UConn Researcher Develops Successful Zika Virus Vaccine in Preclinical Studies uconn.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from uconn.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UConn-Developed Diagnostic Test for Infectious Diseases Reaches Licensing Deal
The method enables simple, rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases.
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A simple, low-cost method of detecting infectious diseases developed by researchers at UConn has reached a licensing deal with Vault Medical Services.
In March 2020, researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering a shared department in the schools of Dental Medicine, Medicine, and Engineering began to develop a new, low-cost, CRISPR-based diagnostic platform to detect infectious diseases, including HIV and the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
Led by associate professor Changchun Liu, the “All-In-One-Dual CRISPR-Cas12a” (AIOD-CRISPR) method enables simple, rapid, ultrasensitive, visual detection of SARS-CoV-2, intended for use at home or in small clinics.
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Innovative Therapeutic Program Helps Those Living With PTSD
Professor Julian Ford created TARGET, an educational and therapeutic approach that explains why PTSD develops and how it can be overcome.
TARGET provides professionals in various settings with an adaptable tool for treating PTSD. (Pixabay)
Millions of people live with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that develops in the aftermath of traumatic events. People with PTSD have difficulty in many aspects of their daily lives due to reacting to everyday stressors with extreme emotional distress or a lack of any emotion, which neither they nor people in their lives understand or know how to cope with.
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