COVID-19 cough clouds in closed spaces
How COVID-19 cough clouds travel in the presence and absence of face masksCredit: Amit Agrawal and Rajneesh Bhardwaj WASHINGTON, October ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Keeping COVID-19 out of classrooms: Open windows, use glass screens in front of desks
Aerosol spread of virus in classrooms with air conditioning poses issues for students, teachersCredit: Khaled Talaat WASHINGTON, October 20, 2020 ...
Salt-based mosquito-control products are ineffective, study shows
Researchers find no evidence that salt-water ingestion kills mosquitoesCredit: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org Annapolis, MD; October 20, 2020--A new study by ...
D3Targets-2019-nCoV: a webserver for predicting drug targets and for target and multi-site based virtual screening against COVID-19
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B A highly effective drug therapy is urgently required to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The ...
Focus Fund and MD Anderson launch investment fund to support promising investigational cancer therapies in early-stage clinical trials
Combination of over $50 million in committed capital along with access to cancer expertise and clinical facilities will help advance ...
Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein RNA binding domain reveals potential unique drug targeting sites
Credit: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to cause human infection ...
New approach to fighting cancer could reduce costs and side effects
Credit: Carina Biotech CAR-T biotherapeutics company Carina Biotech and researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a novel ...
Researchers develop method for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University scientists have developed a method to detect the biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease ...
This red light means ‘go’ for medical discoveries
Scientists develop a better, redder biosensor for biological researchCredit: Courtesy Ai lab With a little tweak of the color palette, ...
Rethinking the link between cannabinoids and learning
Credit: Illustration by Rita Félix, PhD. Cannabinoids have a strong influence on how our brains work and how we behave. ...
Gut bacteria could be responsible for side effect of Parkinson’s drug
Credit: University of Groningen Bacteria in the small intestine can deaminate levodopa, the main drug that is used to treat ...
New evidence to guide the practice of blood transfusions in children with severe malari
A new study shows that transfusions could help increase survival, even at higher haemoglobin levels than those currently recommendedCredit: ISGlobal ...
Study identifies key enzyme for development of autoimmune diseases
An enzyme associated with energy production in cells also participates in the differentiation of immune cells involved in exacerbated inflammation. ...
UCI-led study reveals restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy
New generation CRISPR technology lays foundation for therapeutics to treat a wide range of inherited ocular diseasesCredit: Nature Biomedical Engineering ...
Study discovers gene that helps us know when it’s time to urinate
Results suggest 'sixth sense' PIEZO2 gene may help body sense a full urinary bladderCredit: Courtesy of Patapoutian lab, Scripps Researcher ...
Hesitancy about a COVID-19 vaccine is linked to beliefs about origin of the virus
Credit: Dr Gul Deniz Salali More than a third of people (34%) in Turkey and one sixth of people (17%) ...
Obesity Medicine Association announces major updates to its Pediatric Obesity Algorithm
Updates help clinicians address chronic disease of obesity, identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditionsCredit: Obesity Medicine ...
Nursing home residents with cognitive impairment more likely to be admitted to hospital
Study sheds light on transfers of care and ways to improve care for nursing home residentsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- ...
An ultrasonic projector for medicine
A chip-based technology that modulates intensive sound pressure profiles with high resolution opens up new possibilities for ultrasound therapyCredit: MPI ...
CNIO team finds how melanoma ‘deceives’ the immune system, increasing resistance to immunotherapy
Credit: A. Garrido, CNIO The sophisticated human immune system has evolved to become an effective protection system against a great ...
