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Penn nursing-led Philly team awarded $1.4 million NIH grant to expand COVID-19 outreach
Collaboration includes Penn Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, The City of Philadelphia department of public health, and Philly CountsCredit: Penn...
Study validates shorter treatment for major world infection, tuberculosis
Four-month TB therapy proves as effective as 6-month standard regimenCredit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) SAN ANTONIO...
Canadian researchers studying effectiveness, safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy
Dr. Deshayne Fell of CHEO Research Institute and University of Ottawa leads Ontario portion by studying BORN baby registry and...
Virginia Tech scientists see fluid flow as potential key to fight Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Virginia Tech Scientists don't fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease, but they have a primary suspect. Certain forms of...
Risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for patients with unexplained syncope
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM Des Plaines, IL - The Canadian Syncope Risk...
Novel immunotherapy boosts long-term stroke recovery in mice
Credit: Xiaoming Hu/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2021 - Specialized immune cells that accumulate in the brain in the...
Carbohydrate ‘cage’ allows precise drug delivery to the gastrointestinal tract
A GlycoCage technology developed by GlycoNet researchers aims to improve current treatments for inflammatory bowel diseaseCredit: UBC, Michael Smith Laboratories...
Vegan and omnivorous diets promote equivalent muscle mass gain, study shows
Trials performed by researchers at the University of São Paulo with healthy young adults show that the right level of...
Alzheimer protein APP regulates learning and social behavior in the healthy brain
Beyond plaques: Heidelberg scientists unravel the natural functions of the APP protein familyCredit: Susanne Klein, Prof. Müller's research group, Heidelberg...
Parental consumption shapes how teens think about and use cannabis
UBCO research shows understanding teen use helps develop effective prevention programsCredit: Photo by Esteban Lopez on Unsplash. Turns out the...
A protein modification of MECP2 can convey neuroprotection under inflammation
Credit: UEF/ Raija Törrönen Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have found a potential neuroprotective effect of a protein...
Tumor marker may help overcome endocrine treatment-resistant breast cancer
Testing may identify patients who benefit from early HER2 targeted therapyCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - May 19,...
Almost 1 in 4 COVID-19 patients have another infection simultaneously or subsequently
Credit: Musuuza et al, PLOS ONE, 2021 (CC BY 4.0) Almost 1 in 4 COVID-19 patients have another bacterial, viral...
Study of Utah cancer care-at-home model demonstrates lower costs, better outcomes
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports findings...
New antimicrobial surface reduces bacteria build-up on medical instruments
Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers have engineered new antimicrobial surfaces that can significantly reduce the formation of bacteria on...
Study led by NTU Singapore finds that microbes work as a network in causing lung infection
Credit: NTU Singapore Traditionally, an infection is thought to happen when microbes - bacteria, fungi, or viruses - enter and...
‘No level of smoke exposure is safe’
Study links secondhand smoke during pregnancy to epigenetic changes in babiesCredit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Nearly a quarter of pregnant...
New insights into androgen’s action could boost battle against prostate cancer
Credit: Angela Paschal Researchers at UVA Cancer Center have unveiled important new insights into how hormones known as androgens act...
Same nerve cell — Different influence on food intake
Researchers reveal the diversity of our neuronsCredit: MPI for Metabolism Research/ Nasim Biglari The nerve cells, also called neurons, in...
Oncotarget: Inhibition of resistant triple-negative breast cancer cells
The Oncotarget author's analyses of protein markers of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition indicated that treatments with 6-mercaptopurine and/or 5-azacitidine do not significantly...
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