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World Hepatitis Day 2022: Why Accelerating the Fight Against Hepatitis Cannot Wait

In our latest interview, News-Medical speaks to Simon Parker, an infectious disease specialist, about hepatitis C diagnostics and testing, as well as why the global fight against hepatitis cannot wait.

28 Jul 2022

GenTech Scientific: Cannabis testing lab setup

The rapidly growing cannabis business is attracting considerable interest from investors, business developers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. The ‘Green Rush’ presents many opportunities for analytical testing labs in the following areas: Heavy Metal Screening, Residual Solvents, Pesticides & Herbicides, Potency Analysis, Cannabinoid Characterization, Quality Control, and other areas.

From GenTech Scientific 28 Jul 2022

Trade-in or Trade-up with Gentech Scientific

For over 20 years, GenTech Scientific has been a trusted partner - providing premium refurbished analytical instrumentation and service to labs around the world.

From GenTech Scientific 28 Jul 2022

GenTech Scientific and Conquer Scientific join forces and become allies in analytical instrumentation and services

As allies, the GenTech and Conquer union creates a global force, offering a robust service network with unmatched resources and an unparalleled inventory of refurbished analytical instruments. LabX caught up with Yvette Pagano, Chief Commercial Officer at GenTech to discuss the acquisition and the current and future plans for this combined powerhouse.

From GenTech Scientific 28 Jul 2022

Face shields fail to provide high level of protection against COVID-19, finds study

If you wore a face shield during the pandemic, it probably didn't give you a high level of protection against Covid, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

28 Jul 2022

Phage therapeutics can be used to fight multidrug-resistant pathogens

Scientists with the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were among those providing the biochemical tools needed to help save a man's life through a unique emergency intervention in 2016.

27 Jul 2022

Icelandic study reveals how many children experience severe COVID symptoms

Researchers explore the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Icelandic children.

27 Jul 2022

Incorporating a coronavirus antigen into MMR vaccine to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids

New research has advanced COVID-19 vaccine work in several ways: using a modified live attenuated mumps virus for delivery, showing that a more stable coronavirus spike protein stimulates a stronger immune response, and suggesting a dose up the nose has an advantage over a shot.

27 Jul 2022

CDC investigation notice highlights outbreak of Salmonella infections from small turtles purchased online

A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/stanley-07-22/index.html

27 Jul 2022

Specific area of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein found to be a promising target for pan-coronavirus vaccine

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that a specific area of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is a promising target for a pan-coronavirus vaccine that could offer some protection against new virus variants, common colds, and help prepare for future pandemics.

27 Jul 2022

Researchers propose a new statistical method for analyzing the genetic admixture of populations

Researchers of the HSE International Laboratory of Statistical and Computational Genomics together with their international colleagues have proposed a new statistical method for analysing population admixture that makes it possible to determine the time and number of migration waves more accurately.

27 Jul 2022

Innovative technology reveals new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV

In a presentation today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, scientists with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their collaborators described how their use of cutting-edge technology revealed new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV and what those observations could mean for the next steps in HIV cure research. NIAID is part of the National Institutes of Health.

27 Jul 2022

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific Launches Heavy Oil for Embryo Culture: Optimized Protection for the IVF Laboratory

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., a world leader in the innovation, development, and manufacture of cell culture media and assisted reproductive technologies (ART), today announced the launch of its Heavy Oil for Embryo Culture, a sterile mineral oil with an optimal weight viscosity that provides the ideal balance between ease of use and protection.

From FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific 27 Jul 2022

Study estimates prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 omicron breakthrough infections in South Africa

Scientists have described the prevalence of vaccine breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa during the period of delta and omicron circulation.

27 Jul 2022

Specific brain responses to traumatic experiences predict vulnerability to develop PTSD

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, individuals facing potentially threatening situations who had less activity in their hippocampus – a brain structure critical for forming memories of situations that are dangerous and that are safe – developed more severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

26 Jul 2022

Share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20% during the pandemic, analysis finds

From May 2020 to January 2021, the share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic estimates, while fast-food and alcohol tweets decreased by 9 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

26 Jul 2022

Researchers pinpoint multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2

In a pair of related studies, published July 26, 2022 online via First Release in Science, researchers at University of California San Diego, with colleagues on four continents, show that the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 was at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, and resulted from at least two instances of the SARS-CoV-2 virus jumping from live animal hosts to humans working or shopping there.

26 Jul 2022

Researchers develop new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy probes in true 3D shapes

A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Advanced Microfluidics and Microdevices Laboratory (AMMLab) have developed new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probes in true three-dimensional shapes they call 3DTIPs. AFM technology allows scientists to observe, measure, and manipulate samples and micro and nanoscale entities with unprecedented precision.

26 Jul 2022

Cocoa reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness, study finds

Cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness when elevated, a new study from the University of Surrey finds.

26 Jul 2022

COVID-19 related acute muscle loss linked to worse outcomes

Researchers investigate acute sarcopenia prevalence in COVID-19 patients and the outcomes of this complication.

25 Jul 2022

Laboratory News and Research

World Hepatitis Day 2022: Why Accelerating the Fight Against Hepatitis Cannot Wait

GenTech Scientific: Cannabis testing lab setup

Trade-in or Trade-up with Gentech Scientific

GenTech Scientific and Conquer Scientific join forces and become allies in analytical instrumentation and services

Face shields fail to provide high level of protection against COVID-19, finds study

Phage therapeutics can be used to fight multidrug-resistant pathogens

Icelandic study reveals how many children experience severe COVID symptoms

Incorporating a coronavirus antigen into MMR vaccine to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids

CDC investigation notice highlights outbreak of Salmonella infections from small turtles purchased online

Specific area of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein found to be a promising target for pan-coronavirus vaccine

Researchers propose a new statistical method for analyzing the genetic admixture of populations

Innovative technology reveals new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific Launches Heavy Oil for Embryo Culture: Optimized Protection for the IVF Laboratory

Study estimates prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 omicron breakthrough infections in South Africa

Specific brain responses to traumatic experiences predict vulnerability to develop PTSD

Share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20% during the pandemic, analysis finds

Researchers pinpoint multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers develop new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy probes in true 3D shapes

Cocoa reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness, study finds

COVID-19 related acute muscle loss linked to worse outcomes

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