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New genetic markers could improve early detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis

To many, tuberculosis (TB) may seem like a disease from a bygone era. But it still claims more than one million lives every year.

9 May 2022

Soaring food prices are leaving millions without access to a healthy and affordable diet

There has been a rapid 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals altogether in just three months, according to new data published by The Food Foundation.

9 May 2022

Food insecurity risk linked to greater incidence of diabetes

Young adults who were at risk of food insecurity had increased incidence of diabetes 10 years later, according to a Washington State University study.

9 May 2022

The families of trans kids in Texas consider their options amid crackdown on care

Cameron Wright, 16, has always seen himself as a "dude." As a young child, Cameron didn't have the words to explain the disconnect between how he saw himself and how the world saw him. But he knew that despite being born in a girl's body, he was meant to be a boy.

9 May 2022

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

At a psychiatric hospital in Michigan, Dr. Cara Poland's patients were handed a sheet of paper to find follow-up care. The hospital had entered local ZIP codes on a website — run by the nation's top substance use and mental health agency — and printed the resulting list of providers for patients to call.

9 May 2022

Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

In April 2021, during the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden announced his goal to drastically reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

9 May 2022

The potential impact of oral vaccination against COVID-19 on transmission to naïve individuals studied in a hamster infection model

A recent article published in Science Translational Medicine demonstrated that mucosally delivered adenovirus type 5 (Ad5)-based COVID-19 vaccination minimized COVID-19 transmission and severity.

9 May 2022

How new Insights into ESR1 Mutant Breast Cancers may lead to Novel Therapy Targets

In this interview, we speak to Steffi Oesterreich, PH.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, about how new insights into a gene mutation present in 20-30% of breast cancer recurrences may have a silver lining, leading to novel treatment opportunities.

9 May 2022

Evaluating the Role of Automated LabTech Instruments within Research

In this interview, we speak to Günter Tenzler, founder and CEO of INHECO, about their automated labtech instruments and their role within scientific research.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 9 May 2022

Benefit from convalescent plasma shown in COVID outpatient trial

Researchers have conducted a double-blind, multicentre, randomized, controlled trial, which is known as Convalescent Plasma to Limit SARS-CoV-2 Associated Complications Study to evaluate if early COVID-19 plasma treatment could reduce disease progression and, thereby, reduce hospitalization rate.

9 May 2022

ZF2001 vaccine safe and effective against symptomatic and severe-to-critical COVID

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has discussed the efficacy and safety profile of the ZF2001 vaccine in adults, based on a randomized, placebo-controlled, multinational, double-blind phase 3 trial.

9 May 2022

Local system use not correlated with prevention of COVID-19, study reveals

Although many pandemics have occurred throughout human history, digital technology enables the development of new tools for dealing with these events.

8 May 2022

nTIDE report: Post-pandemic economic recovery of people with disabilities continues at historic highs

The post-pandemic economic recovery of people with disabilities remained strong in April and continued at historic highs, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).

6 May 2022

Cedars-Sinai geriatricians create program to catch at-risk older adults before they fall

Falls and broken bones are common among older adults, but they're not a natural part of aging. That's why Cedars-Sinai geriatricians created a bone health and falls risk consultation program to catch at-risk people before they break a bone or help them avoid another fracture in the future.

6 May 2022

Medicine News and Research

New genetic markers could improve early detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Soaring food prices are leaving millions without access to a healthy and affordable diet

Food insecurity risk linked to greater incidence of diabetes

The families of trans kids in Texas consider their options amid crackdown on care

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

The potential impact of oral vaccination against COVID-19 on transmission to naïve individuals studied in a hamster infection model

How new Insights into ESR1 Mutant Breast Cancers may lead to Novel Therapy Targets

Evaluating the Role of Automated LabTech Instruments within Research

Benefit from convalescent plasma shown in COVID outpatient trial

ZF2001 vaccine safe and effective against symptomatic and severe-to-critical COVID

Local system use not correlated with prevention of COVID-19, study reveals

nTIDE report: Post-pandemic economic recovery of people with disabilities continues at historic highs

Cedars-Sinai geriatricians create program to catch at-risk older adults before they fall

New program focuses on friends, family to support sexual assault survivors with recovery

CandyCoded pills may be a simple way to prevent pharmaceutical fraud

New tool can help researchers interpret the clinical significance of somatic mutations in cancer

Mailed at-home disposal kits increase disposal rates of unused opioids after surgery

Study reveals underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute joins Cancer Proteome Project

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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