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Reducing airborne transmission of infectious respiratory viruses with portable air purifiers

A new computational study focuses on the performance of portable air purifiers based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations.

7 Nov 2021

The importance of exercise for those with diabetes in the COVID era

A review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19.

7 Nov 2021

Study identifies RNA molecule that suppresses prostate tumors

Many patients with prostate cancer are treated with drugs that lower or block hormones that fuel tumor growth. While the drugs are effective for a time, most patients eventually develop resistance to these therapies.

6 Nov 2021

New type of COVID vaccine potentially easier to produce and does not need refrigeration

Currently available COVID vaccines require cold storage and sophisticated manufacturing capacity, which makes it difficult to produce and distribute them widely, especially in less developed countries.

6 Nov 2021

Scientists create a rapid diagnostic technology to detect SARS-CoV-2

Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a rapid diagnostic technology that detects SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

6 Nov 2021

Researchers use suction method to deliver SARS-CoV-2 DNA vaccine in lab tests

Rutgers researchers studying COVID-19 have created a new way to deliver DNA molecules into skin cells, using a suction technique similar to the ancient healing practice of cupping.

6 Nov 2021

bit.bio raises in excess of $100 million in first close of Series B financing

Today bit.bio announces the first close of their Series B financing of $103 million.

From bit.bio 6 Nov 2021

Democrats plan to expand Medicare hearing benefits. What can consumers expect?

President Joe Biden's mammoth domestic spending bill would add hearing benefits to the traditional Medicare program — one of three major new benefits Democrats had sought.

5 Nov 2021

Aptamer Group and DeepVerge expand partnership for Optimer-enabled wastewater monitoring

Aptamer Group Ltd., the developer of Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life science industry, is pleased to announce the expansion of its existing partnership with DeepVerge PLC.

4 Nov 2021

Automated method shows predictive power for COVID-19 in-hospital mortality

Researchers focussed on the S-learner strategy of estimating the conditional average treatment effect.

4 Nov 2021

INTEGRA Biosciences builds campus for 400 employees in Zizers

International laboratory technology company INTEGRA Biosciences is expanding its head offices in Zizers, Switzerland, with the aim of creating 250 new jobs by 2028.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 4 Nov 2021

Cas13 shines a light on SARS-CoV-2 variants

Now, a new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server describes and benchmarks SHINEv2, a Cas13-based nucleic acid diagnostic for SARS-CoV-2 detection. SHINEv2 combines temperature sample processing and lyophilized reagents to simplify the test procedure and assay distribution immensely.

4 Nov 2021

Yokogawa Acquires Insilico Biotechnology, Developer of Innovative Bioprocess Digital Twin Technology - Enabling solutions for biopharmaceutical development and production -

Yokogawa announces that it has acquired all shares of Insilico Biotechnology AG (“Insilico”), a Stuttgart, Germany-based developer and provider of bioprocess software and services.

From Yokogawa Electric Corporation 3 Nov 2021

Studying influenza A virus and peptide interactions with electrically controllable DNA nanoconstructs

German scientists used DNA nanolevers to target the interaction between a peptide known as PeB and influenza A.

3 Nov 2021

Waters and Sartorius partner to help bioprocess scientists accelerate clone selection and process development

Waters Corporation and Sartorius announced today they will partner to provide bioprocess experts with direct access to high-quality mass spectrometry (MS) data to accelerate the speed and improve the accuracy of biopharmaceutical process development.

From Sartorius 3 Nov 2021

CHOP-led network receives NIH-supported resources to unlock mysteries behind pediatric brain tumors

Unlocking the genetic mysteries behind pediatric brain tumors is at the heart of the mission of the Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The Children's Brain Tumor Network (CBTN), a multi-institutional brain tumor research program with its operations center housed at D3b, has collected tumor samples from patients all over the world.

3 Nov 2021

Scientists tackle antibiotic resistance by using supercomputers

Scientists may have made a giant leap in fighting the biggest threat to human health by using supercomputing to keep pace with the impressive ability of diseases to evolve.

3 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies discovered in a 20-year-old human antibody library

In an article published in the open-access journal Advance Engineering, a multinational team of researchers reported the selection and characterization of 3 potent SARS-CoV-2 antibodies - S-E6, S-B8, and S-D4 - from a pre-COVID-19 human combinatorial antibody library that was established 20 years ago.

3 Nov 2021

Pregnant women exposed to landscape fire smoke more likely to have low birth weight babies

Women exposed to smoke from landscape fires during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to babies with low or very low birth weights, according to findings published in eLife.

2 Nov 2021

Dutch study compares mRNA vaccines to vector-based vaccines for COVID-19

An overview of the PIENTER-Corona (PiCo) study, which is a Dutch nationwide efficacy comparison study on four different COVID-19 vaccines.

2 Nov 2021

Technology News and Research

Reducing airborne transmission of infectious respiratory viruses with portable air purifiers

The importance of exercise for those with diabetes in the COVID era

Study identifies RNA molecule that suppresses prostate tumors

New type of COVID vaccine potentially easier to produce and does not need refrigeration

Scientists create a rapid diagnostic technology to detect SARS-CoV-2

Researchers use suction method to deliver SARS-CoV-2 DNA vaccine in lab tests

bit.bio raises in excess of $100 million in first close of Series B financing

Democrats plan to expand Medicare hearing benefits. What can consumers expect?

Aptamer Group and DeepVerge expand partnership for Optimer-enabled wastewater monitoring

Automated method shows predictive power for COVID-19 in-hospital mortality

INTEGRA Biosciences builds campus for 400 employees in Zizers

Cas13 shines a light on SARS-CoV-2 variants

Yokogawa Acquires Insilico Biotechnology, Developer of Innovative Bioprocess Digital Twin Technology - Enabling solutions for biopharmaceutical development and production -

Studying influenza A virus and peptide interactions with electrically controllable DNA nanoconstructs

Waters and Sartorius partner to help bioprocess scientists accelerate clone selection and process development

CHOP-led network receives NIH-supported resources to unlock mysteries behind pediatric brain tumors

Scientists tackle antibiotic resistance by using supercomputers

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies discovered in a 20-year-old human antibody library

Pregnant women exposed to landscape fire smoke more likely to have low birth weight babies

Dutch study compares mRNA vaccines to vector-based vaccines for COVID-19

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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