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Rapid diagnostic could save people from dying of blood loss
A diagnostic made from a glass slide, Teflon film and a piece of paper can test for levels of fibrinogen concentration in blood in less than four minutes. [ + ]
Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine shows 90% efficacy
Pfizer and BioNTech say their SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate has proved more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in participants without prior evidence of infection. [ + ]
The three biggest trends in modern lab design
Modern labs are evolving into open, collaborative workspaces designed for lifelong learning, teaching and cross-functional teamwork. [ + ]
MRI contrast agent enables Alzheimer's screening
The contrast agent enables real-time visualisation and detection of the size and amount of amyloid beta in the brain — a main hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). [ + ]
Children use both brain hemispheres to understand language
Whereas adults process most discrete neural tasks in specific areas in one or the other of their brain's two hemispheres, infants and young children use both. [ + ]
Air pollution may have increased COVID-19 deaths by 15%
Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of dying from COVID-19, according to an international study. [ + ]
Water discovered on the sunlit surface of the Moon
NASA's SOFIA aircraft telescope has confirmed the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon, indicating that water may be distributed across the lunar surface. [ + ]
Automation of laboratory accessories opens up new vistas
Laboratory accessories have enabled great strides for the life sciences industry, including new developments in drug discovery. [ + ]
Fear and anxiety share the same bases in the brain
Researchers have provided new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits, running counter to popular scientific accounts. [ + ]
Why digital ventilation inspection is central to workplace safety
Ventilation systems in office buildings and other facilities are an important part of workplace safety. [ + ]
X-rays reveal reptilian nature of ancient mammals
X-ray analysis of 200 million-year-old teeth belonging to some of Earth's earliest mammals suggests they functioned more like reptiles. [ + ]
Flexible targets result in more finely tuned antibodies
Researchers have uncovered a key strategy the immune system uses to generate effective antibodies, which could inform vaccine design for some challenging viruses. [ + ]
Black hole spotted devouring a star
A rare blast of light, emitted by a star as it was sucked in by a supermassive black hole, has been spotted by scientists using telescopes from around the world. [ + ]
SARS-Cov-2 mutations should not affect vaccine viability
Johnson & Johnson says it has temporarily paused all its COVID-19 vaccine trials, and CSIRO denies that changes in the virus would affect the efficacy of vaccine candidates. [ + ]
3D imaging of large RNA molecules is now possible
Scientists from the University of Maryland have developed a method to determine the structures of large RNA molecules at high resolution. [ + ]
