Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation Is a Promising Way to Improve Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy.

Purpose: Accurate radiation therapy (RT) for lung cancer is challenging because of the respiratory motion of the tumor and surrounding organs at risk. Recently, non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) has been investigated as a novel respiratory motion management strategy. Using NIMV, respiratory motion can be minimized, while a larger lung volume yields less overall lung dose.

National partnerships address critical needs in infection prevention and control.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in infection control knowledge and practice across health settings nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with funding through the American Rescue Plan, developed Project Firstline. Project Firstline is a national collaborative aiming to reach all aspects of the health care frontline.

Modular Total Synthesis and Antimycobacterial Activity of Rufomycins.

The rufomycins are a family of nonribosomal cyclic peptides isolated from the deep sea-dwelling Herein, we describe the total synthesis of six congeners in the rufomycin family. Synthesis was achieved through a modular solid-phase strategy, incorporating synthetic nonproteinogenic amino acids: l-2-amino-4-hexenoic acid, prenyl-l-tryptophan (and related ()-epoxide), and -methyl-δ-hydroxy-l-leucine. Following macrolactamization, these peptides were further diversified through late-stage oxidation and secondary cyclization to furnish a library of six synthetic natural products.

Biofabrication and biomanufacturing in Ireland and the UK.

As we navigate the transition from the Fourth to the Fifth Industrial Revolution, the emerging fields of biomanufacturing and biofabrication are transforming life sciences and healthcare. These sectors are benefiting from a synergy of synthetic and engineering biology, sustainable manufacturing, and integrated design principles. Advanced techniques such as 3D bioprinting, tissue engineering, directed assembly, and self-assembly are instrumental in creating biomimetic scaffolds, tissues, organoids, medical devices, and biohybrid systems.