Making the Move to Automated Liquid Handling
Laboratory scientists often feel the day-to-day strain of repetitive manual liquid handling processes, but many common workflows can benefit from automation. (Source: The Scientist)
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Scientists in Italy Develop Hierarchical Artificial Intelligence System to Analyze Bacterial Species in Culture Plates
New artificial intelligence model agrees with interpretations of human medical technologists and microbiologists with extraordinary accuracy Microbiology laboratories will be interested in news from Brescia University in Italy, where researchers reportedly have developed a deep learning model that can visually identify and analyze bacterial species in culture plates with a high level of agreement with […]
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Uganda Sees Health Workforce Gains; Increases in Family Planning and Safe Deliveries at End of USAID Project
cbalesFebruary 19, 2024February 19, 2024Between 2017 and 2023, Uganda strengthened its health workforce and systems, improved health services, and championed locally led development in collaboration with IntraHealth ’sRegional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E) Activity.Led by IntraHealth in partnership with The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU), Malaria Consortium, and Medic, the USAID-funded project worked closely with the government at the national and local levels to expand access to high-quality health services. RHITES-E also sup...
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The 2023 T ürkiye-Syria earthquakes: analysis of pediatric victims with crush syndrome and acute kidney Injury - Döven SS, Tezol, Yeşil E, Durak F, Mısırlıoğlu M, Alakaya M, Karahan F, Kıllı, Akça M, Erdoğan S, Can M, Delibaş A.
This study aimed to analyze the clinical and laboratory findings, as well as management of pediatric victims with Crush... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Liberia: US and Ministry of Health Celebrate Improved Laboratory Services in Bong, Nimba, and Lofa
[New Dawn] On February 15, 2024, Representatives from Liberia's Ministry of Health (MoH) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated the success of the recently completed Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) project. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
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Lawmaker raises new flap over U.S.-funded virology research that critics call risky
A U.S. senator has thrown a political spotlight on yet another U.S.-Chinese research collaboration that critics suggest includes dangerous experiments that could create “superviruses” capable of sparking a pandemic. But contrary to assertions raised by Senator Joni Ernst (R–IA), none of the U.S. funding for the project goes to foreign researchers, and scientists who are part of the collaboration challenge other concerns she raised. And the U.S. funding agency she questioned this week issued a blistering response.
Prompted by information given to her by a group that opposes animal research, the White Coat Waste ...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 17, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
AI tells beavers apart by the ‘fingerprint’ patterns on their tails
Beavers rely on their leathery tails to steer while swimming and to loudly smack the water as an alarm call. A covering of lizardlike scales makes these tails so handy. It also provides a way to tell the animals apart. According to a study published this week in
Ecology and Evolution
, a computer algorithm can
accurately identify individual beavers by the pattern of scales on their tails
, a bit like human fingerprints.
The advance could be good news for the Eurasian beaver (
Castor fiber
), which was nearly hunted to extinction in the 19th century. As the species recovers, researchers h...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 16, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Measles clusters now starting to be seen in other regions, warns UKHSA
Clusters of measles cases are now starting to be seen in other regions, following the initial outbreaks in the West Midlands, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned. In an update sent this week, UKHSA reported a further 56 laboratory-confirmed measles cases in England, compared to 118 cases confirmed in the previous two weeks. Since 1 October... Read moreThe post Measles clusters now starting to be seen in other regions, warns UKHSA appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
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University of Southern California Researchers Develop Vaccine That Boosts Immunity and Helps Patients Avoid Deadly Infections While in Hospitals
New vaccine could give clinical laboratories and antimicrobial stewardship programs the tool they need to dramatically reduce hospital-acquired infections Healthcare providers and clinical laboratories continue to struggle against hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and ever-evolving antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria. But now, the University of Southern California (USC) has developed and patented an experimental vaccine that has been […]
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Source: Dark Daily - February 16, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing aluminum hydroxide AMR anatomic pathology antimicrobial resistance Brad Spellberg MD Brian Luna PhD centers fo Source Type: news
Best Practices in Molecular Assay Validation for Laboratory-Developed Tests
This comprehensive white paper is designed to be your go-to guide, providing invaluable insights into critical success factors and essential functions crucial for maintaining compliance and delivering reliable results. Tailored for clinical molecular laboratory staff, this resource delves into the tangible aspects of compliant method validation, offering practical strategies for proving the accuracy and efficacy of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs).
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A Dark Daily Extra! Overcoming the Common Challenges Facing Molecular Diagnostics Labs to Maximize Revenue
This is the second of a three-part series on revenue cycle management for molecular testing laboratories and pathology practices, produced in collaboration with XiFin, Inc. Second of a 3-part series, this article will detail what molecular diagnostics and pathology groups need to understand about coding, billing, and denial management to maximize revenue and cash flow […]
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Lab-grown ‘beef rice’ could offer more sustainable protein source, say creators
Scientist behind hybrid carbohydrate praises its ‘pleasant and novel flavour experience’Bowls of decidedly pink-tinged rice are about to feature on sustainable food menus, according to researchers who created rice grains with beef and cow fat cells grown inside them.Scientists made the experimental food by covering traditional rice grains in fish gelatin and seeding them with skeletal muscle and fat stem cells which were thengrown in the laboratory.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 14, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Food Science Environment Climate science Rice Meat industry Source Type: news
Pathology Lab Shortages in New Zealand Are One Cause in Long Delays in Melanoma Diagnoses
Similar diagnostic delays due to clinical laboratory staff shortages are reported in other nations as well Critical pathology shortages are causing lengthy delays for clinical laboratory test results in New Zealand, according to a report that states some patients are waiting over a month for a melanoma diagnosis. This situation puts the lives of cancer […]
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Experimental Low-Cost Blood Test Can Detect Multiple Cancers, Researchers Say
Test uses a new ultrasensitive immunoassay to detect a known clinical laboratory diagnostic protein biomarker for many common cancers Researchers from Mass General Brigham, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University’s Wyss Institute and other institutions around the world have reportedly developed a simple clinical laboratory blood test that can detect a common protein biomarker associated […]
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