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Researchers investigate a drug used for neuromuscular weakness as potential treatment for botulism

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers are investigating a drug used to treat neuromuscular weakness as a potential treatment for botulism, a rare but serious disease.

25 Jul 2022

Scientists investigate how interferons interact with SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have investigated how antiviral proteins called interferons interact with SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19.

25 Jul 2022

Medical professionals use Twitter amplifiers to tackle COVID-19 misinformation

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when false information about the virus began to spread on Twitter, physicians and scientists from Northwestern Medicine and other institutions banded together to combat the deadly misinformation and disinformation and support one another when they ultimately were attacked online for doing so.

25 Jul 2022

Black patients have higher risk of advanced vision loss after glaucoma diagnosis compared to whites

Black patients have a dramatically higher risk of advanced vision loss after a new diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) when compared to white patients, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE).

25 Jul 2022

Using CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infections

In what is believed to be a first, a research team led by Duke Health has demonstrated a way to use CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat COVID infections.

25 Jul 2022

IU researchers evaluate the efficacy of a failed clinical trial drug for Alzheimer's using rigorous pipeline

Most drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine recently evaluated the efficacy of a failed clinical trial drug using their rigorous pipeline.

25 Jul 2022

Survey: Telemedicine widely viewed as an effective means for delivering care

After experiencing a rapid expansion early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey indicates that telemedicine is now widely viewed as an effective means for delivering care.

25 Jul 2022

Researchers investigate the feasibility of modifying cholera toxin for targeted delivery to specific organelles

Proteins usually undergo modifications during or after their synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi apparatus network inside eukaryotic cells.

25 Jul 2022

How prepared are we for a widespread monkeypox outbreak?

In a new study, researchers summarized the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and prevention and treatment strategies for monkeypox (MPX) caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

25 Jul 2022

Study identifies risks in the use of CRISPR therapeutics

The researchers caution: "The CRISPR genome editing method is very effective, but not always safe. Sometimes cleaved chromosomes do not recover and genomic stability is compromised - which in the long run might promote cancer."

25 Jul 2022

Latest advancements in space health and medicine

When astronauts go to outer space, microgravity, intense cosmic radiation and extreme cold can have negative impacts on their bodies and health. Scientists want to better understand the intricate details of what happens to humans in space, and they're trying to come up with ways to counteract these effects.

25 Jul 2022

MolGen showcases its lab automation solutions at AACC in Chicago

MolGen B.V. of Veenendaal (NL), a global solutions provider of hardware, reagents, consumables, software and service for human and animal diagnostics, the agriculture and biotech industries, participates in the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Fair (AACC) in Chicago on July 24th - 28th, 2022.

From AgriGenX 25 Jul 2022

Research reveals molecular clues associated with traumatic brain injury

New research led by scientists at Arizona State University has revealed some of the first detailed molecular clues associated with one of the leading causes of death and disability, a condition known as traumatic brain injury (TBI).

23 Jul 2022

Identifying the right non-pharmacologic treatments for patients with memory impairment

What's the best way to improve your memory as you age? Turns out, it depends, a new study suggests. But your fourth-grade math teacher may have been onto something with that phrase to help you remember how to work out a complicated problem: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.

22 Jul 2022

Two UTHSC research teams receive CORNET Awards for novel projects

Two research teams at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have been awarded the 2022 UTHSC Collaborative Research Network (CORNET)-Functional Genomics Award. Each team will receive $50,000 to support their novel projects.

22 Jul 2022

Study reveals new mechanism that regulates auditory sensitivity

A new study published in PNAS highlights a newly identified mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is regulated that could temporarily reduce sensitivity of the auditory system to protect itself from loud sounds that can cause irreversible damage.

22 Jul 2022

Appropriate guidance and follow-up needed for children at high risk for long COVID

Nearly 6 percent of children who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with COVID-19 reported symptoms of long COVID 90 days later, according to a study conducted in eight countries and published in JAMA Network Open.

22 Jul 2022

UTHSC investigators secure $2.16 million to test a new way to combat neurodegenerative disorders

The National Institute on Aging recently awarded $2.16 million to a team of investigators from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) testing a new way to combat the root cause of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease.

22 Jul 2022

Maternal antibodies may play a key role in protecting infants from congenital HCMV infections

Antibodies that summon virus-engulfing white blood cells may play an important role in protecting infants from potentially serious congenital infection with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), according to a study led by an investigator at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

22 Jul 2022

COVID-19 vaccination has no impact on the health of placentas in pregnant women, research finds

Vaccination against COVID-19 had no impact on the health of placentas in pregnant women, according to new research by pathologists at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

22 Jul 2022

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Researchers investigate a drug used for neuromuscular weakness as potential treatment for botulism

Scientists investigate how interferons interact with SARS-CoV-2 variants

Medical professionals use Twitter amplifiers to tackle COVID-19 misinformation

Black patients have higher risk of advanced vision loss after glaucoma diagnosis compared to whites

Using CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infections

IU researchers evaluate the efficacy of a failed clinical trial drug for Alzheimer's using rigorous pipeline

Survey: Telemedicine widely viewed as an effective means for delivering care

Researchers investigate the feasibility of modifying cholera toxin for targeted delivery to specific organelles

How prepared are we for a widespread monkeypox outbreak?

Study identifies risks in the use of CRISPR therapeutics

Latest advancements in space health and medicine

MolGen showcases its lab automation solutions at AACC in Chicago

Research reveals molecular clues associated with traumatic brain injury

Identifying the right non-pharmacologic treatments for patients with memory impairment

Two UTHSC research teams receive CORNET Awards for novel projects

Study reveals new mechanism that regulates auditory sensitivity

Appropriate guidance and follow-up needed for children at high risk for long COVID

UTHSC investigators secure $2.16 million to test a new way to combat neurodegenerative disorders

Maternal antibodies may play a key role in protecting infants from congenital HCMV infections

COVID-19 vaccination has no impact on the health of placentas in pregnant women, research finds

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