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(American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics) This technical standard includes revised information about CF and the CFTR gene, new testing considerations and methodologies, and updated recommendations for the inter...

(BIOCAD) On May 12, 2020, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation approved clinical trials of a Russian drug with the INN levilimab at 11 healthcare centers. Doctors note the improvement of condition of patients...

As 5G grows, operators must act swiftly to word off bad actors, especially with COVID-19 adding stress to wired and wireless networks. Networks need digital twins and the industry needs a certification body. The post 5G ...

How COVID-19 stacks up against other historic pandemics.

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Infineon Technologies adds three new devices in the D²PAK 7pin+ package to its StrongIRFET 40-60 V MOSFET product family. These new components offer extremely low R DS(on) and high current-carrying capability, which inc...

(University of Bern) A research group under the direction of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine of the University Bern has investigated the spatial distribution of childhood cancer risks in Switzerland for t...

(University of Cincinnati) A troubling trend of heart injury for COVID-19 patients is why a team of UC researchers is using a $50,000 mini grant from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine to understand how the...

(George Washington University) The BioCompute Object Specification Project led by a team at the George Washington University has been officially approved for publication as an internationally recognized standard by the I...

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A clinical trial has begun to evaluate whether the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, given together with the antibiotic azithromycin, can prevent hospitalization...

(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) New research shows for the first time that RBBP8 gene variants may lead to the development of breast cancer in very young women. The research was done...

(La Jolla Institute for Immunology) A new study documents a robust antiviral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in a group of 20 adults who had recovered from COVID-19. The findings show that the body's immune system is able ...

(University of Delaware) Increased screening, early detection and improved treatment have contributed to a large population of breast cancer survivors, estimated at 3.8 million in 2019. Many breast cancer survivors worry...

(Scripps Research Institute) A hallmark of cancer cells is that they lack contact inhibition, even when crowded. A new study from Scripps Research reveals a protein biologists thought they knew well, YAP, is playing an u...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) A University of Missouri Health Care neurologist has published more than 40 new recommendations for evaluating and treating stroke patients based on international research examining the ...

(Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW) In the brains of people that suffer from long-term multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory cells are not entering the brain via the bloodstream anymore. Instead, the cells ar...

(Rice University) Early studies show evidence of COVID-19 genetic material in fecal matter, but more work is needed to determine if the virus can be spread through stool, according to a new review paper from a Rice Unive...

(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) Moffitt Cancer Center organized a consortium of 16 cancer treatment facilities across the US that offer Yescarta as a standard-of-care therapy for patients with relapse...

(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) Researchers in the Center of Excellence for Evolutionary Therapy at Moffitt Cancer Center want to better understand what is happening in the tumor microenvironment to d...

(Kansas State University) A Kansas State University infectious disease scientist and collaborators are offering a possible research road map to find the answers to COVID-19 questions.

(University of Chicago Booth School of Business) New research from University of Chicago Booth School of Business suggests that in times of uncertainty, people want expert guidance when making choices about their medical...

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) 'Cell Survival and Cell Death, 2e' provides a comprehensive update on the cell signaling that underlies the main cell death programs (apoptosis, pyroptosis, and necroptosis) and how ...