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Credible Assumptions Replace Missing Data in COVID Analysis
How contagious is COVID-19, and how severe is the virus for those who've caught it? Everyone wants firm numbers as schools make decisions about in-person versus remote learning, as local and state governments grapple with reopening, and as families care for sick loved ones.
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Cancer-related patient encounters, screenings drop sharply amid COVID-19 pandemic
Cancer-related patient encounters have decreased significantly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to trends observed in the COVID and Cancer Research Network and reported in JCO: Clinical Cancer Informatics.
IMV Receives Funding From Canadian Governmental Agencies for COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 1 Clinical Study
A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of cancer immunotherapies and vaccines against infectious diseases, today announced that Canadian government agencies will contribute up to CA$4.75 million to advance Phase 1 clinical development of its vaccine candidate, DPX-COVID-19, for the prevention of COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-COV-2.
Drug Prevents Multiple Sclerosis Relapses in Phase III Trial
A newly completed Phase III, multicenter clinical trial has found that an immune-modulating drug can silence inflammatory disease activity in a large majority of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS)—the most common form of the illness, in which symptoms wax and wane.
The New Reality of Laboratory Design
The COVID-19 pandemic will most certainly affect workspace design in the future and the medical profession is likely to see substantial change.
Neuronal cultures advance 'brain-on-a-chip' technology
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have increased the complexity of neuronal cultures grown on microelectrode arrays, a key step toward more accurately reproducing the cellular composition of the human brain outside the body.
5 Steps to Successful Lab Consolidation
No laboratory consolidation project can succeed without the support of a strong foundation.
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