New study to assess pandemic’s impact on Canadian veterans and their spouses
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - Lawson Health Research Institute and the Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress ...
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Predicting influenza epidemics
Credit: Linköping University Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a unique method to predict influenza epidemics by combining several ...
Global study identifies common vulnerabilities across SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS coronaviruses
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--There are common vulnerabilities among three lethal coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV, such as frequently hijacked ...
Novel antiviral strategy for treatment of COVID-19
HKU scientists and microbiologists jointly discover a novel antiviral strategy for treatment of COVID-19 using existing metallodrugsCredit: The University of ...
Repurposing drugs for a pan-coronavirus treatment
Drug targets common across three coronavirus strains could be used for rapid treatment response against emerging coronavirus strainsCredit: Image: Svenja ...
Higher average life expectancy after obesity surgery
Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson People who have undergone obesity (bariatric) surgery live three years longer, on average, than those ...
Entos launches US-based spinout Aegis Life, Inc. to support its global vaccine strategy
Entos Pharmaceuticals announces launch of US-based spinout company Aegis Life, Inc. to support its global vaccine commercialization strategyCredit: Entos Pharmaceuticals ...
Scientists propose potential method for imaging-guided synergistic cancer therapy
Credit: LIU Hongji A joint research team led by Prof. WANG Hui and Prof. LIN Wenchu from the High Magnetic ...
Researchers seek to end unexpected bills for screening colonoscopies
Credit: UVA Health Nearly 1 in 8 commercially insured patients nationwide who underwent an elective colonoscopy between 2012 and 2017 ...
INRS invests $1 million in research on COVID-19 to respond to society’s urgent needs
INRS is announcing an investment of $1 million for research on COVID-19Credit: INRS Quebec City and Montreal, October 15, 2020 ...
New tool enables easy, effective disease tracking
Scientists in Cambodia have used the new IDseq tool to confirm and sequence the whole genome of the country's first ...
Could an existing vaccine make COVID-19 less deadly? Mexico City study provides support
A prospective observational study testing the concept of trained immunity for protection from severe COVID-19 reported milder symptoms in COVID ...
Researchers mine data and connect the dots about processes driving neuroblastoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists lead genome analysis to better understand one of the most common childhood solid tumorsCredit: ...
Tissue grafts of both bone and cartilage could regenerate damage to a crucial jaw joint
Credit: D. Chen et al., Science Translational Medicine (2020) Scientists have engineered tissue grafts that, in pigs, regenerated both bone ...
Protein that keeps immune system from freaking out could form basis for new therapeutics
Treatment with a peptide that mimics the naturally occurring protein GIV prevents immune overreaction, supports a mechanism critical for survival ...
Reviving cells after a heart attack
Researchers unravel the healing mechanisms of extracellular vesicles and demonstrate their healing power on a heart-on-a-chipCredit: (Image courtesy of the ...
Deep neural networks show promise for predicting future self-harm based on clinical notes
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina use deep learning models to identify patients at risk of intentional self-harm ...
Therapy plus medication better than medication alone in bipolar disorder
New research finds CBT, family and group therapy are especially helpful in preventing illness recurrenceCredit: UCLA Health A review of ...
WVU partners with the CDC to conduct mask observation study, reports encouraging baseline results
Credit: West Virginia University The rate of COVID-19 positivity among young adults has been higher than other age groups during ...
An alternative to animal experiments
New applications for organoids from human intestinal tissueCredit: E. Rath / TUM The human intestine is vital for both digestion ...
