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Oral antiviral CD04872SC shows promise in neutralizing COVID-19 variants, offering hope for broad-spectrum treatment

Researchers discover a small molecule drug candidate that could provide immediate protection against infection with SARS-CoV-2.

4 Apr 2023

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence higher than official case reports

Researchers conduct a cross-sectional survey to estimate SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children.

3 Apr 2023

Yale-led team creates new resource that is an important step toward personalized care

Each person has about 4 million sequence differences in their genome relative to the reference human genome.

3 Apr 2023

3D Printing the Way to New Cancer Treatments

In this interview, we speak to Ishani Malhotra, CEO of Carcinotech, about their 3D-printed tumor replicas that are being used to better understand personalized cancer treatments.

3 Apr 2023

New microfluidic device quickly and automatically predicts the effectiveness of cancer treatment

One of the great challenges in the fight against cancer is to design new technologies for a personalized treatment for each patient.

31 Mar 2023

What is the effect of supplementing raisins on improving cognitive performance, cardiovascular risk factors, and markers of inflammation?

Researchers devised a protocol to examine the effect of raisin supplementation on cognitive function in older adults.

31 Mar 2023

Study finds minimal impact of SARS-CoV-2 genome variability on current diagnostic molecular systems

The authors of a new study under review at the journal Scientific Reports and currently posted to the Research Square preprint* server proposed a novel analysis pipeline to help identify mutations in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) primer regions.

29 Mar 2023

The emergence of lateral flow assays in diagnostics

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Hasret Altan-Martin from Sartorius about the ongoing emergence of lateral flow assays in diagnostics.

From Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG 29 Mar 2023

New Mediterranean plant-based smoothies show promising health benefits, study finds

A recent study published in the Antioxidants journal analyzed the potential health-promoting activities of innovative smoothies made from some typical Mediterranean plant products, such as apple (Malus domestica (Md) juice, strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo (Au) fruit puree and enriched with Myrtus communis (Mc) purple berry extract, Crocus sativus (Cs) petal juice, Acca sellowiana (As), and Diospyros kaki (Dk) fruits.

28 Mar 2023

New study suggests broad neutralizing antibody could provide three years of COVID protection

In a recent article published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers showed that a novel, lab-engineered monoclonal antibody (mAb), adintrevimab conferred up to 50% protection against symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Furthermore, it demonstrated this exceptional efficacy in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–naïve individuals even at titers as low as 1:30.

27 Mar 2023

Monocytes may be a stable reservoir of HIV in patients taking antiretroviral therapy

To develop treatments that may one day entirely rid the body of HIV infection, scientists have long sought to identify all of the places that the virus can hide its genetic code.

27 Mar 2023

Ask the Expert: 7 Questions about Colorectal Cancer & Non-invasive Fecal DNA Testing

In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Dr. Yuying Wang, R&D Director (Oncology), from BGI Genomics, about colorectal cancer and the development and application of COLOTECT® 1.0, a non-invasive fecal DNA test for the detection of colorectal cancer and pre-cancerous lesions.

From BGI Genomics 27 Mar 2023

High-resolution mass spectrometric rapid identification of Candida auris

A recent study published in the Journal of Fungi used a novel OrbitrapTM high-resolution mass spectrometric technology coupled with liquid chromatography to identify geographically different clades of Candida auris (C. auris) isolates. This proof-of-concept methodology could accurately detect C. auris in the microbiology laboratory.

23 Mar 2023

Candidate hepatitis C mRNA vaccine induces protective immunity in animal model

In a recent study published in the npj vaccines journal, researchers assessed the immune protection elicited by messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines delivering Hepatitis C virus (HCV) E1 and modified E2.

23 Mar 2023

Emergence and persistency of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 in Taiwan

Researchers utilize whole-genome surveillance to monitor community transmission and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in Taiwan.

22 Mar 2023

Illumina launches its first product enabling long- and short-read sequencing on one instrument

Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced that its first product based on its novel Illumina Complete Long Read technology is now available to order.

From Illumina, Inc. 22 Mar 2023

Prior COVID and vaccination generate superior hybrid immunity

In a recent article published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers in France performed a long-term longitudinal analysis to demonstrate the benefits of hybrid immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), i.e., induced by viral infection followed by vaccination.

21 Mar 2023

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Oral antiviral CD04872SC shows promise in neutralizing COVID-19 variants, offering hope for broad-spectrum treatment

Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence higher than official case reports

Yale-led team creates new resource that is an important step toward personalized care

3D Printing the Way to New Cancer Treatments

New microfluidic device quickly and automatically predicts the effectiveness of cancer treatment

What is the effect of supplementing raisins on improving cognitive performance, cardiovascular risk factors, and markers of inflammation?

Study finds minimal impact of SARS-CoV-2 genome variability on current diagnostic molecular systems

The emergence of lateral flow assays in diagnostics

New Mediterranean plant-based smoothies show promising health benefits, study finds

New study suggests broad neutralizing antibody could provide three years of COVID protection

Monocytes may be a stable reservoir of HIV in patients taking antiretroviral therapy

Ask the Expert: 7 Questions about Colorectal Cancer & Non-invasive Fecal DNA Testing

High-resolution mass spectrometric rapid identification of Candida auris

Candidate hepatitis C mRNA vaccine induces protective immunity in animal model

Emergence and persistency of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 in Taiwan

Illumina launches its first product enabling long- and short-read sequencing on one instrument

Prior COVID and vaccination generate superior hybrid immunity

Next-gen Mpro inhibitor: Promising new drug candidate against Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants

The effectiveness of mRNA vaccines during Omicron BA.4/5 predominance

Snapping at new biotech breakthroughs with Gator Pro

Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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