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FDA No Longer Requires Premarket Review for Some COVID-19 Tests
September 2, 2020
On August 19, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) no longer requires…
A New, Superior Option in Wearable Bioelectronics: Drawn-on-Skin Electronics
August 24, 2020
Human skin provides invaluable information that can be used by health care professionals and researchers to monitor, prevent and treat health conditions. Devices in…
Mobile Medical Units Deployed in the Fight Against COVID-19
August 19, 2020
Teaming up with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly recently announced an innovative trial that aims to provide…
Vero Cell Studies: Misleading Results in the Fight Against COVID-19
August 17, 2020
For a few months in early 2020, hydroxychloroquine was touted as a promising treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. After months of…
Squid Genes: Self-Edits in the Wild and CRISPR Edits in the Lab
August 10, 2020
Squid have long been a key organism for deepening the understanding of how nerves transmit signals. They have been passed over for gene-editing studies,…
How the FDA Is Accelerating COVID-19 Testing and Treatments
August 5, 2020
Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governmental agencies and public health officials around the world have worked tirelessly to protect public health….
Using Video Games for Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease
August 3, 2020
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is diagnosed based on classical motor symptoms, including bradykinesia (slowed movement and loss of spontaneous movement), muscular rigidity, resting tremors and…
Studying Lab-Grown Miniature Organs to Understand COVID-19
July 27, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 has a certain versatility in invading organs such as the kidneys, lungs, and liver. Physicians treating patients and scientists in research settings are…
Advances in Smoking Cessation
July 20, 2020
Predictive, Diagnostic, and Pharmacodynamic Biomarkers Tobacco products kill more than five million people each year. Up to half of regular tobacco users eventually die…
Tips for Attending Virtual Conferences
July 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way that many people work. Not only have an unprecedented number of employees been tasked with working…
The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab and COVID-19
July 16, 2020
How can these ancient arthropods play a vital role in ending a global pandemic? The Atlantic horseshoe crab, or Limulus polyphemus, is one of…
CLIA Regulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
July 13, 2020
During the ongoing pandemic, all COVID-19-related testing used for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease, or for a health assessment, must adhere to…
Genome Sequencing Labs in Africa and Asia Expand Beyond COVID-19 to Endemic Diseases
February 27, 2023
Funding unlocked during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed many countries in Asia and Africa to perform in-house genome sequencing, resulting in faster results and action…
Flush Analysis Reveals Potentially Harmful Plumes from Powerful Public Toilets
February 20, 2023
Flushing a toilet sends waste and water down, but do you ever wonder about what is sprayed up into the air at the same…
Is Stool Screening an Effective Tool for Preventing Colon Cancer?
February 15, 2023
Colonoscopies have historically been the dominant method of screening for early detection of colon cancer, the third leading cause of cancer death in the…
Research on Extending Lifespan with Cell Reprogramming Yields “Cautious Optimism”
February 13, 2023
Investors are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into research designed to minimize the harms of aging through genetic engineering. The San Diego-based biotech,…
Experimental mRNA Vaccine Takes a Multivalent Approach to the Flu
February 6, 2023
The events of the COVID-19 pandemic have largely upended how we perceive and respond to global viral threats. One positive change is the technology…
Discovery: Pupal Ants Produce Milk for Their Colonies
February 1, 2023
Pupating ants produce milk — and scientists have only just noticed. Research published in Nature in November describes researchers observing for the first time…
Introduction Real-world evidence (RWE) is accelerating drug development by using routinely collected patient health data, known as real-world data (RWD), to deliver insights beyond…
Introduction Researchers are developing novel, safer treatments for cancer, but bringing new oncology therapies to market is challenging. This white paper will examine the…
Introduction As global obesity rates continue to rise, the search for effective treatments is more critical than ever. Obesity is associated with an increased…
NEWARK, Del.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—QPS Holdings, LLC (QPS), an award-winning contract research organization (CRO) focused on bioanalytics and clinical trials, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary in…
NEWARK, Del.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—QPS India, a subsidiary of QPS Holdings, LLC (QPS), a GLP/GCP-compliant global full-service Contract Research Organization, has achieved another significant milestone by…
TAIPEI, Taiwan—(BUSINESS WIRE)—QPS, a leading global contract research organization (CRO) specializing in preclinical and clinical drug development services, is pleased to announce the expansion…
