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2021

Nova Biomedical to Host Webinar on COVID-19 Bedside Glucose Management

Waltham, MA–Nova Biomedical to host “COVID-19 Bedside Glucose Management: Risk of Ascorbic Acid and Hematocrit Interference,” a webinar led by Charbel Abou-Diwan, PhD, Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs, to help inform and support healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. Interest in the antioxidant properties of ascorbic acid use in critically ill patients is growing especially […]

2022

Zika virus study reveals possible causes of brain pathology

In healthy individuals, the Zika virus causes flu-like symptoms. If a pregnant woman becomes infected, the unborn child can suffer from severe brain abnormalities as a result of mechanisms that have not yet been explained. A study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPI-B) shows that Zika […]

2023

Abingdon Health to expand manufacturing capacity on back of increased demand for rapid tests

Abingdon Health will expand its York headquarters in the UK, following further investment in state-of-the-art lateral flow automation. This will substantially increase in its manufacturing footprint, resulting in Europe’s largest capacity for rapid test manufacturing, according to the company. Abingdon Health is a technology-enabled lateral flow diagnostics company providing innovative rapid testing solutions to a […]

2025

New mechanism for dysfunctional insulin release identified

In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have identified a previously unknown mechanism that regulates release of insulin, a hormone that lowers blood glucose levels, from the β-cells (beta cells) of the pancreas. This mechanism is disrupted in type 2 diabetes. The scientists hope this finding will be used to develop new treatments against […]

2026

Acute pancreatitis biomarkers: to many or too few?

by Dr Allison B. Chambliss The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis has long relied on elevations in serum amylase or lipase. Recent test utilization efforts have called f or the discontinuation of amylase in acute pancreatitis, favouring the higher specificity and longer elevation of lipase. However, neither biomarker correlates with disease severity, and early recognition of […]

2027

Protein misfolding as a risk marker for Alzheimer’s disease

In symptom-free individuals, the detection of misfolded amyloid-β protein in the blood indicated a considerably higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease – up to 14 years before a clinical diagnosis was made. Amyloid-β folding proved to be superior to other risk markers evaluated, as shown by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Ruhr University […]

2029

Introducing new tests to a laboratory’s repertoire

Expert opinions from Dr Heidi Mendoza There are many assessments to make when adding a new test to a lab’s collection. Dr Heidi Mendoza, acting consultant clinical biochemist at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK, shares her experiences and observations of doing exactly that in both ordinary circumstances and during a pandemic, as well as having to […]

2030

Cobra Biologics and the Karolinska Institutet collaborate to develop COVID-19 vaccine

Cobra Biologics (Cobra), an international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for biologics and pharmaceuticals, and the Karolinska Institutet (KI), one of the world’s leading medical universities, announced 30 March they have been awarded €3 million emergency funding by Horizon 2020 for research and development, and phase I clinical trial testing of a DNA vaccine […]