Cytokine storms play a limited role in moderate-to-severe COVID-19
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University research suggests steroids such as dexamethasone should be reserved for the sickest ...
Baricitinib treatment linked to reduced mortality in COVID-19 patients
Credit: Jannis Politidis The rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib can block viral entry and reduce mortality in patients with moderate to ...
Dynamic risk management in cell populations
Credit: K. Kamino Much like investors on the stock market, cell populations prepare for changes in the environment by spreading ...
Aurora-chasing citizen scientists help discover a new feature of STEVE
Credit: Copyright Neil Zeller, used with permission In 2018, a new aurora-like discovery struck the world. From 2015 to 2016, ...
Light shed on the atomic resolution structure of phage DNA tube
A methodological milestoneCredit: Visualization: Barth van Rossum, FMP Given that phages are able to destroy bacteria, they are of particular ...
Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children?
Vanderbilt University Medical Center study offers an answerCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and ...
Two anti-inflammatory compounds shown to be capable of accelerating recovery from COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody tested by researchers at University of São Paulo and experimental drug given to patients in Italy by University ...
Ultracompact metalens microscopy breaks FOV constraints
Wide-field microscope imaging with large FOV and high resolution is achieved via ultracompact metalens arrayCredit: Xu et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066004 ...
Managing the microbiome raises new hope for autism
Credit: Public domain According to the Centers for Disease Research, 1 in 54 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ...
East African Rift System is slowly breaking away, with Madagascar splitting into pieces
Credit: Rina Andrianasolo The African continent is slowly separating into several large and small tectonic blocks along the diverging East ...
A diet rich in ultra-processed fats and sugars increases the possibility of muscle pain
New research reveals an association between pain and overweight that is independent of mechanical overload and it is probable that ...
Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, trial suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep ...
Dissecting the immune characteristics of severe COVID-19 responses
Initial study flags IL-10 as potential severity markerCredit: Carlos Roca (Babraham Institute) and Julika Neumann (VIB Center for Brain and ...
Circular RNA regulates neuronal differentiation by scaffolding an inhibitory transcription complex
Credit: Christian Kroun Damgaard and Anne Kruse Hollensen. In a screening for a functional impact to the neuronal differentiation process, ...
Rise in antibiotics prescribed to dental patients in England during COVID-19 lockdown
FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) releases new White Paper on antibiotic resistance to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness WeekCredit: FDI World ...
Preparing for a human mission to Mars
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2020--Future human missions to Mars depend on field research ...
Computer vision app allows easier monitoring of diabetes
Credit: James Charles A computer vision technology developed by University of Cambridge engineers has now been developed into a free ...
Handles and holes in abstract spaces: how a material conducts electricity better
Recent theoretical research has used the tools of topology, a branch of mathematics that studies the properties of geometric figures ...
History of temperature changes in the Universe revealed
First measurement using the Sunyaev-ZeldovicCredit: D. Nelson / Illustris Collaboration. How hot is the Universe today? How hot was it ...
TU Graz launches Christian Doppler laboratory for solid-state batteries
The focus of the new CD laboratory is the reduction of interface resistances within the solid-state battery; the aim is ...
