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Cheap vaginal-fluid testing signals risk for premature birth
By
Emily Hayes
The study involved noninvasive testing of 340 women in midtrimester pregnancy, with the goal of identifying two important signs of risk for preterm birth: depletion of Lactobacillus bacteria in the vaginal microbiome and short cervical length, defined as 25 mm. It was funded by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and the Brazilian National Research Council.
October 21, 2019
FYR gets NIH small business grant for epilepsy diagnostics
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
The grant was awarded by the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, through the government's Small Business Innovation Research program. In the first phase of the funding, FYR Diagnostics will develop biomarkers for use in diagnostic kits.
October 9, 2019
Thermo Fisher flags data for tumor mutation test
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
Tumor mutational burden refers to the number of mutations in cancer cells. It has been emerging as a biomarker for response to checkpoint immunotherapies, including drugs targeting programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), though its role is still not well understood.
September 5, 2019
NIH-funded studies aim to get to the bottom of depression, suicide
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LabPulse.com staff writers
The NIMH has jointly awarded a $3.6 million grant to investigate the potential for a blood test for suicide risk to researchers at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, MI; Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, also of Grand Rapids; and Columbia University in New York City. The grant money will be used over five years to study inflammatory mechanisms associated with suicide risk, based on research by Dr. Lena Brundin, PhD (Van Andel); Dr. Eric Achtyes (Pine Rest); and Dr. J. John Mann (Columbia).
August 28, 2019
NIH awards $9.1M for genomic outreach program
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LabPulse.com staff writers
The NIH made the grant to community engagement firm HCM Strategists and the University of Utah, which are working with other firms on the All of Us program. The initiative aims to sequence the genomes of 1Â million people in the U.S.
August 25, 2019
NIH funds creation of granuloma lab model for TB and HIV
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LabPulse.com staff writers
Texas Biomed has a two-year study grant to create a model for granulomas, which are masses of macrophages, lymphocytes, and other cells that form in response to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In people infected with HIV and TB, HIV is present in granulomas. The interaction is complex, and animal models haven't been up to the task of evaluation, Texas Biomed said in a statement.
June 27, 2019
InDevR's flu assay gets green light from FDA
By
LabPulse.com staff writers
The single multiplexed diagnostic can differentiate between seasonal and nonseasonal influenza A viruses, which is helpful for picking up on subtypes that could cause a pandemic, such as H7N9 and H5N1. The assay provides results on the same day of testing, according to the company.
April 30, 2019
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