Vanderbilt launches clinical trial of outpatient treatments for COVID-19
Credit: (photo by Susan Urmy) Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is launching a clinical trial of promising treatments for COVID-19 ...
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Plasmin could be the link between COVID-19 comorbidities and serious illness
A drug that inhibits the protease plasmin is hypothesized to reduce the infectivity and virulence of the virus, as measured ...
Toxicity of dorsal root ganglia is widely associated with CNS AAV gene therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—A meta-analysis of non-human primate (NHP) studies showed that ...
Half of Medicare patients do not receive recommended health care after hospitalization
Credit: Data Source: Estimates are from "Assessment of Receipt of the First Home Health Care Visit After Hospital Discharge Among ...
Genomic analysis of STEC in a child reveals insights on a virulent, emerging fo
The findings from a toddler's severe infection could help identify genetic markers and potential vaccines for this increasingly common pathogenCredit: ...
Predictive placentas: Using artificial intelligence to protect mothers’ future pregnancies
New technology can decrease healthcare costs, allowing a majority of mothers and infants to have access to a microscopic placenta ...
Stanford engineers reprogram yeast cells to become microscopic drug factories
By genetically reprogramming the cellular machinery of yeast they created microscopic factories that convert sugars and amino acids into plant-based ...
NIH continues to boost national COVID-19 testing capacity
New laboratory and point-of-care tests to enable access and rapid resultsCredit: Photos courtesy MatMaCorp and Ceres Nanosciences The National Institutes ...
Gene therapy research for HIV awarded $14.6 million NIH grant
Collaboration co-led by Keck School of Medicine of USC aims for safe, effective treatment inspired by rare cases of HIV ...
These lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Active lifestyle choices such as eating vegetables, exercising and quitting smoking can reduce the risk of chronic ...
Risk factors for mortality in diabetic patients discharged from hospital identified
Credit: Institute of Digital Healthcare at WMG, University of Warwick When patients are discharged from Hospital those with diabetes are ...
New method of detecting illnesses including coronavirus and cystic fibrosis
Examining individual molecules to detect the presence of disease in bloodCredit: EatFishDesign A new and quicker method of diagnosing diseases ...
Keeping the beat – it’s all in your brain
Researchers identify neural markers related to beat synchronizationCredit: McGill University How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they ...
HSS doctors offer practical advice on reaching peak performance during surgical training
Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsCredit: Hospital for Special Surgery Studies show that athletes and musicians ...
Subtypes and developmental pathways of innate T cells identified
Credit: You Jeong Lee, Sanguk Kim (POSTECH) There are memory cells that remember previously encountered pathogens and help to react ...
Finding cortisone alternatives with fewer side effects
DNA binding is essential for effectiveness of steroidsCredit: Laura Escoter / TUM The work group around Henriette Uhlenhaut, Professor for ...
Brain tumor drug receives rare disease designations from the FDA
The drug treats fast-growing, deadly brain cancers with no effective treatmentCredit: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation The U.S. Food and Drug ...
Guilt by dissociation: Study sheds light on serotonin in autism
Leading FAU neuroscientist and collaborators help unravel neurotransmitter puzzleCredit: Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D. Recent estimates indicate a prevalence of autism ...
Long sick leave after low-grade brain tumor
Credit: Photo from University of Gothenburg One year after the diagnosis of low-grade malignant brain tumor, a University of Gothenburg ...
How to get the upper body of a burrowing frog
Credit: Gregory Jongsma GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- You might think the buffest frogs would be high jumpers, but if you want ...
