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WHO experts suggest antiviral drug for patients with non-severe covid-19 at highest risk of hospitalization

The antiviral drug molnupiravir is conditionally recommended for patients with non-severe covid-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalization, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today.

3 Mar 2022

Higher education and advanced language skills may protect against dementia

New research has found that people with mild cognitive impairment may not inevitably develop dementia and, in fact, having higher education and advanced language skills more than doubles their chances of returning to normal.

3 Mar 2022

Study illustrates the link between e-cigarette use and increased odds of prediabetes

An analysis of data from a large, nationally representative survey of the US population shows that e-cigarette use is associated with increased odds of prediabetes.

3 Mar 2022

Multigranular and visualization approach precisely predicts SARS-CoV-2 outcomes

In a new study, researchers presented the Multiscale potential of heat-diffusion for affinity-based trajectory embedding approach that identified multimodal signatures of SARS-CoV-2shut.

3 Mar 2022

Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist

Days typically start early for patients undergoing opioid addiction treatment at Denver Recovery Group's six methadone clinics in Colorado.

3 Mar 2022

Identifying and managing drug-drug interactions key to the safe use of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in COVID-19 treatment

Researchers compiled evidence-based recommendations in consultation with European and North American clinicians and pharmacologists for recognizing and managing drug-drug interactions with nirmatrelvir–ritonavir.

3 Mar 2022

Novel approach to generate reliable breast tumor models may pave way for better immunotherapies

The discrepancy between preclinical advances in breast cancer immunotherapy and poor patient outcomes is rooted in the limitations of current breast cancer models. These models often fail to mimic complex interactions between cancer cells and key immune cells present in the tumor microenvironment.

3 Mar 2022

Assessing the potential of IFNa subtypes in suppressing SARS-CoV-2

A recent study analyzes IFNa subtypes for their therapeutic potential against SARS-CoV-2 and identified the underlying immune signatures and mechanisms.

3 Mar 2022

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches CellMek SPS, a fully automated sample preparation system for clinical flow cytometry

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in life sciences lab automation and innovation, and a company of Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), introduces a powerful solution to manual sample preparation and data management bottlenecks in clinical flow cytometry: the CellMek SPS. This fully automated sample preparation system (SPS) offers on-demand processing for a multitude of sample types to help laboratories to expand capabilities.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 3 Mar 2022

A model for predicting the evolution of the Omicron wave

Scientists forecast the temporal evolution of the Omicron wave according to a susceptible-infectious-recovered/removed epidemic compartment model.

3 Mar 2022

HIV preventive care is supposed to be free in the US. so, why are some patients still paying?

Anthony Cantu, 31, counsels patients at a San Antonio health clinic about a daily pill shown to prevent HIV infection.

3 Mar 2022

Biden pledges better nursing home care, but he likely won’t fast-track it

President Joe Biden's top Medicare official suggested Wednesday that forthcoming rules to bolster nursing home staffing won't be issued under a4 mechanism, known as interim final rules, that would allow regulations to take effect more or less immediately.

3 Mar 2022

Scientists find no connection between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study provides a better understanding of whether SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked with the occurrence of chilblains.

3 Mar 2022

Ziath sample management innovation at Analytica 2022

Ziath has chosen Analytica 2022 in Munich, Germany (21-24th June) to launch two new innovative sample management products - Handheld 3 and LUX.

From Ziath Ltd 3 Mar 2022

Fortis Life Sciences acquires Abcore, a leader in nanobody technologies

Fortis Life Sciences has acquired Abcore, a San Diego, California, USA based antibody discovery platform specializing in nanobody technology. With the addition of Abcore, Fortis extends its capabilities into the antibody discovery market serving biopharma customers developing antibody and nanobody-based therapeutics.

From Fortis Life Sciences 3 Mar 2022

UH researcher receives $2 million to develop drugs for traditionally undruggable targets in cancer

With a $2 million recruitment grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, a University of Houston researcher is setting up a lab to develop drugs that will work on traditionally undruggable targets in cancer.

2 Mar 2022

Study finds new benchmark for measuring the risk of death from heart surgery

A large international study has found an important new benchmark for measuring the risk of death for patients undergoing heart surgery, of which there are two million adults a year globally.

2 Mar 2022

Novel MRI approach can identify brain cell damage in people at early stages of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease usually is diagnosed based on symptoms, such as when a person shows signs of memory loss and difficulty thinking.

2 Mar 2022

Drug overdose death rates among Black Americans surpass that of whites for first time in 20 years

In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of drug overdose deaths among Black Americans surpassed that of whites for the first time since 1999 - a sharp reversal of the situation a decade earlier, when rates were twice as high for whites as for Blacks, new UCLA research shows.

2 Mar 2022

Vaccination gap in trauma patients widened even as vaccines became more widely available

Trauma patients treated and hospitalized in a Tennessee medical center had a 33% lower rate of COVID-19 vaccination than non-trauma patients who were hospitalized following treatment in the emergency department (ED).

2 Mar 2022

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WHO experts suggest antiviral drug for patients with non-severe covid-19 at highest risk of hospitalization

Higher education and advanced language skills may protect against dementia

Study illustrates the link between e-cigarette use and increased odds of prediabetes

Multigranular and visualization approach precisely predicts SARS-CoV-2 outcomes

Calls to overhaul methadone distribution intensify, but clinics resist

Identifying and managing drug-drug interactions key to the safe use of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in COVID-19 treatment

Novel approach to generate reliable breast tumor models may pave way for better immunotherapies

Assessing the potential of IFNa subtypes in suppressing SARS-CoV-2

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches CellMek SPS, a fully automated sample preparation system for clinical flow cytometry

A model for predicting the evolution of the Omicron wave

HIV preventive care is supposed to be free in the US. so, why are some patients still paying?

Biden pledges better nursing home care, but he likely won’t fast-track it

Scientists find no connection between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Ziath sample management innovation at Analytica 2022

Fortis Life Sciences acquires Abcore, a leader in nanobody technologies

UH researcher receives $2 million to develop drugs for traditionally undruggable targets in cancer

Study finds new benchmark for measuring the risk of death from heart surgery

Novel MRI approach can identify brain cell damage in people at early stages of Alzheimer's

Drug overdose death rates among Black Americans surpass that of whites for first time in 20 years

Vaccination gap in trauma patients widened even as vaccines became more widely available

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