Dogs infected with Leishmania parasites smell more attractive to female sand flies
Credit: Monica E. Staniek Dogs infected with the Leishmania parasite smell more attractive to female sand flies than males, say ...
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New statistical model predicts which cities could become ‘superspreaders’
Model efficiently combines connectivity between cities with cities' varying suitability for spreadCredit: Eric Fischer, 2011, Flickr Researchers have developed a ...
Parasites may make dogs smell good to insect vector
Credit: Monica E. Staniek, 2019 The protist parasite Leishmania infantum can alter its host's odor to attract female sand flies, ...
‘Vulnerable’ countries experience lower COVID-19 infection and death rates than the norm
Credit: Authors During a pandemic like COVID-19, vulnerable countries are traditionally the focus of global attention and concern. However, new ...
Study: Progesterone therapy may improve COVID-19 outcomes for men
Clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai suggests injections of female hormone may reduce disease severity in certain male patientsCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES ...
Study finds inflammatory mechanism responsible for bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis
In a study of the effects of cigarette smoking on exacerbation of the disease, scientists at a FAPESP-supported research center ...
How well does vaccination work in residents of long-term care homes?
Researchers aim to find outCredit: Schlegel Villages, Ontario, Canada MONTREAL, MARCH 18, 2021 - Long-term care homes have been at ...
ATRT molecular groups: looking at the biology from the clinic
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are learning more about what the molecular groups of a rare pediatric brain ...
New cancer-fighting immunotherapy enters clinical trials
Credit: von Brünneck / Charité - Joint press release by the MDC and Charité - A new cancer-fighting gene therapy ...
New pandemic medicine course helped MCG adapt during COVID-19
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University When the COVID-19 pandemic forced medical students out of classrooms and clinical rotations this time ...
Animal model opens way to test Alzheimer’s disease therapies
Credit: Danielle Beckman, UC Davis/CNPRC Our knowledge of Alzheimer's disease has grown rapidly in the past few decades but it ...
A modified protein appears to trigger lung fibrosis after environmental exposure
Researchers find a role for citrullinated vimentin as a damage-associated molecular pattern molecule, or DAMP, that is generated by lung ...
Artificial intelligence system can help prevent anemia in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Scientists developed a decision support system that relies on expert opinion to prevent anemia in patients with kidney diseaseCredit: 2021 ...
The side stream of malting could be better used in human nutrition
Credit: MostPhotos/Jochen Malting, the processing of cereal grains into malt, generates rootlets as a side-stream product, which is currently mostly ...
Muscle cramp? Drink electrolytes, not water
New research from Edith Cowan University has revealed drinking electrolytes instead of pure water can help prevent muscle cramps.Credit: Photo ...
Targeting a new antibody supersite key to COVID immunity
Antibodies from recovered patients recognize a lesser-known site on the pandemic coronavirus and block infection in lab studiesCredit: Vir Biotechnology ...
A new study by Novateur Ventures provides global analysis of COVID-19 vaccines
Credit: Novateur Ventures A new study by Novateur Ventures provides a comparative analysis of twelve COVID-19 Vaccines that had initiated ...
Scientist gets $2 million grant to study how inflammation, gut microbiota promote metabolic syndrome
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Andrew Gewirtz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has ...
A sturdier spike protein explains the faster spread of coronavirus variants
Cryo-EM study show how structural alterations in G614 variants stabilize the spikeCredit: Bing Chen, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital BOSTON - ...
MSU scientists one million ‘hops’ closer to ending a disease endemic in cattle
Credit: Aretha Fiebig Many people have never heard of Brucellosis, but farmers and ranchers in the United States forced to ...
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