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Study finds serum antibody levels after BNT162b2 booster dropped significantly but remained higher than after the second dose

A recent study assessed the reduction in antibody titers observed after the third dose of SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine in adults.

17 Mar 2022

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low, say researchers

Less than 2% of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for covid-19 infection) also test positive around the time of birth, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

17 Mar 2022

The safety and immunogenicity of NVSI-06-08 as a heterologous booster dose in adults previously vaccinated with BBIBP-CorV

Researchers assessed the safety profile and immunogenicity of a heterologous NVSI-06-08 boost against SARS-CoV-2 variants in individuals doubly vaccinated with the inactivated vaccine BBIBP-CorV.

17 Mar 2022

Frail and older males more vulnerable to COVID-19 than females

Researchers evaluated the association of biological sex, frailty, and age with the vaccine-elicited immunity against SARS-CoV-2.

17 Mar 2022

Lateral flow assays: The possibilities beyond COVID-19

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Andre Alfaro from nanoComposix (now a Fortis Life Sciences company) about the possibilities lateral flow assays offer in the post-covid healthscape.

From nanoComposix 17 Mar 2022

Siemens Healthineers launches Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) Test in the U.S.

The Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) Test from Siemens Healthineers is now available in the United States, providing broad clinical access to the minimally invasive prognostic tool.

From Siemens Healthineers Laboratory Diagnostics 17 Mar 2022

Optical coherence tomography reveals the beating and development of human heart organoids

Researchers have been using organoids - 3D organ-like, tightly-packed cell cultures - as models to study organ development, disease and drug discovery with excellent success.

16 Mar 2022

Study links phthalates to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers

In a first-of-its-kind study, research from the University of Vermont Cancer Center has linked phthalates, commonly called the "everywhere chemical," to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers.

16 Mar 2022

Discovery of how NK cells are regulated in peripheral tissues could help combat cancer, other diseases

New research reveals factors that control the interplay of natural killer (NK) cells - which are part of the body's innate, or first line, immune response - with tumor cells, viral infections, and solid organ transplants.

16 Mar 2022

Novel metabolic mechanisms contribute to how ovarian cancer evades immune attack, research finds

High-grade serous carcinoma is the most aggressive form of ovarian cancer and accounts for the majority of advanced-stage cases.

16 Mar 2022

Elevated triglyceride levels may increase risk of second stroke, even while on statin therapy

Stroke can have many causes. An atherothrombotic stroke is caused by a clot that forms from plaques that build up within blood vessels in the brain.

16 Mar 2022

New trial finds signs of preventive cardiovascular effects for cocoa flavanols

The first large-scale trial to test the long-term effects of a cocoa flavanol supplement to prevent cardiovascular disease offers promising signals that cocoa flavanols could have protective cardiovascular effects.

16 Mar 2022

Blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant patients with COVID-19

A small preliminary study from Northwestern Medicine has shown that a blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant individuals who have had COVID-19.

16 Mar 2022

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

The brain is composed of billions of neurons - vulnerable cells that require a protective environment to function properly.

16 Mar 2022

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Some "hypervirulent" strains of Listeria monocytogenes have a greater capacity to infect the central nervous system.

16 Mar 2022

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome as a late complication in COVID-19 infected children

Researchers determined the immune signature of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children among hospitalized children diagnosed with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.

16 Mar 2022

Prolonged unconsciousness is common in COVID-19 patients, recovery often takes days or even weeks

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients in intensive care units did not recover consciousness after their breathing tubes were removed and their sedation was stopped, leaving clinicians and families with difficult decisions about whether to continue life-sustaining therapy.

16 Mar 2022

Blood News and Research

Study finds serum antibody levels after BNT162b2 booster dropped significantly but remained higher than after the second dose

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low, say researchers

The safety and immunogenicity of NVSI-06-08 as a heterologous booster dose in adults previously vaccinated with BBIBP-CorV

Frail and older males more vulnerable to COVID-19 than females

Lateral flow assays: The possibilities beyond COVID-19

Siemens Healthineers launches Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) Test in the U.S.

Optical coherence tomography reveals the beating and development of human heart organoids

Study links phthalates to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers

Discovery of how NK cells are regulated in peripheral tissues could help combat cancer, other diseases

Novel metabolic mechanisms contribute to how ovarian cancer evades immune attack, research finds

Elevated triglyceride levels may increase risk of second stroke, even while on statin therapy

New trial finds signs of preventive cardiovascular effects for cocoa flavanols

Blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant patients with COVID-19

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome as a late complication in COVID-19 infected children

Prolonged unconsciousness is common in COVID-19 patients, recovery often takes days or even weeks

Epigenetic changes could be a biomarker for early detection of type 1 diabetes

Neuropsychiatric symptoms develop predominantly due to Alzheimer’s pathology, not cognitive decline

Serum folate deficiency in older people may be associated with heightened dementia and death risks

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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