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Novel SYBR green-based RT-qPCRs developed for lone star virus detection

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Lone Star virus (LSV) is a newly characterized arbovirus with pathogenic potential.

26 Apr 2024

Stair climbing linked to longer life

Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

26 Apr 2024

Study shows link between air pollution, stress, and heart health risk

A study in more than 3,000 US counties, with 315 million residents, has suggested that air pollution is linked with stress and depression, putting under-65-year-olds at increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

26 Apr 2024

Machine learning-powered robot streamlines genetic research process

University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.

26 Apr 2024

Japanese researchers test cardiac spheroids for heart regeneration in monkeys

Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function.

26 Apr 2024

Soft robotic nerve cuffs could revolutionize treatment of neurological conditions

Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them.

26 Apr 2024

Study suggests a common brain network exists between heart rate deceleration and depression

A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, suggests a common brain network exists between heart rate deceleration and depression.

26 Apr 2024

Synchronized vasomotion enhances brain function in mice

Compared with computers, the brain can perform computations with a very low net energy supply. Yet our understanding surrounding how the biological brain manages energy is still incomplete.

26 Apr 2024

Children living in higher altitude areas of India may be more vulnerable to stunted growth

Living at higher altitudes in India is linked to an increased risk of stunted growth, with children living in homes 2000 metres or more above sea level 40% more at risk than those living 1000 metres below, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

26 Apr 2024

Spain's Secretary of State meets with WHO to discuss global health priorities

WHO welcomed Mr Javier Padilla Bernáldez, Spain's Secretary of State for Health and his delegation on 23 and 24 April 2024 to discuss joint global health priorities.

26 Apr 2024

Study highlights oversight in childhood brain injury checks

Almost a quarter of US children with symptoms of a brain injury or concussion are not checked for the condition, with younger children particularly likely to be overlooked, a new national study finds.

26 Apr 2024

Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway.

Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections that prohibited states from dropping anyone from the government program expired.

26 Apr 2024

Revvity unveils a new era of automated tuberculosis testing

Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY) today announced the launch of the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handler from Allsheng for use with the T-SPOT.TB test. The Auto-Pure 2400 platform is easy to use and designed to provide efficient workflows in the lab. When the accuracy of the T-SPOT.TB test is combined with the efficiency of the Auto-Pure 2400 system, labs, clinicians and ultimately patients, benefit from the resultant powerful solution.

From Revvity 26 Apr 2024

WHO and Government of France host high-level meeting to combat meningitis

Global leaders highlight the need to defeat meningitis – a leading cause of disability – at a high-level meeting co-hosted by the World Health Organization and Government of France, under the High Patronage of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.

26 Apr 2024

Medical News

Novel SYBR green-based RT-qPCRs developed for lone star virus detection

Stair climbing linked to longer life

Study shows link between air pollution, stress, and heart health risk

Machine learning-powered robot streamlines genetic research process

Japanese researchers test cardiac spheroids for heart regeneration in monkeys

Soft robotic nerve cuffs could revolutionize treatment of neurological conditions

Study suggests a common brain network exists between heart rate deceleration and depression

Synchronized vasomotion enhances brain function in mice

Children living in higher altitude areas of India may be more vulnerable to stunted growth

Spain's Secretary of State meets with WHO to discuss global health priorities

Study highlights oversight in childhood brain injury checks

Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway.

Revvity unveils a new era of automated tuberculosis testing

WHO and Government of France host high-level meeting to combat meningitis

WHO data reveals extensive antibiotic overuse during COVID-19 pandemic

California is investing $500M in therapy apps for youth. Advocates fear it won’t pay off.

First UK real-world study shows promise for sacituzumab govitecan in metastatic breast cancer

Did California's pediatric COVID-19 vaccination program reduce reported cases and hospitalizations?

Are parental psychiatric disorders related to the risk of autism spectrum disorder in the offspring?

Exploring the potential of ketogenic diets in managing epilepsy

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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