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Regular aerobic exercise during midlife may prevent age-related chronic diseases

Middle-aged endurance athletes have better control of blood pressure and higher arterial elasticity (a noninvasive measure of cardiovascular risk) than sedentary adults in the same age group.

9 Dec 2021

Johns Hopkins astrophysicist receives Life Sciences 2021 award for novel cancer mapping technology

Johns Hopkins astrophysicist, Alexander Szalay, Ph.D., and Kimmel Cancer Center pathologist Janis Taube, M.D., M.Sc., received a Life Sciences 2021 award for AstroPath at this year's Falling Walls Science Summit, an international event honoring research breakthroughs from across the globe.

9 Dec 2021

Study provides insight into what makes an effective health-related dashboard

Since the onset of the pandemic and the resulting vast amount of complex dynamic data available, health-related dashboards have become ubiquitous as the public, healthcare providers and administrators, and public health and government officials continually reach out for and evaluate vital, accurate information to support decision making.

9 Dec 2021

Study could aid in the development of adaptive DBS treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder

In a small study, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health captured more than 1,000 hours of brain recordings from patients with OCD in the clinic and at home.

9 Dec 2021

Investigational mRNA-based HIV vaccine shows promise in mice and non-human primates

An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA—the same platform technology used in two highly effective COVID-19 vaccines—shows promise in mice and non-human primates, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Dec 2021

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence on efficacy of neutralizing antibodies and vaccines

A review article focuses on the efficacy of neutralizing antibodies and vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 variants.

9 Dec 2021

Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 subunit vaccine Nanocovax in animal models

Researchers have developed Nanocovax, a COVID-19 subunit vaccine based on recombinant protein technology to produce the extracellular (soluble) portion of the S protein of SARS-CoV-2.

9 Dec 2021

Yokogawa Develops Single Cellome System SS2000 for Subcellular Sampling

A single-cell analysis solution that revolutionizes efficiency in drug discovery research by automating the collection of specific cells and intracellular components.

From Yokogawa Life Science 9 Dec 2021

Positive results from Phase 3 study of Medicago’s plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate announced

Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, and GlaxoSmithKline today announce positive efficacy and safety results from the global Phase 3 placebo-controlled efficacy study of Medicago’s plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate in combination with GSK’s pandemic adjuvant, conducted in over 24,000 subjects, adults 18 years and above, across six countries.

9 Dec 2021

Partnership develops stool sample processing kit to help inform WHO's policy update on childhood TB diagnosis

42 Technology, FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, and Rutgers University have worked together to develop an innovative stool sample processing kit that has played a central role in informing the World Health Organization’s recent policy update to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children.

9 Dec 2021

High quality products for cultured meat research

AMSBIO has announced a new range of kits, media and reagents to assist in the development of cultured meat products - an exciting new area of food technology.

From AMS Biotechnology 9 Dec 2021

Systemic sclerosis more common among Black children than previously thought

An immune disease that can damage vital organs – and is supposedly rare in young people – is more common than previously thought among Black children, a study suggests.

8 Dec 2021

CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing enables sonodynamic therapy to effectively shrink tumors

Sonodynamic therapy uses ultrasound in combination with drugs to release harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the site of a tumor.

8 Dec 2021

Impact of COVID-19 on children with complex underlying medical conditions

A new study concludes that children with medical complexities experienced adverse health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 Dec 2021

Olympus scanR high-content screening station v. 3.3 adds improved deep-learning capabilities for fast, efficient image analysis

The scanR high-content screening station provides fully automated image acquisition and data analysis. Version 3.3 improves the deep-learning technology’s capabilities to reliably separate objects in biological samples using instance segmentation, the ability to detect and delineate distinct objects of interest in an image.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 8 Dec 2021

Canopy Biosciences launches the first of a series of targeted assay kits for ChipCytometry

Canopy Biosciences, a Bruker Company, today announced the launch of a first in a series of assay kits for ChipCytometry, a quantitative, high dynamic range and high-resolution multiplexing technology for spatial proteomics.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 8 Dec 2021

Study analyzes the contribution of AI to cancer patient care and vaccine design

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) is the development of computer systems that are able to perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence. AI/ML is used by people every day, for example, while using smart home devices or digital voice assistants.

8 Dec 2021

Technology News and Research

Regular aerobic exercise during midlife may prevent age-related chronic diseases

Johns Hopkins astrophysicist receives Life Sciences 2021 award for novel cancer mapping technology

Study provides insight into what makes an effective health-related dashboard

Study could aid in the development of adaptive DBS treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Investigational mRNA-based HIV vaccine shows promise in mice and non-human primates

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence on efficacy of neutralizing antibodies and vaccines

Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 subunit vaccine Nanocovax in animal models

Yokogawa Develops Single Cellome System SS2000 for Subcellular Sampling

Positive results from Phase 3 study of Medicago’s plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate announced

Partnership develops stool sample processing kit to help inform WHO's policy update on childhood TB diagnosis

High quality products for cultured meat research

Systemic sclerosis more common among Black children than previously thought

CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing enables sonodynamic therapy to effectively shrink tumors

Impact of COVID-19 on children with complex underlying medical conditions

Olympus scanR high-content screening station v. 3.3 adds improved deep-learning capabilities for fast, efficient image analysis

Canopy Biosciences launches the first of a series of targeted assay kits for ChipCytometry

Study analyzes the contribution of AI to cancer patient care and vaccine design

AI-based technology to identify patients at risk of serious illness as a result of blood infections

Researchers uncover the journey of microglia in developing zebrafish

An assessment of pH-sensitive cationic lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

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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