Stem cells can repair Parkinson’s-damaged circuits in mouse brains
Credit: UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- The mature brain is infamously bad at repairing itself following damage like that caused by ...
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US hospital admissions for non-COVID-19 have only partially rebounded from initial decline
Admissions still low among Hispanic neighborhoods and for respiratory diseasesCredit: J. Skinner et al. While declines in U.S. hospital admissions ...
A new twist on public health tick surveillance
UMass Amherst scientists to capture the outdoor locations of people with tick-borne diseasesCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Novel educational program puts a human face on biomedical research
Biomedical science students in a translational science training program at the Medical University of South Carolina shadow clinicians to learn ...
New method allows precise gene control by light
Study by the University of Bonn enhances research toolbox with a new tool with great potentialCredit: © Sebastian Pilsl/AG Mayer/Uni ...
Nerve cells let others “listen in”
Study by the University of Bonn: The signal transmission in the brain is more or less exclusive depending on the ...
Comparing face coverings in controlling expired particles
Surgical, N95 masks block most particlesCredit: Christopher Cappa, UC Davis Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at ...
“Stretching rack” for cells
An ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, enables to study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical ...
Secure nano-carrier delivers medications directly to cells
Nanoparticles with synthetic DNA can control release of active agentsCredit: Uli Benz / TUM Medications often have unwanted side-effects. One ...
Pale melanomas masked by albino gene
Credit: iStock People with pale coloured melanomas are more likely to have a gene mutation associated with albinism, University of ...
Ultrapotent antibody mix blocks COVID-19 virus attachment
A cocktail of powerful antibodies identified in recovered patients locks the coronavirus infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to host cells, ...
Study could be first step in providing personalized care to patients with ureteral stents
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - For patients with kidney stones, ureteral stents (hollow devices placed in the ...
Potential drug target for dangerous E. coli infections identified
Credit: UNSW Sydney Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, are bacteria which many people associate with causing mild food poisoning, ...
3D printed nasal swabs work as well as commercial swabs for COVID-19 diagnostic testing
A multisite clinical trial, led by USF Health and Tampa General Hospital, provides the first evidence that both devices are ...
Novel neuroimaging study on dissociative symptoms reveals wounds of childhood trauma
Researchers have found connections in the brain to dissociative symptomsCredit: McLean Hospital Being traumatized can cause what are known as ...
Historical racial & ethnic health inequities account for disproportionate COVID-19 impact
Credit: ATS Sept. 22, 2020-- A new Viewpoint piece published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines ...
Ultrapotent compound may help treat C. diff, reduce recurrence
Credit: Herman O. Sintim/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, is the leading cause of health ...
Color-coded biosensor illuminates in real time how viruses attack hosts
Understanding how viruses invade host cell protein-making machineryCredit: Stasevich Lab/Colorado State University Infectious viruses come in many shapes and sizes ...
Scientists Discover Genetic and Immunologic Underpinnings of Some Cases of Severe COVID-19
NIH Investigator Co-Led International Research EffortCredit: NIAID Integrated Research Facility, Fort Detrick, Maryland. WHAT: New findings by scientists at the ...
A step toward helping patients breathe deeply
LJI scientists track down a protein that may add to lung damage in asthma and related diseasesCredit: La Jolla Institute ...
