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'Nobody Sees Us’: Testing-Lab Workers Strain Under Demand
In March, April Abbott dragged a hospital bed into her office at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. In the nine months since, she has slept in it a half-dozen times while working overnight in her clinical microbiology laboratory, where a team of some 40 scientists toils around the clock running coronavirus tests.
Some COVID-19 Surface Disinfectants May Pollute Indoor Air
Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants has the potential to pollute the air and pose a health risk, according to research led by University of Saskatchewan (USask).
Health Canada Approves Precision Biomonitoring's Canadian-Made Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Testing Device
Precision Biomonitoring announced today it has received Health Canada approval for its ready-to-use thermostable SARS-CoV-2 TRIPLELOCK™ Test Strips for use across Canada.
Improve Your COVID-19 Testing Workflow and Reduce the Demand on Employees
With increased testing demands during the current COVID-19 pandemic, many labs are running overtime to be able to process COVID-19 tests.
Automation in Regulated Labs
Most labs are subject to guidelines and requirements of one sort or another, including ISO standards for non-regulated labs.
NIH researchers link cases of ALS and FTD to a mutation associated with Huntington’s disease
A study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has made a surprising connection between frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), two disorders of the nervous system, and the genetic mutation normally understood to cause Huntington’s disease.
Scientists Identify New Genetic ALS Risk Factor in Junk DNA
A new genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or motor neuron disease as it is also known, which if treated could halt or prevent the degenerative condition, has been identified in so-called 'junk DNA' by scientists at the University of Sheffield. The newly discovered genetic changes are present in up to one percent of ALS patients.
GAO Report Predicts 40% Growth in Home Care over Next 10 Years in a Trend That Has Ramifications for the Nation’s Clinical Laboratories
Clinical laboratories have adapted to many changes in the past decade and the increased demand for home healthcare is one of them. Thus, predictions from the US federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) that the number of home care jobs in the US will grow by 40% in the next 10 years will be of interest to medical laboratory managers.
Genetically Engineered T Cells Could Lead to Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases
The immune system fights bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens by utilizing several types of T cells, all of which have receptors that are specific to particular antigens.
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