Health
Collaboration advances DNA-delivered antibodies to prevent COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA — (July 7, 2022) — Under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Joint Program Executive Office for...
Study finds people who practice intermittent fasting experience less severe complications from COVID-19
Intermittent fasting has previously shown to have a of host of health benefits, including lowering the risk of diabetes and...
Less sex during menopause transition not linked to sexual pain
Having sex less often during the transition to menopause is not associated with an increased risk of developing pain with...
Climate factors predict future mosquito activity
Increases in three climate factors—temperature, rainfall, and ocean warming —predicted mosquito population growth in Sri Lanka for the next one...
World-first studies point way to preventing rheumatic fever
Research led by the University of Otago in New Zealand has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is...
Messenger RNA technology shows promise for developing infectious disease therapeutics
Army scientists and industry partners were among the first to demonstrate that messenger RNA (mRNA)—the technology recently used in COVID-19...
New study sheds light on why opioids can cause gastrointestinal problems
Philadelphia, July 6, 2022 – Opioids are the gold standard for treatment of chronic and acute pain; however, their use...
New sickle cell disease gene therapies depend on getting the right mouse
Sickle cell disease is an extremely debilitating condition that affects up to 40% of the population in African countries, with...
After facial feminization surgery, transgender people report better psychosocial health
A UCLA study offers the first evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health...
Imaging solves mystery of how large HIV protein functions to form infectious virus
LA JOLLA—(July 6, 2022) Understanding how HIV replicates within cells is key for developing new therapies that could help nearly...
Methodist Hospital of Southern California joins Keck Medicine of USC as USC Arcadia Hospital
LOS ANGELES — Keck Medicine of USC announces that Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia is now part of...
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Openwater Form collaboration
(LOS ANGELES) – The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has formally signed a collaborative agreement with San Francisco-based Openwater....
Hospital readmissions for asthma on the rise among children
Hospital readmissions for asthma are increasing among children, according to a new study, highlighting the gaps in health care for...
Study explores unusual interaction between viruses, live vaccines
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A study of a herpes virus that infects chickens offers new insights into potentially problematic interactions between...
Leon & Friends, SynGAP Research Fund USA & SRF Europe partner to grant €180,000 to Professor Courtney of Turku Bioscience Centre, Finland
While the majority of SYNGAP1 research to date has focused on individuals with protein truncating variants and increasing expression from...
Adolescent childbirth remains linked to poor outcomes for both mother and child in Cote d’Ivoire
According to the 2014 general population census for Cote d'Ivoire, one in four of the country’s women aged 20–24 years...
Shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth
A shapeshifting robotic microswarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed...
UCI researcher leads study linking ALS to immune and central nervous systems
Irvine, Calif., July 6, 2022 — Along with the central nervous system, the immune system may play a fundamental role...
Small NIH study reveals how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain
A study from the National Institutes of Health describes the immune response triggered by COVID-19 infection that damages the brain’s...
Peptide with anti-obesity action is successfully tested in animal trial
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil shows that the synthetic molecule Pep19 acts on...
