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Study claims that mask-wearing is still as necessary in healthcare settings

Researchers advocated that it was not the (right) time to stop using masks in healthcare settings.

18 May 2023

Lesbian and bisexual women have lower cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women

Lesbian and bisexual women were less likely to have ideal cardiovascular health scores compared to heterosexual women, which should make them a priority group for cardiovascular disease prevention, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

17 May 2023

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

Researchers analyzed the evolution of the post-coronavirus disease 2019 condition.

17 May 2023

Democratizing RNA sequencing: A breakthrough in cost and efficiency

CSEM has supported the Lausanne-based start-up Alithea Genomics in developing a technology capable of processing hundreds of ribonucleic acid (RNA) samples in a single tube, which translates to a significant reduction in reagents and manual effort in the overall workflow.

From CSEM 17 May 2023

Updated evidence suggests that masks may be associated with a reduction in risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers presented updated evidence of the effectiveness of masks in preventing SARS-CoV-2.

17 May 2023

Glycosylation enzyme plays a crucial role in brain development, study shows

The MGAT5 glycosylation enzyme plays a crucial role in brain development, according to a study by University of California, Irvine researchers, a discovery that may contribute to new therapeutic purposes for neural stem cells.

16 May 2023

Long-ignored antibiotic could help fight against multi-drug resistant bacteria

"The end of modern medicine as we know it." That's how the then-director general of the World Health Organization characterized the creeping problem of antimicrobial resistance in 2012.

16 May 2023

Break Through Cancer funds AML research at MD Anderson

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded more than $5.7 million in grants from Break Through Cancer to support collaborative research teams working to discover novel molecular targets to eradicate minimal residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and to treat clonal hematopoiesis, a precursor to AML.

16 May 2023

Myosteatosis linked to increased risk of major adverse events and death

Asymptomatic adults with a high accumulation of fat in their muscles, known as myosteatosis, are at an increased risk of major adverse events and death, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

16 May 2023

PhenomeX Launches Beacon Select™ Optofluidic System with Opto® B Discovery Workflows

Affordable two-chip Beacon Select system to broaden customer access to innovative high throughput, function-first antibody discovery capabilities.

From Bruker Cellular Analysis 16 May 2023

H.E.L Group makes senior appointments as it continues to scale globally

Hasan Hallaq, PhD appointed as European Sales Director, Victoria Ordsmith joins as Director of Marketing and Sarennah Longworth-Cook promoted Director of People.

From H.E.L Group 16 May 2023

New SEISMIC facility could improve our understanding of infectious diseases, aging and cancers

A new national research facility could significantly improve our understanding of infectious diseases, aging and cancers, leading to novel treatments and vaccines.

16 May 2023

Advancing Precision Medicine in Argentina, Brazil and Chile – BGI Update

BGI Genomics recently participated in a mission business to South America in April 2023.

From BGI Genomics 16 May 2023

Research sheds light on potential application of cyclodextrin derivatives in drug-supersaturated formulations

In the medicine market, most newly introduced drugs and drug candidates show poor water solubility, which prevents their absorption in the body.

15 May 2023

Henry Ford Health cardiologists perform new coronary bypass procedure that replicates an old operation

Henry Ford Health Interventional cardiologists William O'Neill, M.D., and Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., took a page out of the medical history books by performing a new coronary bypass procedure replicated from one not used in decades to treat a patient living with crippling angina - a severe symptom of coronary artery disease.

15 May 2023

UArizona Health Sciences researchers seek to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are taking the foot off the brake in their quest to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects.

15 May 2023

New compound with antibacterial activity shows promising results within one hour in laboratory trials

Resistance to antibiotics is a problem that alarms the medical and scientific community. Bacteria resistant to three different classes of antibiotics, known as multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, are far from rare.

15 May 2023

Extremophilic bacteria from high temperature marine environments can help reduce asbestos' toxicity

Asbestos materials were once widely used in homes, buildings, automobile brakes and many other built materials due to their strength and resistance to heat and fire, as well as to their low electrical conductivity.

15 May 2023

Creating the Lab of the Future; What does it entail?

As part of our SLAS US 2023 coverage, we speak to Luigi Da Via, Team Leader in Analytical Development at GSK, about the lab of the future, and what it may look like.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 15 May 2023

Deep generative models to generate hypothetical SARS-CoV-2 spike sequences

Scientists explore the use of deep generative models in producing complete instances of as-yet undiscovered SARS-CoV2 Spike protein sequences. The resulting models substantially outperform a state-of-the-art generative model for protein sequences finetuned on SARS-CoV2 data.

14 May 2023

Laboratory News and Research

Study claims that mask-wearing is still as necessary in healthcare settings

Lesbian and bisexual women have lower cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

Democratizing RNA sequencing: A breakthrough in cost and efficiency

Updated evidence suggests that masks may be associated with a reduction in risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Glycosylation enzyme plays a crucial role in brain development, study shows

Long-ignored antibiotic could help fight against multi-drug resistant bacteria

Break Through Cancer funds AML research at MD Anderson

Myosteatosis linked to increased risk of major adverse events and death

PhenomeX Launches Beacon Select™ Optofluidic System with Opto® B Discovery Workflows

H.E.L Group makes senior appointments as it continues to scale globally

New SEISMIC facility could improve our understanding of infectious diseases, aging and cancers

Advancing Precision Medicine in Argentina, Brazil and Chile – BGI Update

Research sheds light on potential application of cyclodextrin derivatives in drug-supersaturated formulations

Henry Ford Health cardiologists perform new coronary bypass procedure that replicates an old operation

UArizona Health Sciences researchers seek to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects

New compound with antibacterial activity shows promising results within one hour in laboratory trials

Extremophilic bacteria from high temperature marine environments can help reduce asbestos' toxicity

Creating the Lab of the Future; What does it entail?

Deep generative models to generate hypothetical SARS-CoV-2 spike sequences

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