Video from AACC: Lab Ordering Cloud software Mehdi Maghsoodnia, CEO of 1health, spoke to ScienceBoard.net's sister site LabPulse.com about the market needs for the firm’s Lab Ordering Cloud, as well as diagnostic industry trends.Read More
Studies uncover findings on antibody responses, immunity Findings from two studies add to a growing body of knowledge that is essential for guiding public health initiatives and might one day enable clinicians to assess individuals’ immunity to SARS-CoV-2, according to AACC.Read More
Research shows heart-damaging route of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein Researchers have demonstrated that the spike protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus can lead to heart muscle injury through the inflammation process, according to preliminary research to be presented this week at the American Heart Association’s 2022 Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions.Read More
COVID-19 protects unvaccinated from reinfection Unvaccinated people who have a previous COVID-19 infection have a level of protection from future infections that's comparable to protection provided by mRNA vaccines, according to a new study published on April 20 in JAMA Network Open.Read More
Video from AACR 2022: Does the microbiome predict precervical cancer risk? NEW ORLEANS - Does the microbiome provide clues to the precervical cancer risk of women? This is the question that Katherine Tossas, PhD, is investigating. She shared her thoughts on this topic and on reproductive justice in a video interview at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.Read More
COVID data repository helps track pandemic in SF hospitals ORLANDO -- Consistent persistence in the face of chaos is how San Francisco Department of Public Health Chief Information Officer Eric Raffin and his team implemented their COVID-19 hospitalization data repository. Raffin shared his experience during a Tuesday session at the 2022 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting.Read More
Focus on drug-manufacturing optimization prioritizes patient health As medical innovations and therapeutics advance rapidly and dramatically increase in scale, there is a critical need for manufacturing processes that can keep up with this pace. This often calls for updates, overhauls, and collaboration among companies to maintain such a high standard of production.Read More
Colonic gene mapping provides insights into intestinal diseases Researchers have used spatial transcriptomics to uncover an unprecedented view of the molecular regionalization of the murine colon. This research, published in Nature Communications on February 11, provides novel insights into inflammatory bowel disease.Read More
mRNA-based therapeutics pioneer innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry In the age of COVID-19, many novel therapeutics have been brought to the forefront, most notably mRNA-based therapies. This technology has been used in two of the most prominent COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the U.S. under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization. As a result, some companies are expanding mRNA-based technology to apply it to other therapies while further strengthening its use in vaccines.Read More