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New report on use of multiplex panels for diagnosing infectious diseases

New report on use of multiplex panels for diagnosing infectious diseases

by Association for Molecular PathologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today published a review of the current benefits and challenges to using multiplex

New report on use of multiplex panels for diagnosing infectious diseases

by Association for Molecular PathologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today published a review of the current benefits and challenges to using multiplex
Blood tests for long COVID could lead to better treatments

Blood tests for long COVID could lead to better treatments

by Amy NortonPeople who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found.In a new study of 268 patien

Blood tests for long COVID could lead to better treatments

by Amy NortonPeople who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found.In a new study of 268 patien
Can a twice-a-year shot help end the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Can a twice-a-year shot help end the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Science journalist Jon Cohen, physician-scientist Linda-Gail Bekker, and biochemist Wesley Sundquist describe the history of HIV/AIDS prevention and the unique mechanism that led lenacapavir to be named the 2024 Breakthrough of the Year.

Can a twice-a-year shot help end the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Science journalist Jon Cohen, physician-scientist Linda-Gail Bekker, and biochemist Wesley Sundquist describe the history of HIV/AIDS prevention and the unique mechanism that led lenacapavir to be named the 2024 Breakthrough of the Year.
Common blood thinner heparin shows promise as cobra bite antidote

Common blood thinner heparin shows promise as cobra bite antidote

byUniversity of SydneyNubian spitting cobra (Naja nubiae). Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London + Callum MairScientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of

Common blood thinner heparin shows promise as cobra bite antidote

byUniversity of SydneyNubian spitting cobra (Naja nubiae). Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London + Callum MairScientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of
HIV vaccine candidate's mysteries unlocked 20 years later

HIV vaccine candidate's mysteries unlocked 20 years later

by Oregon Health & Science UniversityHIV. Credit: Chris Bickel / AAASAbout two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are unloc

HIV vaccine candidate's mysteries unlocked 20 years later

by Oregon Health & Science UniversityHIV. Credit: Chris Bickel / AAASAbout two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are unloc
COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology—making it more available is the next goal

COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology—making it more available is the next goal

by Rebecca McKenzie,The ConversationThis is a computer graphic of an RNA molecule. Credit: Richard Feldmann/WikipediaThe recent award of the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine to Katalin

COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology—making it more available is the next goal

by Rebecca McKenzie,The ConversationThis is a computer graphic of an RNA molecule. Credit: Richard Feldmann/WikipediaThe recent award of the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine to Katalin
Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date

Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases ofYersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to

Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases ofYersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to
Diagnostic test helps find bloodstream infections before they appear

Diagnostic test helps find bloodstream infections before they appear

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainA test called microbial cell-free DNA identified potentially lethal bloodstream infections in children with relapsed leukemia

Diagnostic test helps find bloodstream infections before they appear

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainA test called microbial cell-free DNA identified potentially lethal bloodstream infections in children with relapsed leukemia
Unveiling Australia's fastest next-gen mpox diagnostic tool

Unveiling Australia's fastest next-gen mpox diagnostic tool

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityAssessment of MPXV-CRISPR with lateral-flow device. Credit:The Lancet Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00148-9In a collabo

Unveiling Australia's fastest next-gen mpox diagnostic tool

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityAssessment of MPXV-CRISPR with lateral-flow device. Credit:The Lancet Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00148-9In a collabo
Cancer patients treated with immunotherapy can safely receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Cancer patients treated with immunotherapy can safely receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkSwimmer’s plot depicting days from first dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to irAEs among patients who received an ICI within 90 days before or after vaccination

Cancer patients treated with immunotherapy can safely receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkSwimmer’s plot depicting days from first dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to irAEs among patients who received an ICI within 90 days before or after vaccination