Laboratory News and Research

RSS

CDC report highlights the gaps in care of hepatitis C treatment

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus clearance was only 34% overall and even lower in individuals between 20 and 39 years of age.

3 Aug 2023

Genome-wide study finds link between CHD1L gene and HIV control

"We searched for human genetic variation that associates with spontaneous control of HIV and identified a novel region in the genome that is only variable in populations of African ancestries," says Professor Jacques Fellay at EPFL's School of Life Sciences.

2 Aug 2023

COST catalyzes collaborative research in transcriptomics for cardiovascular disease

The Action has not only catalyzed research in this area by bringing together almost 300 participants from across Europe and beyond, but it also catalyzed the careers of younger researchers and launched a Horizon 2020 project: COVIRNA.

2 Aug 2023

New drug shows promise for treating chronic neuropathic pain

A non-opioid designer molecule for treating chronic neuropathic pain by calming hyperactive pain-sensing neurons in the peripheral nervous system has had promising results in a preclinical study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Burke Neurological Institute.

2 Aug 2023

Genetic variant may explain why some people of African ancestry have lower HIV viral loads

An international team of researchers has found a genetic variant that may explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, reducing their risk of transmitting the virus and slowing progress of their own illness.

2 Aug 2023

New drug targets EMT in cancer, reducing metastasis and resistance to chemotherapy

Metastases and resistance to chemotherapy are the main causes of treatment failure and mortality in cancer patients.

2 Aug 2023

TTUHSC researcher receives $1.76 million grant to investigate new pancreatic cancer treatment

With a survival rate in the single digits, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly lethal. In fact, by the time PDAC is clinically diagnosed, it is already considered incurable via surgery or other means in up to 90% of patients.

2 Aug 2023

Study assesses the value of predictive biomarkers for early-stage COVID-19 infection

Researchers illustrated that certain biomarkers may be better predictors of COVID-19 than others.

2 Aug 2023

The influence of electronic cigarette aerosol and cigarette smoke on cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal functions in mice

The toxic effects of aerosol exposure from electronic cigarettes (ECs) and cigarette smoke (CS) on mice.

2 Aug 2023

Is there clinical value in screening healthy children with genome sequencing compared with a gene panel for medically actionable pediatric conditions?

Researchers compared the efficacy of proactive genome sequencing and a medically actionable gene panel in identifying potential risk for pediatric-onset disorders in healthy newborns and children.

2 Aug 2023

The evolving emergence of alpha-gal syndrome in the United States

Researchers investigated alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) prevalence and geographic distribution.

2 Aug 2023

Using wastewater monitoring to assess patterns in community transmission of COVID-19

Researchers develop and test a novel algorithm to detect COVID-19 surges before they occur.

2 Aug 2023

New treatment offers hope for children suffering from rare skin condition

It’s a beautiful moniker, but for Australia’s ‘butterfly children’ it belies a devastating reality filled with enormous pain and suffering caused by a rare skin condition – Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

2 Aug 2023

AirGels: A game-changer for research on respiratory infections

Biofilms are highly resistant communities of bacteria that pose a major challenge in the treatment of infections.

1 Aug 2023

Boston College researcher receives grant to study role of gut microbes in Type 1 diabetes

Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis has received a two-year, $275,000-grant from the Beatson Foundation to explore the role of gut microbes and viruses triggering the autoimmunity of Type 1 diabetes.

1 Aug 2023

MGH opens first-of-its-kind center to eliminate lifelong immunosuppression after organ transplant

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health system, officially opened the Legorreta Center for Clinical Transplant Tolerance, the first-of-its kind center in the world dedicated to preventing organ rejection after transplant surgery without the use of lifelong immunosuppressive medications.

1 Aug 2023

Phase 1 clinical trial underway to test City of Hope-developed cancer treatment

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today published a new study explaining how they took a protein once thought to be too challenging for targeted therapy, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and developed a targeted chemotherapy that appears to annihilate all solid tumors in preclinical research.

1 Aug 2023

Kombucha may help lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes

People with type-II diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo beverage, according to results from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at Georgetown University's School of Health, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and MedStar Health.

1 Aug 2023

IN8bio opens new cancer research lab in Birmingham's Pepper Place

Birmingham's Pepper Place has a striking new addition to its teeming farmers' market and noted food offerings -; a multimillion-dollar cancer research laboratory.

1 Aug 2023

How did trends in invasive bacterial diseases change during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers analyzed the surveillance data submitted by the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance Consortium.

1 Aug 2023

Previous
1
...
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
...
1826
Next

Laboratory News and Research

CDC report highlights the gaps in care of hepatitis C treatment

Genome-wide study finds link between CHD1L gene and HIV control

COST catalyzes collaborative research in transcriptomics for cardiovascular disease

New drug shows promise for treating chronic neuropathic pain

Genetic variant may explain why some people of African ancestry have lower HIV viral loads

New drug targets EMT in cancer, reducing metastasis and resistance to chemotherapy

TTUHSC researcher receives $1.76 million grant to investigate new pancreatic cancer treatment

Study assesses the value of predictive biomarkers for early-stage COVID-19 infection

The influence of electronic cigarette aerosol and cigarette smoke on cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal functions in mice

Is there clinical value in screening healthy children with genome sequencing compared with a gene panel for medically actionable pediatric conditions?

The evolving emergence of alpha-gal syndrome in the United States

Using wastewater monitoring to assess patterns in community transmission of COVID-19

New treatment offers hope for children suffering from rare skin condition

AirGels: A game-changer for research on respiratory infections

Boston College researcher receives grant to study role of gut microbes in Type 1 diabetes

MGH opens first-of-its-kind center to eliminate lifelong immunosuppression after organ transplant

Phase 1 clinical trial underway to test City of Hope-developed cancer treatment

Kombucha may help lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes

IN8bio opens new cancer research lab in Birmingham's Pepper Place

How did trends in invasive bacterial diseases change during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Lab Diagnostics and Automation - Second Edition eBook

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

Latest Life Science News