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Int’l Group Funding Coronavirus Vaccines

Health screening Shanghai

An international health coalition is funding development of vaccines against the new coronavirus outbreak spreading quickly through China and to other countries. . . . → Read More: Int’l Group Funding Coronavirus Vaccines

Infographic – Australia’s Wildfires Eclipse Others

Chart- Australia's wildfires

Statista put together a chart this week comparing Australia’s fires in size to other recent wildfire outbreaks, our infographic for this weekend. . . . → Read More: Infographic – Australia’s Wildfires Eclipse Others

Company, Univ. Lab Partner on Skin Disease Treatment

Spray bottle

A company making regenerative skin therapies and a medical school research center are developing a spray-on treatment for a genetic skin disorder. . . . → Read More: Company, Univ. Lab Partner on Skin Disease Treatment

Trial Underway Testing Brain-Computer Implant

Stentrode implant

The first participant in a clinical trial received an experimental minimally-invasive brain implant to record brain signals, testing the implant’s feasibility for assistive technology. . . . → Read More: Trial Underway Testing Brain-Computer Implant

Safe, Economical Method Devised to Make Graphene

Eucalyptus trees

Researchers in Australia and India developed a safer and much less costly process for synthesizing the super-material graphene using an extract from eucalyptus bark. . . . → Read More: Safe, Economical Method Devised to Make Graphene

CBD Shown Effective Against Staph, Strep Bacteria

MRSA bacteria

Tests of synthetic cannabidiol, or CBD, show the compound is as effective as current antibiotics against a class of microbes that includes Staphyloccocus and Streptococcus bacteria. . . . → Read More: CBD Shown Effective Against Staph, Strep Bacteria

Strep A Vaccine Project Launched

Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria

An international initiative is underway to begin work on a vaccine against group A streptococcus infections becoming resistant to today’s antibiotics. . . . → Read More: Strep A Vaccine Project Launched

Scorpion-Derived Peptide Lights Up Brain Tumors

Results from a clinical trial show a peptide derived from scorpion venom illuminates brain tumor cells making removal of the tumors easier for surgeons. . . . → Read More: Scorpion-Derived Peptide Lights Up Brain Tumors

Univ-Business Consortium Developing Advanced Satellites

Australia from space

An international consortium, led by University of South Australia, plans to create a new generation of space satellites with greater sensing and communications capabilities. . . . → Read More: Univ-Business Consortium Developing Advanced Satellites

Smartwatch Monitor Boosts Parkinson’s Care

PKG System

A university in the U.K. designed a home-based care plan for people with Parkinson’s disease that uses a smartwatch device to monitor their conditions. . . . → Read More: Smartwatch Monitor Boosts Parkinson’s Care