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New Study Suggests Pregnant Women Should Avoid Caffeine Altogether. Here’s Why

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The results did not differ based on fast or slow caffeine metabolism genotype. Until we learn more, our results suggest it might be prudent to limit or forego caffeine-containing beverages during pregnancy,” Dr. Grantz said in a news release from the NIH.

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Top 30 New Medical Devices of 2024

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The liquid portion of the blood (serum or plasma) containing antibodies is separated and tested using the Liason Biotrin parvovirus B19 IgG plus test on a Liason XL analyzer. The test collection kit includes a container for stool collection and a separate sampler for hemoglobin testing, requiring only a single stool sample to collect both.

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Why Proviral DNA Drug Resistance Testing is Useful in Guiding Treatment Decisions for HIV-1 Patients

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Proviral DNA Genotyping. Moreover, drug-resistant virus in proviral DNA could lead to viral rebound if latently infected cells containing drug-resistant proviral DNA become activated. In other words, what is the concordance between proviral resistance results and the historical archive by traditional virus genotyping?

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Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine: Does Diamyd Have a Winning Formula?

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Specifically, the vaccine contains human recombinant glutamate decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) protein conjugated to aluminum hydroxide (GAD-alum). The vaccine triggers an immune response against pro-inflammatory processes resulting from autoimmune attack of the pancreas – the inflammation helps to destroy the insulin-producing ?-islet

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Biorepositories as a Guiding Resource for Research & Drug Discovery

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Through these collaborations, cohort research dataset sharing programs allow for whole-genome sequence and genotype data to be made available for independent research. Now, if all you’ve already got is a bioresource of 20,000 people that have already been genotyped, you can choose those from that sample and focus your effort.”.

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Cannabis Testing / Hemp Testing: Unlocking the Future Opportunities in Healthcare

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In fact, owing to the various therapeutic applications, the government in different nations have legalized various pharmaceutical compositions containing cannabis for medical use. Cannabis-infused products primarily contain the cannabinoids cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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Rare Disease Diagnosis: Why Tackling the Genomic Analysis Bottleneck is Key to Advancing Precision Medicine

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We know that users don’t want to report false negatives caused by poor-quality data, which is why we’ve also introduced a genotyping feature for all curated variants contained within any gene panels of interest. HS: At Congenica, we understand the importance of quality.

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