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The study covered in this summary was published in SSRN.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaway Why This Matters study design The population-based cohort study used data from the Rotterdam Study, which is investigating the prevalence and progression of risk factors for chronic diseases in individuals aged 45 and […]

Berkeley Lights, Inc., a life sciences tools company, announced today the launch of the Beacon Select™, the company’s new optofluidic system for cell line development (CLD). The Beacon Select builds upon the same cutting-edge technology offered by the original Beacon system launched in 2017 that currently has an installed base of more than 130 systems […]

If you’re thinking about getting a degree at any age, it makes sense to think about the value of that degree. Is the qualification needed for the career you want? Are there alternative paths to that career? Can you develop better skills by gaining experience in work? All of these are perfectly valid questions. After […]

A new study likely makes the best estimate yet of the degree of retinopathy risk that patients who take the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) can expect, deriving mainly from the cumulative dose taken during the first 5 years of use, according to a study published today in Annals of Internal Medicine. HCQ works to decrease […]

In a recent article published in PNAS, researchers examined the evolutionary trajectory of a lab-grown community of bacterium, Escherichia coli, having two interacting strains. Study: Community interactions drive the evolution of antibiotic tolerance in bacteria. Image Credit: Khamkhlai Thanet/Shutterstock Background Excessive use of antibiotics over the years has led pathogenic bacteria to evolve the ability […]

Did you know that misaligned teams can cost businesses trillions of dollars each year? Yes, you read that right. When sales and marketing teams don’t work together cohesively, it’s sort of like having a pilot and a copilot that don’t communicate—it becomes difficult to accomplish goals and stay on the right course! Although the key […]

When it comes to treating atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults with topical therapies, new guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) rate the existing evidence as “strong” for prescription moisturizers, topical calcineurin inhibitors, topical corticosteroids, and topical phosphodiesterase- 4 (PDE-4) and Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors. The guidelines also conditionally recommend the use of bathing […]

Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased overall by 5.2% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to a survey of 160,000 individuals in 23 countries, published in the journal Nature Medicine. However, levels of acceptance varied greatly amongst countries, with eight reporting increases in hesitancy ranging from 1% in the UK to 21.1% in South Africa. Of […]

Replacing dual-antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with clopidogrel alone 1 month after percutaneous intervention (PCI) offers a lower risk of bleeding with comparable protection against cardiovascular events, according to two subgroup analyzes of the Japanese STOPDAPT-2 and STOPDAPT-2 ACS trials. The objective of these two analyzes was to evaluate whether there was a benefit-to-risk ratio advantage for […]

As humans, we each have trillions of cells. And each cell has a nucleus with individual genetic information – DNA – that can mutate to create an abnormality. If a human is born with an abundance of abnormalities within cells, or if mutations develop over time, disease ensues. To make this even more complicated, cells […]