Health
Findings on how gen YWHAZ can alter neuronal development
An article published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reveals the molecular mechanisms to explain how the YWHAZ gene –related to...
Blocking spike captors to counter COVID
Despite the effectiveness of vaccination campaigns worldwide, the threat posed by Covid-19 still exists. First of all, a new SARS-CoV-2...
Gene therapy shows promise in treating neuropathy from spinal cord injuries
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a...
Moffitt researchers identify key factors impacting adaptive therapy
TAMPA, Fla. — Most cancer treatments are based on using the maximum tolerated dose of a drug to kill as...
Study enlists friends, family to help sexual assault survivors with recovery
Most services for sexual assault survivors focus on the survivor. A UW Medicine researcher is studying a new program that...
Candy-coated pills could prevent pharmaceutical fraud
While most of us were baking sourdough bread and watching “Tiger King” to stay sane during the pandemic shutdown, UC...
NIH launches clinical trial of Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched an early-stage...
Active phase calorie restriction enhances longevity, UT Southwestern neuroscience study reveals
A new study in mice led by neuroscientists at UT Southwestern’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute shows that it’s not just calories...
“Digital twins” – an aid to give individual patients the right treatment at the right time
An international team of researchers have developed advanced computer models, or “digital twins”, of diseases, with the goal of improving...
Revealing the individual immune cells inside the plaque that causes life-threatening heart attacks
Through single-cell RNA sequencing, a research group has successfully illuminated the characteristics of Myeloid immune cells in coronary plaque, which...
Why do some people get sicker than others from COVID?
COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains:...
Brazilian COVID-19 deaths could have been undercounted by as much as 18%, as death certificates often failed to list COVID-19 as the cause of death
Brazilian COVID-19 deaths could have been undercounted by as much as 18%, as death certificates often failed to list COVID-19...
Using AI to analyze large amounts of biological data
Researchers at the University of Missouri are applying a form of artificial intelligence (AI) — previously used to analyze how...
Copper is effective against Sars-Cov-2 on surfaces – silver is not
Base material sacrifices itselfCredit: © RUB, Marquard Base material sacrifices itself As a result of corrosion, copper and silver release...
New discovery to improve malaria elimination strategies
WEHI researchers in Melbourne have made a crucial discovery about how asymptomatic malaria infections impact the body, informing potential strategies...
How a COVID-19 infection spurs antibodies against common colds
LA JOLLA, CA—Getting sick with a common cold doesn’t make you immune to COVID-19, but a COVID-19 infection might, at...
MU grant boosts public health messaging to parents considering various vaccines for their children
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As a public health nurse for the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services department, Malaika Gallimore...
Baby corals are just as susceptible as adults to deadly reef disease, study finds
Baby corals are just as susceptible as adults to a deadly disease that has been spreading across Florida’s reefs since...
UT Southwestern Voice Center study profiles hundreds of injured singers
An analysis of more than 400 singers who sought treatment at UT Southwestern Medical Center for vocal injuries provides a wealth...
Study identifies factors that shape vaccine preferences
A study involving hypothetical COVID-19 vaccines suggests that vaccine effectiveness and risk of side effects significantly influence people’s preferences for...
