Tag: Medicine/Health

July 18, 2020

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Researchers developing COVID-19 spike proteins to identify antibodies, prevent infection

Preventing the virus from binding to cells could prevent future infectionsCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering On July 1, ...

Supplements with potential to prevent Alzheimer’s affect blood, but less so the brain

Omega-3 fatty acids might require larger doses to be effective -- especially for people with high-risk gene -- suggest findings ...

MU advances chemotherapy-free treatment for cancer in animals and humans

Precision medicine approach has successfully treated bone cancer in dogsCredit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - Osteosarcoma, a ...

Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens

UC Berkeley researchers show how agricultural chemicals can increase transmission of the schistosome parasiteCredit: Planetary Health Alliance photo by Hillary ...

Study reveals intricate details about Huntington’s disease protein

The research adds to a body of work devoted to understanding the protein's role in cell biology and healthCredit: Credit: ...

Synapse-saving proteins discovered, opening possibilities in Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia

Credit: UT Health San Antonio Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San ...

K-State study first to show SARS-CoV-2 is not transmitted by mosquitoes

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A new study by Kansas State University researchers is the first to confirm ...

New technology promises to revolutionize nanomedicine

Credit: Image courtesy of Maxim Nikitin Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues from Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov ...

A chemical tailor-made suit for Alzheimer’s drugs

Research team from Göttingen and Halle develops new inhibitors for enzymesCredit: Lisa-Marie Funk With over 1.2 million people affected in ...

Study: Five-year review of all alzheimer’s drugs in development shows reason for optimism

Team led by UNLV Research Professor Dr. Jeffrey Cummings examines drug pipeline for treatments; review published in journal Alzheimer's & ...

Breakthrough blood test detects positive COVID-19 result in 20 minutes

Credit: Monash University World-first research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood ...

Quarantine coffee roasting competition: Game on (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 17, 2020 -- How hard could roasting beans at home really be? Sam ...

Some decontamination processes damage N95 face masks

UMass Amherst scientist tests hospital masks processed up to 10 times for reuseCredit: UMass Amherst Certain methods of decontaminating medical ...

Study: Dangerous parasite controls host cell to spread around body

Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered new information about how a dangerous ...

Improving lung cancer CT screening performance in real-world settings

Focusing on lung cancer screening subjects less likely to remain in a program -- those with negative low-dose CT exams ...

Pioneering method reveals dynamic structure in HIV

Technique can track molecules in real time, at room temperatureCredit: Dave Meikle/Saffarian Lab Viruses are scary. They invade our cells ...

CZI awards $1.3 million to support the global rare disease community

Grants to NORD and EURORDIS support organizational capacity building and rare disease day campaignsCredit: CZI Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ...

Finding hints at novel target for Ewing sarcoma therapy

Credit: UT Health San Antonio New insights into Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, were published July 15 in the ...

Researchers awarded $2.4 million for brain artery health studies