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AI-powered apps are associated with reduced risk to business during the pandemic

A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) apps helped protect small and medium-sized businesses against many of the risks that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic – yet only a quarter of small firms currently use them.

4 Mar 2022

Implementing wastewater-based Covid-19 early warning system in Germany

Coronaviruses can be detected in wastewater some days before first disease symptoms develop. On this basis, it is possible to determine the number of infections more quickly, analyze the infection situation more precisely, and identify new Covid-19 variants and their spread at an earlier stage.

4 Mar 2022

COVID-19 and the life sciences; what have we learned and where are we going?

News-Medical attended the 2022 SLAS press briefing where Peter Simpson, Michael Girardi, and Simon Meffan-Main gave their thoughts on the life sciences sector post-COVID-19.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 4 Mar 2022

New 3D model of living brain cancer overcomes a major challenge in tissue engineering

As a potential alternative for drug testing without lab animals, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology developed and successfully tested a 3D model of living brain cancer that surmounts one of the biggest challenges in tissue engineering.

4 Mar 2022

Visualizing health risks with medical imaging may discourage risk-related behaviors, finds study

They say a picture can convey a thousand words, and researchers have found that using medical imaging technologies that can visualize health may discourage risk-related behaviors more than non-visual information.

4 Mar 2022

Handheld ECG devices could be efficiently deployed in point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation

Point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation (A-fib) using a new generation of handheld electrocardiogram (ECG) devices increased the rate of diagnosis in patients 85 and older, but failed to show similar results in those 65 and older, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital has found.

3 Mar 2022

World's first Microhub makes spatial context accessible for all

New Mica imaging platform from Leica Microsystems brings previously inaccessible experiments to all life science researchers

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 3 Mar 2022

Novel approach to generate reliable breast tumor models may pave way for better immunotherapies

The discrepancy between preclinical advances in breast cancer immunotherapy and poor patient outcomes is rooted in the limitations of current breast cancer models. These models often fail to mimic complex interactions between cancer cells and key immune cells present in the tumor microenvironment.

3 Mar 2022

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches CellMek SPS, a fully automated sample preparation system for clinical flow cytometry

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in life sciences lab automation and innovation, and a company of Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), introduces a powerful solution to manual sample preparation and data management bottlenecks in clinical flow cytometry: the CellMek SPS. This fully automated sample preparation system (SPS) offers on-demand processing for a multitude of sample types to help laboratories to expand capabilities.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 3 Mar 2022

HIV preventive care is supposed to be free in the US. so, why are some patients still paying?

Anthony Cantu, 31, counsels patients at a San Antonio health clinic about a daily pill shown to prevent HIV infection.

3 Mar 2022

Fortis Life Sciences acquires Abcore, a leader in nanobody technologies

Fortis Life Sciences has acquired Abcore, a San Diego, California, USA based antibody discovery platform specializing in nanobody technology. With the addition of Abcore, Fortis extends its capabilities into the antibody discovery market serving biopharma customers developing antibody and nanobody-based therapeutics.

From Fortis Life Sciences 3 Mar 2022

DeNovix to give away Platinum Edition CellDrop™ Automated Cell Counter in celebration of prestigious award

DeNovix Inc. is giving away a Platinum Edition CellDrop™ Automated Cell Counter to celebrate the instrument’s newly awarded Platinum Seal of Quality from SelectScience.

From DeNovix Inc. 2 Mar 2022

Novel MRI approach can identify brain cell damage in people at early stages of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease usually is diagnosed based on symptoms, such as when a person shows signs of memory loss and difficulty thinking.

2 Mar 2022

Study unravels why women are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease

Epidemiological studies have shown that women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the cause of this phenomenon has been unclear.

2 Mar 2022

Covid expert joins exodus into business, where science parlays into profits

Millions of free covid-19 rapid tests arriving in Americans' mailboxes are long-awaited vindication for Dr. Michael Mina, who, as a Harvard assistant professor, had been advocating for two years that the best way to limit covid is to identify it quickly, cheaply, and widely with rapid antigen tests so infected people know to isolate themselves.

2 Mar 2022

£30 million UK funding enables GSMA to deliver mobile and digital assistance to those in need

The UK will commit a further £15.5 million to the GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian (M4H) Innovation Programme, bringing the total amount given by the UK to the M4H programme to £30 million since 2017.

2 Mar 2022

Government invests £260 million to support health research and life sciences manufacturing

Patients across the country are set to benefit from cutting-edge medical advances and treatments as the government invests £260 million today (Wednesday 2 March) to support research and development, as well as the manufacturing of new drugs, devices and diagnostics.

2 Mar 2022

New type of drug delivery vehicle mimics the properties of a red blood cell

From the liver to the kidneys to the lungs, the human body is equipped with many levels of filters, which protect the body from harmful outside materials. But this system also has its downsides. Critically important drugs such as chemotherapy or multiple sclerosis treatments are also foreign materials, so the body filters out a large portion of these drugs – up to 90%, in some cases.

2 Mar 2022

Drug misuse is not exclusive to the opioid epidemic, suggests study

Drug misuse is not exclusive to the opioid epidemic, according to a recent West Virginia University study. Every year, about 50,000 people in the United States are admitted to the emergency room due to misuse of a common over-the-counter pain medication – acetaminophen.

2 Mar 2022

Researchers identify directed interactions between brain areas and confirmed patterns of activity

Exploring how brain areas communicate with each other is the focus of a long-standing research collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Champalimaud Research.

2 Mar 2022

Technology News and Research

AI-powered apps are associated with reduced risk to business during the pandemic

Implementing wastewater-based Covid-19 early warning system in Germany

COVID-19 and the life sciences; what have we learned and where are we going?

New 3D model of living brain cancer overcomes a major challenge in tissue engineering

Visualizing health risks with medical imaging may discourage risk-related behaviors, finds study

Handheld ECG devices could be efficiently deployed in point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation

World's first Microhub makes spatial context accessible for all

Novel approach to generate reliable breast tumor models may pave way for better immunotherapies

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches CellMek SPS, a fully automated sample preparation system for clinical flow cytometry

HIV preventive care is supposed to be free in the US. so, why are some patients still paying?

Fortis Life Sciences acquires Abcore, a leader in nanobody technologies

DeNovix to give away Platinum Edition CellDrop™ Automated Cell Counter in celebration of prestigious award

Novel MRI approach can identify brain cell damage in people at early stages of Alzheimer's

Study unravels why women are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease

Covid expert joins exodus into business, where science parlays into profits

£30 million UK funding enables GSMA to deliver mobile and digital assistance to those in need

Government invests £260 million to support health research and life sciences manufacturing

New type of drug delivery vehicle mimics the properties of a red blood cell

Drug misuse is not exclusive to the opioid epidemic, suggests study

Researchers identify directed interactions between brain areas and confirmed patterns of activity

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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