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UK people consuming plant-based alternative foods have nearly doubled over ten years

The proportion of UK people reporting eating and drinking plant-based alternative foods such as plant-based milk, vegan sausages and vegetable burgers nearly doubled between 2008-2011 and 2017-2019, according to a new study in Science of the Total Environment.

10 Nov 2021

Children with multiple eating problems may benefit from screening for developmental delay

Young children with a history of eating problems in the first three years of life were more likely to receive low scores on assessments of child development, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

10 Nov 2021

Cancer drugs could be repurposed as potential therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Existing and emerging cancer drugs could be repurposed as therapies to be tested in clinical trials for people at genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in Science Advances.

10 Nov 2021

Stenoparib effectively inhibits SARS-CoV-2 variants in vitro

A new study assesses the antiviral activity of stenoparib against four SARS-CoV-2 strains.

10 Nov 2021

Chronological changes in SARS-CoV-2 immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccine

A new study focused on the chronological changes in humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, during and after the BNT162b2 vaccine administration, among hospital workers of a national medical institution in Japan.

10 Nov 2021

How one health center is leading Chicago on kid covid shots

As the medical assistant put on rubber gloves and readied the syringe, 5-year-old Victoria Macias, wearing a pink Minnie Mouse mask and white blouse, turned her head away and closed her eyes.

10 Nov 2021

Birmingham Biotech partners with University of Birmingham to commercialize novel anti-viral nasal spray

Birmingham Biotech Ltd, an innovator in diagnostic tests, protective nasal sprays and mobile medical facilities, and the University of Birmingham have signed a licensing agreement to commercialise a novel anti-viral nasal spray that protects against COVID-19.

9 Nov 2021

Short growing seasons limited the size of hunter-gatherer societies

Short growing seasons limited the possible size of hunter-gatherer societies by forcing people to rely on meat, according to a recent study by a team of international reseachers including McGill University professor Eric Galbraith.

9 Nov 2021

Psychiatric drug prevents some of the most serious complications of COVID-19, study finds

Leonard Imbula of the Healthy Mind Lab at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis holds a bottle of fluvoxamine, a psychiatric drug that has been shown, in a pair of studies conducted on two continents, to be an effective treatment for people sick with COVID-19.

9 Nov 2021

‘Drinking through a lead straw’ — $15B approved to fix dangerous water pipes

No one knows exactly how many lead pipes deliver water to homes, schools and businesses throughout America — or even where they all are. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates at least 6 million lead service lines exist. Environmental groups say it's probably many more.

8 Nov 2021

Vaccine effectiveness of BNT162b2 third dose against COVID-19

A group of researchers from Maccabi Healthcare Services performed a retrospective cohort study to determine vaccine effectiveness of a third dose.

8 Nov 2021

Ad26.COV2.S vaccine effectiveness for preventing COVID-19

A group of multi-national researchers has expanded on previous research to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine via HER data.

8 Nov 2021

Conspiracists during the COVID-19 pandemic

A researcher from the University of Pennsylvania has commented on how conspiracy theories misrepresent scientific data and advice.

8 Nov 2021

Texas providers see increased interest in birth control since near-total abortion ban

In September, when Texas' near-total abortion ban took effect, Planned Parenthood clinics in the Lone Star State started offering every patient who walked in information on Senate Bill 8, as well as emergency contraception, condoms and two pregnancy tests. The plan is to distribute 22,000 "empowerment kits" this year.

8 Nov 2021

Maternal exposure to flame retardants linked with ASD-relevant behavioral traits in offspring

Yokogawa Acquires Insilico Biotechnology, Developer of Innovative Bioprocess Digital Twin Technology - Enabling solutions for biopharmaceutical development and production -

Yokogawa announces that it has acquired all shares of Insilico Biotechnology AG (“Insilico”), a Stuttgart, Germany-based developer and provider of bioprocess software and services.

From Yokogawa Electric Corporation 3 Nov 2021

Food News and Research

UK people consuming plant-based alternative foods have nearly doubled over ten years

Children with multiple eating problems may benefit from screening for developmental delay

Cancer drugs could be repurposed as potential therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Stenoparib effectively inhibits SARS-CoV-2 variants in vitro

Chronological changes in SARS-CoV-2 immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccine

How one health center is leading Chicago on kid covid shots

Birmingham Biotech partners with University of Birmingham to commercialize novel anti-viral nasal spray

Short growing seasons limited the size of hunter-gatherer societies

Psychiatric drug prevents some of the most serious complications of COVID-19, study finds

‘Drinking through a lead straw’ — $15B approved to fix dangerous water pipes

Vaccine effectiveness of BNT162b2 third dose against COVID-19

Ad26.COV2.S vaccine effectiveness for preventing COVID-19

Conspiracists during the COVID-19 pandemic

Texas providers see increased interest in birth control since near-total abortion ban

Maternal exposure to flame retardants linked with ASD-relevant behavioral traits in offspring

Results of high-impact clinical trials could affect kidney-related medical care

Democrats plan to expand Medicare hearing benefits. What can consumers expect?

Clear communication needed with college students regarding COVID-19 vaccine procedures and cost

Murine hepatitis virus as a surrogate for studying SARS-CoV-2 in food processing biofilms

Yokogawa Acquires Insilico Biotechnology, Developer of Innovative Bioprocess Digital Twin Technology - Enabling solutions for biopharmaceutical development and production -

Enhancing confidence in chemical ionization spectrometry data eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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