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Study validates predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a study to determine the impact of a predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots or venous thromboembolisms (VTEs).

19 May 2021

Scientists provide a new approach to model infectious diseases

In the midst of a devastating global pandemic of wildlife origin and with future spillovers imminent as humans continue to come into closer contact with wildlife, infectious-disease models that consider the full ecological and anthropological contexts of disease transmission are critical to the health of all life.

19 May 2021

Researchers propose new way to treat chronic lung condition

Traditionally, an infection is thought to happen when microbes - bacteria, fungi, or viruses - enter and multiply in the body, and its severity is associated with how prevalent the microbes are in the body.

19 May 2021

AMP and APC urge congress to pass the VITAL Act

The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) and the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC) commend U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) for introducing legislation that would allow molecular pathology professionals to continue advancing and offering high-quality laboratory developed testing procedures (LDPs) for patient care.

19 May 2021

Robust T cell and humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with immunodeficiency

A study of immune-deficient adults and children has shown that patients who fail to respond positively to infections and vaccinations have robust humoral immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) structural proteins.

18 May 2021

SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.420 and B.1.617.1 immune escape variants reported in France

Researchers discovered the first N440K variant and the new E484Q and L452R Indian variants isolated in France in a recent study. They presented the genetic mutations in the isolated genomes and the phylogenetic tree, including these strains among different SARS-CoV-2 clades. This work is posted on the bioRxiv preprint server.

18 May 2021

New coronavirus variants can be effectively eliminated by disinfection, thorough hand washing

The researchers found that the variants have a similar surface stability as the wild type virus under laboratory conditions, but can be effectively eliminated by disinfection and thorough hand washing, heat or alcohol treatment.

18 May 2021

Researchers identify specific influenza targets that could lead to universal flu vaccine for indigenous populations

Researchers have identified specific influenza targets that could be used to better protect Indigenous people from experiencing severe influenza disease through a universal, T cell-based vaccine.

18 May 2021

Incorrect DNA packaging makes retrotransposons more accessible

Scientists led by Dr. Salvador Aznar-Benitah, head of the Stem Cells and Cancer laboratory at IRB Barcelona, have described the alterations that occur during mammary gland formation when heterochromatin (the part of DNA that does not actively produce proteins) is poorly regulated.

18 May 2021

New COVID-19 testing technology is a cheaper, faster alternative to tube-based RT-PCR tests

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain shortages of reagents and test kits have limited the rapid expansion of clinical testing needed to contain the virus.

18 May 2021

New imaging technique helps reveal the best antibodies for COVID-19 detection

Vaccines are turning the tide of the pandemic, but the risk of infection is still present in some situations. If you want to visit a friend, get on a plane, or go see a movie, there is no highly accurate, instant test that can tell you right then and there whether or not you have a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

18 May 2021

New coronavirus test can get fast, accurate results from saliva samples

A new coronavirus test can get accurate results from a saliva sample in less than 30 minutes, researchers report in the journal Nature Communications.

18 May 2021

Charles Fracchia selected for DARPA ISAT Study Group

Dotmatics today announced that the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has named Charles Fracchia to its ISAT Study Group.

18 May 2021

Owlstone Medical Launches Breath Testing for Digestive Health in Collaboration with Functional Gut Diagnostics and Functional Gut Clinic

Owlstone Medical today announced agreements with Functional Gut Clinic ("FGC") and Functional Gut Diagnostics (“FGD”).

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 18 May 2021

COVID-19 public health interventions reduced other respiratory infections

Wearing masks and quarantining while sick has helped mitigate the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). An indirect benefit of these efforts appears to be a decrease in flu cases and other respiratory infections. New research led by Lisa G. Winston of the University of California, San Francisco, confirmed COVID-19 public health interventions helped decrease the number of airborne viruses.

18 May 2021

Stair-climbing routines provide cardiovascular and muscular benefits to heart patients

A team of McMaster University researchers who studied heart patients found that stair-climbing routines, whether vigorous or moderate, provide significant cardiovascular and muscular benefits.

18 May 2021

Abnormal blood levels of proteins linked to dementia, Alzheimer's disease

The development of dementia, often from Alzheimer's disease, late in life is associated with abnormal blood levels of dozens of proteins up to five years earlier, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

18 May 2021

A potential treatment to prevent obesity-related liver damage

One of the especially dangerous health risks of being extremely overweight occurs when an obese person begins to accumulate fat in their liver.

18 May 2021

Researchers use special "micro-grid" recording device to measure hippocampus activity

Researchers at UC San Francisco have observed a new feature of neural activity in the hippocampus - the brain's memory hub - that may explain how this vital brain region combines a diverse range of inputs into a multi-layered memories that can later be recalled.

17 May 2021

New atlas can help understand the relationship between healthy and breast cancer cells

Australian researchers have documented the diversity of cells in the human breast, explaining the relationship between healthy breast cells and breast cancer cells.

17 May 2021

Laboratory News and Research

Study validates predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots

Scientists provide a new approach to model infectious diseases

Researchers propose new way to treat chronic lung condition

AMP and APC urge congress to pass the VITAL Act

Robust T cell and humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with immunodeficiency

SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.420 and B.1.617.1 immune escape variants reported in France

New coronavirus variants can be effectively eliminated by disinfection, thorough hand washing

Researchers identify specific influenza targets that could lead to universal flu vaccine for indigenous populations

Incorrect DNA packaging makes retrotransposons more accessible

New COVID-19 testing technology is a cheaper, faster alternative to tube-based RT-PCR tests

New imaging technique helps reveal the best antibodies for COVID-19 detection

New coronavirus test can get fast, accurate results from saliva samples

Charles Fracchia selected for DARPA ISAT Study Group

Owlstone Medical Launches Breath Testing for Digestive Health in Collaboration with Functional Gut Diagnostics and Functional Gut Clinic

COVID-19 public health interventions reduced other respiratory infections

Stair-climbing routines provide cardiovascular and muscular benefits to heart patients

Abnormal blood levels of proteins linked to dementia, Alzheimer's disease

A potential treatment to prevent obesity-related liver damage

Researchers use special "micro-grid" recording device to measure hippocampus activity

New atlas can help understand the relationship between healthy and breast cancer cells

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