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Asymptomatic patients have higher SARS-CoV-2 viral loads than symptomatic patients, study says

Now, a surprising new study shows that asymptomatic COVID-19 patients have greater viral loads than those with symptoms.

29 Nov 2020

Healthy diet plays vital role in warding off COVID-19

A researcher at the School of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, explored nutrition's role in boosting the immune system to combat COVID-19 infection.

29 Nov 2020

Research suggests importance of vitamin D for good health in the context of COVID-19

A researcher at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina revealed that avoiding vitamin D deficiency may help reduce the risk of severe COVID-19.

29 Nov 2020

Could beta-blockers be a potential treatment for COVID-19?

News-Medical spoke to researchers about their latest research into beta-blockers, and how they could potentially be used to treat COVID-19.

27 Nov 2020

‘Molecular clock’ blood test could help identify actively growing tumors in metastatic breast cancer

A blood test to watch breast cancer’s ‘molecular clock’ could help track the growth of multiple tumors around the body and monitor how they are responding to treatment, new research suggests.

27 Nov 2020

Siemens Healthineers SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody test demonstrates ability to detect neutralizing antibodies

Siemens Healthineers has announced its SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Test has proven to measure neutralizing antibodies and has achieved CE Mark. The test is an enhanced version of the assay which became available globally this summer.

From Siemens Healthineers 27 Nov 2020

Combining cell engineering with machine learning to design living medicines for cancer

Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research.

26 Nov 2020

CARD8 protein regulates inflammatory process in atherosclerosis, study shows

The protein CARD8 regulates several inflammatory proteins in people with atherosclerosis. This is shown in a new study by örebro researchers published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports.

26 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 immunity can sustain for at least eight months, study finds

A new study by researchers at Monash University, Australia, has revealed that people who have been infected with COVID-19 showed sustained protection against reinfection for at least eight months.

26 Nov 2020

Researchers discover blood gene signatures that can predict COVID-19 severity

A team of scientists from the University of Chicago, NCH Healthcare System and the University of South Florida has identified a specific set of genes associated with a poor prognosis of COVID-19.

26 Nov 2020

Researchers elucidate the action mechanism of incretin-based drugs in treatment of diabetes

An international research group has clarified the action mechanism of incretin-based drugs in the treatment of diabetes.

26 Nov 2020

Minimally invasive technique can help extract dermal interstitial fluid for diagnostic applications

Using an array of tiny needles that are almost too small to see, researchers have developed a minimally invasive technique for sampling a largely unexplored human bodily fluid that could potentially provide a new source of information for routine clinical monitoring and diagnostic testing.

25 Nov 2020

Fruit fly study reveals the effects of microgravity on the heart

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that fruit flies that spent several weeks on the International Space Station (ISS)—about half of their lives—experienced profound structural and biochemical changes to their hearts.

25 Nov 2020

Blood News and Research

Asymptomatic patients have higher SARS-CoV-2 viral loads than symptomatic patients, study says

Healthy diet plays vital role in warding off COVID-19

Research suggests importance of vitamin D for good health in the context of COVID-19

Could beta-blockers be a potential treatment for COVID-19?

‘Molecular clock’ blood test could help identify actively growing tumors in metastatic breast cancer

Siemens Healthineers SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody test demonstrates ability to detect neutralizing antibodies

Combining cell engineering with machine learning to design living medicines for cancer

CARD8 protein regulates inflammatory process in atherosclerosis, study shows

SARS-CoV-2 immunity can sustain for at least eight months, study finds

Researchers discover blood gene signatures that can predict COVID-19 severity

Researchers elucidate the action mechanism of incretin-based drugs in treatment of diabetes

Minimally invasive technique can help extract dermal interstitial fluid for diagnostic applications

Fruit fly study reveals the effects of microgravity on the heart

Novel CAR T-cell therapy shows promising early results in children with neuroblastoma

COVID-19 vaccine candidate tested preclinically at UAB poised for Phase 1 clinical study

Genetic risk of pre-eclampsia linked to blood pressure and BMI, study reveals

Researchers use fluorescent nanosensors to track down bacteria

Scientists use 3D mapping techniques to unravel mystery of blood stem cells

New method of guidance for heart bypass surgery to be tested on patients for the first time

New insights on telomere length changes and DNA damage responses during space flight

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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