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New user-friendly tool to record worldwide cancer staging data launched

CanStaging⁺, a user-friendly tool aimed at facilitating the recording of comparable cancer staging data worldwide, has been launched.

4 Aug 2021

New micro-credentials aim to improve breastfeeding experience for mums and their babies

The University of Western Australia is introducing two new online short courses in Lactology incorporating the latest in breastfeeding research, with the ultimate aim of improving the feeding experience for mums and their babies.

4 Aug 2021

The Four Cs which could affect people’s willingness to get vaccinated

The changing advice around the AstraZeneca vaccine and months of zero COVID cases in the Australian community has led to one of Australia’s biggest challenges: how to get enough people to get vaccinated.

4 Aug 2021

BioCurate’s new “Proof of Concept” funding to help accelerate research into targeted cancer therapies

The first award under BioCurate’s new “Proof of Concept” fund has been granted to the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute.

4 Aug 2021

Research reveals the economic burden of colorectal cancer across Europe

New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has found that colorectal cancer costs Europe a staggering €19.1 billion (£16.3 billion) per year. This figure includes direct expenditure as well as indirect costs including premature death and sick leave.

4 Aug 2021

Switching drills could help dentists increase the number of patients they see during the pandemic

Dentists could significantly increase the number of patients they see during the pandemic by switching the drills they use, according to new research.

4 Aug 2021

Next-generation CRISPR tools and therapies improved by modified RNA guides

A new type of gene-editing tool, CRISPR-Cas13, has shown promise in RNA targeting. Previous studies have shown the tool as a potential treatment method for viral diseases, including coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

3 Aug 2021

Factors affecting SARS-CoV-2 transmission and outbreak control in densely populated areas

A new study seeks to identify the factors that lead to enhanced SARS-CoV-2 transmission and the effects of control measures, in a dormitory in Singapore.

3 Aug 2021

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro by Losartan

A new study explores the use of Losartan to provide protection against COVID-19 pathogenesis.

3 Aug 2021

Nasal version of AstraZeneca SARS-CoV-2 vaccine prevents infection in animal models

Scientists evaluate the use of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 as a potential intranasal (IN) vaccine candidate in hamster and rhesus macaque models.

3 Aug 2021

COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the consumption of audio music streaming

The COVID-19 pandemic was expected to change how people consume media. A new study analyzed online music streaming data for top songs for two years in 60 countries, as well as COVID-19 case and lockdown statistics and daily mobility data, to determine the nature of those changes.

3 Aug 2021

Social and spatial networks influence the risk of HIV or hepatitis C in people who inject drugs

The risk of HIV or hepatitis C in people who inject drugs is influenced as much by their social interactions and the venues where they inject as other risk factors, according to a study published today in eLife.

3 Aug 2021

Job and family strain linked to major depressive episodes in U.S. workers

Job strain and family strain are found to be linked to major depressive episodes and may have different effects on men and women, according to a study from UCLA researchers published in the August edition of the Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

3 Aug 2021

NIH-funded study examines most effective treatment option for pregnancy of unknown location

Preemptive treatment for a nonviable pregnancy of unknown location—a situation in which there is a positive pregnancy test result but the location of the pregnancy cannot be confirmed within or outside the uterus with other diagnostic tests—resolves the condition more rapidly than treating symptoms as they arise, suggests a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

3 Aug 2021

New molecular and morphologic insights into chronic rejection after lung transplantation

A study of lung tissue from patients with end-stage bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) as a complication of lung transplantation yielded molecular and morphologic insights into the development of chronic rejection.

3 Aug 2021

Diagnosis of viral infections using micro and nanoscale technologies

In a recent study, the authors provide a review on both micro- and nanoscale technologies that advanced the diagnosis of viral diseases.

3 Aug 2021

Study shows COVID-19 organ-specific outcomes depend on anti-spike glycoprotein antibodies

A recent study from the University of Rochester reveals how the biodistribution kinetics and the affinity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) for many different organs in the human body can be affected by antibodies targeting viral spike glycoprotein. The paper is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes peer review.

3 Aug 2021

“Sybodies” protect against SARS-CoV-2 in hamster model

Researchers in China, The Netherlands, France, and Switzerland have identified synthetic nanobodies or “sybodies” that exhibit potent neutralizing activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

3 Aug 2021

Study explores potential role of visual feedback of the tongue in speech motor learning

When we speak, although we may not be aware of it, we use our auditory and somatosensory systems to monitor the results of the movements of our tongue or lips.

3 Aug 2021

PROTEIN-ID project aims to develop a device able to generate identity card of proteins

A device able to generate proteins identity card: this is the ambitious goal of the "PROTEIN ID" project, funded by the European Union with about 3 million euro for the next 3 years and coordinated by the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology).

3 Aug 2021

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New user-friendly tool to record worldwide cancer staging data launched

New micro-credentials aim to improve breastfeeding experience for mums and their babies

The Four Cs which could affect people’s willingness to get vaccinated

BioCurate’s new “Proof of Concept” funding to help accelerate research into targeted cancer therapies

Research reveals the economic burden of colorectal cancer across Europe

Switching drills could help dentists increase the number of patients they see during the pandemic

Next-generation CRISPR tools and therapies improved by modified RNA guides

Factors affecting SARS-CoV-2 transmission and outbreak control in densely populated areas

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro by Losartan

Nasal version of AstraZeneca SARS-CoV-2 vaccine prevents infection in animal models

COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the consumption of audio music streaming

Social and spatial networks influence the risk of HIV or hepatitis C in people who inject drugs

Job and family strain linked to major depressive episodes in U.S. workers

NIH-funded study examines most effective treatment option for pregnancy of unknown location

New molecular and morphologic insights into chronic rejection after lung transplantation

Diagnosis of viral infections using micro and nanoscale technologies

Study shows COVID-19 organ-specific outcomes depend on anti-spike glycoprotein antibodies

“Sybodies” protect against SARS-CoV-2 in hamster model

Study explores potential role of visual feedback of the tongue in speech motor learning

PROTEIN-ID project aims to develop a device able to generate identity card of proteins

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How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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