Jumpcode Genomics and TGen collaborate on genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2
Jumpcode Genomics, a genome technology platform company focused on improving the understanding of human biology, announced today a collaboration with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, to aid investigations into the genomic epidemiology of…
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New findings on B cells may improve vaccine design
Our bodies can fine-tune the immune response to an infection and make it proportional to the threat at hand. New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describes how B lymphocytes, the immune cells that make antibodies, choose between different cell…
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Study Describes Bleeding Risk With Anticoagulants for VTE
A new study may help doctors assess the long-term risk for major bleeding if anticoagulation for unprovoked venous thromboembolisms (VTE) is continued beyond 3-6 months. The meta-analysis of data from 27 studies with 17,202 patients was published in the Annals…
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Zero trust network access helps secure North Country Healthcare's systems
Photo: North Country HealthCare Just over a year ago, North Country Healthcare relied on VPN access for every vendor, leading to what its chief information officer described as another piece of paper with login credentials sitting out in the open…
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Israeli data on COVID boosters to be published this week in major journal
New data out of Israel, to be published this week, could bolster the notion that a third booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine significantly lowers a recipient’s odds for severe illness. The data is scheduled to be published in the…
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If You’re A Cancer, These Are Careers You Should Consider
For a Cancer, trying to decide on the right career can be a pretty overwhelming proposition. Cancers tend to be among the more sensitive of the signs, and so much emphasis is placed on the importance of choosing the perfect…
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Stroke: The modifiable lifestyle factor raising your risk by 90% – new study
Stress is a hardwired physical response to any situation the mind may deem overwhelming. The alarm system, often described as intense and unpleasant, has become a common complaint in the 21st century. The tipping point with stress arises when it…
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HORIBA UK launches new generation Microsemi CRP near-patient haematology analyser
Northampton, UK, 14th September 2021 – HORIBA UK Limited has launched its new generation Microsemi CRP point-of-care haematology analyser. HORIBA’s new generation Microsemi CRP LC-767G haematology analyser simultaneously measures Full Blood Count with CRP at the point-of-care. Image Credit: Horiba…
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How much fiber should you eat?
It’s a muggy morning in late August in Durham, N.C.—the temperature has already hit 85 degrees by 9 a.m.—and Jeff Letourneau is headed into the woods. The Ph.D. student in Duke’s Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology is out looking…
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“I’m over being sexualised for working out”
There are more women in the gym than ever before, yet many still experience sexualisation or sexual harassment. Is this because exercise spaces are inherently testosterone-fuelled, or because society normalises fetishising the female body, asks Strong Women writer Chloe Gray. …
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