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EKF launches middleware connectivity solution for POC analyzers and data management

New EKF Link flexible, open solution can be securely interfaced to any vendor’s POC analyzers.

From EKF Diagnostics 31 May 2022

Innovative solutions to the challenges of narcotic analysis

In this interview, Dr. Joerg Koehler and Dr. Marcio-Fernando Cobo from Bruker introduce their forensic distributed lab topology featuring the Fourier 80 CrimeLab with NMR-based narcotics profiling module.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 30 May 2022

Biodegradable, non-ionic polymeric nanovesicles efficiently encapsulate and deliver siRNA

Small interfering RNAs, or siRNAs, hold promise to treat tumors, through their ability to specifically knock down oncogenes that promote tumor growth, without the toxicity that accompanies chemotherapy. However, the siRNAs need a delivery vehicle to protect them from degradation and clearance on their journey through the bloodstream to the cancer tumor.

25 May 2022

New ‘Labskin Microbiome Friendly+ Seal of Approval’ unveiled

Labskin, a division of DeepVerge has today announced that it is setting an exacting standard for the skincare industry, the ‘Labskin Microbiome Friendly+ Seal of Approval.’

23 May 2022

Two Rutgers engineers create analytical tool to accelerate the production of biologic drugs

Two Rutgers engineers specializing in the process of making drugs derived from living organisms have created an analytical tool they expect will accelerate the discovery and production of biologic drugs that are often at the cutting edge of biomedical research.

18 May 2022

Insight into sustained-release drug delivery systems

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Thanh T. Nguyen, a project manager at Innocore Pharmaceuticals, about the mechanisms behind long-acting injectables.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Materials Characterization 18 May 2022

Study: Daily intake of Urolithin A improves muscle strength by 12% after four months

Age-associated muscle decline can start as early as 40 years old and there are currently no effective interventions to counteract it other than exercise.

17 May 2022

Tabula sapiens, most comprehensive human cell atlas

In a recent study published in the journal Science, researchers created an atlas termed the Tabula sapiens for over 400 distinct cell types of humans. Several aspects of human physiology were revealed by the atlas, such as how different types of cells splice genes differently.

16 May 2022

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From Duraline BioSystems, Inc. 16 May 2022

Cost-effective ovine antibody-based therapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study published in the journal Antiviral Research explored alternative sources of polyclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, which would be more cost-effective, amendable to regulatory approval, and widespread use.

12 May 2022

Mathematical theory describes the process of checkpoint override by cells

Cells go through a life cycle that includes growing to the right size, being equipped to perform its functions, and finally dividing into two new cells.

12 May 2022

EVIDENT Announces 2021 Global Image of the Year Award Winners

Evident, unveiled the winners of its third Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award, a competition that recognizes the best in life science imaging.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 12 May 2022

New research on excess mortality in the Nordics during COVID

Both from a scientific and a political standpoint, it is important to record and examine the additional deaths during the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

11 May 2022

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 third dose against Omicron-associated severe disease

Researchers analyzed the effectiveness of the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 third vaccine dose against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-induced severe infection nearly seven months post-vaccination.

9 May 2022

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

It's often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may be true for cells, uncovering a newly-discovered mechanism that might help prevent the build-up of tangles of proteins commonly seen in dementia.

6 May 2022

New technique can accurately detect viruses in tumors from clinical next-generation sequencing

Researchers have developed a method to accurately detect viruses from clinical next-generation sequencing and describe novel associations between specific tumors and viruses that warrant further investigation.

5 May 2022

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From INTEGRA Biosciences 5 May 2022

Joint associations of genetic risk and diet quality with incident type 2 diabetes

Researchers assessed the impact of polygenic scores and diet quality on type 2 diabetes.

3 May 2022

World Immunization Week 2022: Striving for a Long Life for All with the International Vaccine Institute

As part of World Immunization Week 2022, News Medical speaks to the International Vaccine Institute about their fight against vaccine inequity, as well as what a “Long Life for All” means to them.

25 Apr 2022

Sri Lanka’s healthcare system heavily affected by the current economic crisis

Sri Lanka's acute economic crisis has begun to tell on its health care system with critical medicines running out for want of hard currency to import supplies, experts say.

22 Apr 2022