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Impact of full vaccination with booster doses during periods of different SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence and dominance in the United States

This study aimed to assess the impact of full vaccination with additional and booster doses.

27 Jan 2022

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 testing behavior on observational studies of vaccine efficiency

A new study investigated the differences in SARS-CoV-2 testing behavior exhibited by vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

27 Jan 2022

Evaluating the effectiveness of vaccination on the case fatality rate for COVID-19 infection

A recent study was published where CFR was assessed for COVID-19 vaccine effectivity

27 Jan 2022

Resistance to a Boston hospital’s expansion centers on rising prices

A boisterous political battle over a proposed expansion by the largest and most expensive hospital system in Massachusetts is spotlighting questions about whether similar expansions by big health systems around the country drive up health care costs.

27 Jan 2022

Study suggests enhanced phosphorylation and increased abundance of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein provide selective advantage

Researchers have been investigating the phosphorylation of the nucleocapsid protein.

27 Jan 2022

Aceto consolidates acquisition of six manufacturers, strengthening its unique hybrid model that provides major supply chain benefits to customers

Aceto, a leading global provider of specialty materials for life sciences and advanced technology end markets, today reported it has consolidated and integrated its six manufacturing-related acquisitions to achieve a hybrid manufacturing/distribution model providing key benefits to its customers in high-growth end markets including pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, nutraceuticals, agriculture, cosmetics and specialty chemicals.

27 Jan 2022

Bruker BioSpin group introduces new online platform to connect NMR scientists and advance NMR research in Europe

Bruker BioSpin announces the introduction of Connexus® in Europe – a cloud-based collaboration platform that connects nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scientists in need of analytical services and data evaluation expertise with NMR laboratories with available capabilities. By bringing the interested parties together, Connexus offers clients new access to previously inaccessible high-performance NMR technology and tools, while maximizing instrument productivity for laboratories providing analytical services.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 27 Jan 2022

Drug combo delivered in a nanoparticle formulation extends the survival of mice with medulloblastoma

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that a novel combination of two drugs that act as targeted inhibitors, delivered in a nanoparticle formulation, extend the survival of mice with medulloblastoma.

27 Jan 2022

Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot performs laparoscopic surgery on pig soft tissue without human help

A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human – a significant step in robotics toward fully automated surgery on humans.

27 Jan 2022

French project takes an extra step in the development of nasal vaccine candidate against COVID-19

The development of a protein vaccine candidate for nasal administration has taken another step. Led by the BioMAP research team, from the Infectiology and Public Health (ISP) joint research unit run by INRAE and the Université de Tours, this project, supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and accompanied by the ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes, is moving up a gear.

27 Jan 2022

UofL professor wins $6.7 million grant to investigate how metals cause lung cancer

For nearly three decades, John Pierce Wise Sr. has investigated the connection between exposure to metals and cancer, working both in the lab and in the field, reporting significant discoveries about the effects of metals on chromosomes in lung cancer and how those effects differ in humans and in whales.

27 Jan 2022

Study highlights the risk of kidney disease and obesity in people with type 1 diabetes

People with type 1 diabetes should be screened regularly for obesity and chronic kidney disease, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

27 Jan 2022

ANU researchers identify why Th17 cells go rogue and promote the onset of multiple sclerosis

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go rogue and promote the onset of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

27 Jan 2022

Risk of long COVID-19 predicted by immunoglobulin signature

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studied COVID-19 patients and found that the immunoglobulin (Ig) signature can predict the risk of PACS independently of the time point of blood sampling.

27 Jan 2022

Following heart-healthy lifestyle behaviors can support good brain health

The same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising global prevalence of brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2022 Update, published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

27 Jan 2022

National identities play a significant and positive role in battling COVID-19 pandemic

Identification with one's nation predicts both greater engagement with public health behaviors, such as masking and social distancing, and support for public health policies, finds an analysis of attitudes across 67 countries.

27 Jan 2022

Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies helped reduce air pollution levels and death rates in Europe

Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies such as workplace closures in European cities reduced levels of air pollution and the number of associated deaths, according to new estimates published in Nature's Scientific Reports.

27 Jan 2022

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 M protein may help ease severity of COVID-19

A new study, published on the medRxiv preprint server, focused on the production of human CD4+ T cell lines (TCLs), reactive to either S or M protein, and analyzed if the S and M structural proteins had intrinsic differences in driving antigen-specific CD4+ T cell responses.

27 Jan 2022

Cancer-causing chemical inside the car cannot be dusted or wiped way, research says

It is unlikely that a cancer-causing chemical inside your car can be dusted or wiped way, according to new UC Riverside research.

27 Jan 2022

COVID-19 vaccination does not affect fertility outcomes in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization

Vaccination against COVID-19 did not affect fertility outcomes in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study has found.

27 Jan 2022

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Impact of full vaccination with booster doses during periods of different SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence and dominance in the United States

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 testing behavior on observational studies of vaccine efficiency

Evaluating the effectiveness of vaccination on the case fatality rate for COVID-19 infection

Resistance to a Boston hospital’s expansion centers on rising prices

Study suggests enhanced phosphorylation and increased abundance of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein provide selective advantage

Aceto consolidates acquisition of six manufacturers, strengthening its unique hybrid model that provides major supply chain benefits to customers

Bruker BioSpin group introduces new online platform to connect NMR scientists and advance NMR research in Europe

Drug combo delivered in a nanoparticle formulation extends the survival of mice with medulloblastoma

Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot performs laparoscopic surgery on pig soft tissue without human help

French project takes an extra step in the development of nasal vaccine candidate against COVID-19

UofL professor wins $6.7 million grant to investigate how metals cause lung cancer

Study highlights the risk of kidney disease and obesity in people with type 1 diabetes

ANU researchers identify why Th17 cells go rogue and promote the onset of multiple sclerosis

Risk of long COVID-19 predicted by immunoglobulin signature

Following heart-healthy lifestyle behaviors can support good brain health

National identities play a significant and positive role in battling COVID-19 pandemic

Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies helped reduce air pollution levels and death rates in Europe

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 M protein may help ease severity of COVID-19

Cancer-causing chemical inside the car cannot be dusted or wiped way, research says

COVID-19 vaccination does not affect fertility outcomes in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization

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