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RAND report: Insulin prices in the U.S. are substantially higher than in high-income nations

The gross price of insulin in the U.S. is more than nine times higher than in 33 high-income comparison nations, according to a new RAND report.

2 Feb 2024

Study reveals the spatial connectivity patterns of mouse hippocampal neurons

A study published in Science on Feb. 1 reported a comprehensive database of single-neuron projectomes consisting of over 10,000 mouse hippocampal neurons, thus revealing the spatial connectivity patterns of mouse hippocampal neurons at the mesoscopic level.

2 Feb 2024

Breakthrough gene-editing therapy transforms lives of patients with a hereditary disorder

A group of patients with a hereditary disorder have had their lives transformed by a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing therapy, according to the lead researcher.

2 Feb 2024

American Heart Association launches initiative to close CPR knowledge gap, save lives

A new survey conducted by the American Heart Association, which is marking one hundred years of service saving lives, suggests that increased visibility of the need for CPR has had a positive impact on someone's willingness to respond if they are bystanders in a cardiac emergency.

31 Jan 2024

New statistical tool improves the ability to find genetic variants that cause disease

A new statistical tool developed by researchers at the University of Chicago improves the ability to find genetic variants that cause disease.

26 Jan 2024

Lunaphore and Acd Revolutionize Spatial Biology Research With the Launch of the First Fully Automated, Same-Section, Hyperplex Multiomics Application

Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced that its spatial biology brands, Lunaphore and Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD), will launch the first fully automated spatial multiomics workflow with same-section hyperplex detection of RNA and protein biomarkers.

From Bio-Techne 25 Jan 2024

New European research and innovation project launched to study healthy aging

A new European research and innovation project studying healthy ageing launched this month. This collaborative project has been awarded funding from Horizon Europe, the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation.

24 Jan 2024

Unraveling the logic of genes with Boolean network models

Over the last 20 years, researchers in biology and medicine have created Boolean network models to simulate complex systems and find solutions, including new treatments for colorectal cancer.

23 Jan 2024

In this Oklahoma town, most everyone knows someone who’s been sued by the hospital

It took little more than an hour for Deborah Hackler to dispense with the tall stack of debt collection lawsuits that McAlester Regional Medical Center recently brought to small-claims court in this Oklahoma farm community.

19 Jan 2024

Dark chocolate cuts hypertension risk: Sweet news from latest study

Study finds dark chocolate intake significantly lowers the risk of essential hypertension, suggesting a beneficial role in cardiovascular health.

12 Jan 2024

UK's maternal mortality rate hits 20-year high

The latest set of data presented by the MBRRACE-UK Collaboration investigation into maternal deaths in the UK shows that the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy has increased to levels not seen since 2003-05.

11 Jan 2024

Introducing Teledyne LABS

A new brand and website for several well-known laboratory instrument brands.

From Teledyne LABS 8 Jan 2024

There’s a new covid-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know?

It's winter, that cozy season that brings crackling fireplaces, indoor gatherings — and a wave of respiratory illness.

8 Jan 2024

Doctors are as vulnerable to addiction as anyone. California grapples with a response.

Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the depths of depression.

4 Jan 2024

Bold changes are in store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but will patients benefit?

California's safety-net health program, Medi-Cal, is on the cusp of major changes that could rectify long-standing problems and improve health care for the state's low-income population.

22 Dec 2023

Research illustrates how racism is deeply interrelated with poor health outcomes

A team of health equity researchers from several institutions has leveraged a complex web of data to test a hypothesis: That structural racism is associated with resources and structures at the neighborhood level that are closely associated with poor health.

21 Dec 2023

MHRA provides 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices

Christmas and New Year is a time when we particularly want to keep well and stay safe. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set out 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices.

21 Dec 2023

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

This year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settlements made with more than a dozen companies that manufactured, sold, or distributed prescription painkillers and were sued for their role in fueling the opioid crisis.

21 Dec 2023

Deep flaws in FDA oversight of medical devices, and patient harm, exposed in lawsuits and records

Living with diabetes, Carlton "PeeWee" Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of a deck of playing cards to pump insulin into his bloodstream.

21 Dec 2023

Transgenic carrots producing nisin protein show promise as natural food preservatives

Study explores the production of nisin protein in transgenic carrots, demonstrating its potential as a natural preservative effective against bacterial pathogens in food and juices.

18 Dec 2023

Website News and Research

RAND report: Insulin prices in the U.S. are substantially higher than in high-income nations

Study reveals the spatial connectivity patterns of mouse hippocampal neurons

Breakthrough gene-editing therapy transforms lives of patients with a hereditary disorder

American Heart Association launches initiative to close CPR knowledge gap, save lives

New statistical tool improves the ability to find genetic variants that cause disease

Lunaphore and Acd Revolutionize Spatial Biology Research With the Launch of the First Fully Automated, Same-Section, Hyperplex Multiomics Application

New European research and innovation project launched to study healthy aging

Unraveling the logic of genes with Boolean network models

In this Oklahoma town, most everyone knows someone who’s been sued by the hospital

Dark chocolate cuts hypertension risk: Sweet news from latest study

UK's maternal mortality rate hits 20-year high

Introducing Teledyne LABS

There’s a new covid-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know?

Doctors are as vulnerable to addiction as anyone. California grapples with a response.

Bold changes are in store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but will patients benefit?

Research illustrates how racism is deeply interrelated with poor health outcomes

MHRA provides 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

Deep flaws in FDA oversight of medical devices, and patient harm, exposed in lawsuits and records

Transgenic carrots producing nisin protein show promise as natural food preservatives

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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