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Study finds cause and solution for complications in peritoneal dialysis

The number of patients suffering from chronic kidney disease or loss of kidney function is increasing worldwide and with it the number of people who need renal replacement therapy.

4 Oct 2021

$1.7 million NIH funding to develop new type of powered exoskeleton for lower limbs

In an effort to bring robotic assistance to workers, the elderly and more, a University of Michigan team is developing a new type of powered exoskeleton for lower limbs—funded by $1.7 million from the National Institutes of Health.

4 Oct 2021

Streamlining chemical synthesis and process development with Radleys Mya 4

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Patrick Gilbert, Technical Director at Purolite, about the work Purolite do and how their chemical synthesis processes are benefitted by the Radleys Mya 4 reaction station.

From Radleys 4 Oct 2021

Breakthrough research reveals why some Covid patients may die from the disease

The number of Covid cases in the UK has risen 12% this week, but while some people may be hospitalized, others will suffer little more than a loss of smell. London Medical Laboratory says new research is now revealing everyone’s immune system is as unique as their fingerprint.

4 Oct 2021

Vaccination reduces risk of hospitalization from all SARS-CoV-2 variants

The findings reveal that patients infected with alpha, beta, gamma, and delta variants have a higher risk of hospitalization than those infected with the original viral strain that emerged in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server while awaiting peer review.

4 Oct 2021

Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern after natural infection or vaccination

A recent review paper published in the MDPI's journal Viruses highlights how available vaccines may be effective in protecting individuals against severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the protection against infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its transmission to others may be reduced – with consequences for community protection and herd immunity.

3 Oct 2021

Northwestern’s SPORE has made advances in understanding the genetic basis of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest cancers known to man. While the advent of immunotherapy and other cutting-edge treatments have prolonged life for people afflicted with other types of cancer, the prognosis for glioblastoma has remained relatively constant: just 18 months.

3 Oct 2021

Research reveals key differences between childhood and adult chronic spontaneous urticaria

New research presented at EADV 30th Congress today unveils key insights on the characteristic differences in chronic spontaneous urticaria in children versus adults.

3 Oct 2021

Advanced technique offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has profiled in unprecedented detail thousands of individual cells sampled from patients' brain tumors.

2 Oct 2021

COVID-19 may trigger hyperglycemia by disrupting key metabolic signals to cause severe disease

COVID-19 may bring high risks of severe disease and death in many patients by disrupting key metabolic signals and thereby triggering hyperglycemia, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

2 Oct 2021

Scientists identify potential treatment for previously unknown condition affecting children

Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research's (A*STAR) Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), and Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine identified a previously unknown condition affecting children, which they discovered could be prevented by administering a drug during pregnancy.

2 Oct 2021

CDC awards $15.88 million to Wayne State University to study viral infection surveillance

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $15.88 million to the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine to be the epicenter of a national study on viral infections that present in emergency departments across the county.

1 Oct 2021

EKF Diagnostics appoints Luke Daum as Chief Scientific Officer

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, has appointed Luke Daum PhD as Chief Scientific Officer, bringing a wealth of expertise in molecular-based diagnostics to EKF’s leadership team.

From EKF Diagnostics 1 Oct 2021

Scientists find new possibilities for treatment of lung cancers in 'never smokers'

Despite smoking's well-known role in causing lung cancer, a significant number of patients who develop lung tumors have never smoked. While scientists are still working to understand what spurs cancer in so-called "never-smokers," a study led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrates new possibilities for treating these baffling tumors.

1 Oct 2021

Research points the way to identifying new precision treatments for cancer

Researchers at University of California San Diego and University of California San Francisco have mapped out how hundreds of mutations involved in two types of cancer affect the activity of discrete groups of proteins that are the ultimate actors behind the disease.

30 Sep 2021

Researchers discover how a genetic mutation in mice and monkeys interferes with viruses

A nationwide team of researchers, led by scientists at University of Utah Health and The Rockefeller University, has determined how a genetic mutation found in mice and monkeys interferes with viruses such as HIV and Ebola.

30 Sep 2021

UCI researchers receive over $2.5 million NIH funding to improve interviewing of young witnesses

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has awarded more than $2.5 million to University of California, Irvine researchers seeking to elicit from children more accurate information about maltreatment.

30 Sep 2021

New collaboration launched to accelerate the development of treatments for rare cancers

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Rare Cancer Research Foundation today announced the launch of a collaboration designed to accelerate the development of new treatments for rare cancers by empowering all patients in the United States to contribute tumor samples directly to MD Anderson for translational research efforts.

30 Sep 2021

New drug combination effectively suppresses SARS-CoV-2 infection

More countries with greater resources are opening up for a more normal life. But COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 virus are still a significant threat in large parts of the world.

30 Sep 2021

Legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco may increase the use of illicit drugs

The use of legal drugs (tobacco and alcohol) may lead to the use of cannabis, a new study led by the University of Bristol and published in the journal Addiction has found. The study also found evidence that cannabis use may lead to smoking initiation, and opioid dependence could lead to increased alcohol consumption.

30 Sep 2021

Laboratory News and Research

Study finds cause and solution for complications in peritoneal dialysis

$1.7 million NIH funding to develop new type of powered exoskeleton for lower limbs

Streamlining chemical synthesis and process development with Radleys Mya 4

Breakthrough research reveals why some Covid patients may die from the disease

Vaccination reduces risk of hospitalization from all SARS-CoV-2 variants

Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern after natural infection or vaccination

Northwestern’s SPORE has made advances in understanding the genetic basis of glioblastoma

Research reveals key differences between childhood and adult chronic spontaneous urticaria

Advanced technique offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

COVID-19 may trigger hyperglycemia by disrupting key metabolic signals to cause severe disease

Scientists identify potential treatment for previously unknown condition affecting children

CDC awards $15.88 million to Wayne State University to study viral infection surveillance

EKF Diagnostics appoints Luke Daum as Chief Scientific Officer

Scientists find new possibilities for treatment of lung cancers in 'never smokers'

Research points the way to identifying new precision treatments for cancer

Researchers discover how a genetic mutation in mice and monkeys interferes with viruses

UCI researchers receive over $2.5 million NIH funding to improve interviewing of young witnesses

New collaboration launched to accelerate the development of treatments for rare cancers

New drug combination effectively suppresses SARS-CoV-2 infection

Legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco may increase the use of illicit drugs

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