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Unique observational tool developed for assessing children with concussion

A research team led by scientists at Université de Montréal has developed a unique observational tool for assessing children up to 5 years of age who have had a concussion.

1 Jun 2021

Study supports the need for improving early TB diagnosis and care in Irish prisons

Investigators from Trinity College Dublin, the Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, St James's Hospital, and the Department of Public Health HSE East believe tuberculosis (TB) care in Irish Prisons should be supported, considering the findings of their study which is published today (Tuesday, 1st June, 2021) in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

1 Jun 2021

Odor-based test could serve as a non-invasive approach to screen for harder-to-detect cancers

An odor-based test that sniffs out vapors emanating from blood samples was able to distinguish between benign and pancreatic and ovarian cancer cells with up to 95 percent accuracy, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn's Perelman School of Medicine.

1 Jun 2021

New discovery in Ewing sarcoma may prevent tumor metastasis from occurring

A new discovery in Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive and often fatal childhood cancer, has uncovered the potential to prevent cancer cells from spreading beyond their primary tumor site.

1 Jun 2021

UTokyo researchers study worms to understand the neuroplasticity of learning

As anyone who has ever procrastinated knows, remembering that you need to do something and acting on that knowledge are two different things. To understand how learning changes nerve cells and leads to different behaviors, researchers studied the much simpler nervous system of worms.

1 Jun 2021

New genetic resource may lead to prevention and treatment strategies for malaria

A new extensive genetic resource of rat-infecting malaria parasites may help advance the development of malaria prevention and treatment strategies.

1 Jun 2021

Can depression increase the likelihood of rapid kidney function decline?

In a recent study, the presence of depressive symptoms in normally healthy individuals was found to correlate with rapid kidney function decline.

1 Jun 2021

FDA approves investigational monoclonal antibody therapy sotrovimab for COVID-19

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light on the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy, sotrovimab, as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment.

1 Jun 2021

Using Sotrovimab to treat COVID-19 early

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server hypothesized that a monoclonal antibody that has the capability to neutralize all sarbecoviruses could also be used to target a highly conserved epitope. This conserved sequence has a high probability of remaining unchanged in SARS-CoV-2 variants.

31 May 2021

Function and regeneration of dendritic cells impaired in COVID-19

A group of researchers from Germany has investigated and analyzed circulating dendritic cells and monocyte subsets in 65 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with mild to severe presentations of the infection. A variety of patients were included in their study, from those who exhibited minor signs of acute disease to convalescents, as well as healthy controls

31 May 2021

Report on the effectiveness of mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines in Canada

The report has recently been published on the preprint server medRxiv* by Kwong et al. (May 28th, 2021) and focused on the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, confirming the supposed greater efficacy in preventing infection or severe outcomes following the administration of two doses.

31 May 2021

Cognitive reappraisal may reduce compulsive drug-seeking behavior in cocaine-addicted individuals

An emotion regulation strategy known as cognitive reappraisal helped reduce the typically heightened and habitual attention to drug-related cues and contexts in cocaine-addicted individuals, a study by Mount Sinai researchers has found.

31 May 2021

AI models look for shortcuts that could lead to errors in diagnosis of COVID-19

Artificial intelligence promises to be a powerful tool for improving the speed and accuracy of medical decision-making to improve patient outcomes.

31 May 2021

Expanding genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better results

Today The Lundquist Institute announced that its investigators contributed data from several studies, including data on Hispanics, African-Americans and East Asians, to the international MAGIC collaboration, composed of more than 400 global academics, who conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis led by the University of Exeter.

31 May 2021

Review: Sulfur-containing natural products isolated from marine organisms

Announcing a new publication for Marine Life Science & Technology journal. In this review article the authors Yang Hai, Mei‑Yan Wei, Chang‑Yun Wang, Yu‑Cheng Gu and Chang‑Lun Shao from Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China and Syngenta Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Berkshire, UK consider the chemistry and biology of sulfur‑containing natural products from marine microorganisms.

31 May 2021

Study uncovers new mechanism of Alzheimer's that disorganizes blood vessels around amyloid plaques

Researchers at the Biomedicine Institute of Seville have discovered a new mechanism of Alzheimer's disease that disorganizes the blood vessels around amyloid plaques, one of the characteristic features of the disease.

31 May 2021

Corilagin: could a plant compound used in Chinese herbal medicine help prevent COVID-19?

The study, published in the journal Phytomedicine, characterized an active compound, corilagin (a derivative from Phyllanthus urinaria), as potential SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors for its preventive application in daily antiviral hygiene products.

31 May 2021

Study could help identify risk of secondary leukaemia in certain children

Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge found that in children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some children later on.

31 May 2021

India is banking on locally developed kit to increase COVID-19 testing

India is banking on a locally developed, affordable home-use kit to bump up testing for COVID-19 and reduce the burden on public resources struggling against a runaway pandemic now raging through the country in a deadly second wave.

31 May 2021

Chemists use new technique to manufacture pharmaceutical cholesterol from plant-based materials

Chemists at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg have, in collaboration with colleagues from CordenPharma, succeeded for the first time in manufacturing pharmaceutical cholesterol from plant-based materials using a highly-effective technique.

29 May 2021

Laboratory News and Research

Unique observational tool developed for assessing children with concussion

Study supports the need for improving early TB diagnosis and care in Irish prisons

Odor-based test could serve as a non-invasive approach to screen for harder-to-detect cancers

New discovery in Ewing sarcoma may prevent tumor metastasis from occurring

UTokyo researchers study worms to understand the neuroplasticity of learning

New genetic resource may lead to prevention and treatment strategies for malaria

Can depression increase the likelihood of rapid kidney function decline?

FDA approves investigational monoclonal antibody therapy sotrovimab for COVID-19

Using Sotrovimab to treat COVID-19 early

Function and regeneration of dendritic cells impaired in COVID-19

Report on the effectiveness of mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines in Canada

Cognitive reappraisal may reduce compulsive drug-seeking behavior in cocaine-addicted individuals

AI models look for shortcuts that could lead to errors in diagnosis of COVID-19

Expanding genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better results

Review: Sulfur-containing natural products isolated from marine organisms

Study uncovers new mechanism of Alzheimer's that disorganizes blood vessels around amyloid plaques

Corilagin: could a plant compound used in Chinese herbal medicine help prevent COVID-19?

Study could help identify risk of secondary leukaemia in certain children

India is banking on locally developed kit to increase COVID-19 testing

Chemists use new technique to manufacture pharmaceutical cholesterol from plant-based materials

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