Posted: Oct 3, 2019
Description Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a novel gene expression signature to predict how a postmenopausal breast cancer patient with an estrogen receptor positive tumour will respond......
Posted: Sep 9, 2019
Description Dr. Afsaneh Lavasanifar and collaborators have developed a PCBCL–b-PEG-b-PCBCL (PolyGelTM) hydrogel formulation of silibinin which provides enhanced skin permeabiity and delayed release of silibinin under physiological conditions. In vitro......
Posted: Aug 28, 2019
Description Low power energy harvesting circuits often have unstable energy sources and require some kind of stabilizing circuitry to stabilize the output voltage for meaningful applications. Conventional converters either require......
Posted: Aug 27, 2019
Description A by-product of bitumen extraction, mature fine tailings (MFT) are a mixture of fine solid clay, mineral particles and suspended hydrocarbons. MFT stable dispersion can last for decades and......
Posted: Aug 12, 2019
Description Telbivudine Dr. Ted Allison and his team at the University of Alberta have discovered that telbivudine, a blood brain barrier-permeable thymidine analogue approved for treatment of Hepatitis B, is......
Posted: Jun 14, 2019
Description University of Alberta researchers have discovered a novel set of biomarkers which can be used to diagnose pneumonia in children. The biomarkers include chitinase-3-like-1 (CHI3L1), lipocalin-2 (LCN-2), C-reactive protein......
Posted: Jun 14, 2019
Description University of Alberta researchers have developed a new method to isolate cells from knee joint (meniscus). The isolated cells are non-contractile in nature and do not form scar tissue.......
Posted: Jun 13, 2019
Description University of Alberta researchers have developed a new material of a composite silica monolith nested in sponge (SiMNS) for solid phase extraction. The application of the new SiMNS material......
Posted: May 21, 2019
Description Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a novel biomaterial that can activate the body’s own innate immune response and accelerate the wound healing process. This technology may......
Posted: May 21, 2019
Description Researchers at the University of Alberta, led by Dr. Holger Wille, have developed a novel strategy for the creation of vaccines and specific antigens for prion protein diseases. Applying......
Posted: May 21, 2019
Description Demonstration of stereotactic setup. An example of a commercially-available micromanipulator is shown. The setup can accommodate any micromanipulator design. Dr. Vivian Mushahwar and her team have developed an image-guided......
Posted: May 15, 2019
Description Dr. Rylan Lundgren has developed a process for formate-mediated production of Z-olefins (also referred to as cis-alkenes) in the presence of a rhodium-based catalyst. The process is highly selective......