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It’s your choice: You can change your views of aging and improve your life

People's beliefs about aging have a profound impact on their health, influencing everything from their memory and sensory perceptions to how well they walk, how fully they recover from disabling illness, and how long they live.

11 Apr 2022

Refurbished walkers and wheelchairs fill gaps created by supply chain problems

Michele Lujan needed a wheelchair for her 52-year-old husband who had been hospitalized with covid-19. But she had lost her job, and money was tight.

11 Apr 2022

Profit strategy: Psychiatric facilities prioritize out-of-state kids

South Carolina children who need immediate, around-the-clock psychiatric care risk being stranded for days — even weeks — waiting for help, only to be sent hundreds of miles away from home for treatment.

11 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak aggravated by low population immunity in Hong Kong

A new study illustrated that inadequate population immunity exacerbated the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak in Hong Kong.

11 Apr 2022

Study explores phytochemical-based antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study depicted plant-based biologically active antiviral agents that are effective against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

11 Apr 2022

Study demonstrates multinuclear MRI is sensitive to functional pulmonary changes in the follow up of patients hospitalized with COVID-19

In this study, researchers subjected patients to a pulmonary 1H and 129Xe MRI protocol at 6, 12, 25, and 50 weeks after hospitalization.

11 Apr 2022

Efficacy of miniaturized electrostatic precipitator respirators in removal of SARS-CoV-2 bioaerosols compared to N95 masks

Researchers developed a prototype of a miniaturized electrostatic precipitator that can be used as an apparatus to effectively remove SARS-CoV-2 containing bioaerosols.

11 Apr 2022

What does the Future of Microfluidics within Research Look Like?

We speak to France Hamber, CEO of Fluigent, about their microfluidics solutions and how they are allowing scientists to focus more on the science than the setup.

From Fluigent 11 Apr 2022

Let’s Talk about Parkinson’s

In recognition of World Parkinson's Day, we speak to Dr. Arthur Roach, Director of Research at Parkinson’s UK, about the current Parkinson's landscape.

11 Apr 2022

New research on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant mutations and sotrovimab therapy

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server assessed the impact of sotrovimab treatment on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant-infected immunocompromised (IC) patients.

11 Apr 2022

Vaccine-induced blood clots may be the result of genetics, study finds

The rare blood clot side-effect associated with some COVID-19 vaccines could be the result of genetics, new research has found, paving the way for a potential genetic screening test.

11 Apr 2022

Challenges, unmet needs and future opportunities in COVID-19 therapeutics

In a recent article published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers reviewed the present-day therapeutic landscape of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and addressed future opportunities to overcome challenges that hinder drug development and improve the global preparedness for future pandemics.

10 Apr 2022

Oestrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia

A new study examines the risk of dementia with reproductive factors in women.

10 Apr 2022

Wireless remote care platform may help manage neurological disorders at home

Many neurological disorders like Parkinson's, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to a collaborative project involving researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ).

10 Apr 2022

CDC report on Omicron infections soon after Delta

A new study identifies ten patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infections within 90 days of a previous Delta variant infection.

10 Apr 2022

Study finds better immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients with genetic variant linked to autoimmune disease

A variant of the CTLA-4 gene associated with autoimmune disease was found to be more frequent in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who experienced an exceptionally high response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy and higher immune-related side effects than in a comparable cohort of lung cancer patients and healthy individuals, according to data presented during the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

10 Apr 2022

NK cells complexed with bispecific antibody elicit high response rate in patients with resistant lymphomas

Natural killer (NK) cells derived from cord blood that were activated and complexed with a CD30/CD16A bispecific antibody elicited an 89 percent overall response rate in patients with relapsed or refractory CD30+ lymphoma, according to results from a phase I/II clinical trial presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

10 Apr 2022

Preliminary data from clinical trial reveals safety, efficacy of new CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors

A new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product had an acceptable safety profile and showed early signs of efficacy as a monotherapy and in combination with an mRNA vaccine in patients with solid tumors, according to preliminary data from a phase I/II clinical trial presented during the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

10 Apr 2022

Consumption of healthy plant-based foods linked with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that the consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people and support their role in diabetes prevention.

10 Apr 2022

Novel therapy advances to clinical trial for the treatment of glioblastoma

A novel therapy studied at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center has led to a clinical trial for the treatment of glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, yet the most common primary brain tumor in adults.

10 Apr 2022

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It’s your choice: You can change your views of aging and improve your life

Refurbished walkers and wheelchairs fill gaps created by supply chain problems

Profit strategy: Psychiatric facilities prioritize out-of-state kids

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 sublineage outbreak aggravated by low population immunity in Hong Kong

Study explores phytochemical-based antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study demonstrates multinuclear MRI is sensitive to functional pulmonary changes in the follow up of patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Efficacy of miniaturized electrostatic precipitator respirators in removal of SARS-CoV-2 bioaerosols compared to N95 masks

What does the Future of Microfluidics within Research Look Like?

Let’s Talk about Parkinson’s

New research on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant mutations and sotrovimab therapy

Vaccine-induced blood clots may be the result of genetics, study finds

Challenges, unmet needs and future opportunities in COVID-19 therapeutics

Oestrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia

Wireless remote care platform may help manage neurological disorders at home

CDC report on Omicron infections soon after Delta

Study finds better immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients with genetic variant linked to autoimmune disease

NK cells complexed with bispecific antibody elicit high response rate in patients with resistant lymphomas

Preliminary data from clinical trial reveals safety, efficacy of new CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors

Consumption of healthy plant-based foods linked with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Novel therapy advances to clinical trial for the treatment of glioblastoma

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