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Experts release appropriate use recommendations for Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers

Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers (BBMs) may revolutionize the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s in the future, but are not yet ready for widespread use, according to a newly-published article by leading international clinicians and researchers convened by the Alzheimer’s Association.

31 Jul 2022

New instrument can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in blood

As seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, detection methods that are rapid, simple, accurate, and sensitive are vital for detecting viral pathogens and for controlling the spread of infectious diseases.

31 Jul 2022

Study reveals how barrier cells that line the intestines send messages to patrolling T cells

Cells in the gut send secret messages to the immune system. Thanks to new research from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) scientists, we can finally get a look at what they're saying.

29 Jul 2022

Insufficient sleep could have long-lasting impact on the neurocognitive development of pre-teens

Elementary school-age children who get less than nine hours of sleep per night have significant differences in certain brain regions responsible for memory, intelligence and well-being compared to those who get the recommended nine to 12 hours of sleep per night, according to a new study led by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers.

29 Jul 2022

Special issue supports a national program to improve access to PrEP for preventing the spread of HIV

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have contributed to a special issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, including studies and commentary that support a national program to improve access to PrEP, a medication that prevents the spread of HIV.

29 Jul 2022

Automation of established method for isolating volatile food ingredients

A research team from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB) has succeeded in automating an established method for the gentle, artifact-avoiding isolation of volatile food ingredients.

29 Jul 2022

IVI successfully completes the '2022 Introductory Course for Biologics Development and Manufacturing'

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) successfully completed the '2022 Introductory Course for Biologics Development and Manufacturing' on July 29 to train 106 participants from 24 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and 32 from the Republic of Korea.

29 Jul 2022

New DNA repair vehicle used to fix a common genetic cause of hereditary kidney disease

Genetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in patient-derived kidney cells using a potentially game-changing DNA repair-kit. The advance developed by University of Bristol scientists is published in Nucleic Acids Research.

29 Jul 2022

Yersinia pestis strains demonstrate susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Streptomycin is the preferred choice for therapy of plague in China and other countries.

29 Jul 2022

Survey: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans are concerned about contracting monkeypox

As Covid-19 cases surge across the United States dominated by a highly transmissible subvariant and worry about Covid persists, some in the public have begun to voice concern about the new health threat of monkeypox, according to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center national survey.

29 Jul 2022

Study explores the role of endemic coronaviruses-induced cross-immunity in protection against severe COVID-19

A new study investigated whether prior exposure to coronaviruses induces cross-reactive immunity that protects adults from severe coronavirus disease 2019.

29 Jul 2022

Ultra-precise gene therapy technologies could edit or silence faulty genes causing fatal heart diseases

An injectable cure for inherited heart muscle conditions that can kill young people in the prime of their lives could be available within a few years, after an international team of researchers were announced as the winners of the British Heart Foundation's Big Beat Challenge.

29 Jul 2022

New breakthrough shows antimicrobial resistance is more evolved than previously recognized

Researchers have discovered a significant and previously unknown mechanism that many bacteria use to resist antibiotics.

29 Jul 2022

Researchers provide a description of global functional brain organization in three spatiotemporal patterns

UCLA researchers and colleagues at Emory University and other research centers have combined data simulation and experimental observation to bridge a gap between two major properties of large-scale organization of the human brain – stationary and traveling waves of activity.

28 Jul 2022

Laboratory News and Research

Experts release appropriate use recommendations for Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers

New instrument can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in blood

Study reveals how barrier cells that line the intestines send messages to patrolling T cells

Insufficient sleep could have long-lasting impact on the neurocognitive development of pre-teens

Special issue supports a national program to improve access to PrEP for preventing the spread of HIV

Automation of established method for isolating volatile food ingredients

IVI successfully completes the '2022 Introductory Course for Biologics Development and Manufacturing'

New DNA repair vehicle used to fix a common genetic cause of hereditary kidney disease

Yersinia pestis strains demonstrate susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents

Survey: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans are concerned about contracting monkeypox

Study explores the role of endemic coronaviruses-induced cross-immunity in protection against severe COVID-19

Ultra-precise gene therapy technologies could edit or silence faulty genes causing fatal heart diseases

New breakthrough shows antimicrobial resistance is more evolved than previously recognized

Researchers provide a description of global functional brain organization in three spatiotemporal patterns

The bat-virus relationship examined

Two new studies explore mental and physical resilience of female athletes

Accurate rapid-testing device displays antibody levels in an easily readable way

Novel targeted therapy may be an effective treatment option for neuroblastoma

People with unhealthy sleep behaviors could develop fatty liver disease

Comparing SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 and BA.5 vaccine breakthrough infections

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