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Daily polypill significantly improves cardiac function in heart failure patients

Treatment with a "polypill" that combines multiple medications into a single daily dose significantly enhanced cardiac function and reduced hospitalizations for patients with heart failure, according to a study led by Michigan Medicine and UT Southwestern Medical Center.

20 Jul 2026

New battery-powered device detects Bundibugyo Ebola virus in thirty minutes

Professor Yasutoshi Kido of the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), in collaboration with K.K. DNAFORM and the National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is developing a portable rapid diagnostic system for Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by Bundibugyo virus (BDBV).

17 Jul 2026

G&H highlights end-to-end diagnostic device development at ADLM 2026

At the ADLM Clinical Lab Expo 2026, G&H will showcase how diagnostic and medical device companies can accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative healthcare technologies through a single partner offering multidisciplinary engineering, precision optics, photonics and ISO 13485-certified manufacturing.

17 Jul 2026

Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak

As of 14 July, 2,093 confirmed cases of Bundibugyo Virus Disease and 798 deaths had been reported in the DRC and Uganda. A total of 394 people have recovered.

17 Jul 2026

Leica Biosystems to acquire StatLab

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17 Jul 2026

Epidurals during labor show no significant risks to newborns

Having an epidural during labor is not associated with clinically significant increased risks of harm to newborn babies, including brain injury, severe breathing problems, sepsis and death, or cerebral palsy later in childhood.

15 Jul 2026

Study sheds light on the prognostic value of blood test for predicting cognitive impairment risk

A blood test for the biomarker phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) recently received federal clearance, but questions have emerged around the extent to which such tests can accurately predict whether a cognitively healthy individual will go on to develop cognitive impairment-a key symptom of Alzheimer's disease.

15 Jul 2026

Tick-borne viruses show concerning potential for future pandemics

A study led by a University of California, Riverside biomedical scientist shows how a family of tick-borne viruses known as orthonairoviruses can evade immune defenses, offering important insights into emerging infectious disease threats and the potential pandemic risk posed by these viruses.

14 Jul 2026

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Frances Arnold on directed enzyme evolution: random mutation plus smart screening, and why it changed enzyme engineering and industry.

From Pittcon 14 Jul 2026

Engineered ribozyme repairs broken RNA to explain origins of life

In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and relies on proteins to replicate, repair and build from those blueprints.

13 Jul 2026

Purdue University accelerates rare disease drug discovery with the WELLJET dispenser stacker

Automated liquid handling with the WELLJET dispenser at Purdue accelerates drug discovery for neglected diseases, increasing throughput and reproducibility.