Researchers discovered why cancer drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors don’t always work as expected: Some tumors turn on a backup survival pathway that helps them keep growing when tyrosine kinase is turned off. Combining therapies may offer a solution.
Researchers are developing an implantable device containing insulin-producing cells, to replace regular injections for type 1 diabetes. The goal is “a device that could continuously create protein therapeutics on demand and as needed by the patient,” Daniel Anderson says.
Batteries with solid electrolytes could be safer and far more energy-dense than lithium-ion batteries — if only researchers could prevent that electrolyte from cracking. A new study by DMSE researchers helps engineers find a way past this longstanding hurdle.
Engineers designed a wristband that lets wearers control a robotic hand with their own movements. By moving their hands and fingers, users can direct a robot to play piano or shoot a basketball, or manipulate objects in a virtual environment.
A new sensor can detect compounds in a person’s breath to quickly diagnose pneumonia and other lung conditions. Rather than sit for a chest X-ray or wait hours for a lab result, a patient may one day take a breath test and get a diagnosis within minutes.
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