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Durable coating may soon be a new weapon in the fight against germs

There may soon be a new weapon in our centuries-old battle against germs: the first durable coating that can quickly kill bacteria and viruses and keep on killing them for months at a time.

26 Aug 2022

In-school occupational therapists can help understand the unique learning needs of autistic children

In an Australian first, South Australia has appointed a new Assistant Minister for Autism, tasked to increase autism supports in public primary schools. This could not have come at a more urgent time as new research from the University of South Australia shows that parents world-wide report a lack of awareness and understanding of the unique learning needs of autistic children across all levels of mainstream school.

26 Aug 2022

With more sizzling summers, Colorado changes how heat advisories are issued

For all the images of ski resorts and snow-capped peaks, Colorado is experiencing shorter winters and hotter summers that are increasingly putting people at risk for heat-related illnesses.

26 Aug 2022

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections, and long covid

The latest covid-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to fall.

26 Aug 2022

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences partners with Flownamics on bioprocess culture monitoring solution

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and biotechnology innovation, announces a partnership with Flownamics to create an automated, on-line solution for bioprocess culture monitoring and control. This delivers a critical and practical update to the significant unmet need for automated, real-time cell analysis in the current bioprocessing environment.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 26 Aug 2022

New study provides comparison of replicating and non-replicating vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

A new study reported a single-cell adenovirus (SC-Ad) which replicates the antigen genes substantially without producing infectious progeny.

26 Aug 2022

How the world’s first fully powered prosthetic leg could revolutionize powered prosthetics

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Marcus D’Ambrosio, COO of Adaract, and Joseph Hill, CEO of Adaract, about how the world’s first fully powered prosthetic leg could revolutionize the world of powered prosthetics.

26 Aug 2022

Study reveals clues what makes the human brain distinct from others

What makes the human brain distinct from that of all other animals - including even our closest primate relatives? In an analysis of cell types in the prefrontal cortex of four primate species, Yale researchers identified species-specific - particularly human-specific - features, they report Aug. 25 in the journal Science.

26 Aug 2022

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

A new universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

26 Aug 2022

Immune therapy may be an alternate therapeutic approach for treating chronic hepatitis B

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is global in nature and induces several incredible liver diseases, such as chronic hepatitis B (CHB), cirrhosis of the liver (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A total of 882,000 patients died of HBV-related liver diseases in 2019.

25 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to make you sick, quicker

Researchers systematically review existing data to assess the incubation periods of different SARS-CoV-2 VOCs.

25 Aug 2022

AI can detect Parkinson’s from nighttime breathing patterns

Researchers develop an artificial intelligence-based model to detect Parkinson’s disease and track its progression from nocturnal breathing signals.

25 Aug 2022

CU professor explores for noninvasive ways to detect vascularized composite allograft rejection

Soldiers and others who receive severe injuries to the hands and face often can benefit from a type of transplant known as vascularized composite allograft (VCA) - the transplantation of multiple tissues, including muscle, bone, nerve, skin, and blood vessels, as a functional unit (such as a hand or face) from a deceased donor to a recipient with a severe injury.

25 Aug 2022

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Durable coating may soon be a new weapon in the fight against germs

In-school occupational therapists can help understand the unique learning needs of autistic children

With more sizzling summers, Colorado changes how heat advisories are issued

Unraveling the interplay of omicron, reinfections, and long covid

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences partners with Flownamics on bioprocess culture monitoring solution

New study provides comparison of replicating and non-replicating vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

How the world’s first fully powered prosthetic leg could revolutionize powered prosthetics

Study reveals clues what makes the human brain distinct from others

New universal flu vaccine protects mice against diverse variants of influenza A and B viruses

Immune therapy may be an alternate therapeutic approach for treating chronic hepatitis B

SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to make you sick, quicker

AI can detect Parkinson’s from nighttime breathing patterns

CU professor explores for noninvasive ways to detect vascularized composite allograft rejection

More than 50 new surgical hubs will open for tacking the Covid backlogs

Brain stimulation improves memory function in older adults

Study identifies novel neutrophil biomarkers of delayed recovery in COVID-19

A complex immunological landscape emerges in South Africa after Omicron BA.1/BA.2

MRI shows brain microstructural changes after mild COVID-19

Study offers a glimpse into the ongoing cognitive processes in the sleeping brain

Chinese researchers identify a new molecular mechanism of NASH pathogenesis

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

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