Study estimates two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations due to four conditions
Model suggests higher risk based on race and age, offers insights to reduce disease impactCredit: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science...
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Health professional societies address critical care clinician burnout
Credit: ATS Feb. 25, 2021 - A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides a roadmap that critical care...
A Canadian success story: world-first to treat Fabry disease with gene therapy
Credit: Courtesy of Darren Bidulka (Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, Toronto)--Results of a world-first Canadian pilot study on patients treated with gene therapy for Fabry disease...
How SARS-CoV-2’s sugar-coated shield helps activate the virus
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is coated with sugars called glycans, which help it evade the immune system; new research shows precisely how those...
Antibodies recognize and attack different SARS-CoV-2 spike shapes
The spikes on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, change shapes; new research reveals ways that antibodies can recognize these different shapes and block the...
Scientists reveal details of antibodies that work against Zika virus
Research from the California Institute of Technology shows exactly how antibodies stick to and block the Zika virus, which will inform vaccine developmentCredit: Image courtesy...
Scientists uncover new details of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with human cells
In order to infect cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, needs to insert itself into the membrane of human cells; new molecular models show...
Why some coronavirus strains are more infectious than others
The coronaviruses that cause SARS and COVID-19 have spike proteins that move into 'active' and 'inactive' positions, and new research indicates how those molecular movements...
Chimpanzees and humans share overlapping territories
Credit: E Bersacola and Kim Hockings / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project Chimpanzees and humans "overlap" in their use of forests and even villages, new research shows....
Allergy season starts earlier each year due to climate change and pollen transport
Scientists in Munich study how pollen from far distances -- sometimes hundreds of kilometers away -- affects the length of allergy seasons in GermanyCredit: A....
A-maze-ing pheasants have two ways of navigating
Credit: Pip Laker Pheasants fall into two groups in terms of how they find their way around - and the different types prefer slightly different...
UM scientists achieve breakthrough in culturing corals and sea anemones cells
Credit: Mike Connelly MIAMI--Researchers have perfected the recipe for keeping sea anemone and coral cells alive in a petri dish for up to 12 days....
CAR T-cell therapy generates lasting remissions in patients with multiple myeloma
In the KarMMa trial, ide-cel produces remissions in almost 75% of patients who had relapsed after several previous treatments; Trial results spur application for FDA...
Bearded seals are loud — but not loud enough
Vocal threshold may hamper survival of this Arctic speciesCredit: Michael Cameron, NOAA Ithaca, NY-- During mating season, male bearded seals make loud calls to attract...
Study finds human-caused North Atlantic right whale deaths are being undercounted
As recent sightings of entangled whales raise alarm, scientists say annual counts of right whale carcasses do a poor job of indicating true death tollCredit:...