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Now on the menu at closed schools: Drive-thru lunches

There were no hugs, handshakes or high-fives Tuesday morning at Juniper Elementary School, where the student drop-off line had transformed into a school lunch drive-thru.

21 Mar 2020

Study uncovers a new childhood-onset neurodegenerative disorder

A study has uncovered a new neurodegenerative disorder in which children experience developmental regression and severe epilepsy.

21 Mar 2020

Some hospitals continue with elective surgeries despite COVID-19 crisis

In the same week that physicians at the University of California-San Francisco medical center were wiping down and reusing protective equipment like masks and gowns to conserve resources amid a surge of COVID-19 patients, 90 miles away teams of doctors at UC Davis Medical Center were fully suited up performing breast augmentations, hip replacements and other elective procedures that likely could have been postponed.

21 Mar 2020

Preclinical study characterizes the binding affinity and selectivity of a selective FLT3 inhibitor

Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 11 reported that in this preclinical study, we characterized the binding affinity and selectivity of quizartinib, a small-molecule inhibitor of FLT3, and AC886, the active metabolite of quizartinib, compared with those of other FLT3 inhibitors.

21 Mar 2020

Hoping that insurance expansion will help tamp outbreak, 9 states reopen marketplaces

At least nine states are offering their uninsured residents another opportunity to sign up for a health plan this year as they seek new ways to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.

21 Mar 2020

Older cancer patients taking multiple medications are at higher risk of hospitalization

As adults age, they accumulate a number of medications for chronic conditions. Older patients take anywhere between 5-15 medications per year, which increases the risk that some of the drugs will counteract each other.

21 Mar 2020

CNIC scientists identify inflammatory regulatory circuit controlled by endothelial cells in the eye

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, working with an international network of scientists, have identified an inflammatory regulatory circuit in the eye controlled by a subtype of endothelial cells, the cells that line the interior of blood vessels.

21 Mar 2020

C-Path awarded FDA grant to establish Rare Disease Clinical Outcome Assessment Consortium

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has funded a cooperative agreement to establish a Rare Disease Clinical Outcome Assessment Consortium.

21 Mar 2020

Researchers discover why some prostate cancers are more aggressive

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered why some prostate cancers are more aggressive, spread to different parts of the body, and ultimately cause death.

20 Mar 2020

The final cut

The barber had with him his tools of trade: a black leather smock, a razor, clippers, scissors and tufts of black locks he had collected from the floor of his shop.

20 Mar 2020

Standardized test for dementia diagnosis can now be used in seven languages in India

A standardized test that can now be used in the seven main languages in India will support the diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impairment.

20 Mar 2020

New technology that “videos” brain activity could one day enhance prosthetics

Researchers have made a brain-machine interface that links the brain to a silicon chip that “films” neural electrical activity.

20 Mar 2020

New UCI-led study reveals how skin cells prepare to heal wounds

Scientists have revealed how skin cells prepare to heal, potentially leading to better understanding of healing within diabetes.

20 Mar 2020

Researchers develop accurate and scalable method to record brain activity

A new method to accurately record brain activity at scale has been developed by researchers at the Crick, Stanford University and UCL.

20 Mar 2020

HORIBA Medical’s Yumizen G200 hemostasis device validated for use with UK NEQAS BC samples

HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces that a study has shown that UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Blood Coagulation external quality assessment lyophilized plasma samples can be tested on its Yumizen G200 hemostasis instrument.

From HORIBA Medical 20 Mar 2020

GlobalData: Thermo Fisher to be major player in COVID-19 diagnostic tests following acquisition of Qiagen

Thermo Fisher Scientific is expected to produce millions of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic tests following the acquisition of Qiagen for an approximate transaction value of US$11.5bn per share, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 Mar 2020

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Now on the menu at closed schools: Drive-thru lunches

Study uncovers a new childhood-onset neurodegenerative disorder

Some hospitals continue with elective surgeries despite COVID-19 crisis

Preclinical study characterizes the binding affinity and selectivity of a selective FLT3 inhibitor

Hoping that insurance expansion will help tamp outbreak, 9 states reopen marketplaces

Older cancer patients taking multiple medications are at higher risk of hospitalization

CNIC scientists identify inflammatory regulatory circuit controlled by endothelial cells in the eye

C-Path awarded FDA grant to establish Rare Disease Clinical Outcome Assessment Consortium

Researchers discover why some prostate cancers are more aggressive

The final cut

Standardized test for dementia diagnosis can now be used in seven languages in India

New technology that “videos” brain activity could one day enhance prosthetics

New UCI-led study reveals how skin cells prepare to heal wounds

Researchers develop accurate and scalable method to record brain activity

HORIBA Medical’s Yumizen G200 hemostasis device validated for use with UK NEQAS BC samples

GlobalData: Thermo Fisher to be major player in COVID-19 diagnostic tests following acquisition of Qiagen

India gives Roche Diagnostics the license to conduct coronavirus tests, looks to delay disease progression

Genetically modified neurons could enhance function of clinical implants

Mask shortage straps pharmacists who need them to keep medicines pure

AI may help predict tumor sensitivity to systemic cancer therapies

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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