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Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask
The prototype mask, which includes an N95 filter, can be easily sterilized and worn many timesCredit: MIT/Brigham and Women's Hospital...
Bats offer clues to treating COVID-19
To combat COVID-19, we need to regulate our immune systems to resemble those of batsCredit: Getty Images photo Bats are...
Hospital improves on-time administration of medication to Parkinson patients
A rigorous quality initiative involving the entire care team significantly improved on-time administration of levodopa and other medications, critical for...
Is COVID-19 widening the gender gap in academic medicine?
Study finds fewer women publishing COVID-related papers, especially in early days of pandemicCredit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A...
Insilico Medicine and Arctoris to collaborate on COVID-19 by combining robotics and AI
Insilico Medicine and Arctoris announced a technology partnership to jointly discover and profile new therapeutics against COVID-19 by combining robotics...
About half of health care workers positive for COVID-19 by serology have no symptoms
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The IVY Research Network has completed initial studies evaluating the epidemiology of COVID-19 in health...
Lead fallout from Notre Dame fire was likely overlooked
A ton of lead dust may have been deposited near the cathedralCredit: Interactive map by Jeremy Hinsdale/Earth Institute. Photos by...
Intimate partner violence, history of childhood abuse worsen trauma symptoms for new moms
Postnatal screenings are a vital intervention pointCredit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A study assessed the interaction...
Sustained support for WHO “vital to us all as we age,” say AGS experts
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today joined organizations across health care, international development, and...
Breast cancer cells can reprogram immune cells to assist in metastasis
Credit: Isaac Chan, M.D. Natural killer (NK) cells, a type of immune cell, are known to limit metastasis by inducing...
How vaping companies are use Instagram to market to young people
Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vapingCredit: Aqdas Malik, Aalto University E-cigarettes are...
A new nanoconjugate blocks acute myeloid leukemia tumor cells without harming healthy ones
Credit: CIBER-BBN Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease which usual treatment is very aggressive and produces severe side...
Medical cannabis put to test in first ever real-world evidence clinical trial led by UHN
Credit: UHN (Toronto - July 9, 2020) - Medical cannabis is finally being put under the microscope, in a first-of-its-kind...
New clues from fruit flies about the critical role of sex hormones in stem cell control
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute and DKFZ In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones' impact on...
Study sheds light on how cancer spreads in blood
Analysis of particles shed by tumors points to new, less invasive way to diagnose malignanciesCredit: Image by Cedars-Sinai. A new...
Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining
Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown...
Daytime aardvark sightings are a sign of troubled times
Wits researchers find that aardvarks feeding in the daytime during droughts might be starvingCredit: Nora Weyer/Wits University Aardvarks occur across...
Temple scientists identify key factor regulating abnormal heart growth
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - The human heart is like a sponge, able to expand and grow,...
Black individuals at higher risk for contracting COVID-19, according to new research
Credit: ATS July 08, 2020 - Results of an analysis published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found...
Lung, immune function in kids could protect from severe COVID-19
Credit: Photo credit: Krithika Lingappan, MBBS; Matthew Harting, MD; Bindu Akkanti, MD Differences in lung physiology and immune function in...
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