LONDON, UK - Scientists have developed a test to identify which blood-cancer patients will benefit the most from a drug that can stop their cancer from returning. The test, which looks for genetic clues in cancer cells, can identify the ten per cent of patients who see little effect from life-saving lenalidomide. This could spare them
OXFORD, UK - A new industry-academic partnership between the University of Oxford and biopharmaceutical company NuCana as found that chemotherapy drug NUC-7738, derived from a Himalayan fungus, has 40 times greater potency for killing cancer cells than its parent compound. Oxford University researchers have worked in collaboration with industry leaders NuCana to assess a novel
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Medicine has announced its plans to begin drone delivery of prescriptions to patients in Washtenaw County in 2024. The delivery service will employ Zipline’s new platform that uses electric drones to provide quiet, fast, and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes. According to Zipline, the drones are designed to sound like
DETROIT—The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) Board of Directors approved the initial accreditation of University of Detroit Mercy's Master of Science in Health Services Administration (MHSA) program for a three-year term. “This accreditation represents the diligence of our team at University of Detroit Mercy, MHSA, to create a curriculum to prepare graduates
KOREA - A simple urine test could soon help prevent pancreatic and prostate cancer from progressing through early detection. Researchers from the Surface & Nano Materials Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science recently developed a strip-type urine sensor capable of amplifying the light signal of metabolites in urine to diagnose cancer. In a press
SOUTHFIELD–The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) and the Michigan Waste and Recycling Association (MWRA) are hosting the 32nd Annual Solid Waste Technical Conference Tuesday, March 14 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing. The Solid Waste Technical Conference focuses on cutting-edge technological innovations and solutions related to the solid waste
ANN ARBOR - NSF, the public health and safety organization, announces the launch of a new protocol, NSF P524: Water Quality Test Devices for Drinking Water. This is the first-ever protocol that provides a standard third-party validation of the performance of water quality testing devices (WQTD) used in drinking water, ensuring public health protection by providing
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University President Tarek Sobh joins MITech TV to announce the formation of a fifth college within the university—the College of Health Sciences. Dr. Sobh said the decision reflects the university’s addition of several healthcare education programs over the past six years, with more to come. LTU introduced a Bachelor of Science
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University has announced the formation of a fifth college within the university—the College of Health Sciences. LTU President Tarek M. Sobh said the decision reflects the university’s addition of several healthcare education programs over the past six years, with more to come. LTU introduced a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in 2017,
DETROIT - One of the world’s leading scientists is warning of an impending apocalypse. No, not a zombie apocalypse, but rather one involving unstoppable bacteria against whom no antibiotics work. She says she is worried that our future generations will live in a world where antibiotics no longer protect them from disease. Professor Dame Sally
