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Air pollution may increase risk of death in heart failure patients

Heart failure patients are at increased risk of dying from their condition on polluted days and up to two days afterwards, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 May 2023

AI-based method predicts small molecule substrates of enzymes

Enzymes are the molecule factories in biological cells. However, which basic molecular building blocks they use to assemble target molecules is often unknown and difficult to measure.

22 May 2023

Exercise, group training reduced recurrent falls and fall injuries in community-dwelling older women

Providing better opportunities for exercise and group training reduced recurrent falls and fall injuries among older women, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

22 May 2023

Regular exercise may reduce bleeding in individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage

Regular physical activity and exercise may reduce bleeding in individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

22 May 2023

New vaccine concept could lead to a new generation of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a new approach for a vaccine against COVID-19.

22 May 2023

Women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes have higher stroke risk

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that women who experience an adverse pregnancy outcome - such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia or preterm birth - have a higher risk of developing stroke in their lifetime, and at a younger age.

22 May 2023

Study finds higher risk of mortality among women than men after heart attack

Women are more than twice as likely to die after a heart attack than men, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 May 2023

LSHTM researcher receives £1.8 million to help reduce the impact of alcohol-related harms in India

Dr Abhijit Nadkarni from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has been awarded a prestigious Global Research Professorship from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

22 May 2023

Cancer researchers join together to fight lethal childhood brain cancer

Virginia Tech researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have joined a Children's National Hospital effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves.

22 May 2023

Targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from COPD, study suggests

A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

22 May 2023

The role of RNA splicing in one of the deadliest forms of pancreatic cancer

In this interview, we spoke to Adrian Krainer, a Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, about his latest research into the role of RNA splicing in one of the deadliest forms of pancreatic cancer.

22 May 2023

New device makes a heart procedure safer for patients with atrial fibrillation

A new device invented with the help of an electrophysiologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center makes a heart procedure safer for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common irregular heart rhythm.

22 May 2023

Opentrons Flex™ Lab Robot Launches to Accelerate Bioautomation Across Thousands of Life Science Experiments

Opentrons, a leader in lab automation, announces the launch of its Opentrons Flex robot, a new generation of affordable and easy-to-program liquid-handling lab robots designed to level the playing field for labs of all sizes and bring advanced lab automation to more researchers than ever before.

From Opentrons 22 May 2023

Amyloid-removing drug shows promise for the treatment of stiff-heart syndrome

Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in the heart. Amyloid fibril deposition thickens and stiffens the heart walls, and the disease is also known as stiff-heart syndrome.

22 May 2023

Blood vessel abnormalities in the eye could drive Alzheimer's disease

Blood vessel abnormalities in the eye are a major factor in the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to research from Cedars-Sinai investigators published in the peer-reviewed journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

22 May 2023

New clinical trial gets underway to evaluate new antibiotic combinations for newborns with sepsis

An international clinical trial to evaluate much-needed new antibiotic combinations for newborn babies with sepsis has started in three public hospitals in South Africa and Kenya.

22 May 2023

The State of Tech Bio: Survey finds majority of biodevelopers write code and use machine learning; protein engineering is a top priority

Cradle, the platform that helps scientists to design and program proteins, today published the findings of its first BioDeveloper survey, exploring the methods and priorities of biodevelopers to build a picture of trends within the synthetic biology sector.

From Cradle Bio B.V. 22 May 2023

A more aggressive FTC is starting to target drug mergers and industry middlemen

Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is moving against drug companies and industry middlemen as part of the Biden administration's push for lower drug prices at the pharmacy counter.

22 May 2023

Young people are having less sex than their parents did at their age. Researchers explore why.

Young adults aren't behaving the way their parents did: They're not drinking as much, they're facing more mental health challenges, and they're living with their parents longer. On top of that, computer games and social media have become a sort of stand-in for physical relationships.

22 May 2023

Study shows potential benefit of sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure patients with EF over 40%

Sacubitril/valsartan leads to greater reduction in plasma NT-proBNP levels compared to valsartan alone after stabilization for worsening heart failure in patients with an ejection fraction (EF) above 40%, according to late breaking science presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

22 May 2023

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Air pollution may increase risk of death in heart failure patients

AI-based method predicts small molecule substrates of enzymes

Exercise, group training reduced recurrent falls and fall injuries in community-dwelling older women

Regular exercise may reduce bleeding in individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage

New vaccine concept could lead to a new generation of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

Women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes have higher stroke risk

Study finds higher risk of mortality among women than men after heart attack

LSHTM researcher receives £1.8 million to help reduce the impact of alcohol-related harms in India

Cancer researchers join together to fight lethal childhood brain cancer

Targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from COPD, study suggests

The role of RNA splicing in one of the deadliest forms of pancreatic cancer

New device makes a heart procedure safer for patients with atrial fibrillation

Opentrons Flex™ Lab Robot Launches to Accelerate Bioautomation Across Thousands of Life Science Experiments

Amyloid-removing drug shows promise for the treatment of stiff-heart syndrome

Blood vessel abnormalities in the eye could drive Alzheimer's disease

New clinical trial gets underway to evaluate new antibiotic combinations for newborns with sepsis

The State of Tech Bio: Survey finds majority of biodevelopers write code and use machine learning; protein engineering is a top priority

A more aggressive FTC is starting to target drug mergers and industry middlemen

Young people are having less sex than their parents did at their age. Researchers explore why.

Study shows potential benefit of sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure patients with EF over 40%

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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