How families of critically ill fared during COVID-19

Having a loved one in the intensive care unit is difficult at any time. But the COVID-19 pandemic created additional burdens on families, from visitor restrictions to the uncertainties of a new contagious virus. A study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center found that families of ICU patients admitted during the pandemic reported significantly more symptoms of depression than […]

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More Children With High-Risk Brain Cancer Now Surviving

A practice-changing study that used molecular testing to distinguish between subtypes of medulloblastoma has shown a significant improvement in survival for children with high-risk disease who underwent treatment intensification with carboplatin. “Each of the four subgroups of medulloblastoma has a different prognosis, but for this particular subgroup, 20 fewer children out of every 100 would have survived prior to this […]

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BioNTech aims to develop mRNA-based malaria vaccine

BERLIN (Reuters) – BioNTech wants to build on its success in COVID-19 by developing the first vaccine for malaria based on mRNA technology and aims to start clinical testing by the end on 2022, in an attempt to eradicate the mosquito-borne illness.FILE PHOTO: General view shows the laboratories of BioNTech at their COVID-19 vaccine production facility as the spread of […]

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Porvair Increase Porous Plastics Manufacturing Capacity

Porvair Sciences reports on the installation of new automated precision die-cutting equipment that has enabled a five-fold increase in its production capacity for porous plastic components. This major investment by the company is in response to a significant rise in demand from customers for precision components made from its high performance Vyon® porous plastics. Installed in Porvair's cGMP compliant cleanroom […]

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Inspired by Mirabai Chanu, Tiger Shroff amps up his fitness game as he lifts 140kg weights

Earlier, Samantha Akkineni also shared a workout video and tagged Mirabai Chanu as her inspiration. "@mirabai_chanu Sunday inspiration," the actor wrote Mirabai Chanu lifted the nation’s spirits when she bagged a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics recently. She clinched the country’s first weightlifting silver in the 49kg category, ending India’s 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the coveted […]

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