by | Jan 23, 2020 | Altan, Ege, Chakrabartty, Shantanu, Chandak, Rishabh, Mehta, Darshit, Raman, Baranidharan, Saha, Debajit, Singamaneni, Srikanth, Tadepalli, Sirimuvva, Traner, Michael
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Prof. Barani Raman and colleagues have developed a robust, insect-based, non-invasive sensing system to detect explosives or other chemicals. This “artificial nose” technology includes methods to decode neural signals from the insect’s olfactory system and …
by | Jan 21, 2020 | Liu, Hui, Rosenberg, Adam, Tu, Zhude "Will", Yue, Xuyi
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1)-specific PET tracers. Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors are G-protein coupled receptors, with five subtypes denoted S1P1-5, that have key functions in immune, inflammat…
by | Jan 15, 2020 | Boyle, Walter
— Background: Vasodilatory shock, a reduction in effective blood circulation, occurs when endogenous vasoconstrictor mechanisms fail as a result of an often lethal combination of severe infections. Sepsis, as one of the causes, alone affects 1 million people resulting in more than 258,000 deaths each …
by | Jan 14, 2020 | Johnson, Tim, Leuthardt, Eric, Moran, Daniel, Reynolds, Benton, Stoev, Ivan, Wright, Neill
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A team of researchers at Washington University have developed ACALADE (Advanced Capability Lumbar Discectomy), a device designed to help surgeons safely access and quickly remove the back portions of herniated discs for faster, lower risk lumbar discectomy.
Currently, about…
by | Jan 14, 2020 | Christiansen, Blaine, MacEwan, Matthew, Moran, Daniel
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This technology is patented bipolar sieve electrode designed to stimulate peripheral nerves in a specific direction and thereby expand the potential of using this type of neural interface device in clinical applications such as nerve regeneration and prosthetics.
Sieve elec…