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Study highlights the importance of reducing air pollution to prevent heart attacks

Reduced air pollution in the U.S. during the COVID-19 shutdown initiated in March 2020 was linked to fewer severe heart attacks, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2021.

8 Nov 2021

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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

CDC releases orders to implement the President’s new travel policy

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing Orders to implement the new travel policy announced by the Biden administration to safely resume global travel to the United States while protecting the health and safety of American communities from COVID-19.

30 Oct 2021

CDC: Cause of melioidosis outbreak confirmed

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today confirmed that bacteria in a Better Homes & Gardens aromatherapy spray in a Georgia melioidosis patient's home genetically matches the bacterial strains in the patient, and three other patients in Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas infected since March.

30 Oct 2021

BU researchers develop a risk prediction model for breast cancer in Black women

In the United States, Black women are more likely to have breast cancer at earlier ages and with a worse prognosis than white women. Despite this, there is a critical gap in breast cancer risk prediction models for Black women.

29 Oct 2021

Magnus Medical receives FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation for rapid-acting technology to treat major depression

Magnus Medical, Inc., a medical device company, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Breakthrough Device Designation for its individualized, rapid-acting, non-invasive neurostimulation technology designed to treat major depressive disorder (MDD) in people who have not improved sufficiently from antidepressant medication or other treatments.

29 Oct 2021

Many students urged to join in COVID-19 screening program to help keep Cambridge safe

An estimated 7,000 students are already taking part each week in the University of Cambridge's Asymptomatic COVID-19 Screening Programme, but the team running the program are encouraging as many students as possible to join in, and help keep Cambridge safe.

28 Oct 2021

Medicare plans’ ‘free’ dental, vision, hearing benefits come at a cost

When Teresa Nolan Barensfeld turned 65 last year, she quickly decided on a private Medicare Advantage plan to cover her health expenses.

27 Oct 2021

Using deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s Disease

News-Medical spoke to Dr. Aryn Gittis about her latest research into Parkinson's disease and how deep brain stimulation could be used to help treat it.

27 Oct 2021

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals — like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains — invest an insane amount of resources in their young. That didn't prepare her for the resources the conservation biologist would owe after the birth of her second son.

27 Oct 2021

CDC lab testing identifies deadly bacteria in an aromatherapy spray

Laboratory testing at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei in an aromatherapy spray - the same type of bacteria that sickened four people in the United States earlier this year.

22 Oct 2021

Investigational inhaled COVID-19 treatment graduates to phase 3 in ACTIV-2 trial

The AIDS Clinical Trials Group, the largest global HIV research network, which recently expanded its focus to include evaluating outpatient treatment for COVID-19, today announced that the external data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) has recommended that SNG001, an inhaled formulation of interferon beta, advance to phase 3 in the ACTIV-2 Outpatient Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Therapies Trial (ACTG A5401).

21 Oct 2021

How has COVID-19 increased plastic pollution?

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Yong Sik Ok about his latest research into COVID-19 and its impact on plastic pollution.

21 Oct 2021

Yelp reviews can provide direct insight into patients' experiences of care

A one-star disparity on health care facility Yelp reviews could indicate a 60-death-peryear difference between some United States counties where those facilities are located, according to researchers at the Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health.

19 Oct 2021

New ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for managing metastatic breast cancer released

The much-anticipated ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for the diagnosis, staging and treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer has been published today in Annals of Oncology.

19 Oct 2021

Sino Biological, Inc. to be featured on worldwide business with Kathy Ireland®

Sino Biological, Inc.a biotechnology company which provides biological research reagents and related technical contract research services

From Sino Biological Inc. 19 Oct 2021

Research indicates that mRNA vaccine-induced T cells respond robustly to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

To address the gaps in the knowledge, a team of researchers from the University of California and the Gladstone Institute of Virology conducted 39-parameter phenotyping by cytometry by time of flight (CyTOF) on 33 longitudinal specimens from 11 mRNA-vaccinated individuals, of which six had previously been infected and recovered from COVID-19.

18 Oct 2021

How to crush medical debt: 5 tips for using hospital charity care

What if a law passed but no one enforced it? That's essentially what has happened with one small but helpful rule about hospitals and financial assistance for medical bills.

15 Oct 2021

Advancing ethical recombinant antibody research with the customer in mind

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Tillmann Ziegert, Managing Director at Biorbyt Ltd, about the balance between enhancing ethical research opportunities and keeping customers at center stage.

From Biorbyt 15 Oct 2021

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Study highlights the importance of reducing air pollution to prevent heart attacks

Receive a FREE accessory or upgrade with each individual purchase of a NU-54[X] Class II Type A2 Biosafety Cabinet or In-VitroCell CO2 Incubator

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

CDC releases orders to implement the President’s new travel policy

CDC: Cause of melioidosis outbreak confirmed

BU researchers develop a risk prediction model for breast cancer in Black women

Magnus Medical receives FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation for rapid-acting technology to treat major depression

Many students urged to join in COVID-19 screening program to help keep Cambridge safe

Medicare plans’ ‘free’ dental, vision, hearing benefits come at a cost

Using deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s Disease

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

CDC lab testing identifies deadly bacteria in an aromatherapy spray

Investigational inhaled COVID-19 treatment graduates to phase 3 in ACTIV-2 trial

How has COVID-19 increased plastic pollution?

Yelp reviews can provide direct insight into patients' experiences of care

New ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for managing metastatic breast cancer released

Sino Biological, Inc. to be featured on worldwide business with Kathy Ireland®

Research indicates that mRNA vaccine-induced T cells respond robustly to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

How to crush medical debt: 5 tips for using hospital charity care

Advancing ethical recombinant antibody research with the customer in mind

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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