• People, Like Worms, May Have Distinct Biological Ages

    Bio-IT World | The timing of age-associated vigorous movement cessation is highly correlated with lifespan across populations, but the reason may be some unknown upstream factor that throws into question the way biomarkers are sometimes used to track the benefits of anti-aging therapies. At least that’s what is suggested by a new study using a “Lifespan Machine” to follow the life and death of tens of thousands of nematodes.

    Nov 3, 2022

  • Strep A Surveillance Protocols To Accelerate Vaccine Development Efforts

    Bio-IT World | Best practice surveillance protocols for seven diseases caused by group A Streptococcus (strep A) were recently released, and public health researchers are now actively working to identify several key sentinel sites to implement them. Harmonizing case definitions and the surveillance methodologies is a key step in accelerating development of a safe, effective, and affordable strep A vaccine to prevent these diseases.

    Nov 2, 2022