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Scientists identify a cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineage in wastewater

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States investigated the source of an enigmatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern (VOC)-like spike (S) protein strain detected in wastewater but not in clinical samples.

2 Nov 2022

Dietary inulin fiber can promote allergy-related type of inflammation in the gut and lungs

A type of dietary fiber called inulin, commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut, and other parts of the body, according to a preclinical study from researchers in the Friedman Center for Nutrition and Inflammation and Jill Roberts Institute for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Weill Cornell Medicine and in the Boyce Thompson Institute on Cornell's Ithaca campus.

2 Nov 2022

A portable air sampler to quantify and capture SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in laboratories

Researchers in the United Kingdom evaluated a battery-operated portable air sampler that could recover severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) aerosolized in a laboratory using a plaque assay.

2 Nov 2022

Study provides new set of targets for drug therapies to combat chronic inflammatory diseases

Innate lymphoid cells are a recently discovered family of white blood cells that reside in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, airways and other barrier tissues of the body.

2 Nov 2022

First-of-its-kind computer model simulates a clinical trial evaluating two Alzheimer’s drugs

An estimated 6.2 million Americans ages 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's disease. The national Alzheimer's Association predicts that number to grow to 13.8 million by 2060, barring the development of medical breakthroughs that would prevent, slow or cure the debilitating disease.

2 Nov 2022

Ohio State researchers enter federal cooperative agreement to develop radiation biodosimetry solutions

Researchers with The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) have entered a federal cooperative agreement, valued up to $9.42 million, that will help them further develop Ohio State's biodosimetry technology to discover noninvasive biomarkers for radiation exposure – work that will have national security applications.

2 Nov 2022

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach against treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have identified an investigational therapeutic approach that could be effective against treatment-resistant prostate cancer. Results of their Phase II clinical trial, published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Therapy, have led to a larger, multicenter trial that will soon be underway.

2 Nov 2022

Higher viscosity of extracellular fluid enhances cancer dissemination

New research findings show how higher viscosity, or resistance to flow, of the extracellular fluid that surrounds cells enables cancer cells to migrate more rapidly from a primary tumor to other sites in the body.

2 Nov 2022

The importance of accurate pipetting in biomedical laboratory work

In this interview, Stephanie Stursberg, Group Product Manager for pipetting platforms at INTEGRA Biosciences, talks to NewsMedical about the importance of accurate and efficient pipetting in biomedical laboratory work.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 2 Nov 2022

Memory: a revolutionary treatment for mental health disorders and neurodegeneration?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Steve Ramirez about his latest neuroscience research that investigated the power of our memories.

2 Nov 2022

Effectiveness of prior infection in preventing reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 sublineage

Researchers used a test-negative, case-control study design to estimate the effectiveness of prior infection in preventing reinfection with Omicron BA.2.75.2 subvariant in the Qatar population.

2 Nov 2022

Grenova Introduces Automated TipNovus (ATN) to Promote Sustainability at 2022 Lab Innovations Trade Exhibition

Grenova will introduce the Automated TipNovus (ATN) Package at the 10th Lab Innovations Trade Exhibition in NEC, Birmingham.

From Grenova 2 Nov 2022

Researchers offer new insights into the neurobiological basis of autism spectrum disorders

Findings from a new study published in Cell Reports, involving a collaborative effort between researchers at the Luikart Laboratory at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and the Weston Laboratory at the University of Vermont, are providing further insight into the neurobiological basis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and pointing to possible treatments.

1 Nov 2022

Study provides more nuanced insights into RNA modifications by A-to-I editing during brain development

Mount Sinai researchers have cataloged thousands of sites in the brain where RNA is modified throughout the human lifespan in a process known as adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) editing, offering important new avenues for understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of brain development and how they factor into both health and disease.

1 Nov 2022

New method helps gain fundamental insights into ribosome function

Inside tiny cellular machines called ribosomes, chains of genetic material called messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are matched with the corresponding transfer RNAs (tRNAs) to create sequences of amino acids that exit the ribosome as proteins.

1 Nov 2022

Sleep Research Society's new position statement advocates the elimination of daylight saving time

With the annual change from daylight saving time to standard time approaching on Sunday, Nov. 6, a new position statement from the Sleep Research Society is advocating for the elimination of daylight saving time and the adoption of permanent standard time.

1 Nov 2022

Laboratory News and Research

Scientists identify a cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineage in wastewater

Dietary inulin fiber can promote allergy-related type of inflammation in the gut and lungs

A portable air sampler to quantify and capture SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in laboratories

Study provides new set of targets for drug therapies to combat chronic inflammatory diseases

First-of-its-kind computer model simulates a clinical trial evaluating two Alzheimer’s drugs

Ohio State researchers enter federal cooperative agreement to develop radiation biodosimetry solutions

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach against treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Higher viscosity of extracellular fluid enhances cancer dissemination

The importance of accurate pipetting in biomedical laboratory work

Memory: a revolutionary treatment for mental health disorders and neurodegeneration?

Effectiveness of prior infection in preventing reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 sublineage

Grenova Introduces Automated TipNovus (ATN) to Promote Sustainability at 2022 Lab Innovations Trade Exhibition

Researchers offer new insights into the neurobiological basis of autism spectrum disorders

Study provides more nuanced insights into RNA modifications by A-to-I editing during brain development

New method helps gain fundamental insights into ribosome function

Sleep Research Society's new position statement advocates the elimination of daylight saving time

New approach increases the likelihood of detecting antiphospholipid syndrome

Exploring the safety and immunogenicity of KD-414, a novel SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

WHO’s TAG-VE group present the most recent evidence on Omicron sublineages BQ.1 and XBB

High-throughput sequencing reveals structured olfactory neuron projections

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