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Study offers new clues to how night shift work increases cancer risk

New clues as to why night shift workers are at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer are presented in a new study conducted at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane.

8 Mar 2021

New academic spin-out based in Finland introduces a nasal spray vaccine against COVID

Rokote Laboratories Finland Ltd., a newly-founded academic spin-out based in Finland is working to develop and introduce to the markets a nasal spray vaccine against COVID.

8 Mar 2021

Using decision theory for precise choice of breast cancer treatment

The precise choice of treatment for breast cancer depends upon the status of the hormone receptors (for oestrogen and progesterone). Their conventional determination by means of immunohistochemistry (IHC) is associated with a certain error rate, which can be reduced by adding genomic data.

8 Mar 2021

In-licensed candidate may be an effective intervention for premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome

The Lundquist Institute (TLI) and The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) executed a license agreement for TLI intellectual property covering a synthetic lung surfactant formulation to be developed for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) for premature infants in Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMIC).

8 Mar 2021

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

Artificial intelligence can already scan images of the eye to assess patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, and find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans.

8 Mar 2021

Monoclonal antibodies can be an effective tool in the global fight against malaria

Scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, in collaboration the Duke University, have confirmed that monoclonal antibodies can be an effective tool in the global fight against malaria.

8 Mar 2021

Researchers reprogram glial cells into new neurons to heal spinal cord injury

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into new neurons to promote recovery after spinal cord injury--revealing an untapped potential to leverage the cell for regenerative medicine.

8 Mar 2021

Study shows macrophages cause excess scarring after surgery

The body is amazing at healing itself. However, sometimes it can overdo it. Excess scarring after abdominal and pelvic surgery within the peritoneal cavity can lead to serious complications and sometimes death.

8 Mar 2021

Study shows how mutant huntingtin protein triggers brain cell death

In 1993, scientists discovered that a single mutated gene, HTT, caused Huntington's disease, raising high hopes for a quick cure. Yet today, there's still no approved treatment.

7 Mar 2021

FDA issues emergency use authorization for T-Detect COVID Test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the T-Detect COVID Test developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies.

5 Mar 2021

Researchers discover how adhesions form in the abdomen

Adhesions are scars in the abdomen, which can occur after surgery, often have serious consequences. Now, researchers from the University of Bern and Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, in collaboration with Canadian researchers, have discovered how such adhesions form.

5 Mar 2021

Combined liver-cytokine humanization enhances human red blood cell production and survival

In a new study by the Yale Department of Immunobiology and Yale Cancer Center, researchers report combined liver and growth factor humanization enhances human red blood cell production and survival in circulation the immunodeficient murine host.

5 Mar 2021

Fine particles in wildfire smoke more harmful to human respiratory health than other pollutants

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter from other sources such as car exhaust.

5 Mar 2021

Laboratory News and Research

Study offers new clues to how night shift work increases cancer risk

New academic spin-out based in Finland introduces a nasal spray vaccine against COVID

Using decision theory for precise choice of breast cancer treatment

In-licensed candidate may be an effective intervention for premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

Monoclonal antibodies can be an effective tool in the global fight against malaria

Researchers reprogram glial cells into new neurons to heal spinal cord injury

Study shows macrophages cause excess scarring after surgery

Study shows how mutant huntingtin protein triggers brain cell death

FDA issues emergency use authorization for T-Detect COVID Test

Researchers discover how adhesions form in the abdomen

Combined liver-cytokine humanization enhances human red blood cell production and survival

Fine particles in wildfire smoke more harmful to human respiratory health than other pollutants

Researchers identify new molecular mechanisms in chronic skin inflammation

New COVID-19 variants can evade antibodies that work against original form of the virus

New evidence supports the use of antisense oligonucleotides as feasible therapeutic strategy for MDS

SARS-CoV-2 can evade immune response by T-killer cells through mutations

Pancreatitis drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 activators in the upper respiratory tract

Micro-Doppler radars could soon be used to predict injury risk and track recovery

AI-based method for repurposing existing drugs into potential treatments for Alzheimer's

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