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Insights into transfer systems providing safe transfer of hazardous materials

In this interview, News Medical Lifesciences speaks to Quattroflow about Transfer Systems that can provide safe transfer of hazardous materials.

From Central Research Laboratories 19 Jul 2023

The Safety Sensescaping Project: Using Design to prevent mental injury in healthcare

The Safety Sensescaping project, funded by WorkSafe's WorkWell Mental Health Improvement Fund, is part of Peninsula Health's Thriving in Health program, which aims to create safe and mentally healthy environments for healthcare workers to thrive in.

18 Jul 2023

MCW professor awarded $13 million NIH grant to study misplaced calcification in AMD and Alzheimer's

Francesca Marassi, PhD, professor and chair of biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been awarded a five-year, $13 million program project grant (PPG) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study misplaced calcification in the eyes and brains of patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

18 Jul 2023

CEPI and HMRI partner to accelerate development of pandemic vaccines

CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and the Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI), have today announced a partnership to combine cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology with established laboratory techniques to speed up development of future vaccines against novel viral threats (also known as Disease X).

18 Jul 2023

Targeted brain stimulation shows promise for treating TBI-related memory loss

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has disabled 1 to 2% of the population, and one of their most common disabilities is problems with short-term memory. Electrical stimulation has emerged as a viable tool to improve brain function in people with other neurological disorders.

18 Jul 2023

Cultural and individual factors influence sleep quantity and quality

Sleep has a huge impact on health, well-being and productivity, but how long and how well people sleep these days has not been accurately reported.

18 Jul 2023

Mobile app uses AI to detect eye diseases

Two students on the Master's Degree in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) have developed a mobile app capable of detecting in a matter of seconds whether someone is suffering from glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or cataracts, three of the world's most common causes of vision loss and blindness.

18 Jul 2023

Tight junctions between cells may play a critical role in gastrulation in human embryos

As a human embryo grows, a set of molecules directs cells as they multiply and take on specific identities and spatial positions within the embryo.

18 Jul 2023

Gene Therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing: Challenges and Future Perspectives

In this interview conducted at the Cell and Gene Therapy Summit Tour London, we speak to Ramin Baghirzade, Global Head of Commercial at Charles River for Gene Therapy, about the Gene Therapy CDMO solutions that Charles River Laboratories offers and more.

From Charles Rivers Laboratories Cell and Gene Therapy 18 Jul 2023

Study sheds light on how viruses override host cell's DNA replication machinery

University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma, initiates DNA replication in host cells.

17 Jul 2023

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Data scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and colleagues have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing medicines, not currently classified as harmful, may in fact lead to congenital disabilities.

17 Jul 2023

Normothermic machine preservation shows promise in liver transplantation

A groundbreaking clinical trial comparing conventional low temperature storage of transplant donor livers with storage at physiological body temperature has revealed promising results for the evolution of liver transplantation.

17 Jul 2023

Merck awards 2023 Future Insight Prize for research into air sensor to detect pandemic pathogens

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, awarded its 2023 Future Insight Prize to Khalid Salaita, professor of chemistry at Emory University. The award comes with $540,000 to fund the next phase of research into an air sensor that can continuously monitor indoor spaces for pathogens that can cause pandemics.

17 Jul 2023

MGI empowers life cienss industry with revolutionary what if campaign at XXIIIrd International Congress of Genetics

MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, today announced the launch of a global brand campaign titled “What If?” at the XXIII International Congress of Genetics (ICG), a five-yearly conference to bring together the international genetics community from around the world.

From MGI 17 Jul 2023

Predicting kidney abnormalities in utero with deep learning

Researchers examine the potential use of deep learning models to diagnose fetal kidney anomalies.

17 Jul 2023

PhoreMost appoints Professor Peter Parker and Dr Jason Imbriglio to Scientific Advisory Board

PhoreMost Ltd. announced Professor Peter Parker and Dr Jason Imbriglio as members of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

From PhoreMost 17 Jul 2023

Wondfo training center is jointly launched in the University of Nairobi

In early July, Wondfo, collaborating with the University of Nairobi in Kenya, officially launched a laboratory training center.

17 Jul 2023

Innovative mixed reality training platform to be developed for pharmaceutical companies and healthcare

UK immersive technology company FourPlus, along with collaborators Holosphere and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, have been awarded funding from Innovate UK to create and test a mixed reality training platform that enables customised training delivery for pharmaceutical companies and healthcare.

17 Jul 2023

Study describes the scope and integration of music therapy program within UH medical centers

A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health describes the scope and integration of their music therapy program within10 UH medical centers.

14 Jul 2023

Gender, socioeconomic factors, and race/ethnicity linked to comorbidities among smokers with HIV

High rates of smoking among people with HIV are associated with high rates of comorbid health problems – which are associated with characteristics including gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, according to a study in the July issue of The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

14 Jul 2023

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Insights into transfer systems providing safe transfer of hazardous materials

The Safety Sensescaping Project: Using Design to prevent mental injury in healthcare

MCW professor awarded $13 million NIH grant to study misplaced calcification in AMD and Alzheimer's

CEPI and HMRI partner to accelerate development of pandemic vaccines

Targeted brain stimulation shows promise for treating TBI-related memory loss

Cultural and individual factors influence sleep quantity and quality

Mobile app uses AI to detect eye diseases

Tight junctions between cells may play a critical role in gastrulation in human embryos

Gene Therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing: Challenges and Future Perspectives

Study sheds light on how viruses override host cell's DNA replication machinery

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Normothermic machine preservation shows promise in liver transplantation

Merck awards 2023 Future Insight Prize for research into air sensor to detect pandemic pathogens

MGI empowers life cienss industry with revolutionary what if campaign at XXIIIrd International Congress of Genetics

Predicting kidney abnormalities in utero with deep learning

PhoreMost appoints Professor Peter Parker and Dr Jason Imbriglio to Scientific Advisory Board

Wondfo training center is jointly launched in the University of Nairobi

Innovative mixed reality training platform to be developed for pharmaceutical companies and healthcare

Study describes the scope and integration of music therapy program within UH medical centers

Gender, socioeconomic factors, and race/ethnicity linked to comorbidities among smokers with HIV

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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