Lipo-ImmunoTech receives grant to develop a novel cancer immunotherapy technology
Hollings Cancer Center researchers co-founded a company that is developing technology to enhance and improve the functionality of T cells ...
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Alternate light 5 times more effective in detecting bruises on victims of color
With COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, rates of domestic abuse have increased; improved procedures are needed to detect bruises for people of ...
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 ...
Feeling burned out? The contributors could be more related to depression than you think
A study of medical interns across 68 institutions found that personal and workplace factors predicting burnout largely overlapped with factors ...
Ayurveda and yoga for COVID-19 prevention
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 28, 2020--Experts in Indian traditional medicine, including the chair of ...
Mobile telehealth system in China facilitates clinical communication during COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 27, 2020--A mobile telehealth system (MTS) has been used in ...
Survey: Most Americans want government commitment to reduce inequality
New national survey shows a majority of Americans want the federal government to reduce inequality amid the Covid-19 economic crisis. ...
Open access hardware & 3D printing can help tackle demand for health supplies
Local communities could use open access hardware to help alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on global health systems, according to ...
WVU business experts partner with the National Guard to forecast PPE needs
Credit: West Virginia University When COVID-19 started depleting stockpiles of medical gear in hotspots like New York and New Jersey, ...
NUS-led team develops artificial intelligence platform to combat infectious diseases
Novel tool identifies optimal drug combination therapies at unprecedented speedCredit: National University of Singapore As the COVID-19 crisis continues to ...
Clinicians treating COVID-19 say don’t rush to try novel therapies
Credit: ATS April 27, 2020 - Intensivists caution against the use of premature novel therapies in lieu of traditional critical ...
COVID-19 coronavirus could cost the US billions in medical expenses
Study shows hospitalizations, ventilators, and other health resources that patients would require could cost $654 billion if a majority of ...
Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes
Credit: Graphic courtesy Brian Cunningham CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Most viral test kits rely on labor- and time-intensive laboratory preparation and ...
Study shows fewer kids enrolling in cancer clinical trials
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Historically, pediatric cancer patients have been much more likely than adult cancer patients to ...
NAU launches COVID-19 testing service center to evaluate new drugs to fight deadly virus
The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at NAU is testing new drugs and decontamination agents against the SARS-CoV-2 virus to identify ...
Mount Sinai researchers collaborate with GenScript to develop a COVID-19 antibody to treat sick patients
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration ...
Emergex and George Mason University sign agreement for highly pathogenic RNA virus studies
Emergex Vaccines and George Mason University's National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases (NCBID) enter into an agreement relating to ...
Easing the burden of coronavirus with virtual reality
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 21, 2020--A new article discusses the psychological stresses imposed by ...
Mason receives $500,000 USDA grant to expand rural telehealth capabilities amidst COVID-19
Grant will connect underserved communities to life-saving services through rapid response remote careCredit: George Mason University Fairfax, VA--The George Mason ...
Nanostics to develop a simple blood test to predict severe COVID-19 in SARS-CoV-2 patients
Nanostics is developing and validating a simple blood test to predict severity of COVID-19 disease in SARS-CoV-2 positive patientsCredit: Nanostics ...