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Sepsis can cause alterations in the functioning of defense cells that lead to death

An article published in Frontiers in Immunology suggests that sepsis can cause alterations in the functioning of defense cells that persist even after the patient is discharged from hospital.

12 May 2021

Researchers investigate antibodies that best neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients

The COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed over 2 million deaths worldwide, and this number is only increasing. In response, health agencies have rolled out tests to diagnose and understand the disease.

12 May 2021

Novel chip-based antigen test can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel chip-based antigen test that can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, respectively.

12 May 2021

Wastewater testing is an effective way to identify new cases of COVID-19, finds study

Wastewater testing is an effective way to identify new cases of COVID-19 in nursing homes and other congregate living settings, and it may be particularly useful for preventing outbreaks in college dormitories, a new University of Virginia study finds.

12 May 2021

Researchers conduct first-in-man clinical trial for new stem cell technology

Institutes and centres under the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) are joining hands together with Singapore's first private cord blood bank, Cordlife Group Limited (Cordlife), to test a novel technology that expands the number of blood-forming stem cells from stored umbilical cord blood (UCB) in a first-in-man study in Singapore.

12 May 2021

Study shows clear benefit of PolarCap for treatment of sports-related concussions

PolarCool AB (publ), a Swedish medical device company focusing on treatment of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) and whiplash, today announced that it has submitted a 510(k) pre-market notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the PolarCap System.

11 May 2021

Manganese‐enhanced MRI provides more accurate details of heart function after a heart attack

According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27 per cent) of all deaths in the UK, which equates to more than 160,000 deaths each year - or one death every three minutes.

11 May 2021

AI methods predict COVID-19 patient outcomes using routine clinical data from ICUs

The investigators used machine learning to predict which patients might get worse and not respond positively to being turned onto their front in intensive care units (ICUs) - a technique known as proning that is commonly used in this setting to improve oxygenation of the lungs.

11 May 2021

Researchers identify factors that explain individuals’ stress while driving

Admit it: Daily commutes - those stops, the starts, all that stress - gets on your last nerve.

11 May 2021

New tool may safely block gene linked to factors that cause heart disease

Looking to safely block a gene linked to factors known to cause heart disease, scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus may have found a new tool - light.

11 May 2021

GeroSense AI tracks biological age and resilience via smartphone sensor data

Gero has developed and validated GeroSense AI to track biological age and resilience via smartphone sensor data. The performance of the new health and aging markers have been recently reported in a paper in Aging US.

11 May 2021

Automated machine learning predicts male infertility based on Johnsen score

Infertility affects females and males equally. In male infertility, azoospermia (a medical condition with no sperm in semen) is a major problem that prevents a couple from having a child.

11 May 2021

Machine learning approach helps study human hypothalamus at the single-cell level

Human brain organoids are remarkable platforms for modeling features of human brain development and diseases.

11 May 2021

Lab reports 1st instance of SARS-CoV-2 variants affecting antigen test performance

Researchers from the US recently determined the sensitivity of the Quidel Sofia SARS Antigen FIA test (Sofia 2). They found a high viral load specimen that tested negative repeatedly while using this antigen test. The study is published on the preprint server, medRxiv.

10 May 2021

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Sepsis can cause alterations in the functioning of defense cells that lead to death

Researchers investigate antibodies that best neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients

Novel chip-based antigen test can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A

Wastewater testing is an effective way to identify new cases of COVID-19, finds study

Researchers conduct first-in-man clinical trial for new stem cell technology

Study shows clear benefit of PolarCap for treatment of sports-related concussions

Manganese‐enhanced MRI provides more accurate details of heart function after a heart attack

AI methods predict COVID-19 patient outcomes using routine clinical data from ICUs

Researchers identify factors that explain individuals’ stress while driving

New tool may safely block gene linked to factors that cause heart disease

GeroSense AI tracks biological age and resilience via smartphone sensor data

Automated machine learning predicts male infertility based on Johnsen score

Machine learning approach helps study human hypothalamus at the single-cell level

Lab reports 1st instance of SARS-CoV-2 variants affecting antigen test performance

New implantable system can manipulate brain signals and suppress pathological coupling

3D printing technique extends the possibilities of lateral flow tests

Point-of-care ultrasonography can improve the correctness of diagnosis in patients with acute dyspnea

Grand Challenge research integrates AI to streamline clinical assessment of breast cancer

New technique can help to non-invasively assess progression of sickle cell retinopathy

New "molecular tweezers" can help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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