Realtime observation of structural dynamic of influenza A hemagglutinin during viral entry
Credit: Nano Letters Unlike living organisms, to avoid extinction, viruses need to hijack living host machineries to generate new viruses. ...
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Half of parents report butting heads with child’s grandparent over parenting
Blame, shame and disagreements between parents and grandparents over parenting choices like discipline, meals and TV time can strain relationshipsCredit: ...
New diagnostic criteria shine light on early dementia mimics
Credit: University of Bristol Experts estimate up to one third of people attending specialist memory clinics could have a condition ...
Is the COVID-19 virus pathogenic because it depletes specific host microRNAs?
UAB and Polish researchers propose that the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA "sponge" to deplete miRNA levels in ways ...
Pregnant mother’s immunity tied to behavioral, emotional challenges for kids with autism
UC Davis Health study finds that male offspring are at higher risk to maternal immunity activationCredit: UC Regent Children with ...
Poor hygiene is significant risk for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria colonization
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Scientists have found clear indicators for how the interaction of poor hygiene and antibiotic use ...
Study shows frequently used serology test may not detect antibodies that could confirm protection against reinfection of COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 antibody serology assays developed by MD Anderson researchers accurately detect neutralizing antibodiesCredit: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...
Program achieves 85% reduction in malaria cases, but does not eliminate the disease
A study in the Mozambican district of Magude provides valuable lessons for global efforts aimed at eliminating the diseaseCredit: ISGlobal ...
Cardiovascular risk factors tied to COVID-19 complications and death
Credit: Sabatino et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular comorbidities or risk factors are more ...
Targeting the LANDO pathway holds a potential clue to treating Alzheimer’s disease
Reducing neuroinflammation by disrupting a protein involved in recycling cellular components may provide a potential therapeutic approach for treating neurodegeneration ...
Gene variants help explain connection between skin disorder and food allergy risk
Discovery could lead to new screening tests and potential treatmentsCredit: Cincinnati Children's Two common variants in the KIF3A gene increase ...
NIH-supported scientists demonstrate how genetic variations cause eczema
Finding could lead to genetic tests that identify infants at risk for the diseaseCredit: NIAID WHAT: New research supported by ...
Patients’ access to opioid treatment cumbersome
Pregnant women less likely to receive treatmentCredit: Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Women are having a difficult time getting ...
This online calculator can predict your stroke risk, study finds
Credit: UVA Health Doctors can predict patients' risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a ...
Unread second-opinion radiology reports waste health care resources
AJR finds clinicians not reading a considerable proportion (11.4%) of second-opinion radiology reports, especially sonography, pediatrics, interventional radiologyCredit: American Roentgen ...
Engineered capsids for efficient gene delivery to the eye
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 13, 2020--A rational design approach created novel variants of adeno-associated ...
Stanfill inducted into American Academy of Nursing 2020 class of new fellows
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (August 13, 2020) - Ansley Grimes Stanfill, PhD, RN, associate dean of Research for the UTHSC ...
The behavior of therapeutic antibodies in immunotherapy
Credit: © Nicolas Reyes Since the late 1990s, immunotherapy has been the frontline treatment against lymphomas where synthetic antibodies are ...
Multiple sclerosis drug blocks HIV infection and transmission in human immune cells
Credit: NIAID An immunomodulatory drug called fingolimod, which is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, blocks human immunodeficiency virus ...
FEFU scientists propose to restore neural tissue with hydrogels based on modified pectins
Credit: FEFU press office Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) scientists have developed implantable hydrogels based on plant polysaccharides (pectins). They ...
