Purdue University cancer scientists have developed a type of immune cell, the natural killer (NK) cell, which they have genetically modified to more specifically target and kill cancer cells.
A study led by Riyi Shi, a professor of neuroscience and biomedical engineering in Purdue University’s Department of Basic Medical Sciences reports that checking the urine within seven days following a brain injury, even a mild injury with no immediately obvious symptoms, could be less invasive, faster and help reduce the risk of long-term health issues including Parkinson’s disease.
Learning how to switch certain genes on or off — the focus of the field of epigenetics — could make cancer therapies such as chemotherapy or immunotherapy much more effective, says Purdue scientist Emily Dykhuizen. Dykhuizen and colleagues in her lab have identified a protein that is showing promise for potential therapies.
To better detect pathogens that are difficult to distinguish, sensors in diagnostic tools need to manipulate light on a nanoscale. But there isn’t a good way to manufacture these light manipulation devices without damaging the sensors. Purdue University engineers have a solution: Stickers.
Purdue University researchers have made new advancements in a manufacturing process they developed that creates super-small channels to repel water and improve medical, electronic and other devices.
For the first time in cancer research, scientists can create tumor models that can closely mimic the tumors found in the body.
Purdue aerospace engineer Alexey Shashurin assisted in the development of the Canady Helios Cold Plasma System and Scalpel. Cold atmospheric plasma technology, currently the only way to remove microscopic cancer tumors remaining from surgery, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for first-ever use in a clinical trial.
A device from Purdue University researchers may light a new way for next-generation electronic devices, energy storage and smart homes
Current antibiotics kill bacteria indiscriminately, including the helpful bacteria in our intestines that help us digest our food, causing digestive distress, and even worse outcomes.
Now a protein discovered in Legionella pneumophila (left) shows how the bacterium infects cells in the body, and may provide a path for new antibiotics that only affect virulent bacteria.
Ultrasound techniques offer new options, advanced images for doctors, patients