Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys (MIT) research enterprise Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized Medicine (CAMP) have been awarded Intra-CREATE grants from the National Research Foundation (NRF).The grants will support research on retinal biometrics for glaucoma progression and neural cell implantation therapy for spinal cord injuries. Krystyn Van Vliet, co-lead Principal Investigator at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) CAMP, and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, said: Singapores well-established biopharmaceutical ecosystem brings with it a thriving research ecosystem that is supported by skilled talents and strong manufacturing capabilities. We are excited to collaborate with our partners in Singapore, bringing together an interdisciplinary group of experts from MIT and Singapore, for new research areas at SMART Continue reading →

Sixteen years ago, voters were promised that $3 billion of bonds for embryonic stem-cell research would deliver cures for diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimers, Parkinsons and heart disease. Instead, weve gotten cures or potential treatments for a very different and unexpected set of afflictions, such as a deadly immune disorder, spinal cord injury, a type of cancer and a form of blindness. The moral of the story as Californians decide whether to continue support by approving Proposition 14s nearly doubled research budget of $5.5 billion is this: Science marches to its own beat and on its own clock, awe-inspiring but oblivious to political pledges Continue reading →

The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the headlines and our daily lives for most of this year. Medical News Today have covered this fast-moving, complex story with live updates on the latest news, interviews with experts, and an ongoing investigation into the deep racial disparities that COVID-19 has helped unmask. However, this has not stopped us from publishing hundreds of fascinating stories on a myriad of other topics Continue reading →