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Saliva samples are effective and much friendlier way to measure SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies

Saliva samples are easy to obtain and useful for measuring antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in children, which could facilitate epidemiological surveillance in school settings.

29 Nov 2021

Circulating microbubbles for measuring oxygen levels

Blood carries vital oxygen through our circulation system to muscles and organs. Acoustic tools can create small bubbles in our blood, capable of changing in response to oxygen and signifying oxygen levels.

29 Nov 2021

Heart failure patients may benefit from common type 2 diabetes drug

Dapagliflozin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, improved symptoms and physical limitations in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, according to clinical trial results published in Nature Medicine.

29 Nov 2021

NYU Langone opens new state-of-the-art center to treat patients with blood cancers

NYU Langone Health's Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center opened a new state-of-the-art center to treat people with blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.

29 Nov 2021

Study uncovers mechanism for insensitivity to key antimalarial drug in new pathogen variant

Malaria is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases. The causative pathogens are microorganisms of the genus Plasmodium.

29 Nov 2021

Researchers shed light on an important stage of early human embryogenesis for the first time

Scientists have shed light on an important stage of early embryonic development that has never been fully mapped out in humans before.

29 Nov 2021

Assessing optimal stroke treatment using CTA imaging

Professor Gilberto Gonzalez discusses using a common imaging technique to decide on the best course of treatment for large vessel occlusion stroke patients.

29 Nov 2021

Study: Small percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis

A small but significant percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis, a potentially dangerous inflammation of the heart muscle, that can only be seen on cardiac MRI, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

29 Nov 2021

Study shows plasmacytoid dendritic cells may be a viable target for protection against SARS-CoV-2

A recent research paper by scientists from Denmark reveals that circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells may be a potential therapeutic target to maintain desired levels of an antiviral compound known as interferon, allowing for the mitigation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severity. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes peer review.

28 Nov 2021

Study finds no evidence to support favipiravir use in mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

Researchers conducted a Phase II randomized placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial between July 8, 2020, and March 23. 2021.

28 Nov 2021

Low neutralizing antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 Mu in BNT162b2 vaccinated

Researchers assess the neutralizing antibody titers in BNT162b2-vaccinated people against SARS-CoV-2 isolates from the Mu, Gamma, and B.1.111 lineages.

28 Nov 2021

Using dried blood spots to monitor SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at home

The Roche Elecsys® anti-SARS-CoV-2 S immunoassay was used to demonstrate its ability to measure SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from DBS samples.

28 Nov 2021

Seroprevalence study reveals high exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in Bangui population

Researchers performed a cross-sectional study in the city of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic from July 12, 2021, to August 20, 2021.

28 Nov 2021

Genetic ancestry can explain population-level differences in immune response to the flu virus

A new study aimed at explaining differential susceptibility to viral epidemics reveals that ancestry and associated genetic variation can explain population-level differences in the immune response to the flu virus and perhaps also to COVID-19.

26 Nov 2021

Viral RNA in the blood found to be a reliable indicator of COVID-19 mortality risk

The amount of a SARS-CoV-2 genetic material - viral RNA - in the blood is a reliable indicator in detecting which patients will die of the disease, a team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Dr. Daniel Kaufmann has found.

26 Nov 2021

Prediction of severe infection based on SARS-CoV-2 genomic analysis

A group of researchers have used these SARS-CoV-2 sequence data and developed an algorithm to predict severity based upon viral mutations.

26 Nov 2021

Immune response to influenza virus influenced by genetic ancestry

New research at the University of Chicago has found differences in immune pathway activation to influenza infection between individuals of European and African genetic ancestry.

25 Nov 2021

New mechanism involved in early melanoma metastasis discovered

How tumors manipulate their environment to advance is one of the big questions that Peinado has been trying to answer for years.

25 Nov 2021

Brain scans of athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts show white matter hyperintensities

Certain markers of injury to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, can be seen on brain scans.

25 Nov 2021

Study explores adverse effects of SARS-CoV-2-induced antibody responses

The authors of a research paper published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology used Sandwich ELISA tests to determine the distribution of IgG sub-classes and complement activation levels in plasma from convalescent individuals.

25 Nov 2021

Blood News and Research

Saliva samples are effective and much friendlier way to measure SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies

Circulating microbubbles for measuring oxygen levels

Heart failure patients may benefit from common type 2 diabetes drug

NYU Langone opens new state-of-the-art center to treat patients with blood cancers

Study uncovers mechanism for insensitivity to key antimalarial drug in new pathogen variant

Researchers shed light on an important stage of early human embryogenesis for the first time

Assessing optimal stroke treatment using CTA imaging

Study: Small percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis

Study shows plasmacytoid dendritic cells may be a viable target for protection against SARS-CoV-2

Study finds no evidence to support favipiravir use in mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

Low neutralizing antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 Mu in BNT162b2 vaccinated

Using dried blood spots to monitor SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at home

Seroprevalence study reveals high exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in Bangui population

Genetic ancestry can explain population-level differences in immune response to the flu virus

Viral RNA in the blood found to be a reliable indicator of COVID-19 mortality risk

Prediction of severe infection based on SARS-CoV-2 genomic analysis

Immune response to influenza virus influenced by genetic ancestry

New mechanism involved in early melanoma metastasis discovered

Brain scans of athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts show white matter hyperintensities

Study explores adverse effects of SARS-CoV-2-induced antibody responses

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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