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Olympus scanR high-content screening station v. 3.2 brings improved image quality with award-winning X Line objectives

The scanR high-content screening (HCS) station version 3.2 delivers improved image quality, better quantitative data, support for challenging segmentation and classification applications and increased speed to help life science researchers maximize the information they get from their samples.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 20 Jul 2020

Australian researches detect SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater from planes and cruise ships

Previous reports have shown that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been found in untreated wastewater. While the data is limited, there are no reported cases of a person becoming infected with the virus due to exposure to contaminated water.

20 Jul 2020

Oxford University and AstraZeneca to publish eagerly-anticipated COVID-19 trial results today

The coronavirus pandemic is still rapidly spreading across the globe, infecting more than 14.44 million people. With more than 188 countries and territories affected, scientists are racing to develop a vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

19 Jul 2020

Hydroxychloroquine is not indicated for COVID-19 under any circumstances

The drug Hydroxychloroquine has long been studied as a treatment for malaria and autoimmune diseases. When the coronavirus pandemic spread across the globe, many countries resorted to using the drug in the hopes that it would improve outcomes of hospitalized patients affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

19 Jul 2020

How to decide whether or not to start treatment for prostate cancer?

You have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and your doctor gives you the option of not being treated, but of remaining under observation: is there any objective way you can decide to be treated or not treated? What should you do?

19 Jul 2020

Study reports a change in why men seek help for sexual problems

Scientists report a change in why men seek help for sexual problems, with fewer men complaining about impotence (erectile dysfunction) and premature ejaculation, and more men, especially younger men, complaining about low sexual desire and curvature of the penis (Peyronie's disease).

19 Jul 2020

Examining cardiovascular injuries in patients who recovered from COVID-9 infection

The coronavirus disease is wreaking havoc on the health of communities throughout the world and may have lasting cardiac effects on those who have recovered from the virus.

19 Jul 2020

Dermatopathologists influenced by malpractice and patient safety concerns when ordering multiple tests

A UCLA-led study has found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level, are motivated both by patient safety concerns and by malpractice fears - often simultaneously - when ordering multiple tests and obtaining second opinions, with a higher proportion of these doctors reporting patient safety as a concern.

19 Jul 2020

Benefits of routine childhood immunizations far outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

The health benefits of maintaining routine childhood vaccination programmes in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic far outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission that might be associated with clinic visits, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

19 Jul 2020

Higher doses of omega-3 supplements may be needed for averting cognitive decline

For years, a scientific puzzle has bedeviled researchers aiming to fight Alzheimer's disease, a common and incurable form of dementia.

19 Jul 2020

Researchers are producing COVID-19 spike proteins to prevent future infections

On July 1, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station's National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing received funding from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals to help find a way to prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from binding to cells, protecting people from future infections.

19 Jul 2020

MU offers an alternative to chemotherapy for treatment of cancer in animals and humans

Osteosarcoma, a common bone cancer in dogs, affects more than 10,000 dogs in the U.S. each year. While chemotherapy is generally effective at killing some of the cancer cells, the numerous side effects can be painful and often a subset of cancer cells exist that are resistant to chemotherapy.

19 Jul 2020

Study examines if Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias affect delirium severity

Forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, gradually affect your cognitive function by harming your memory and your ability to think and make decisions.

17 Jul 2020

Perspective: T cell reaction to SARS-CoV-2 virus is a crucial target for research

While early research on the adaptive immune response to COVID-19 primarily looked at antibodies, more information is now emerging on how T cells react to the SARS-CoV-2 virus - addressing a crucial knowledge gap, say Daniel Altmann and Rosemary Boyton in a new Perspective.

17 Jul 2020

Coordinated exit strategies needed to prevent second-wave of COVID-19 in Europe

Research by the University of Southampton shows European countries need to work together when lifting lockdown measures, to prevent COVID-19 cases rising again on the continent.

17 Jul 2020

SARS-CoV-2 protein effectively shuts down production of proteins in the host, study shows

A detailed study of a SARS-Cov-2 protein, Nsp1, with a central role in weakening the host anti-viral immune response shows that it effectively shuts down production ofproteins in the host.

17 Jul 2020

George Mason researcher explores if COVID-19 could be diagnosed via sweat metabolites

Emanuela Marasco, Assistant Professor, Center for Secure Information Systems, is working to determine whether COVID-19 could be diagnosed via sweat metabolites.

17 Jul 2020

Researchers discover a new class of synapse-saving proteins

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have discovered a new class of proteins that protect synapses from being destroyed.

17 Jul 2020

Research shows how a patient's pupils can reveal past traumatic experiences

New research by Welsh academics shows that a patient's pupils can reveal if they have suffered a traumatic experience in the past.

17 Jul 2020

Lifetime discrimination associated with high blood pressure in African Americans

Experiences of discrimination over a lifetime is associated with high blood pressure in African American adults, according to findings published this month in the journal Hypertension from researchers at the Urban Health Collaborative at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health.

17 Jul 2020

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Olympus scanR high-content screening station v. 3.2 brings improved image quality with award-winning X Line objectives

Australian researches detect SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater from planes and cruise ships

Oxford University and AstraZeneca to publish eagerly-anticipated COVID-19 trial results today

Hydroxychloroquine is not indicated for COVID-19 under any circumstances

How to decide whether or not to start treatment for prostate cancer?

Study reports a change in why men seek help for sexual problems

Examining cardiovascular injuries in patients who recovered from COVID-9 infection

Dermatopathologists influenced by malpractice and patient safety concerns when ordering multiple tests

Benefits of routine childhood immunizations far outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Higher doses of omega-3 supplements may be needed for averting cognitive decline

Researchers are producing COVID-19 spike proteins to prevent future infections

MU offers an alternative to chemotherapy for treatment of cancer in animals and humans

Study examines if Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias affect delirium severity

Perspective: T cell reaction to SARS-CoV-2 virus is a crucial target for research

Coordinated exit strategies needed to prevent second-wave of COVID-19 in Europe

SARS-CoV-2 protein effectively shuts down production of proteins in the host, study shows

George Mason researcher explores if COVID-19 could be diagnosed via sweat metabolites

Researchers discover a new class of synapse-saving proteins

Research shows how a patient's pupils can reveal past traumatic experiences

Lifetime discrimination associated with high blood pressure in African Americans

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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