Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. US officials have expressed concern about the implications rippling beyond the immediate region after a key bridge harbouring America's largest vehicle handling port collapsed in Baltimore when a cargo ship crashed into it, even as experts predicted repercussions to be "modest and mainly localised". World News | US Officials Concerned About Implications Rippling out Beyond Immediate Region of Baltimore Bridge Collapse.
<p>Researchers have developed a novel device that produces oxygen inside of a "living pharmacy" implant in order to keep cells alive inside the self-contained device. The device produses oxygen through a smart, energy-efficient version of water splitting. In new experiments, the novel device kept cells (70-80%) alive for close to a month in low oxygen conditions in vitro, or weeks in vivo. Without ecO<sub>2</sub>, only about 20% of cells were alive after 10 days, but the researchers hypothesize that the cells would lose their ability to secrete drugs long before that. Cell-based therapies show promise for drug delivery, replacing damaged tissues, harnessing the body’s own healing mechanisms and more. The longer cells can stay alive and healthy, the longer they can autonomously produce therapeutics for the body.</p>
Northwestern University has named Christopher Schuh the next dean of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective Aug. 1. He also will serve as the John G. Searle Professor of Materials Science and Engineering.