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Significant genetic variations linked to cannabis use disorder identified in major global ancestries

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of cannabis use disorder.

22 Nov 2023

Yourgene Health becomes a PacBio compatible partner: Enabling PacBio customers to optimize size selection for long-read sequencing libraries

Yourgene Health (part of the Novacyt group of companies) today announced a collaboration to optimize size selection for long-read sequencing workflows.

From Yourgene Health 22 Nov 2023

Win environmentally-friendly reagent reservoirs to decrease plastic waste and become a greener lab!

Laboratory liquid handling workflows are well-known for using large quantities of disposable plastics, yet many facilities are striving to reduce their carbon footprints.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 22 Nov 2023

MaxCyte joins the alliance for mRNA medicines (AMM) as a founding member

MaxCyte, Inc. today announced that it has joined the Alliance for mRNA Medicines, as a founding member.

From MaxCyte, Inc. 22 Nov 2023

Study shows lasting effects of COVID-19 on nursing home residents

COVID-19 raced through nursing homes many times over the past few years, as the virus spread rapidly among vulnerable older adults living close together.

21 Nov 2023

Scientists create living phlegm replica to study cystic fibrosis infections

Scientists have engineered a living material resembling human phlegm, which will help them to better understand how a certain kind of infection develops on the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.

21 Nov 2023

Hearing loss may lead to microstructural differences in temporal lobe and frontal cortex

Hearing loss affects more than 60 percent of adults aged 70 and older in the United States and is known to be related to an increased risk of dementia. The reason for this association is not fully understood.

21 Nov 2023

Brain's response to unexpected visual patterns evolves over time

Faced with images that break the expected pattern, like a do not enter sign where a stop sign is expected, how does the brain react and learn compared to being shown images which match what was predicted?

21 Nov 2023

St. Jude scientists discover potential CAR T cell therapy target for brain and solid tumors

Findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are moving the field of cancer immunotherapy one step closer to treating brain and solid tumors.

21 Nov 2023

MSU researchers discover why inflammation in the gut causes visceral pain

Researchers at Michigan State University may have discovered why visceral pain is so common in people who have experienced inflammation in their guts, including patients with irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.

21 Nov 2023

Tiered tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Germany could extend healthy lifespans and save billions

In Germany, taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could prevent or postpone cases of type 2 diabetes, extend healthy lifespans and save up to €16.0 billion in societal costs over the next 20 years, according to a new study led by Karl Emmert-Fees of the Technical University of Munich, published November 21st in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

21 Nov 2023

Scientists uncover key to enhancing cancer-killing T cells

T cells are the key immune system component involved in killing cancer. Tumors produce signals that turn off these T cells, partially by forcing them to progressively differentiate (mature) into a hypofunctional state known as exhaustion.

21 Nov 2023

New treatment for neurodegenerative diseases may be found in used coffee grounds

Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's, affect millions of people in the United States, and the cost of caring for people who live with these conditions adds up to hundreds of billions of dollars each year.

21 Nov 2023

Drug for children with achondroplasia may help reduce chances of SIDS

A drug that boosts bone growth in children with the most common form of dwarfism, may also reduce their chances of sudden infant death syndrome, sleep apnea and needing surgery, according to a new study.

21 Nov 2023

AHRI partners with BGI Genomics to boost its genomics and precision medicine capabilities

On October 13, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) and BGI Genomics signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance the Institute's genomics and precision medicine capabilities.

21 Nov 2023

Immunotherapy drug is safe and may benefit overall survival for patients with advanced NSCLC

For patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and limited performance status, an immune checkpoint inhibitor drug called durvalumab is safe and may benefit overall survival, according to a new eClinicalMedicine study by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers.

21 Nov 2023

Sex-specific brain immunometabolism differences may underlie increased Alzheimer's risk in women

Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed genes and brain tissue of patients with Alzheimer's and found that differences in brain immunometabolism – the interactions between the immune system and the ways cells create energy – may contribute to women's increased risk for the disease and its severity.

21 Nov 2023

Medical News

Significant genetic variations linked to cannabis use disorder identified in major global ancestries

Yourgene Health becomes a PacBio compatible partner: Enabling PacBio customers to optimize size selection for long-read sequencing libraries

Win environmentally-friendly reagent reservoirs to decrease plastic waste and become a greener lab!

MaxCyte joins the alliance for mRNA medicines (AMM) as a founding member

Study shows lasting effects of COVID-19 on nursing home residents

Scientists create living phlegm replica to study cystic fibrosis infections

Hearing loss may lead to microstructural differences in temporal lobe and frontal cortex

Brain's response to unexpected visual patterns evolves over time

St. Jude scientists discover potential CAR T cell therapy target for brain and solid tumors

MSU researchers discover why inflammation in the gut causes visceral pain

Tiered tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Germany could extend healthy lifespans and save billions

Scientists uncover key to enhancing cancer-killing T cells

New treatment for neurodegenerative diseases may be found in used coffee grounds

Drug for children with achondroplasia may help reduce chances of SIDS

AHRI partners with BGI Genomics to boost its genomics and precision medicine capabilities

Immunotherapy drug is safe and may benefit overall survival for patients with advanced NSCLC

Sex-specific brain immunometabolism differences may underlie increased Alzheimer's risk in women

New research reveals early beginnings of self-awareness in babies

New project to explore impact of psychiatric deinstitutionalization in South America

Long-term acute care hospital closures may have unintended consequences for patient care

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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