Health Technology

An article on ScienceDaily.com covers how UCLA psychologists conducted a study published in Nature Communications revealing that fluctuating emotions triggered by music help create distinct and long-lasting memories. The research found that emotional changes induced by music formed boundaries…

According to an article on Discovery.com, Colossal Biosciences is working on the de-extinction of the Tasmanian tiger (thylacine), a marsupial species extinct since 1936 due to human hunting. The project aims to restore the thylacine by using genetic engineering techniques, specifically by editing…

University of Oxford researchers have made a significant breakthrough by 3D printing human stem cells to create engineered brain tissue that mimics the architecture of the cerebral cortex. When implanted into mouse brain slices, the printed cells integrated with the host tissue. According to an…

As people age, it becomes harder to remember specific details of past experiences and this loss of vividness in people’s memories significantly worsen the quality of their life. However, in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of researchers led by…

A clinical trial tested the use of an mRNA vaccine against patients who had received surgery for pancreatic cancer. The small trial showed that half of the patients who received the vaccine after surgery did not have recurrence of the tumor a year and a half later.  To read the full article from…

A California biotechnology company, GRAIL, is introducing a blood test called Galleri that claims to catch hard-to-detect, aggressive cancers including esophageal, ovarian, and pancreatic. It could play an important role in early detection of cancer which increases the chances of successful…

Moderna announced this week that they are working on a two-in-one vaccine that would combine their covid vaccine with a flu shot currently under development. The new shot, called mRNA-1073, would hopefully increase convenience for individuals who plan on receiving a booster shot. The company hopes…

A Chinese gene company called BGI Group has been collecting millions of women's genetic information through their global distribution of prenatal tests. The prenatal tests branded NIFTY: Non-Invasive Fetal TrisomY, have been used by over 8 million women globally. Furthermore, the BGI Group is in…

The FDA has approved Cabenuva, an injectable once-a-month therapeutic for HIV-1. For some HIV patients, this could mean a substantial improvement over taking daily pills. The treatment is intended for adults who are virologically suppressed and have no history of treatment failure or resistance to…

The KF94 mask has been called out by some media outlets as being a “highly protective” mask option considering the new Covid-19 variants appearing across the globe. KF94 is a South Korean mask that is comparable to the N95. KF stands for “Korean filtration” and 94 represents the efficiency of the…

A coalition of health and tech companies have formed VCI, which stands for Vaccination Credential Initiative, in order to develop encrypted digital copies of immunization records that can be stored in digital wallets such as Apple Pay or Google Pay. For those who do not own smartphones, VCI plans…

Scientists from Columbia, Cornell, and the Netherlands may have developed a useful tool against COVID-19. The nasal spray uses a lipoprotein to prevent the COVID-19 virus from fusing with the cell. So far, the study has found that ferrets are protected. The spray could be useful since it is cheaper…

Most vaccines are temperature sensitive and cannot be distributed outside of the “cold-chain”. However, scientists in India are developing a heat-stable vaccine in order to improve distribution. If they succeed, the country will be able to distribute COVID vaccines to rural areas that could not be…

Many potential Covid-19 vaccines utilize oil from sharks called squalene. It is taken from shark livers and typically used as a moisturizing ingredient in cosmetics and as an immune system booster in flu and malaria vaccines. Conservationists warn that if the coronavirus vaccine with squalene is…