CHD Risk Reduced by Eating Tofu and Foods Containing Isoflavones
Eating tofu and foods that contain higher amounts of isoflavones is associated with a moderately lower risk of heart disease, especially for younger women and postmenopausal women who are not taking hormones, according to...
Senators who led pharma-friendly patent reform also prime targets for pharma cash
Early last year, as lawmakers vowed to curb rising drug prices, Sen. Thom Tillis was named chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on intellectual property rights, a committee that had not met since...
Researchers develop method for measuring quality of life for people on autism spectrum
Autistic people and their families have advocated for better quality of life measures, and early findings indicate this tool measures areas that are important to them
Credit: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Using cannabinoids for management of acute pain
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Mar 23 2020
A new systematic review and meta-analysis showed a small but significant reduction in subjective pain scores for cannabinoid treatment compared to placebo in patients experiencing acute pain. No...
AI and Edge Computing Combine in Portable Platform for Flu and Potentially Coronavirus Pandemic...
The FluSense device houses these components.
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), Amherst, have developed a portable surveillance device that can directly monitor influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and flu trends through the use of...
Trends in biotechnology patent prosecution – Lexology
Patentability of human embryonic stem cells
The amended Patent Examination Guidelines, which the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has been implementing since 1 November 2019, brought significant changes to the use of human embryonic...
Strategies for allocating stockpiled ventilators to healthcare facilities during a pandemic
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Mar 22 2020
Key factors must be taken into account in determining the need for and allocation of scarce ventilators during a severe pandemic, especially one causing respiratory illness. Strategies to...
Biotechnology Reagents Market 2020 Precise Outlook – Abbott – openPR
Biotechnology Reagents Market
Global Biotechnology Reagents Market - Growth, Trends, And Forecast (2020 - 2024)The report presents an in-depth assessment of the Global Biotechnology Reagents including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization,...
Electric jolt to carbon makes better water purifier
Credit: Nagahiro Saito
Nagoya University scientists have developed a one-step fabrication process that improves the ability of nanocarbons to remove toxic heavy metal ions from water. The...
How and where to allocate stockpiled ventilators during a pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers
New Rochelle, NY, March 20, 2020–Key factors must be taken into account in determining the need for and allocation of scarce...
