Octopus-Inspired Sucker for Tranplanting Cell Sheets
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a ‘sucker’ to pick up and transfer thin cell or tissue sheets that are intended for therapeutic...
Study suggests CBD helps reduce lung damage from Covid-19
Researchers have found that one way Cannabidiol (CBD) appears to reduce the “cytokine storm” that damages the lungs and kills many patients with Covid-19 is...
Need to continue extreme caution against Covid-19: WHO
New Delhi, 19 October 2020: The World Health Organization today cautioned against any relaxation of response actions following the recent slight decline in Covid-19 cases...
Medtech in a Minute: The New Medtronic, COVID-19 Testing, and More
Meet the New Medtronic Medtronic is becoming a more compeititve and nimble organization under the leadership of Geoff Martha, who took over as CEO in...
LabCorp launches test to measure Covid-19 antibodies in clinical trials
LabCorp said on Monday it has launched a test that can measure antibodies a person has produced against the novel coronavirus, to determine the effectiveness...
Bridging critical gaps in sexual and reproductive health services during Covid-19
By Dr. Ben Bellows & Dr. Shobha Gudi Covid-19 has put health systems around the globe under immense strain. Rapidly increasing demand volumes on health...
Mask Mandate? In a Montana Town, It ‘Puts Us at Odds With Customers’
HAMILTON, Mont. — Outside River Rising Bakery sits an older gentleman, his face uncovered. He’s here every morning, greeting customers as he drinks his coffee...
Rockefeller Foundation provides funding to scale up Covid-19 testing in India
NEW DELHI: Rockefeller Foundation on Monday announced USD 5.5 million (around Rs 40 crore) grant to Center for Cellular and Molecular Platforms and global nonprofit...
Doctors are now probing whether Covid-19 is causing diabetes, even with no history
Mario Buelna, a healthy 28-year-old father, caught a fever and started having trouble breathing in June. He soon tested positive for Covid-19. Weeks later, after...
Vaccine storage demands could leave 3B people in virus cold
GAMPELA: From factory to syringe, the world’s most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates need nonstop sterile refrigeration to work. But despite great strides in equipping developing...