by | Jul 5, 2022 | Achilefu, Samuel, Meng, Hongyu, Mondal, Suman, O'Brien, Christine, Shmuylovich, Leonid
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Temperature differences between tumor and healthy tissue due to increased blood flow and metabolic activity are exploited for thermal imaging (TI) as an adjunct imaging modality for cancer diagnosis. Despite many technological advances and recent improvements, TI has a limited tumor dept…
by | Jul 1, 2022 | Shenoy, Surendra
— Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique for arteriovenous fistula creation that reduces the incidence of juxta-anastomotic stenosis, which often leads to graft failure. The procedure involves clamping closed one end of the graft and attac…
by | Jun 28, 2022 | Carrasquel Ursulaez, Willy, Chanda, Baron
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Researchers in Baron Chanda’s lab at Washington University and Jennifer Schomaker’s lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a library of benzo(crown-ether) compounds capable of self-assembly into ion channels. These monoacylated and monoalkylated be…
by | Jun 28, 2022 | Klein, Robyn, Williams, Jessica
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Researchers in Prof. Robyn Klein’s laboratory have discovered that interferon lambda (IFN-λ) is a potential target for treating multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly secondary progressive MS (SPMS).
Most patients with MS present with relapsing remitting MS (RRM…
by | Jun 8, 2022 | Wirtz, Alexander, Zayed, Mohamed
— Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis developed an improved stent system to treat aorto-iliac occlusive disease. Aorto-iliac occlusive disease is caused by atherosclerotic plaque accumulation in the abdominal aorta where it connects to the common iliac arteries. …