Featured Articles
Latest Articles
Article
An Innovative Drug Delivery System: Oral Thin Films
While the broader public may be familiar with the breath-freshening strips found at convenience stores, many are unaware that similar “thin films” also have an application in the pharmaceutical market. Referred to as oral thin films (OTFs), they have proven very useful for patients who have trouble swallowing, because drugs can be delivered without the need to chew or swallow.
Article
Which Cell Culture Media Is Right for You?
Cell cultures require certain environmental conditions for optimal growth and proliferation. This article will delve into one of these critical components: cell culture media. We will explain what cell culture media is, what its components are, the different types, and what to look for when selecting an appropriate cell culture medium.
Article
Diagnosing Endometriosis Using Menstrual Blood
Endometriosis is notoriously difficult to diagnose, with studies suggesting that women on average wait over seven years for a diagnosis. The development of a non-invasive diagnostic test which analyzes menstrual blood could help to change this.
Article
Are We Heading for a Coronavirus Pandemic?
The coronavirus outbreak looks set-in for the long haul, with new strong holds and cases cropping in a constant stream. A question mark has also been raised over the possibility of re-infection. Officials and health authorities are doing their best to try and limit the spread but it requires the cooperation of the public.
Article
For Infectious Disease Testing, Flexibility Is Key
Today’s infectious disease tests must do much more than simply detect the presence or absence of a specific pathogen—they also have to be able to identify antibiotic resistance markers, scale up or down based on demand, support rapid assay development as new threats emerge, secure reimbursement coverage, and much more.
Article
Data Integration: Changing the Pharma and Healthcare Landscape
The integration of data into pharma and healthcare has created the opportunity to delve deep into the real world and generate meaningful insights, optimize patient recruitment, develop a better understanding of various therapeutics, and directly improve patient outcomes.
Article
HPC-powered Solutions Offer a Widescreen Approach to Scientific Visualization
A new system named “Hopcroft” has brought advanced new data generation and processing capabilities to researchers and artists at Northern Illinois University. In this article, we discover how high-performance computing (HPC) has helped power-up "Hopcroft".
Article
SEM vs TEM
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) are the two most common types of electron microscopy. TEM and SEM differ in how they work and what types of images they are able to capture. This article will overview SEM and TEM, including what they are, how they work, and how they compare to one another.
Article
How Technology Is Transforming Healthcare for Mesothelioma Patients
Three dimensional (3D) bioprinting and artificial intelligence (AI) have been fundamental technologies for understanding disease and contributing to groundbreaking research. Within the past year, technological developments have provided opportunities for early diagnosis and targeted treatment for mesothelioma patients.
Article
Exploring the Genetic Contribution to Incongruence Between an Individual's Internal Gender and External Sex
Technology Networks spoke with John Graham Theisen, MD, senior author of a recent study that explored the contribution of genetics to our gender identity.
Advertisement