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World Immunization Week 2022: Striving for a Long Life for All with the International Vaccine Institute

As part of World Immunization Week 2022, News Medical speaks to the International Vaccine Institute about their fight against vaccine inequity, as well as what a “Long Life for All” means to them.

25 Apr 2022

Heterologous booster dose leads to better SARS-CoV-2 vaccine performance, study shows

A new study on Chile's national COVID-19 vaccination program, to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon 23-26), and published in The Lancet Global Health, shows that giving a different type of vaccine (heterologous) for the third or 'booster' dose than was received for the first two doses, leads to better vaccine performance than using the same (homologous) inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for all three doses.

24 Apr 2022

Miniature replica of the heart could give a more accurate view of how the organ works

There's no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can't just pop it out, take a look, then slot it back in.

22 Apr 2022

Rice educates future leaders in nano-enabled cancer applications

Nanotechnology is increasingly important to the development of treatments for cancer. But to succeed, clinicians need to understand it.

22 Apr 2022

Remote sighted assistance technology may benefit from human-AI collaboration

Remote sighted assistance (RSA) technology - which connects visually impaired individuals with human agents through a live video call on their smartphones - helps people with low or no vision navigate tasks that require sight.

22 Apr 2022

$Aston University partners with Invibio to develop more advanced fracture fixation devices$

Aston University partners with Invibio to develop more advanced fracture fixation devices

Aston University has partnered with Invibio Biomaterial Solutions through a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) to deliver the data and knowledge required to develop more advanced fracture fixation devices used in orthopedic trauma procedures, using the company's patented composite material.

22 Apr 2022

Study assesses whether early targeted treatment of patent ductus arteriosus improves outcomes in extreme preterm babies

A randomized controlled trial evaluates if selective early treatment of patent ductus arteriosus reduces death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks in extreme preterm babies.

22 Apr 2022

Researchers identify new factors that can predict breast cancer recurrence

Genetics and other factors that can determine if a woman is at risk for a recurrence of breast cancer have been identified by investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing new research avenues for preventing a new tumor from developing.

22 Apr 2022

Continual genomic surveillance in Africa provides insights into evolving SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Researchers described how SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing efforts in Africa helped identify two of the five SARS-CoV-2 VOCs, and their early analysis.

22 Apr 2022

Salk scientists identify a protein that is critical for preventing pancreatic auto-digestion in mice

Every day, your pancreas produces about one cup of digestive juices, a mixture of molecules that can break down the food you eat.

21 Apr 2022

Most blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s disease perform inconsistently across racial groups

Three experimental blood tests used to identify people in early stages of Alzheimer's disease perform differently in Black individuals compared to white individuals, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

21 Apr 2022

Researchers develop a live imaging system to observe collagen synthesis

"Proteins are the building blocks of our body": You have probably heard this phrase before. Proteins are essential to the formation of our body's structures, and their functioning.

21 Apr 2022

Hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus system rapidly measures neutralizing antibodies

Do a person's antibodies work to block the COVID-19 virus from infecting one's system? Are these antibodies also capable of blocking emerging variants such as the omicrons?

21 Apr 2022

Study reveals how fungus blocks and bursts blood vessels in the brain

New research from the University of Sheffield has revealed how fungus blocks and bursts blood vessels in the brain, helping scientists better understand how meningitis starts.

21 Apr 2022

Cell division crucial for the success of macrophage infiltration

Researchers at ISTA discover a crucial process that enables immune cells to get to where they are needed. Study published in Science.

21 Apr 2022

Scientists identify innovative treatment approach for arterial thromboses

Scientists have shown in an animal model that the CXCL12 messenger could be suitable as a target structure for the treatment of blood-clotting disorders.

21 Apr 2022

New deep learning method aids in the accurate diagnosis of parkinsonian diseases

A new deep learning method has been created to aid in the diagnosis of parkinsonian diseases, according to research published ahead of print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

21 Apr 2022

New photo-responsive nanomedicine for light-controlled colorectal cancer therapy

A research team from Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed a photo-responsive nanomedicine for light-controlled colorectal cancer therapy.

21 Apr 2022

Revolutionary mRNA vaccine technology: History, facts and the future

mRNA vaccine technology is a field full of promise – as well as unanswered questions – for communities living with the burden of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases.

20 Apr 2022

Portable MRIs enable highly accessible and bedside detection of ischemic stroke

Portable MRI machines, an emerging technology that makes medical imaging accessible even in remote locations, detected ischemic strokes, or strokes caused by clotting, in 90% of patients scanned, according to a study led by Yale and Harvard researchers.

20 Apr 2022

Technology News and Research

World Immunization Week 2022: Striving for a Long Life for All with the International Vaccine Institute

Heterologous booster dose leads to better SARS-CoV-2 vaccine performance, study shows

Miniature replica of the heart could give a more accurate view of how the organ works

Rice educates future leaders in nano-enabled cancer applications

Remote sighted assistance technology may benefit from human-AI collaboration

Aston University partners with Invibio to develop more advanced fracture fixation devices

Study assesses whether early targeted treatment of patent ductus arteriosus improves outcomes in extreme preterm babies

Researchers identify new factors that can predict breast cancer recurrence

Continual genomic surveillance in Africa provides insights into evolving SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Salk scientists identify a protein that is critical for preventing pancreatic auto-digestion in mice

Most blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s disease perform inconsistently across racial groups

Researchers develop a live imaging system to observe collagen synthesis

Hybrid alphavirus-SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus system rapidly measures neutralizing antibodies

Study reveals how fungus blocks and bursts blood vessels in the brain

Cell division crucial for the success of macrophage infiltration

Scientists identify innovative treatment approach for arterial thromboses

New deep learning method aids in the accurate diagnosis of parkinsonian diseases

New photo-responsive nanomedicine for light-controlled colorectal cancer therapy

Revolutionary mRNA vaccine technology: History, facts and the future

Portable MRIs enable highly accessible and bedside detection of ischemic stroke

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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