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Can fingerprick blood tests help evaluate antibody response and longevity against SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccination?

To monitor antibody level duration of vaccine-induced immune responses, a team of researchers in the U.S. – at Diacarta, University of California and VA Healthcare System, and the Franciscan University of Steubenville – evaluated the feasibility of using a single drop of fingerstick blood collected with flocked swabs for quantitative antibody response evaluation after COVID-19 vaccination.

20 Apr 2021

Could virosome-based nanovaccines be a promising new approach to preventing viral diseases?

A recent review in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules provides a novel overview of 'virosome'-based nanovaccine production, its properties, and its application in viral diseases, emphasizing its importance in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine discovery.

20 Apr 2021

INTEGRA introduces its portable 96 channel pipette at the most affordable price

INTEGRA Biosciences has launched the MINI 96 portable electronic pipette, giving every lab access to significantly increased liquid handling productivity.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 20 Apr 2021

New nanomedicine device is effective for treating glioblastoma multiforme

A micro-sized polymeric net wrapping around brain tumors, just like a fishing net around a shoal of fish: this is the microMESH, a new nanomedicine device capable to conform around the surface of tumor masses and efficiently deliver drugs.

20 Apr 2021

Policies designed to prevent opioid misuse may limit access to pain-relieving drugs

Policies designed to prevent the misuse of opioids may have the unintended side effect of limiting access to the pain-relieving drugs by terminally ill patients nearing the end of their life, new research led by the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy suggests.

20 Apr 2021

Public restrooms could serve as hotbeds for COVID-19 transmission

Flushing a toilet can generate large quantities of microbe-containing aerosols depending on the design, water pressure or flushing power of the toilet. A variety of pathogens are usually found in stagnant water as well as in urine, feces and vomit.

20 Apr 2021

Study identifies strengths and specific challenges among young autistic drivers

A collaborative study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) and the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified clear strengths and a series of specific challenges autistic adolescents experience while learning to drive.

20 Apr 2021

New mathematical model could help design new probiotics and tailored diets to prevent diseases

A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases. The research, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, was recently published in the journal PNAS.

20 Apr 2021

Gut's immune response in COVID-19 patients may not provide adequate protection to other organs

Our guts may not provide long-lasting systemic immunity from COVID-19, which is where immune cells circulate through the body to provide protection to other organs, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Immunology.

20 Apr 2021

Gender parity in orthopaedic surgery requires substantive changes to improve the current curve

At the current rate of change, it will take more than 200 years for the proportion of women in orthopaedic surgery to reach parity with the overall medical profession.

20 Apr 2021

Eviction bans authorized during COVID-19 pandemic reduced the infection rate, indicates study

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania uses computer modeling to suggest that eviction bans authorized during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the infection rate and not only protected those who would have lost their housing but also entire communities from the spread of infections.

20 Apr 2021

Scientists receive NIH grant to develop an adjuvant vaccine for opioid use disorder

Opioid addicts wage a daily war within over whether or not to use a drug whose side effect can be death. If those same addicts, however, had the choice to take an opioid vaccine once or twice a year, their internal struggle could be over.

20 Apr 2021

Humana health plan overcharged Medicare by nearly $200 million, federal audit finds

A Humana Inc. health plan for seniors in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in 2015 by overstating how sick some patients were, according to a new federal audit, which seeks to claw back the money.

20 Apr 2021

New machine-learning program accurately identifies COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media

A new machine-learning program accurately identifies COVID-19-related conspiracy theories on social media and models how they evolved over time--a tool that could someday help public health officials combat misinformation online.

20 Apr 2021

Federal policy to improve outcomes in sepsis patients was mostly ineffective

The first large-scale, multi-hospital evaluation of an "all or none" federal policy intended to improve outcomes in sepsis patients finds that the guidelines are a wash - on average they neither helped nor hurt despite significant investments in their implementation, according to an analysis by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine clinician-scientists of nearly a dozen hospitals in one academic health system.

20 Apr 2021

Study shows link between disturbed sleep and increased risk of cardiovascular death in women

For the first time, a study has shown a clear link between the frequency and duration of unconscious wakefulness during night-time sleep and an increased risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and death from any cause, particularly in women.

20 Apr 2021

Immune tolerance in hemophilia can be modulated by B cell activating factor

A group of scientists have just made a key discovery that could prevent and eradicate immune responses that lead to treatment failure in about one-third of people with severe hemophilia A.

20 Apr 2021

K162 molecule could inhibit β-amyloids ' toxicity associated with Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a form of progressive dementia interfering with daily living. It is caused by the decline in the number of brain cells resulting in the deterioration of our mental abilities.

20 Apr 2021

New implantable tool images brain activity in 3D

Tools that allow neuroscientists to record and quantify functional activity within the living brain are in great demand. Traditionally, researchers have used techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, but this method cannot record neural activity with high spatial resolution or in moving subjects.

20 Apr 2021

Study offers new insights on sleep apnea surgery, postoperative respiratory depression

An estimated 50 million people undergo surgery each year in the United States, and a significant proportion of them have undiagnosed or untreated sleep disorders (SD) or sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

20 Apr 2021

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Can fingerprick blood tests help evaluate antibody response and longevity against SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccination?

Could virosome-based nanovaccines be a promising new approach to preventing viral diseases?

INTEGRA introduces its portable 96 channel pipette at the most affordable price

New nanomedicine device is effective for treating glioblastoma multiforme

Policies designed to prevent opioid misuse may limit access to pain-relieving drugs

Public restrooms could serve as hotbeds for COVID-19 transmission

Study identifies strengths and specific challenges among young autistic drivers

New mathematical model could help design new probiotics and tailored diets to prevent diseases

Gut's immune response in COVID-19 patients may not provide adequate protection to other organs

Gender parity in orthopaedic surgery requires substantive changes to improve the current curve

Eviction bans authorized during COVID-19 pandemic reduced the infection rate, indicates study

Scientists receive NIH grant to develop an adjuvant vaccine for opioid use disorder

Humana health plan overcharged Medicare by nearly $200 million, federal audit finds

New machine-learning program accurately identifies COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media

Federal policy to improve outcomes in sepsis patients was mostly ineffective

Study shows link between disturbed sleep and increased risk of cardiovascular death in women

Immune tolerance in hemophilia can be modulated by B cell activating factor

K162 molecule could inhibit β-amyloids ' toxicity associated with Alzheimer's disease

New implantable tool images brain activity in 3D

Study offers new insights on sleep apnea surgery, postoperative respiratory depression

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

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