Tag: Medicine/Health

Findings indicate cones precede rods as targets for infectionCredit: NIAID WHAT: The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place ...

Novel therapy-resistance mechanism promoting the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis

Credit: Ilkka Paatero from Turku Bioscience SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but ...

County by county, study shows social inequality’s role in COVID-19’s toll

The higher a county's score on a national index of social vulnerability, the more cases and deaths per 100,000 - ...

Scientists spotted RPS-12 protein as a potential target for anti-cancer therapy

Credit: FEFU press office Using the developing eye of the fruit fly as a test platform, researchers found that RPS-12 ...

UArizona researchers develop smartphone-based COVID-19 test

The method analyzes saliva samples and delivers results in about 10 minutesCredit: UArizona Biosensors Lab Researchers at the University of ...

RedHill announces positive DSMB futility review for P 2/3 COVID-19 study of opaganib

Following interim review of unblinded safety and efficacy data, independent DSMB unanimously recommends continuation of the global Phase 2/3 study ...

Singles or pairs in cancer cells

Credit: © Paolo Annibale, Ali Isbilir, MDC It all sounds similar to a dance event - but are singles or ...

New research about emerging ‘COVID-19 personality types’

Credit: Tony Picher New research by Mimi E. Lam (University of Bergen) just published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ...

Constructing the first version of the Japanese reference genome

Credit: Tohoku University The Japanese now have their own reference genome thanks to researchers at Tohoku University who completed and ...

Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows

Credit: The University of Sheffield New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden ...

Imaging zebrafish movements in 3D to better understand ALS disease

An interdisciplinary team of INRS used an innovative imaging technique for a better understanding of motor deficits in ALSCredit: Christian ...

Simulation helps refine pediatric care guidelines for COVID-19

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Jan. 28, 2021 - Simulation can be a viable way to quickly evaluate ...

Tick behavior and host choice explains geographical patterns of Lyme disease prevalence

Variations in tick density, choice of host animals, and host-seeking behavior explain Lyme patternsCredit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Genomic studies implicate specific genes in post-traumatic stress disorder

Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences After analyzing the genomes of more than one-quarter of a million military veterans, a ...

Nanoparticle drug delivery technique shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer

Method may also work for breast, prostate, ovarian cancerCredit: Jeff Gates Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...

Scientists discover how remdesivir works to inhibit coronavirus

Credit: Photo courtesy of Gilead. More effective antiviral treatments could be on the way after research from The University of ...

Scientists ‘farm’ natural killer cells in novel cancer fighting approach

Engineers and oncologists teamed to develop a microfluidic chip capable of capturing the body's natural killer immune cells to harvest ...

Researchers use patients’ cells to test gene therapy for rare eye disease

Approach could provide new path for difficult-to-treat forms of Leber congenital amaurosisCredit: Anand Swaroop, Ph.D., NEI Scientists at the National ...

Pharmaceutical research: when active substance and target protein ’embrace’ each other

International research team investigates the binding kinetics of kinase inhibitorsCredit: Knapp Laboratory, Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Many anti-cancer drugs block ...

George Mason University expands testing and tracking behind faculty research