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GlobalData: Mass home testing for Covid-19 isn’t without its risks

Unfettered access to rapid and safe Covid-19 tests will be one of the most critical factors in reducing the spread of the disease.

29 Apr 2020

UEA Health Sciences students and staff respond to the fight against COVID-19

Following a nationwide call for support for the NHS workforce, UEA students and staff have responded in their numbers, from undertaking placements to training former healthcare professionals who are re-joining the service at this time of national emergency.

29 Apr 2020

A new platform to create drugs for people with hard-to-treat cancers

A new round of support will help a Purdue University-affiliated startup further develop a platform designed to create drugs for people with hard-to-treat cancers.

29 Apr 2020

Adolescent obesity carries higher thrombus risk later in life

Men with a history of obesity in their late teens are, in adult life, more at risk of a blood clot (thrombus) in a leg or lung, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg study shows.

29 Apr 2020

GlobalData offers view on Gilead’s suspension of Covid-19 trials in China

Following the news that China trials of Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir in patients with mild symptoms of coronavirus have been suspended due to lack of eligible patients;

From Gilead Sciences, Inc. 29 Apr 2020

Tips to make safe transitions between nursing home and emergency departments during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted nursing home residents, and many have been hospitalized.

29 Apr 2020

Study examines temperature increases in U.S. counties and their impact on crop yield

The global pandemic has put a focus on essential workers, those we rely on for basic services. Workers who pick crops, from strawberries to apples to nuts, already face harsh conditions harvesting in fields during summer harvest months.

29 Apr 2020

International study to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy launched

Researchers at the University of Oxford are today starting a large, international study to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy.

29 Apr 2020

Study with twins shows COVID-19 symptoms have genetic contribution

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv from King's College, London, suggests that an individual's genetic makeup may contribute to how much a person is likely to be affected by COVID-19, or whether they are likely to be infected at all.

29 Apr 2020

GlobalData: PPE shortage to drive adoption of robots to treat Covid-19 patients in India

Healthcare professionals are one of the most vulnerable groups exposed to infections. Rising number of coronavirus cases and severe shortage of personal protective equipment products across India are putting them at more risk.

29 Apr 2020

Ortho introduces second COVID-19 antibody test with 100% specificity

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics with a rich history of bringing critical tests for infectious diseases to market, today introduced and announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization to its second COVID-19 antibody test—the VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Test. This test is one of only a handful of antibody tests to be granted Emergency Use Authorization.

From Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 29 Apr 2020

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 RNA cap structure

A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv in April 2020 reports the discovery of the structure of the cap created by the novel coronavirus on virally encoded mRNAs. The finding could help create new antiviral strategies.

29 Apr 2020

Study explores the growth rate effect of gut bacteria on break down of dietary fibers

It is known that approximately 80% of human immune system functions in the gastrointestinal tract. Gut bacteria and their metabolites play a fundamental role in the interaction between gut and other organs.

29 Apr 2020

Researchers are developing a comprehensive vision for futuristic Texas transportation system

A civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading an interdisciplinary project to develop a comprehensive vision of what the Texas transportation system should look like in 25 years.

29 Apr 2020

'Smart sample pooling' for COVID-19 could solve test kit shortage problem

A new study from Pakistan suggests 'smart sample pooling' using population grouping with algorithms as a solution to the unavailability of test kits for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The paper is published on the preprint server medRxiv on April 28, 2020.

29 Apr 2020

C-Path receives EMA’s letter of support to facilitate the diagnoses of type 1 diabetes

The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today announced that its Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Consortium has received a letter of support from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to facilitate the development and validation of the proposed regulatory qualification of pancreatic islet autoantibodies commonly used in clinical practice to diagnose T1D: insulin autoantibodies, glutamic acid decarboxylase 65, and insulinoma antigen-2 autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for T1D clinical trials.

29 Apr 2020

How weather and demographics influence the COVID-19 spread

What can stop the spread of the novel coronavirus? A new study published in the preprint journal medRxiv in April 2020 debunks the idea that warmer and more humid conditions can hinder the pandemic from spreading with ease.

29 Apr 2020

AGS publishes policy brief to address COVID-19 concerns in assisted living facilities

In a policy brief published today in its namesake journal, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) offered a roadmap to guide federal, state, and local governments addressing COVID-19 concerns in an important but oft-overlooked arena: Assisted living facilities (ALFs).

29 Apr 2020

Differences in reporting methods can over- or under-estimate the safety of drugs

An important goal of early-phase clinical trials is to discover a drug's possible side effects. But despite FDA guidelines seeking to standardize this reporting, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study finds significant variation in how drug side effects are reported, potentially making some drugs seem safer or less safe than they really are.

29 Apr 2020

How toxic are chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cells?

The spread of the pandemic disease COVID-19 caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has now reached almost every country of the world, with over 3.11 million cases and over 217,000 deaths as of April 29, 2020.

29 Apr 2020

Medical News

GlobalData: Mass home testing for Covid-19 isn’t without its risks

UEA Health Sciences students and staff respond to the fight against COVID-19

A new platform to create drugs for people with hard-to-treat cancers

Adolescent obesity carries higher thrombus risk later in life

GlobalData offers view on Gilead’s suspension of Covid-19 trials in China

Tips to make safe transitions between nursing home and emergency departments during COVID-19

Study examines temperature increases in U.S. counties and their impact on crop yield

International study to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy launched

Study with twins shows COVID-19 symptoms have genetic contribution

GlobalData: PPE shortage to drive adoption of robots to treat Covid-19 patients in India

Ortho introduces second COVID-19 antibody test with 100% specificity

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 RNA cap structure

Study explores the growth rate effect of gut bacteria on break down of dietary fibers

Researchers are developing a comprehensive vision for futuristic Texas transportation system

'Smart sample pooling' for COVID-19 could solve test kit shortage problem

C-Path receives EMA’s letter of support to facilitate the diagnoses of type 1 diabetes

How weather and demographics influence the COVID-19 spread

AGS publishes policy brief to address COVID-19 concerns in assisted living facilities

Differences in reporting methods can over- or under-estimate the safety of drugs

How toxic are chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cells?

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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