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GlobalData: NGS technology most likely to provide relief for global backlog of COVID-19 testing

Illumina receiving emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for diagnosing COVID-19 using its next generation sequencing technology could not have come at a more critical period during this pandemic.

23 Jun 2020

Economic downturn triggered by COVID-19 crisis can have long-term impact on clean energy innovation

The short-term environmental benefits of the COVID-19 crisis, including declines in carbon emissions and local air pollution, have been documented since the early days of the crisis.

23 Jun 2020

UMN report: STIs continue to rise among Minnesota youth

While pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline to historic lows for 15 to 19-year-olds, Minnesota youth are contracting sexually transmitted infections (STI) at alarmingly high rates.

22 Jun 2020

COVID-19 may delay clean energy investments and innovation

Traveling restraints and shelter-in-place orders that grounded planes and emptied streets during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic brought greenhouse gas emissions down and air quality up.

22 Jun 2020

Researchers develop new technique to print electronic sensors directly on organs

In groundbreaking new research, mechanical engineers and computer scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D printing technique that uses motion capture technology, similar to that used in Hollywood movies, to print electronic sensors directly on organs that are expanding and contracting.

22 Jun 2020

Study finds overabundance of opportunistic pathogens in the guts of persons with Parkinson's

Parkinson's disease is a common, progressive and debilitating neurodegenerative disease. It currently cannot be prevented or cured.

18 Jun 2020

C-Path's Transplant Therapeutics Consortium receives positive FDA response for its Letter of Intent

Critical Path Institute announced today that its Transplant Therapeutics Consortium has received a positive response to its Letter of Intent from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detailing the decision to accept the Composite Biomarker Panel (iBox Scoring System) into the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Biomarker Qualification Program.

17 Jun 2020

New discovery could open door to next generation malaria vaccine

In an unprecedented first, scientists at Seattle Children's Research Institute have developed a genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) that arrests late in the liver stage of human malaria.

16 Jun 2020

Identifying early routes of SARS-CoV-2 introduction to Los Angeles

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, have described for the first time, the likely sources of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) introduction to the Los Angeles community.

15 Jun 2020

University students have high levels of food insecurity due to COVID-19 pandemic

Four out of ten university students have reported they are worried that they will run out of food as they deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.

12 Jun 2020

Scientists develop rapid bedside test for diagnosing nRDS in premature babies

Scientists at the University of Southampton's Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics are developing a rapid bedside test for diagnosing neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (nRDS) in premature babies.

12 Jun 2020

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust plans to unlock new ways of improving patient care

Swiss Post Solutions, a leading outsourcing provider for business process solutions and innovative services in document management, and IMMJ Systems were selected by Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a multi-speciality service to improve patient care through instant access to clinical information; improved integration; and collaboration between clinicians.

12 Jun 2020

Study: Probiotic derived from Chinese pickles can prevent cavities

Can a probiotic derived from Chinese pickles prevent cavities? That seems to be the case, according to a study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Chengdu University in China.

11 Jun 2020

Turning autoimmunity drugs into anti-cancer treatments

Professor Mark Cragg speaks to News-Medical about his research which involves turning autoimmunity drugs into anti-cancer treatments.

11 Jun 2020

Researchers investigate the effects of isolation in zebrafish

Over the past few months at least half of the world's population has been affected by some form of lockdown due to COVID-19, and many of us are experiencing the impact of social isolation.

10 Jun 2020

Texas A&M scientists develop 2D nanosheets to advance cancer treatment

Scientists in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are developing new ways to advance the field of regenerative medicine and cancer treatment. They are developing a 2D nanosheet that is 1,000 times smaller than a strand of hair.

10 Jun 2020

DARPA awards Meritorious Public Service Medal to Umass Amherst AI expert

Nearly 100 colleagues recently joined an online celebration to honor Professor Hava T. Siegelmann of the University of Massachusetts Amherst's College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) as she received the rarely awarded Meritorious Public Service Medal from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States Department of Defense (DoD).

10 Jun 2020

New EUbOPEN consortium will enable access to research tools to unlock disease biology

Frankfurt and Ingelheim. Almost twenty years after deciphering the human genome, our understanding of human disease is still far from complete.

8 Jun 2020

Scientists create 3D-printable material that mimics cartilage, biological tissues

Biological tissues have evolved over millennia to be perfectly optimized for their specific functions. Take cartilage as an example. It's a compliant, elastic tissue that's soft enough to cushion joints, but strong enough to resist compression and withstand the substantial load bearing of our bodies: key for running, jumping, and our daily wear and tear.

8 Jun 2020

MUSC receives $16.5 million NIH funding to open two new digestive disease research centers

This spring marked a seismic shift for digestive and liver disease research at the Medical University of South Carolina with the award of more than $16.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding to open two new tightly integrated centers.

5 Jun 2020

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GlobalData: NGS technology most likely to provide relief for global backlog of COVID-19 testing

Economic downturn triggered by COVID-19 crisis can have long-term impact on clean energy innovation

UMN report: STIs continue to rise among Minnesota youth

COVID-19 may delay clean energy investments and innovation

Researchers develop new technique to print electronic sensors directly on organs

Study finds overabundance of opportunistic pathogens in the guts of persons with Parkinson's

C-Path's Transplant Therapeutics Consortium receives positive FDA response for its Letter of Intent

New discovery could open door to next generation malaria vaccine

Identifying early routes of SARS-CoV-2 introduction to Los Angeles

University students have high levels of food insecurity due to COVID-19 pandemic

Scientists develop rapid bedside test for diagnosing nRDS in premature babies

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust plans to unlock new ways of improving patient care

Study: Probiotic derived from Chinese pickles can prevent cavities

Turning autoimmunity drugs into anti-cancer treatments

Researchers investigate the effects of isolation in zebrafish

Texas A&M scientists develop 2D nanosheets to advance cancer treatment

DARPA awards Meritorious Public Service Medal to Umass Amherst AI expert

New EUbOPEN consortium will enable access to research tools to unlock disease biology

Scientists create 3D-printable material that mimics cartilage, biological tissues

MUSC receives $16.5 million NIH funding to open two new digestive disease research centers

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