Sensitive new test detects antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in only 10 minutes
Credit: Guanfeng Lin As the COVID-19 curve shows signs of flattening in the U.S. and elsewhere, public health officials are trying to grasp just how...
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Clinical trial begins to see if convalescent plasma can treat COVID-19
Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine partner with NYU Langone Health to determine if blood from COVID-19 survivors can aid current COVID-19 patientsCredit: Albert...
Trial of highly touted drug begins at Montefiore and Einstein
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (BRONX, NY)--April 29, 2020--Researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have begun testing the drug...
Texas A&M researchers help give robotic arms a steady hand for surgeries
Sending small electrical currents to the fingertips of someone operating a robotic arm can help surgeons during robot-assisted procedures, the researchers foundCredit: Texas A&M University...
Support teams key to reducing hospitalizations from nursing homes
Credit: MU Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. - Nursing home residents are often cared for by a variety of health care professionals, including licensed...
Two Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists elected to esteemed National Academy of Sciences
Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receiveCredit: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer...
What underlies differing disease severity in COVID-19?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 29, 2020--Researchers have reported a significant and positive relationship between the amount of virus present...
Temple offering clinical trials, investigational treatment options for COVID-19 patients
Credit: Temple University Health System Temple University Hospital is now participating in a variety of clinical trials that are testing investigational treatment options for patients...
Researchers measure cancer cell mechanics in living animals using nanoparticles
Credit: Bryan Smith A first-of-its-kind nanoparticle-based in vivo imaging technique that may one day be used to help diagnose and even treat cancer has been...
A study places the origin of a group of trees growing in Africa 50 million years ago
Credit: University of Córdoba In the Eocene, some of the world's most important mountain ranges emerged and large climate changes took place that affected the...
NASA scientists tapped to mature more rugged seismometer system to measure moonquakes
Credit: NASA NASA hasn't measured moonquakes since Apollo astronauts deployed a handful of measuring stations at various locations on the lunar surface and discovered unexpectedly...
Researchers find new insights linking cell division to cancer
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - To replace aging and worn cells, the body primarily uses a process called mitosis, in which one...
Long-term consequences of coastal development as bad as an oil spill on coral reefs
Credit: Smithsonian Archives The near-shore habitats of Bahia Las Minas in the central Caribbean coast of Panama became heavily contaminated after a refinery accident in...
Four UTSW faculty elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - April 29, 2020 - The National Academy of Sciences today elected four UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists in the fields of biophysics, cell biology, molecular...
Tuning into dolphin chatter could boost conservation efforts
Tuning in to the signature 'whistles' of dolphins could prove a game-changer in being able to accurately track the movements of this much-loved protected speciesCredit:...
