Covid test: 99p Covid tests now available online ahead of Government scrapping free tests
Coronavirus: Lifting restrictions 'right thing to do' says Eustice We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…
Read MoreNovel ACL reconstruction technique in younger patients garners positive results two years post-surgery
A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City presented today at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 Annual Meeting found that a novel surgical technique performed during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
Read MoreStroke: Exposure to traffic noise may increase risk – millions exposed to unhealthy levels
Emmerdale: Mark Charnock on prepping for stroke scene We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
Read MoreDeep-water cone snails produce a potentially painkilling compound, study reports
Scientists already know that the venom of cone snails, which prowl the ocean floor for a fish dinner, contains compounds that can be adapted as pharmaceuticals to treat chronic pain, diabetes and other human maladies. But the cone snails' venom…
Read MoreSEQENS makes multi-million-dollar investment in U.S. R&D laboratory
SEQENS, an integrated leader in the manufacturing of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates, announced a multi-million-dollar investment in its research and development laboratory located in Devens, Mass. The improvements will ensure that the new facility will operate at the highest…
Read MoreIn animal study, implant churns out CAR-T cells to combat cancer
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed an implantable biotechnology that produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking cancerous tumors. In a proof-of-concept study involving lymphoma in mice, the researchers…
Read MoreUptake of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in human cerebrovascular cells
A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server assessed the uptake of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein in human cerebrovascular cells via the lipid raft ganglioside. Study: SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins uptake mediated by…
Read MoreHigher BMI linked to improved lung function in cystic fibrosis
For patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), overweight and obesity are associated with higher forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration compared with normal weight, according to a meta-analysis published online March 7 in JAMA Network Open. Rita Nagy,…
Read MoreNew approach radically increases the success of breast cancer immunotherapy
A study published in the journal Nature Cancer, carried out within the Cancer Programme at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) by the Cancer Stem Cells and Metastasis Dynamics Laboratory, led by Dr. Toni Celià-Terrassa, and…
Read MoreSupplements: The B vitamin shown to ‘slow’ the progression of Alzheimer’s – new study
Dr Zoe says walking can reduce risk of dementia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…
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