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Aceto consolidates acquisition of six manufacturers, strengthening its unique hybrid model that provides major supply chain benefits to customers

Aceto, a leading global provider of specialty materials for life sciences and advanced technology end markets, today reported it has consolidated and integrated its six manufacturing-related acquisitions to achieve a hybrid manufacturing/distribution model providing key benefits to its customers in high-growth end markets including pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, nutraceuticals, agriculture, cosmetics and specialty chemicals.

27 Jan 2022

French project takes an extra step in the development of nasal vaccine candidate against COVID-19

The development of a protein vaccine candidate for nasal administration has taken another step. Led by the BioMAP research team, from the Infectiology and Public Health (ISP) joint research unit run by INRAE and the Université de Tours, this project, supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and accompanied by the ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes, is moving up a gear.

27 Jan 2022

Risk of long COVID-19 predicted by immunoglobulin signature

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studied COVID-19 patients and found that the immunoglobulin (Ig) signature can predict the risk of PACS independently of the time point of blood sampling.

27 Jan 2022

One in five young sexual minority men and transgender women may engage in transactional sex

About a fifth of young sexual minority males and transgender females are estimated to be engaging in transactional, or survival sex, according to results of a new survey study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

25 Jan 2022

New technology for efficient diagnosis of dizziness problems

Patients with dizziness problems can now get better diagnosis in a simple and painless way.

24 Jan 2022

Researchers call for tailored public health messaging about COVID-19 vaccination for HIV patients

While most people living with HIV have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, younger and Black individuals are hesitant to get vaccinated and have lower vaccination rates, according to a new study by Rutgers researchers.

22 Jan 2022

Study reveals how state laws affect access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

State laws in the US that require medical doctors (MDs) to determine which medications a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) can prescribe, and under what conditions, may limit the number of patients who use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), reports a study in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

22 Jan 2022

Antimicrobial resistance causes more deaths than HIV and malaria

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections resulted in more than 1.2 million deaths worldwide in 2019, exceeding the number caused by HIV/AIDS and malaria, says a study spanning 204 countries and territories.

22 Jan 2022

Fast-tracked ruling on abortion won’t wait for ‘hearts and minds’ to change

When he was running for president in 1999, George W. Bush, then governor of Texas, famously fended off the strong anti-abortion wing of his party by suggesting the country ought not consider banning abortion until public opinion shifted further in that direction. "Laws are changed as minds are persuaded," he said.

21 Jan 2022

New cryo-EM method may be able to shortcut a big step in modern vaccine development

Scientists at Scripps Research have devised a method that may be able to shortcut one of the big steps in modern vaccine development.

20 Jan 2022

‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest federally recognized tribe to open first clinic

Louella Fredrickson has long created workarounds to fill gaps in the spotty medical care available to her as a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.

20 Jan 2022

A comprehensive analysis places antimicrobial resistance among leading causes of death globally

The most comprehensive estimate of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance thus far is published in The Lancet today. It reveals that more than 1.2 million people (and potentially millions more) around the world died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections – placing it among the leading causes of death.

19 Jan 2022

Study finds improved survival rates for extremely preterm infants born in NIH-funded research network

The survival rate of extremely preterm infants born from 2013 through 2018 in a large network of U.S. research centers improved to 78.3%, compared to 76% for infants born in the network from 2008 to 2012, according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.

18 Jan 2022

Similarities and dissimilarities in immune responses and metabolism in SARS-CoV-2 and HIV-1 infections

A new study, posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, has developed a single-cell atlas that presents the shared and distinct immune responses and metabolism following SARS-CoV-2 and HIV-1 infections.

13 Jan 2022

Experts debate the medicinal licensing of e-cigarettes

As the UK announces support for medicinal licensing of electronic cigarettes, experts debate the issue in The BMJ.

13 Jan 2022

FAU receives $1.3 million NIH grant for automated HIV self-testing assay

As of 2020, there were 37.7 million people globally living with HIV and 680,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses last year. Since the start of the epidemic, more than 36.3 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses.

13 Jan 2022

Nanovaccines and their immunomodulatory effect against human viruses

A review ]presented the primary progress of nanovaccines against the main viral illnesses.

13 Jan 2022

UCLA-led researchers improve method that was designed to kill HIV-infected cells

In a study using mice, a UCLA-led team of researchers have improved upon a method they developed in 2017 that was designed to kill HIV-infected cells.

12 Jan 2022

Common framework evaluates the global health impact of drugs and aids in identifying shortcomings

A common framework that standardizes health impact across diseases and their interventions can aid in identifying current shortcomings on a global scale, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

11 Jan 2022

Adding a tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce intestinal inflammation related to HIV

New UCLA-led research in mice suggests that adding a certain type of tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce the intestinal inflammation that is associated with HIV. Left untreated, intestinal inflammation can accelerate arterial disease, which in turn can lead to heart attack and stroke.

11 Jan 2022

AIDS News and Research

Aceto consolidates acquisition of six manufacturers, strengthening its unique hybrid model that provides major supply chain benefits to customers

French project takes an extra step in the development of nasal vaccine candidate against COVID-19

Risk of long COVID-19 predicted by immunoglobulin signature

One in five young sexual minority men and transgender women may engage in transactional sex

New technology for efficient diagnosis of dizziness problems

Researchers call for tailored public health messaging about COVID-19 vaccination for HIV patients

Study reveals how state laws affect access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Antimicrobial resistance causes more deaths than HIV and malaria

Fast-tracked ruling on abortion won’t wait for ‘hearts and minds’ to change

New cryo-EM method may be able to shortcut a big step in modern vaccine development

‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest federally recognized tribe to open first clinic

A comprehensive analysis places antimicrobial resistance among leading causes of death globally

Study finds improved survival rates for extremely preterm infants born in NIH-funded research network

Similarities and dissimilarities in immune responses and metabolism in SARS-CoV-2 and HIV-1 infections

Experts debate the medicinal licensing of e-cigarettes

FAU receives $1.3 million NIH grant for automated HIV self-testing assay

Nanovaccines and their immunomodulatory effect against human viruses

UCLA-led researchers improve method that was designed to kill HIV-infected cells

Common framework evaluates the global health impact of drugs and aids in identifying shortcomings

Adding a tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce intestinal inflammation related to HIV

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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