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Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, director of laryngology research at Mass Eye and Ear, has been awarded an $11.9 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders of the National Institute of Health to form a new multidisciplinary center across four academic medical institutions that will be committed to conducting research on laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor, two debilitating neurological voice disorders.

28 Sep 2021

Southampton researchers invent new way to generate cartilage tissue from stem cells

Researchers at the University of Southampton have invented a new way to generate human cartilage tissue from stem cells. The technique could pave the way for the development of a much-needed new treatment for people with cartilage damage.

28 Sep 2021

Researchers develop efficient approach to identify 3D features of post-infarction scarring

A multidisciplinary team of scientists based at the Universidad de Valladolid and the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has developed a highly efficient method for identifying the 3-dimensional features of the scar tissue formed after a myocardial infarction.

28 Sep 2021

Highly Reproducible & Efficient Phospholipid Removal

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new and improved version of its Microlute® PLR phospholipid removal microplate designed to enhance the flow of samples through a proprietary filter to maximise the recovery of analytes with unmatched reproducibility.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 28 Sep 2021

Hamilton and Rhinostics Reinvent Rapid Swab-Based Sample Workflows from Collection to Processing

Hamilton Company and Rhinostics are combining their respective strengths to improve the speed and quality of nasal and nasopharyngeal sample workflows.

From Hamilton Process Analytics 28 Sep 2021

Evidence of persisting autoreactivity in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

It has been demonstrated in recent studies that there is a significant breadth of emerging autoreactivity associated with severe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. More specifically, researchers from Emory University have identified a relaxation of peripheral tolerance within early antibody secretion cells that arise in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, as important drivers of those responses.

28 Sep 2021

Researchers release guidance to address pathology aspects in clinical trial protocols

An international group of cancer researchers, led by the National Cancer Research Institute's (NCRI) Cellular Molecular Pathology Initiative (CMPath), has published guidance to address the variability in how pathology is planned and delivered in clinical trials.

28 Sep 2021

Study maps hotspots of low-value care use at individual health systems

Researchers estimate that up to $101 billion in health care spending is wasted each year due to over-treatment or the delivery of "low-value care." Low-value care includes a wide array of tests and treatments that are medically unnecessary and for which the potential for harm outweigh the potential for benefit. While researchers have charted the ongoing use of low-value care on national and regional levels, little research exists on how health systems across the country use low-value care and how they compare to each other.

28 Sep 2021

New discovery greatly improves detection of HPV in the bloodstream

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings which greatly improve detection of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the bloodstream and could further hone precision treatment of the illness.

27 Sep 2021

Drug treatment decreases risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients with Type 2 diabetes

A type of drug already used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes, when taken six months prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19, was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization, respiratory complications and death in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

27 Sep 2021

Researchers investigate dynamic changes in mosquitoes and their viromes in Wuhan during 2020

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Researchers from Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China consider dynamic surveillance of mosquitoes and their viromes in Wuhan during 2020.

27 Sep 2021

An in-depth assessment into origin and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Brazil

Brazilian researchers characterize the dissemination of the Delta VOC in Brazil and assess its emergence within the global Delta phylogeny.

27 Sep 2021

New study clears a pharmacologic hurdle in developing molecularly targeted therapies for AML

New research from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators shows why some drugs in clinical trials for treating a form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) often fail and demonstrates a way to restore their effectiveness.

27 Sep 2021

Review of COVID-19 clinical and viral characteristics, pathogenesis, and genetics

A new review article investigates the clinical and viral characteristics, pathogenesis, as well as human genetic basis associated with COVID-19.

27 Sep 2021

Researchers develop new method for rapidly detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA

DTU-researchers develop a novel method for rapidly detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA that may also be designed to detect other diseases.

27 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness barely affected by Delta variant, research suggests

Has the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant reduced vaccine effectiveness? If you ask Ian Foster of Argonne National Laboratory and colleagues, the answer is not really. New research published in the preprint medRxiv* server suggests vaccines approved in the United States are stable and well-performing.

27 Sep 2021

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections 18-fold lower than rate of infections among unvaccinated

In a recent study, researchers conducted a pilot study to assess the prevalence and features of VBTs through the use of sequencing and case data.

26 Sep 2021

Research explores the evolution and function of human growth hormone receptor gene

A new study delves into the evolution and function of the human growth hormone receptor gene and asks what forces in humanity's past may have driven changes to this vital piece of DNA.

25 Sep 2021

Diminished waveforms on EKGs of hospitalized patients can help predict worsening health, death

Specific and dynamic changes on electrocardiograms (EKGs) of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or influenza can help predict a timeframe for worsening health and death, according to a new Mount Sinai study.

25 Sep 2021

The Lundquist Institute receives $5 million CIRM grant for a stem-cell focused program

The Lundquist Institute announced that it has received a generous $5 million, 5-year grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine that will allow its PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and clinical fellows to pursue careers in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.

24 Sep 2021

Laboratory News and Research

Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders

Southampton researchers invent new way to generate cartilage tissue from stem cells

Researchers develop efficient approach to identify 3D features of post-infarction scarring

Highly Reproducible & Efficient Phospholipid Removal

Hamilton and Rhinostics Reinvent Rapid Swab-Based Sample Workflows from Collection to Processing

Evidence of persisting autoreactivity in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers release guidance to address pathology aspects in clinical trial protocols

Study maps hotspots of low-value care use at individual health systems

New discovery greatly improves detection of HPV in the bloodstream

Drug treatment decreases risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Researchers investigate dynamic changes in mosquitoes and their viromes in Wuhan during 2020

An in-depth assessment into origin and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Brazil

New study clears a pharmacologic hurdle in developing molecularly targeted therapies for AML

Review of COVID-19 clinical and viral characteristics, pathogenesis, and genetics

Researchers develop new method for rapidly detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness barely affected by Delta variant, research suggests

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections 18-fold lower than rate of infections among unvaccinated

Research explores the evolution and function of human growth hormone receptor gene

Diminished waveforms on EKGs of hospitalized patients can help predict worsening health, death

The Lundquist Institute receives $5 million CIRM grant for a stem-cell focused program

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