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Handheld monocular pupillometer offers promise for autism screening in young children

Measuring how the eyes' pupils change in response to light-;known as the pupillary light reflex-;could potentially be used to screen for autism in young children, according to a study conducted at Washington State University.

22 Aug 2022

Discovery of a group of latent stem cells could offer a new approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a group of latent stem cells that respond to injury in the central nervous system of mice. If a similar type of cell exists in humans, they could offer a new therapeutic approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries.

22 Aug 2022

Discovery points to new drug targets that could prevent cancer spread

Any cancer cell migrating from a tumor to set up shop elsewhere in the body will face a brutal attack from an immune system programmed to seek and destroy abnormal cells.

22 Aug 2022

Re-defining the limits of single batch assay stabilisation

In response to increasing demand for stabilised molecular diagnostic assays, we have significantly increased our single batch lyophilised reagent bead manufacturing throughput to 300,000 reactions per freeze drying run and are now progressing towards a capacity of 100 million tests per annum.

From Biofortuna Limited 22 Aug 2022

Human antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection after two years

Scientists describe a protocol to evaluate antibody response dynamics up to two years following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Aug 2022

Increasing the production of new neurons rescues memory defects in mice with Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered that increasing the production of new neurons in mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD) rescues the animals' memory defects.

19 Aug 2022

Intake of lysine prevents hypertensive kidney disease in animal models

Can you eat your way out of a kidney disease? Perhaps you can – according to a new study from Aarhus University.

19 Aug 2022

Microneedling more effective than chemical peels for treating acne scars in patients with dark skin

Chemical peels are a common treatment for acne scars, but a Rutgers study finds that microneedling is significantly more effective for patients with dark skin.

19 Aug 2022

Alzheimer's disease disrupts visual memory by degrading cross-hemispheric cells

A new MIT study finds that Alzheimer's disease disrupts at least one form of visual memory by degrading a newly identified circuit that connects the vision processing centers of each brain hemisphere.

19 Aug 2022

New study estimates how long people with mild COVID-19 are infectious

A new study of 57 people with mild COVID-19 estimates how long people are infectious for and when they can safely leave isolation.

19 Aug 2022

Study reveals the unique and unconventional way mosquitoes process odors

If you've ever sprayed yourself head to toe in bug repellent, yet still felt like a mosquito magnet, it will come as no shock to you that mosquitoes are very, very good at finding humans to bite.

19 Aug 2022

Exploring a paralytic poliomyelitis case in an unvaccinated person

Researchers investigated the public health response to a paralytic poliomyelitis case in an unvaccinated person.

19 Aug 2022

Simple technique could be a powerful solution for disposing ‘forever chemicals’

PFAS, a group of manufactured chemicals commonly used since the 1940s, are called "forever chemicals" for a reason.

18 Aug 2022

Circuits of touch and sight are intermingled in the embryo, study shows

In embryonic stages, tactile stimuli simultaneously activate tactile and visual neural pathways. Shortly after birth, both pathways reorganize to allow separate processing of touch and vision.

18 Aug 2022

MIT's design opens a path toward chip-free wireless sensors

Wearable sensors are ubiquitous thanks to wireless technology that enables a person's glucose concentrations, blood pressure, heart rate, and activity levels to be transmitted seamlessly from sensor to smartphone for further analysis.

18 Aug 2022

Key gene sheds light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relievers over time

UF Scripps Biomedical Research scientists have a discovered a key gene that is shedding light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relievers over time, a problem that raises risk of addiction and overdose.

18 Aug 2022

UNC scientists map the surface of young brain's cortex with unprecedented resolution

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have mapped the surface of the cortex of the young human brain with unprecedented resolution, revealing the development of key functional regions from two months before birth to two years after.

18 Aug 2022

Bioengineered corneal tissue implantation restores vision in advanced keratoconus

In a new study, researchers bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive vision restoration.

18 Aug 2022

Waning of humoral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 after 14 months of infection

Researchers assessed humoral immune responses to and neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant of concern after two months (T1) and 14 months (T2) of asymptomatic or mild wild-type (WT) SARS-CoV-2 infections.

18 Aug 2022

Study highlights the lack of evidence-based clinical management guidelines for monkeypox

A dearth of high quality, up to date clinical guidance on monkeypox may be hampering effective and safe treatment of the infection around the world, concludes a review of what's available to guide patient care and published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

18 Aug 2022

Laboratory News and Research

Handheld monocular pupillometer offers promise for autism screening in young children

Discovery of a group of latent stem cells could offer a new approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries

Discovery points to new drug targets that could prevent cancer spread

Re-defining the limits of single batch assay stabilisation

Human antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection after two years

Increasing the production of new neurons rescues memory defects in mice with Alzheimer's disease

Intake of lysine prevents hypertensive kidney disease in animal models

Microneedling more effective than chemical peels for treating acne scars in patients with dark skin

Alzheimer's disease disrupts visual memory by degrading cross-hemispheric cells

New study estimates how long people with mild COVID-19 are infectious

Study reveals the unique and unconventional way mosquitoes process odors

Exploring a paralytic poliomyelitis case in an unvaccinated person

Simple technique could be a powerful solution for disposing ‘forever chemicals’

Circuits of touch and sight are intermingled in the embryo, study shows

MIT's design opens a path toward chip-free wireless sensors

Key gene sheds light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relievers over time

UNC scientists map the surface of young brain's cortex with unprecedented resolution

Bioengineered corneal tissue implantation restores vision in advanced keratoconus

Waning of humoral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 after 14 months of infection

Study highlights the lack of evidence-based clinical management guidelines for monkeypox

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