Community helps overcome challenges of disability in science

Minchin is now using her voice to shine a light on the issues faced by disabled people in science and says universities and workplaces need to do more to provide reasonable adjustments and flexible working requests to those who need it.

She said: “I think now is such a good time to drive forward these inclusion and diversity issues. We have an ageing workforce in a lot of the chemical industries, and to counteract that, we really need to be attracting and retaining young talent.

As people age, their immune system function declines gradually over time, which makes them increasingly vulnerable to infection and disease. Research shows that these same types of immune system changes have been observed in healthy astronauts during spaceflight, but at an accelerated rate. This makes the unique conditions of the space station an ideal platform for studying the immune aging process.

How Labs Can Use AI and ML to Improve Operational and Clinical Data Quality

ML can be particularly helpful for overcoming challenges of scale by automating manual, labor-intensive tasks, such as data cleaning and normalization. ML creates opportunities to pursue more advanced use cases, such as predictive analytics and risk modeling, which can extract new insight that may have been inaccessible through conventional data analysis. These capabilities help clinical labs further improve their operations while unlocking greater value for the providers they serve.

Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of patients’ tumours shrunk by over 30 per cent in response to the combination. There were also notable decreases in circulating levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a marker secreted by the prostate and often elevated by cancer.

More Than Spit: The Untapped Potential of Saliva Collection and Testing

Researchers in the fields of epidemiology, psychology, sociology, and anthropology have long studied saliva. In the 1980s, researchers found that hormones like cortisol can be measured in saliva at concentrations similar to those in patients’ blood. This research helped popularized saliva testing as a minimally invasive, quick, and inexpensive alternative to blood and urine.

Over the past several decades, scientists have also recognized saliva as a potential sample type to screen for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, as it’s both easier and safer for medical professionals to handle and transport. Studies show that using saliva for the detection of HIV antibodies is as sensitive and accurate as testing blood—a promising development for the future of salivary diagnostics.