Do known drugs help against SARS-coronavirus-2?
Credit: Karin Tilch There are no therapeutics available that have been developed for COVID-19 treatment. Repurposing of already available medication ...
Tag: Internal Medicine
Study reveals frequency and characteristics of stroke in COVID-19 patients
Findings also show coronavirus patients with stroke face increased need for long-term careCredit: Justin Kelley A review of nearly 28,000 ...
New study gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects
Credit: Image provided by M.Zunhammer et al. A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a ...
Goodbye UTIs: Duke scientists develop vaccine strategy for urinary tract infections
In tests in mice, the vaccine administered directly to the bladder cleared bacteriaCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - Anyone who ...
Virtual reality program lessens physical side effects of hemodialysis
Credit: Photo by Becky Ponder, U. of I. School of Social Work CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Hemodialysis patients routinely experience side ...
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 ...
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 ...
Transplant patients may not need steroid treatment in the long run
University of Cincinnati transplant researcher says trial confirms a regimen used at UC for yearsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Long-term ...
Many genes associated with the risk of coronary artery disease act through the liver
Credit: UEF/Raija Törrönen. According to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, more than one third ...
Detecting COVID-19 with a sticker on your skin
A University of Missouri engineer received a grant from the National Science Foundation to plan for large-scale manufacturing of an ...
Machine learning method identifies precancerous colon polyps
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A machine learning algorithm helps accurately differentiate benign and premalignant ...
How reducing body temperature could help a tenth of all ICU patients
A new study reveals how lower temperatures improve the activity of surfactant, a molecular mixture that is essential for breathing. ...
Beta blockers can repair malformed blood vessels in the brain
Credit: Joppe Oldenburg Peer review/Experimental study/Animals Propranolol, a drug that is efficacious against infantile haemangiomas ("strawberry naevi", resembling birthmarks), can ...
Stroke of luck: Scientists discover target for stroke therapy in blood-brain barrier
New study shows that stroke byproduct acrolein activates the precursor of heparanase, an enzyme that degrades the glycocalyx in the ...
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