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Study provides insight into what makes an effective health-related dashboard

Since the onset of the pandemic and the resulting vast amount of complex dynamic data available, health-related dashboards have become ubiquitous as the public, healthcare providers and administrators, and public health and government officials continually reach out for and evaluate vital, accurate information to support decision making.

9 Dec 2021

Study could aid in the development of adaptive DBS treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder

In a small study, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health captured more than 1,000 hours of brain recordings from patients with OCD in the clinic and at home.

9 Dec 2021

Investigational mRNA-based HIV vaccine shows promise in mice and non-human primates

An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA—the same platform technology used in two highly effective COVID-19 vaccines—shows promise in mice and non-human primates, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Dec 2021

Study of individuals referred to a cardiovascular disease clinic designed for patients with long COVID

Scientists discuss the characteristics, diagnostic evaluations, and cardiac diagnoses in patients referred to a clinic designed for patients with PASC.

9 Dec 2021

Scientists determine structure of the molecule associated with ALS for the first time

Scientists have determined for the first time the structure of the molecule associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple other neurodegenerative diseases.

9 Dec 2021

Researchers develop a battery-free, wearable device for real-time nicotine monitoring

Some studies have shown that nicotine, an addictive substance in electronic cigarettes, increases the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. But to get a full understanding of its potential health effects, a real-time nicotine monitoring device is needed.

9 Dec 2021

Gene therapy and diabetes drug may be treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration

Scientists have discovered that gene therapy and the diabetes drug metformin may be potential treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD), a rare, blinding eye disease.

9 Dec 2021

Private Label & Custom Manufactured Microplates

Drawing upon its expertise in polymer moulding, surface treatment, specialist assembly and knowledge of analytical, healthcare and life science applications has enabled Porvair Sciences to become a market leading supplier of private label and custom manufactured microplates.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 9 Dec 2021

Sleeping people respond to wind farm and road traffic noise, study shows

Sleeping people respond to both wind farm noise and road traffic noise, but not usually enough to wake them up, according to new Flinders University research.

9 Dec 2021

Partnership develops stool sample processing kit to help inform WHO's policy update on childhood TB diagnosis

42 Technology, FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, and Rutgers University have worked together to develop an innovative stool sample processing kit that has played a central role in informing the World Health Organization’s recent policy update to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children.

9 Dec 2021

For most young people, COVID vaccine-related myocarditis is not serious

A new study published in the journal Circulation aimed to describe a large case series of suspected myocarditis temporally related with the COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents and young adults below 21 years of age across the United States and Canada.

8 Dec 2021

Researchers identify a molecular culprit for COVID-19's seasonal nature

Not to pile on, but winter is coming and the COVID-19 pandemic is about to get worse. Not necessarily because of omicron – scientists are still working that one out – but because there’s more evidence than ever that COVID-19 is a seasonal disease.

8 Dec 2021

New hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

A newly discovered hormone named fabkin helps regulate metabolism and may play an important role in the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to research led by the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

8 Dec 2021

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Ireland before first official COVID-19 report

New study findings showed evidence of SARS-CoV-2 dissemination in Ireland prior to the identification of the first official COVID-19 case.

8 Dec 2021

Researchers discover mechanism for congenital disorders of glycosylation

Greenwood Genetic Center researchers are reporting the discovery of a mechanism that contributes to the tissue phenotypes seen in PMM2-CDG, the most common of the congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDGs).

8 Dec 2021

iVention joins the Tetra Partner Network to meet customer demand for data-engineered scientific workflows

TetraScience, the R&D Data Cloud company, announced today that iVention, maker of a powerful Laboratory Execution System, has joined the Tetra Partner Network to meet customer requirements that all of their scientific data be engineered, liquid, and actionable so that they can accelerate delivery of life-saving medicines.

From TetraScience, Inc. 8 Dec 2021

AI-based technology to identify patients at risk of serious illness as a result of blood infections

A new technology developed at Tel Aviv University will make it possible, using artificial intelligence, to identify patients who are at risk of serious illness as a result of blood infections.

8 Dec 2021

Rapid antigen detection test for SARS-CoV-2 proves more effective than expected, large study reports

In what is believed to be the largest prospective study of its kind to date -; involving some 6,000 patients seen at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH) during a 10-day period around the beginning of 2021 -; researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of Maryland Medical Center, the University of Maryland School of Medicine and four other collaborators report that a rapid antigen detection test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, proved more effective than expected when compared with virus detection rates using the established standard test, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay.

8 Dec 2021

Hypercoagulability of the blood responsible for cardiac thrombosis in COVID-19 patients

Researchers examined autopsy tissue samples of hearts from patients who died early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Dec 2021

CDC awards $22 million to fight antimicrobial resistance through the launch of two new networks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that it has awarded $22 million to nearly 30 organizations around the world to combat antimicrobial resistance (AR) and other healthcare threats through the establishment of two new networks-;the Global Action in Healthcare Network (GAIHN) and the Global AR Laboratory and Response Network (Global AR Lab & Response Network).

7 Dec 2021

Laboratory News and Research

Study provides insight into what makes an effective health-related dashboard

Study could aid in the development of adaptive DBS treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Investigational mRNA-based HIV vaccine shows promise in mice and non-human primates

Study of individuals referred to a cardiovascular disease clinic designed for patients with long COVID

Scientists determine structure of the molecule associated with ALS for the first time

Researchers develop a battery-free, wearable device for real-time nicotine monitoring

Gene therapy and diabetes drug may be treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration

Private Label & Custom Manufactured Microplates

Sleeping people respond to wind farm and road traffic noise, study shows

Partnership develops stool sample processing kit to help inform WHO's policy update on childhood TB diagnosis

For most young people, COVID vaccine-related myocarditis is not serious

Researchers identify a molecular culprit for COVID-19's seasonal nature

New hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Ireland before first official COVID-19 report

Researchers discover mechanism for congenital disorders of glycosylation

iVention joins the Tetra Partner Network to meet customer demand for data-engineered scientific workflows

AI-based technology to identify patients at risk of serious illness as a result of blood infections

Rapid antigen detection test for SARS-CoV-2 proves more effective than expected, large study reports

Hypercoagulability of the blood responsible for cardiac thrombosis in COVID-19 patients

CDC awards $22 million to fight antimicrobial resistance through the launch of two new networks

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