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Skin under pressure: tension affects skin's reaction to pollution

Researchers ratified previous findings that ozone (O3) exposure (an air pollutant) alters the antimicrobial peptide expression in the skin with and without tension.

27 Sep 2023

Food is Medicine strategies could save billions in healthcare costs

Incorporating targeted food and nutrition strategies into healthcare on a national level will improve health and quality of life, reduce work for hospitals, and cut healthcare costs, according to experts studying Food is Medicine (FIM) efforts.

26 Sep 2023

Do stroke and hypertension mediate associations between exposure to air pollutants and dementia?

Whether stroke or hypertension modifies or mediates the relationship between particulate matter exposure and dementia.

25 Sep 2023

COVID-19 pushed upstate New Yorkers to embrace backyard farming

During the COVID-19 pandemic, upstate New Yorkers turned to backyard and wild food production to gain more control over their food supply, according to a study by Cornell University. The research highlights how the pandemic-related disruptions in conventional food supply chains led to a significant uptick in gardening, poultry rearing, and foraging as a strategy to improve food security.

25 Sep 2023

Cornell researchers receive NIH grant to launch new center for developing point-of-care diagnostic devices

An interdisciplinary team led by Cornell has received a five-year grant to launch a new center for engineering, testing and commercializing point-of-care diagnostic devices that will have international reach.

21 Sep 2023

Does arsenic exposure cause mortality due to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and congenital anomalies?

The association between arsenic exposure due to groundwater contamination and mortality rates.

21 Sep 2023

MGI partners with National Cancer Centre Singapore to undergo comprehensive genomic profiling of Asian-Prevalent cancers

MGI Tech Singapore Pte, Ltd. ("MGI"), a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, recently entered a research partnership with National Cancer Centre Singapore ("NCCS") to facilitate comprehensive, multi-dimensional genomic profiling of Asian-prevalent cancers using MGI's core DNBSEQ™ technology.

From MGI 18 Sep 2023

MGI and Bio-Medical Science sign MOU to deliver cutting-edge sequencing platforms and reagents to South Korea

MGI, a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, today announced MOU with Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd. ("BMS") to expand genomics solutions in South Korea by leveraging MGI's cutting-edge technology.

From MGI 18 Sep 2023

MGI's innovative technologies Is enabling sequencing of first plant species in the African BioGenome project

MGI, a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, is delighted to support The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), launched in 2021, in sequencing of the project's first plant species based on MGI's DNBSEQ-G400* versatile benchtop sequencer and single-tube long fragment read (stLFR) technology.

From MGI 18 Sep 2023

MGI introduces new chapter in smart laboratory management with official opening of αLab in HKSTP

MGI, a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, today announced the official opening of αLab in the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks ("HKSTP"), the city's largest R&D base and one of the most important incubators.

From MGI 18 Sep 2023

CDC awards $8.7 million to train and educate vector-borne disease professionals

To help respond to emerging and established vector-borne threats, the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD), led by Cornell, has received a five-year, $8.7 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to train and educate current and future vector-borne disease professionals and to evaluate the effectiveness of community and regional prevention strategies.

14 Sep 2023

Amish-populated counties tend to have lower vaccination rates, but are not unvaccinated

This summer, viral misinformation claimed that the Amish did not vaccinate against COVID-19 and, as a result, had a death rate 90 times lower than the rest of the United States.

7 Sep 2023

Low-fat vegan diet can lead to a savings of more than $500 a year

Food costs decrease 16% on a low-fat vegan diet, a savings of more than $500 a year, compared to a diet that includes meat, dairy, and other animal products, according to a new analysis from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in JAMA Network Open.

5 Sep 2023

Agriculture News and Research

Skin under pressure: tension affects skin's reaction to pollution

Food is Medicine strategies could save billions in healthcare costs

Do stroke and hypertension mediate associations between exposure to air pollutants and dementia?

COVID-19 pushed upstate New Yorkers to embrace backyard farming

Cornell researchers receive NIH grant to launch new center for developing point-of-care diagnostic devices

Does arsenic exposure cause mortality due to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and congenital anomalies?

MGI partners with National Cancer Centre Singapore to undergo comprehensive genomic profiling of Asian-Prevalent cancers

MGI and Bio-Medical Science sign MOU to deliver cutting-edge sequencing platforms and reagents to South Korea

MGI's innovative technologies Is enabling sequencing of first plant species in the African BioGenome project

MGI introduces new chapter in smart laboratory management with official opening of αLab in HKSTP

CDC awards $8.7 million to train and educate vector-borne disease professionals

Amish-populated counties tend to have lower vaccination rates, but are not unvaccinated

Low-fat vegan diet can lead to a savings of more than $500 a year

UK government invests £5.5 million in Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence

Coronavirus fusion peptide could be important target for vaccine development

Coronavirus fusion peptide plays more invasive role in infection than previously thought

Study finds association between high dietary phosphorus and breast cancer

Study highlights the economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the European Union

COVID-19 variants evolving faster in deer than in humans

Maternal emulsifier consumption associated with mild health risks for offspring

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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