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Smart sutureless dressing binds the wound together and wards off infection

It is a staple of science fiction to mock sutures as outdated. The technique has, after all, been in use for at least 5,000 years. Surely medicine should have advanced since ancient Egypt.

29 Nov 2021

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients may experience breathing issues, chronic fatigue syndrome

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients have chronic fatigue syndrome and other breathing issues months after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis, according to study in JACC: Heart Failure, which is the first of its kind to identify a correlation between long-haul COVID-19 and chronic fatigue syndrome.

29 Nov 2021

New phenotype of LRP6 mutation reported for the first time in patients with tooth agenesis

A group led by Prof. Han Dong of Peking University School of Stomatology reported for the first time hand preaxial polydactyly in patients with tooth agenesis carrying a previously unknown mutation of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6).

29 Nov 2021

$Phase I trial evaluates safety, efficacy of astatine for use in alpha therapy for refractory thyroid cancer patients$

Phase I trial evaluates safety, efficacy of astatine for use in alpha therapy for refractory thyroid cancer patients

A research team from the Graduate School of Medicine at Osaka University has started an investigator-initiated clinical trial of sodium astatine ([211At]NaAt) injection for refractory differentiated thyroid cancer patients.

29 Nov 2021

Novel approach uses PSOCT to non-invasively image the depth-resolved collagen organization

Collagen is essential for tissue integrity and stability, and changes in its intrinsic organization are the key features in several important diseases such as scar formation, heart infarction and cancers.

29 Nov 2021

Rare variants in high-risk autism gene can alter architecture and organization of neurons, study finds

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and colleagues have demonstrated that rare variants in the ANK2 gene, consistently found in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), can alter architecture and organization of neurons, potentially contributing to autism and neurodevelopmental comorbidities.

29 Nov 2021

Saliva samples are effective and much friendlier way to measure SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies

Saliva samples are easy to obtain and useful for measuring antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in children, which could facilitate epidemiological surveillance in school settings.

29 Nov 2021

Researchers outline how advances in neuroscience demand high-performance computing technology

In the latest issue of Science, Katrin Amunts and Thomas Lippert explain how advances in neuroscience demand high-performance computing technology and will ultimately need exascale computing power.

29 Nov 2021

SPORE-funded Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern reports wide array of tumor models to date

Funded by a Specialized Program of Research Excellence award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center reports the largest and most diverse catalog of kidney cancer tumor models to date.

29 Nov 2021

Novel influenza vaccine candidate shows promise

Researchers investigate the potential value of a new vaccine candidate for the influenza virus.

29 Nov 2021

Simple change can maximize a single cell's production of extracellular vesicles

A simple change in the way donor cells are processed can maximize a single cell's production of extracellular vesicles, which are small nanoparticles naturally secreted by cells, according to new research from researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago.

29 Nov 2021

Circulating microbubbles for measuring oxygen levels

Blood carries vital oxygen through our circulation system to muscles and organs. Acoustic tools can create small bubbles in our blood, capable of changing in response to oxygen and signifying oxygen levels.

29 Nov 2021

Heart failure patients may benefit from common type 2 diabetes drug

Dapagliflozin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, improved symptoms and physical limitations in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, according to clinical trial results published in Nature Medicine.

29 Nov 2021

UC San Diego's Scott Lippman to launch and lead NCI-sponsored PreCancer Genome Atlas

Scott Lippman, MD, will launch and lead the PreCancer Genome Atlas, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored effort to map in time and space all of the molecular, cellular and structural characteristics of premalignant lesions and how they evolve into invasive cancers.

29 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 can directly invade human kidney cells, research shows

Up to 25% of patients' COVID-19 cases involve acute kidney injury—the kidneys' equivalent of a heart attack.

29 Nov 2021

NYU Langone opens new state-of-the-art center to treat patients with blood cancers

NYU Langone Health's Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center opened a new state-of-the-art center to treat people with blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.

29 Nov 2021

Study uncovers mechanism for insensitivity to key antimalarial drug in new pathogen variant

Malaria is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases. The causative pathogens are microorganisms of the genus Plasmodium.

29 Nov 2021

Researchers shed light on an important stage of early human embryogenesis for the first time

Scientists have shed light on an important stage of early embryonic development that has never been fully mapped out in humans before.

29 Nov 2021

Study: Small percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis

A small but significant percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis, a potentially dangerous inflammation of the heart muscle, that can only be seen on cardiac MRI, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

29 Nov 2021

Complex RNA structures could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19

To the untrained eye, the loops, kinks and folds in the single strand of RNA that makes up the coronavirus genome look like a jumble of spaghetti or tangled yarn. But to researchers like Amanda Hargrove, a chemistry professor at Duke University, the complex shapes that RNA takes on as it folds upon itself could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19.

26 Nov 2021

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Smart sutureless dressing binds the wound together and wards off infection

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients may experience breathing issues, chronic fatigue syndrome

New phenotype of LRP6 mutation reported for the first time in patients with tooth agenesis

Phase I trial evaluates safety, efficacy of astatine for use in alpha therapy for refractory thyroid cancer patients

Novel approach uses PSOCT to non-invasively image the depth-resolved collagen organization

Rare variants in high-risk autism gene can alter architecture and organization of neurons, study finds

Saliva samples are effective and much friendlier way to measure SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies

Researchers outline how advances in neuroscience demand high-performance computing technology

SPORE-funded Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern reports wide array of tumor models to date

Novel influenza vaccine candidate shows promise

Simple change can maximize a single cell's production of extracellular vesicles

Circulating microbubbles for measuring oxygen levels

Heart failure patients may benefit from common type 2 diabetes drug

UC San Diego's Scott Lippman to launch and lead NCI-sponsored PreCancer Genome Atlas

SARS-CoV-2 can directly invade human kidney cells, research shows

NYU Langone opens new state-of-the-art center to treat patients with blood cancers

Study uncovers mechanism for insensitivity to key antimalarial drug in new pathogen variant

Researchers shed light on an important stage of early human embryogenesis for the first time

Study: Small percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis

Complex RNA structures could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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