in medication delivery.

  • Bioengineered antibodies target mutant HER2 proteins
    on October 22, 2024 at 9:00 am

    For some proteins, a single mutation, or change in its DNA instructions, is all it takes to tip the balance between functioning normally and causing cancer. But despite causing major disease, these slightly mutated proteins can resemble their normal versions so closely that treatments designed to target mutants could also harm healthy cells.

  • First ever Hispanic thrifty food plan published
    on October 22, 2024 at 8:15 am

    A new study has unveiled the Hispanic Thrifty Food Plan (H-TFP), a culturally adapted and affordable diet specifically designed to align with the eating habits of U.S. Hispanic households. The research, led by Adam Drewnowski, Ph.D., from the University of Washington, used advanced dietary modeling to create a version of the USDA’s Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) that respects the distinctive food patterns of Hispanic communities.

  • New CAR-T cells offer on-demand control for cancer treatment
    on October 22, 2024 at 8:15 am

    Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have devised new types of chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells—a type of cancer immunotherapy—that can be switched on to varying degrees of intensity and then switched off on demand with existing drugs. The design and preclinical evaluation of the CAR-T cells, led by Melita Irving and Greta Maria Paola Giordano Attianese of the Lausanne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, is detailed in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

  • Study uncovers true burden of asthma in African schools and highlights need for better access to diagnosis and care
    on October 21, 2024 at 10:30 pm

    Asthma is the second most common cause of chronic respiratory deaths in the overall population of sub-Saharan Africa. The study led by researchers at Queen Mary and published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, is the first of its kind to determine the true prevalence and severity of asthma in undiagnosed, yet symptomatic young people in sub-Saharan Africa.