Bosch’s new rapid coronavirus test delivers reliable results in 39 minutes The world’s fastest PCR based SARS-CoV-2 test for the point of care Rapid test is particularly suited to decentralized use in mobile test centers. Sensitivity: 98 percent, specificity: 100 percent. Simultaneous testing of five people with one cartridge by pooling will also be possible […]
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Type 1 diabetes from a beta cell’s perspective Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that occurs when T-cells in the immune system attack the body’s own insulin-producing cells, called beta cells, in the pancreas. Usually diagnosed in children and young adults, type 1 diabetes accounts for around five percent of all diabetes cases. Go […]
Study identifies antibodies that block alphaviruses Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified antibodies that, in animals, block infection by alphaviruses, which can cause chronic and debilitating joint pain and arthritis and are an increasing global health concern. Go to Source
Surgical, N95 masks block most particles, homemade cloth masks release their own Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at the University of California, Davis, show that they do cut down the amount of aerosolized particles emitted during breathing, talking and coughing. Tests of homemade cloth face coverings, however, show that the fabric […]
Team assessing if dual-antibody injection prevents COVID-19 illness A combination antibody treatment for preventing COVID-19 illness in individuals who have had sustained exposure to someone with the virus is being studied by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The clinical trial is enrolling patients at Harris Health System’s Lyndon […]
Last-resort life support option helped majority of critically ill COVID-19 patients survive It saved lives in past epidemics of lung-damaging viruses. Now, the life-support option known as ECMO appears to be doing the same for many of the critically ill COVID-19 patients who receive it, according to a new international study. Go to Source
AstraZeneca pledges 20 mn vaccine doses for Canada Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday a deal with AstraZeneca to procure up to 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate being developed with Oxford University. Go to Source
Mexico joins WHO coronavirus vaccine plan Mexico, which has one of the world’s highest COVID-19 death tolls, announced Friday that it was joining a WHO-backed program to facilitate poor countries’ access to coronavirus vaccines. Go to Source
Next-gen bioinformatics tool enables big data analysis without programming expertise A new data analysis tool developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center incorporates a user-friendly, natural-language interface to allow biomedical researchers without specialized expertise in bioinformatics or programming languages to conduct intuitive analysis of large datasets. Go to Source
Scientists identify biomarkers in blood, revealing often-missed minor strokes An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University have uncovered a new suite of human blood biomarkers which could someday help emergency clinicians quickly recognize whether someone is experiencing a stroke with a simple blood test. […]