Medical News

RSS

Unpartnered older adults remain at higher risk for loneliness during the pandemic

A new study released in the European Journal of Ageing found that having a partner had a greater impact than having children in helping to stave off loneliness among older adults during the pandemic's first wave.

16 Aug 2022

Study identifies an optimal rTMS treatment regimen for older adults

A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience is the first to identify an optimal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment regimen for older adults with treatment-resistant depression, according to researchers at Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and the Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health at Hebrew SeniorLife.

16 Aug 2022

A new method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients

A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering details a novel method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients as well as the results of a pilot clinical study.

16 Aug 2022

CSU part of $12.5 million-supported institute to advance virus research and education

Colorado State University researchers are part of a $12.5 million National Science Foundation-supported institute that will advance research and education around viral emergence – the process of viruses jumping from animals to humans.

16 Aug 2022

LSHTM expert comment: UK's MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a booster vaccine made by Moderna which targets two COVID-19 variants, known as a bivalent vaccine. Following clinical trial data that showed it triggers a strong immune response against both strains, the vaccine was found to meet the UK regulator's standards for safety, quality and effectiveness. Vaccine expert, Professor Beate Kampmann reacts to this announcement.

16 Aug 2022

Neither cholesterol nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing dementia

Many patients stop taking medication for high cholesterol because they are afraid it may have negative side effects. But the observed association between risk of dementia and high cholesterol, may be caused by your lifestyle.

16 Aug 2022

Non-invasive biomarker could aid with earlier diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis

One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every fourteen seconds somewhere across the globe - based on data showing that an approximate 2.3 million women worldwide were newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.

16 Aug 2022

People prefer health services to be mainly publicly regulated and financed

In many countries, health services have traditionally been publicly managed and financed. But in recent decades, several countries have undergone major health reforms, inspired by more market thinking.

16 Aug 2022

People forced to relocate after a bushfire found to be at higher risk of PTSD

New research published in the Australian Journal of Rural Health has shown people who are forced to relocate after a bushfire are at a higher risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD.

16 Aug 2022

Do our tonsils absorb nanoplastics?

In a new study, researchers examined if the tonsils absorb nanoplastics.

16 Aug 2022

Inventia Life Science Accelerates Growth with AU$35 million Series B Led by Blackbird Ventures, Launching 3D Cell Culture Platform into US Market

Company aims to democratise access to affordable biomedical research especially in cancer research and new drug development through its novel 3D cell culture platform.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

What is the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of early onset COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics.

16 Aug 2022

Study gains new insights into heart and lung conditions in babies born with Down Syndrome

A study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has gained new insights into changes in heart function and blood pressure in the lungs of babies born with Down Syndrome.

16 Aug 2022

Australian company accelerating the speed of drug discovery wins prestigious Eureka prize

Inventia Life Science announced that its RASTRUM™ 3D cell culture platform has won the ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology at the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

Inventia Life Science partners with Xylyx Bio to develop tissue-specific, digitally-printed bioinks for drug discovery

Inventia Life Science and Xylyx Bio today announced their strategic partnership following promising results developing more realistic, scalable, and reproducible 3D cell cultures for drug discovery and biomedical research.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

Inventia Life Science and BioLamina partner to advance cell matrices for complex 3D cell models

As a result of this partnership, Inventia Life Science will now offer BioLamina’s extensive range of Biolaminin® products incorporated into the pre-validated library of RASTRUM™ Matrices, recapitulating the key motifs found in the native tissue of various cell types.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

Inventia Life Science Announces Partnership with PhenoVista Biosciences to Accelerate Preclinical Research with 3D Cell Models

Inventia Life Science, a leader in automated generation of complex 3D cell models, and PhenoVista Biosciences, a top provider of custom imaging-based phenotypic assay services, have entered into a partnership to deliver high-content cell-based assay services for drug discovery.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

Medical News

Unpartnered older adults remain at higher risk for loneliness during the pandemic

Study identifies an optimal rTMS treatment regimen for older adults

A new method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients

CSU part of $12.5 million-supported institute to advance virus research and education

LSHTM expert comment: UK's MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

Neither cholesterol nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing dementia

Non-invasive biomarker could aid with earlier diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis

People prefer health services to be mainly publicly regulated and financed

People forced to relocate after a bushfire found to be at higher risk of PTSD

Do our tonsils absorb nanoplastics?

Inventia Life Science Accelerates Growth with AU$35 million Series B Led by Blackbird Ventures, Launching 3D Cell Culture Platform into US Market

What is the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics?

Study gains new insights into heart and lung conditions in babies born with Down Syndrome

Australian company accelerating the speed of drug discovery wins prestigious Eureka prize

Inventia Life Science partners with Xylyx Bio to develop tissue-specific, digitally-printed bioinks for drug discovery

Inventia Life Science and BioLamina partner to advance cell matrices for complex 3D cell models

Inventia Life Science Announces Partnership with PhenoVista Biosciences to Accelerate Preclinical Research with 3D Cell Models

RASTRUM™ - the 3D Printer of Living Cells, Honored in Annual Awards by Leading Business Magazine

Report documents the detection of monkeypox virus in anal samples taken from asymptomatic MSM

What are the risk factors related to COVID-19-related hospitalization and mortality?

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

Latest News