Author: dhallett

Support grows for technology aimed at turning bad fat to good fat, to treat millions with obesity, diabetes

Purdue University alumnus David Campbell, a 1978 graduate from Purdue’s Krannert School of Management, and his wife, Michelle, have committed a significant investment to Adipo Therapeutics LLC, a Purdue-based startup, which is developing a unique treatment approach for people struggling with obesity and diabetes.

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$3.2 million NIH award to support technology to fight deadly bacterial lung infections

A Purdue University team has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for its work to treat antibiotic-resistant lower respiratory infections – the fourth-leading cause of death worldwide.

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Mixed-signal hardware security thwarts powerful electromagnetic attacks

While at Silicon Valley’s premier chip-design conference, Purdue innovators unveiled technology that is 100 times more resilient to electromagnetic attacks to secure Internet of Things devices.

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How are microbes attracted to an oil spill?

Surfactants applied to an oil spill attract microorganisms, due to complex hydrodynamics that were recently discovered by Purdue researchers.

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New technology for pathogen detection driven by lasers

Purdue innovators have developed a lanthanide-based assay coupled with a laser that can be used to detect toxins and pathogenic E. coli in food samples, water and a variety of industrial materials.

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Pancreatic cancer ‘time machine’ exposes plot twist in cell growth and invasion

A pancreatic cancer “time machine” engineered by Purdue University researchers has revealed that the disease is even more unpredictable than previously thought: Cancer cells promote each other’s invasiveness when they grow together.

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Can you trust what you see?

Ed Delp, Charles William Harrison Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Video and Imaging Processing Laboratory at Purdue University, is researching new
ways to detect deepfake videos.

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Study identifies interaction that promotes cancerous state in cells

Purdue University scientists, led by Humaira Gowher, an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry, have discovered the epigenetic process that keeps stem cell enhancers in active, primed or repressed states. In particular, her team has identified a protein-protein interaction that blocks proper formation of these states.

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DNA-like material could bring even smaller transistors

Researchers have discovered that a material shaped like a one-dimensional DNA helix might further push the limits on a transistor’s size. The material comes from a rare earth element called tellurium.

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Alcoholism in the family affects how your brain switches between active and resting states

Researchers have found that a family history of alcoholism affects a process that the brain uses when transitioning from a mentally demanding state to
a resting state.

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