Researchers develop new method for prenatal genetic testing
A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and the Broad Institute of MIT ...
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Testing the limits of AlphaFold2’s accuracy in predicting protein structure
Researchers from the Center for Soft and Living Matter within the Institute for Basic Science (South Korea), recently explored the ...
A bi-directional iterative approach to Android automated testing
With the benefits of reducing time-cost and human efforts, automated testing has been widely used for quality assurance of mobile ...
Collaboration to improve the quality of in vivo antibiotics testing
New antibiotics are crucial in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Assessing the effectiveness of new antibiotics requires standardised high-quality infection ...
Peer educators play key role in new recipe development and testing
Philadelphia, November 14, 2023 – Cooking and recipe demonstrations encourage healthy eating and adoption of unfamiliar foods by class participants. ...
Genetic testing could greatly benefit patients with depression, save health system millions
A special kind of genetic test that helps determine the best antidepressant for patients with moderate-to-severe depression could generate substantive ...
New study finds genetic testing can effectively identify patients with family history of high cholesterol to prevent heart attack, stroke, and death
Familial hypercholesteremia (FH) is an inherited condition that affects about 1 in 250 people, and often shows no signs until ...
New study finds genetic testing is effective in identifying patients with inherited risk of cardiomyopathy to improve quality of life and reduce deaths
New research from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that genetic screening is effective in identifying patients who have ...
Diagnostic outcomes of concurrent DNA and RNA sequencing in individuals undergoing hereditary cancer testing
About The Study: The findings of this diagnostic study including 43,000 individuals undergoing hereditary cancer testing demonstrate that the ability to ...
American Cancer Society updates lung cancer screening guideline: Nearly five million US adults who smoke and formerly smoked now recommended for testing
ATLANTA, November 1, 2023 — Today, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released an update of its lung cancer screening guideline ...
EPA testing shows the power of D-I-Y air filters to trap viruses
There is a low-cost way for you to protect yourself and reduce your risk of respiratory diseases such as flu, ...
A new era for accurate, rapid COVID-19 testing
Osaka, Japan – A rapid, accurate way of testing for COVID-19 infection would be a big step in overcoming the ...
When family members of patients with colorectal cancer are invited to screening appointments themselves, just 1 in 3 go ahead with either fecal testing or colonoscopy, representing missed opportunities for early detection
When family members of patients with colorectal cancer are invited to screening appointments themselves, just 1 in 3 go ahead ...
CastleVax Inc. receives BARDA project NextGen award valued at up to $338 million to advance intranasal NDV-based COVID-19 booster vaccine into phase 2b clinical efficacy testing
CastleVax, a clinical stage vaccine platform company, has received a Project NexGen award valued at up to $338 million from ...
SwRI’s new aerospace acoustic testing system can simulate the deafening noise of a rocket launch
SAN ANTONIO — October 16, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute’s aerospace acoustic test chamber can now simulate the complex and harsh ...
Big blood savings: large trial in JAMA shows taking less blood for lab testing reduces transfusions in intensive care
A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of ...
Researchers design a national testing facility to simulate tornadoes, downbursts and gusts; Experiments will help them engineer buildings that can stand up to extreme winds
AMES, Iowa – The foundation of a house remains, the basement ripped open and exposed, with the rest of the ...
Antigen testing can reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of COVID-19 clusters according to mathematical model
A research group has created a new model to calculate the probability of the occurrence of localized clusters caused by ...
Precision medicine navigators increase genomic testing rates for Black patients with prostate cancer
SAN DIEGO, October 1, 2023 — The presence of a clinical navigator to act as a liaison between people with ...
NIH to address unmet clinical needs in testing, monitoring, and treatment technologies
The National Institutes of Health will advance the development of home-based and point-of-care health technologies with awards to six technology ...