The number of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in the German population has dropped to 4.7% (Week 1). During the previous week, the figure was 7.3%. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has announced that the current value is like that of the pre-pandemic years. Nonetheless, there is still cause for concern: three teenagers with influenza infections died in the German state […]

ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche has launched a new PCR test to detect a fast-spreading sub-variant of the Omicron variant of Coronavirus, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday. The new test specifically targets the XBB.1.5 Omicron variant and will help researchers closely track the virus’s lineage and provide insights into the epidemiology and impact it has on public health, the company […]

A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has identified an unexpected driver of cancer immunotherapy resistance: the harmful effect of chronic Type I Interferon signaling on tumor-killing CD8+ T cells. These findings provided new insights into the development of exhausted CD8+ T cells, which no longer effectively limit tumor growth, and highlighted […]

Automata, a leading robotics and automation company powering life sciences labs, today announced it is partnering with bit.bio, to automate parts of the manufacturing process of their iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cell)-derived human cell products. bit.bio’s precision reprogramming technology opti-ox is ideally suited for automation because it enables unprecedented consistency and scalability for the manufacture of human cells from iPSCs. The […]

Kills bacteria without adversely affecting wound healing Reduces the risk of infection from materials introduced into the body Research in parallel with product development More about the research and the new materials Source: Read Full Article

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Pregnancy complication suffered by the likes of Kim Kardashian may raise risk of heart attack by four-fold, study warns… so here’s the tell-tale signs to be aware of Pregnant women with pre-eclampsia four times more likely to have heart attack  A Danish study of a million pregnant women found stroke-risk was also higher Experts are calling for regular blood pressure […]

People with early cardiovascular disease may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems and worse brain health in middle age, according to new research published in Neurology. “Cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke have been associated with an increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults, but less is known about how having these […]

The rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep disorders themselves, or have children with sleep disorders, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ray Merrill and Kayla Slavik of Brigham Young University, U.S., and colleagues. Sleep and stress disorders are known to have a two-way correlation, with stress […]

For immunocompromised adults, adherence to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mRNA monovalent COVID-19 booster dose recommendations is low, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Network Open. Sara Y. Tartof, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Pasadena, and colleagues examined mRNA COVID-19 vaccine uptake and factors associated with uptake among immunocompromised adults from […]