Researchers have conducted lab experiments which reveal that nanoplastics when inhaled or consumed by the human body can have adverse effects on the human liver and also damage lung cell processes.

A drug discovery method was used to identify naturally occurring metabolite that converts ‘bad’ fat to ‘good’ fat. This discovery offers a potential way of addressing metabolic conditions like obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Lab results are often complex and not easy to interpret. For many diseases, a medical diagnosis requires the analysis and combination of different values. That’s why one of the themes at the Medica Labmed Forum at Medica 2021 highlighted “Integrative and AI-driven diagnostics” - and illustrated how AI can help interpret laboratory results and values. In his forum presentation, Florian Stumpe showcased the medicalvalues AI-based software platform, which is designed to support decision-making for physicians. In this Medica-tradefair.com interview, he talks about the possible applications of AI in laboratory diagnostics.

A newly identified heat-stable Cas13 enzyme could lead to improved diagnostics and new biotechnological applications. It can be used with RT-Lamp to specifically detect target genetic material in a one-pot assay without the need for new reagents.

When it comes to showing affection towards people, many dogs are naturals. Now comes word reported in the journal Ecology and Evolution on September 20th that the remarkable ability to show attachment behaviour toward human caregivers also exists in wolves.

Researchers developed a new type of holographic microscope. The new microscope can “see through” the intact skull, and is capable of high-resolution 3D imaging of the neural network within a living mouse brain without removing the skull.

Chemists at ETH Zurich have found a facile method that allows a commonly used building block to be directly converted into other types of important compounds. This expands the possibilities of chemical synthesis and facilitates the search for new pharmaceutically active ingredients.

Researchers at the University of Bern and Inselspital have collaborated to provide an insight into the latest precision oncology technologies. To use these innovative technologies in the clinic is still a major hurdle as it still needs to be standardized and will also require new infrastructures in the clinics.

Researchers found that men who consumed high rates of ultra-processed foods were at higher risk for developing colorectal cancer than those who did not. They did not find the same association in women.

Atlantic cod along the coast of Norway can live two very different lives. Some of them stay close to the coast, some of them migrate north to the Barents Sea. Their genomes are extremely similar except from one region. This difference may explain why some Atlantic cod migrate to the Barents Sea.