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Effectiveness of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among nursing home residents: study reveals 31.2% protection

Study reported findings of the surveillance of nursing home residents by the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

26 Jun 2023

Berlin's senator for economic affairs, Franziska Giffey, and state secretary Michael Biel visit lab-tech company KNAUER

The management of KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH, a well-known Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments.

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 26 Jun 2023

Innovative nanofluidic device detects single proteins at their naturally high concentrations

In the evolving world of precision medicine, the need for methods that can measure biomolecules with supreme accuracy and specificity is paramount. Recognizing this, Associate Professor Yan Xu of the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka Metropolitan University and his international research team have made a great stride in this direction. They have developed an innovative nanofluidic device capable of capturing single proteins stochastically and detecting them digitally at their naturally high concentrations. This breakthrough could potentially lay the foundation for the future of personalized disease prevention and treatment.

26 Jun 2023

Mario Romero-Ortega selected to head the University of Arizona Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mario Romero-Ortega was selected through a nationwide search to head the University of Arizona Department of Biomedical Engineering, beginning with the fall 2023 semester.

23 Jun 2023

New model could help speed up vaccine distribution during pandemics

A model for optimizing the dispensing of vaccines during pandemics that uses a new measure of success for such efforts has been developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the Ithaca campus of Cornell University, Singapore University of Technology and Design and San Jose State University in California.

23 Jun 2023

3D models of ovarian cancer reveal how cell’s location can affect tumor biology

Using 3-D models of ovarian cancer tumors, scientists found differences in gene activity based on where a cell is in a tumor, demonstrating how a cell's location and environment in a cancerous tumor can strongly influence which genes are active and the cell's role in the cancer's biology.

23 Jun 2023

AHA awards $20 million to address health challenges in rural communities

People who live in rural areas of the U.S. are 40% more likely to develop heart disease and have a 30% higher risk of stroke than people who live in urban areas, according to data reported in the 2020 Call to Action: Rural Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

23 Jun 2023

LSTM ranks highest in the UK for open access, collaboration, and gender diversity in research

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has been ranked as the best university in the UK for publishing open access research, for collaborations and for the proportion of academic research with women listed as authors in the 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking.

23 Jun 2023

New project aims to improve the efficacy and safety of CAR T therapies for solid tumors

Partners in the international consortium CAR T-REX announce the awarding of a highly competitive EIC Pathfinder Open grant, following the positive evaluation of their project entitled 'CAR T Cells Rewired to Prevent EXhaustion in the Tumour Microenvironment'.

23 Jun 2023

Leibniz-HKI and Analytik Jena develop facility for automated testing of drug candidates

A new robotics platform was inaugurated at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in the presence of Thuringia's State Secretary for Research, Innovation and Economic Development.

23 Jun 2023

Analyzing the conformational dynamics of a human tRNA using high hydrostatic pressure

Just as space holds infinite mysteries, when we zoom in at the level of biomolecules (one trillion times smaller than a meter), there is still so much to learn.

23 Jun 2023

Study examines the relationship between pre-existing disease and COVID-19 outcomes in the Midwest

A study of more than three-quarters of a million Indiana COVID-19 cases is one of the first to focus on the disease in the Midwest.

22 Jun 2023

New platform technology bridges the gap between microscopic analysis and multiplex imaging

Researchers at the Ludwig Center at Harvard have developed a platform technology for imaging that enables integration of the methods of microscopic analysis long employed in pathology laboratories with the visualization of multiple molecular markers in individual cells that is now rapidly advancing in research labs.

22 Jun 2023

Brain organoids provide new insights into HSV-1 encephalitis

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists with the Rajewsky and Landthaler labs and the Organoid Platform at the Max Delbrück Center in Nature Microbiology.

22 Jun 2023

New emotion recognition tool could help people with neurodiverse conditions

An emotion recognition tool - developed by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) academics - could help people with neurodiverse conditions including autism.

22 Jun 2023

U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

In the United States, sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people and about 2 million Americans carry this genetic mutation.

22 Jun 2023

Local healthcare options lead to better outcomes for the elderly

Older people with health problems often need some form of intermediate level monitoring, care and treatment services.

22 Jun 2023

High level of carotenes in the blood is associated with lesser atherosclerotic burden

A high level of carotenes in the blood is linked with a lower degree of atherosclerosis in the arteries and thus a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases.

22 Jun 2023

Tranexamic acid use linked to decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification after elbow trauma surgery

For patients undergoing surgery for elbow trauma, treatment with the hemostatic drug tranexamic acid (TXA) is associated with a decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) – a common complication of abnormal bone formation, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

22 Jun 2023

Introducing CELLER8®: Revolutionising Wellness with PEMF Technology

Med-tech manufacturer, Bedfont® Scientific Ltd., launches new CELLER8® PEMF device with exclusive distributor, NewMed Ltd. at the Health Optimisation Summit 2023.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 22 Jun 2023

Technology News and Research

Effectiveness of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among nursing home residents: study reveals 31.2% protection

Berlin's senator for economic affairs, Franziska Giffey, and state secretary Michael Biel visit lab-tech company KNAUER

Innovative nanofluidic device detects single proteins at their naturally high concentrations

Mario Romero-Ortega selected to head the University of Arizona Department of Biomedical Engineering

New model could help speed up vaccine distribution during pandemics

3D models of ovarian cancer reveal how cell’s location can affect tumor biology

AHA awards $20 million to address health challenges in rural communities

LSTM ranks highest in the UK for open access, collaboration, and gender diversity in research

New project aims to improve the efficacy and safety of CAR T therapies for solid tumors

Leibniz-HKI and Analytik Jena develop facility for automated testing of drug candidates

Analyzing the conformational dynamics of a human tRNA using high hydrostatic pressure

Study examines the relationship between pre-existing disease and COVID-19 outcomes in the Midwest

New platform technology bridges the gap between microscopic analysis and multiplex imaging

Brain organoids provide new insights into HSV-1 encephalitis

New emotion recognition tool could help people with neurodiverse conditions

U.S. patent granted for novel tool designed to reliably diagnose and monitor sickle cell disease

Local healthcare options lead to better outcomes for the elderly

High level of carotenes in the blood is associated with lesser atherosclerotic burden

Tranexamic acid use linked to decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification after elbow trauma surgery

Introducing CELLER8®: Revolutionising Wellness with PEMF Technology

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