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1 week ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
Last week, Sudip Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), testified before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the “grave risk” to U.S. leadership in biomedical and scientific research under the Trump Administration.
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2 weeks ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
Researchers in Pittsburg have developed and tested an infectious diseases platform that can prevent the spread of hospital-based infections—and thereby deaths—while saving hundreds of thousands of dollars. They tested the detection system over a two-year period at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, where it was proven to stop outbreaks, save lives and cut costs. “We saved lives while saving money.
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3 weeks ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
In 2023, after almost a decade-long legal battle, communities in the Intag Valley of Ecuador won a significant case after a court ruled to halt copper mining in one of the world’s most biodiverse forests—with the plaintiff being an endangered frog species. Now, a group of international authors have published a paper outlining Ecuador’s success in legally championing nature in the hopes of inspiring similar cases on a more global—and consistent—level.
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1 month ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
About 2 million people in the United States do not have access to running water or indoor plumbing in their homes. In addition, 30 million more Americans live where drinking water systems violate safety rules. Water privatization has been proposed as both a solution to and an exacerbator of these challenges, but its potential consequences had not been investigated on a national scale.
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1 month ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
A new study led by an international team of researchers has revealed that the non-native black rat is responsible for transmitting the deadly hantaviruses in rural, biodiverse Madagascar, where forested landscapes have been converted to agriculture and settlements. Hantaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause serious illnesses and death. Hantaviruses found in the Western Hemisphere, including in the U.S., can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
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1 month ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
A pan-Canadian team tapped into the power of proteomics to expediently identify and test a drug to target a young patient's tumor in time for necessary treatment. The work was a collaborative effort of PROFYLE (PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE), a key initiative of the Canadian pediatric cancer network ACCESS that brings together more than 30 research and funding organizations and over 100 investigators from across Canada to improve cancer outcomes for children and young adults.
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1 month ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
Researchers presenting at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session this upcoming weekend are unveiling research that links multiple conditions to fatal heart and cardiovascular disease. In addition to causing several types of cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to bring a significantly increased risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease. Additionally, researchers linked exposure to microplastics with a heightened prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases.
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1 month ago | 
thisiscanberra.com | Michelle Taylor
After the long summer recess, ANU is back in full swing, with a hive of activity and student life unfolding across the sprawl of lawns and lecture halls. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Kambri, the beating heart of ANU’s social and cultural life. When I popped by to pick up my son, I wandered through Kambri and was overwhelmed and excited by the wide range of well-priced dining options available.
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1 month ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
As antibiotic resistance continues to grow, some researchers have begun investigating “alternative” therapies—methods that do not rely on additional, stronger antibiotics. At Penn State University, researchers are focusing on capturing off-target antibiotics—in tandem with the antibiotic—to mitigate resistance. Antibiotics are labeled as “off-target” when they appear in the body away from the infection site. The current study focused on infections that originate in health care settings.
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2 months ago | 
laboratoryequipment.com | Michelle Taylor
From 1985 to 2006, nearly 5,000 pregnant females aged 12 years and older from Camden, New Jersey—one of the poorest cities in the U.S.—participated in a study focused on maternal and infant health. Although the resulting data yielded more than a decade of significant papers, the repository never gained widespread recognition.
