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  Antiplasmodial Activity Assay of 3-Chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy) Aniline Combinations with Artesunate or Chloroquine In Vitro and in a Mouse Model

  Malaria is the eighth highest contributor to global disease burden with 212 million cases and 429,000 deaths reported in 2015. There is an urgent need to develop multiple target drug to curb growing resistance by Plasmodia due to use of single target drugs and lack of vaccines. Based on a previous study, 3-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy) aniline (ANI) inhibits Plasmodia enoyl acyl carrier protein reductase. This study aimed at evaluating the antiplasm

  BioMed Research International

  Thu Oct 17, 2019 05:05
• Medgadget
• Interview with a Father of Modern Surgical Robotics, Dr. Yulun Wang

  Founder of both InTouch Health and Computer Motion, Dr. Yulun Wang is considered one of the fathers of modern surgical robotics. Originally a graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara, Dr. Wang developed AESOP (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Positioning), the first FDA approved surgical robot, and the ZEUS Robotic Surgical System. ZEUS was used in the world’s first telesurgery procedure, known as the Lindbergh Operation, back i

  Medgadget

  Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:33
• Soft Auditory Brainstem Hearing Implants from Platinum Kirigami

  People who have hearing loss because of inner ear damage or from a poorly functioning auditory nerve are not helped by cochlear and middle ear implants. Auditory brainstem implants (ABI), which bypass most of the hearing system and send signals directly to the auditory brainstem, are the best option for such patients. But currently these devices rely on rigid components that do not fit perfectly with each patient’s unique anatomy. This may be one

  Medgadget

  Thu Oct 17, 2019 09:19
• Chip to Evaluate Health of Immune System from Blood Sample

  Knowing how well a patient’s immune system is functioning may be very useful in diagnosing a disease and guiding the course of therapy. Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore are making this a reality, having developed a hybrid chip that assesses the health of white blood cells in a whole blood sample. The microfluidic chip has a series of components that separate white blood cells from all the other components of b

  Medgadget

  Thu Oct 17, 2019 07:45