SMART researchers discover unique lysin capable of killing deadly multidrug-resistant bacteria Kumar Jeetendra | February 17, 2022 Singapore, 17 February 2022 – Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, alongside collaborators at Nanyang Technological University, have identified a novel phage lysin – Abp013 – that could be used as an alternative antimicrobial agent against two of the …
Scientists create stable cell lines equipped for delivering different hepatitis B virus genotypes Kumar Jeetendra | February 15, 2022 A new study has created cells that can be stable and capable to produce different strains of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) which is helping to improve understanding of the distinctive virological characteristics treatments, virological features, and infectivity, which could lead to the development of new treatments against the virus that infects humans as long …
New framework empowers programmed examination of biomedical recordings caught by microscopy Kumar Jeetendra | February 14, 2022 Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a system based on computer vision techniques that allows automatic analysis of biomedical videos captured by microscopy in order to characterize and describe the behavior of the cells that appear in the images. These new techniques developed by the UC3M engineering team have been …
HiGenoMB-HiMedia announces CDSCO approval for COVID-19 Detection Kit-Dry Swab and Triplex Probe PCR Kit Kumar Jeetendra | January 31, 2022 HiGenoMB® – HiMedia Laboratories committed to combating spread of COVID-19 is thrilled to announce that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has granted approval for two more important COVID Testing products that also recently got the CE-IVD approval. Hi-PCR COVID-19 Detection Kit-Dry Swab method (MBT189) This extraction free method assesses dry swab samples and …
Nano-bubbles containing ACE2 protein can hinder contamination from wide strains of SARS-CoV-2 Kumar Jeetendra | January 21, 2022 Northwestern Medicine and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that natural nano-bubbles containing ACE2 protein (evACE2) were found in the blood of COVID-19 victims. They also discovered that these particles could block infection by broad strains of SARS/CoV-2 virus. Scientists said that the evACE2 acts in the body as a decoy and …
Stewardship, biomarkers, and advanced diagnostics to manage sepsis and antimicrobial resistance Kumar Jeetendra | December 20, 2021 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global problem and because the management of COVID-19 is increasingly becoming dependent on pharmacological interventions, there is greater risk for accelerating the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance. According to the WHO, AMR is the largest global health threat in the 21st century that requires urgent measures. Common infections …
Hyris fully embraces the Immunology sector to better fight COVID-19 and beyond, presenting its new, disruptive T-Cell test to the international conference “A-Wish” Kumar Jeetendra | December 16, 2021 London, UK – 15th December 2021 – Life Science Newswire – As the COVID-19 pandemic keeps causing concerns, with new variants spreading worldwide, it is now widely recognized that we must move beyond a “test&trace” only approach. World leaders and health institutions today aim to achieve high immunity rates among the population, facing the unprecedented …
HiMedia Laboratories Announces Receipt of CE-IVD Certifications to their COVID-19 Detection Portfolio Kumar Jeetendra | December 15, 2021 HiMedia Laboratories – HiGenoMB® is proud to announce that we have received CE-IVD certifications for the new additions to our COVID-19 Detection Portfolio. “Receiving CE-IVD certifications for the triplex RT PCR kit and Dry-swab method kit are two more additions in our COVID-Diagnostics product range. CE-IVD certifications are a mark of highly innovative but regulatory …
New Instant Inoculator™ QC Microorganisms Eliminate Prep Work and Simplify Microbiology Control Testing with One-Step Method Kumar Jeetendra | November 9, 2021 2 November 2021 – Stratix Labs has unveiled Instant Inoculator™ QC microorganisms, a novel ready-to-use product that delivers reference microorganisms to solid media with a simple one-step method. Each device comes individually sealed with authentic reference microorganisms coated and preserved on the applicator region. Using a patent-pending technology, the Instant Inoculator™ directly transfers isolated colonies …
THE ACTINOMYCETES Kumar Jeetendra | September 2, 2021 The delicate, slender, wee-little bug, Do you know, they produce many a drug! Oh! How they accomplish this veritable feat, Let me introduce the Actinomycetes. Their discovery was indeed a chance, Their performance stunned the scientific world, in a trance, On the Petri plate, they were dressed as if for a dance, The pleated colonies …
Antimicrobial Resistance ‘Arms Race’ Realizes Advancements as the Post-Antibiotic Era Ensues Kumar Jeetendra | August 25, 2021 BOULDER, CO – August 25 2021 – Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is “one of the greatest threats to society, human and animal health, and economic prosperity.” Those are the unequivocal words regarding the gravity of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria from the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education. When one considers the significance of AMR—including antibiotic resistance—a …
Antibiotic resistance found in the gut microbiome of lemurs living near humans Kumar Jeetendra | August 10, 2021 The CDC describes antibiotic resistance as one of the most pressing public health crises in the world. It is currently being discovered in the stomachs of lemurs (our distant primate cousins). Researchers at Duke have discovered evidence of antibiotic resistance in the microbiome from lemurs that live close to humans, according to a new study …
