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Researchers receive $1.47 million NIH grant to study COVID-19 safety measures in schools

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many children have returned to school in-person this year for the first time in 18 months.

10 Nov 2021

UK people consuming plant-based alternative foods have nearly doubled over ten years

The proportion of UK people reporting eating and drinking plant-based alternative foods such as plant-based milk, vegan sausages and vegetable burgers nearly doubled between 2008-2011 and 2017-2019, according to a new study in Science of the Total Environment.

10 Nov 2021

Cancer drugs could be repurposed as potential therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Existing and emerging cancer drugs could be repurposed as therapies to be tested in clinical trials for people at genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in Science Advances.

10 Nov 2021

Older women with sarcopenia less likely to experience hot flashes

The loss of muscle mass is a natural part of aging. Older women with sarcopenia (age-related loss of muscle mass and function) are at an increased risk of reduced mobility, diminished quality of life, heart disease, and fall-related injuries.

10 Nov 2021

Tiny particles of gold could help combat antibiotic resistance

Tiny particles of gold could be the new weapon in the fight against bacterial antibiotic resistance, according to research just published.

10 Nov 2021

Ion channel mechanosensor plays a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing

PIEZO1, an ion channel mechanosensor found within cells, has been revealed to play a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

10 Nov 2021

TV celebrity Angie Best checks in to Oxford Veincentre

TV celebrity, author, model, inluencer, fitness advisor and wellness guru Angie Best has had a successful painless procedure at the UK’s largest vein clinic, Veincentre earlier this month to eradicate threadveins in her leg.

From Veincentre 10 Nov 2021

Retinoid therapy improves vision in mice with Usher syndrome

Using data generated from patients and mice with genetic mutation for the disorder Usher syndrome, researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health's National Eye Institute, and National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, documented the natural history of vision impairment in patients and identified the cell mechanism behind progressive vision loss.

9 Nov 2021

Neurons needed for brain connections unfold at different speeds

Scientists at UNIGE show that during development, the different populations of neurons needed for connections between brain areas share similar genetic programs, but which unfold at different speeds.

9 Nov 2021

Study reveals a previously unrecognized cause of vascular injury in type 2 diabetes

Altered function of the red blood cells leads to vascular damage in type 2 diabetes. Results from a new study in cells from patients with type 2 diabetes and mice show that this effect is caused by low levels of an important molecule in the red blood cells.

9 Nov 2021

BioIVT to highlight the use of SCHH model to investigate drug-drug interaction of bempedoic acid

BioIVT, a leading provider of research models and services for drug and diagnostic development, is hosting a webinar in which researchers will discuss how they used a sandwich-cultured human hepatocyte (SCHH) model to investigate the drug-drug interaction (DDI) potential of bempedoic acid, a drug that was recently approved to treat hypercholesterolemia.

9 Nov 2021

Elusive white blood cells play a role in impaired T cell functions and counts in people with HIV

In a groundbreaking study of people living with HIV, University of Alberta researchers found that elusive white blood cells called neutrophils play a role in impaired T cell functions and counts, as well as the associated chronic inflammation that is common with the virus.

9 Nov 2021

MRI brain imaging biomarkers bring new levels of precision for prescribing antidepressants

Research led by UT Southwestern has identified MRI brain imaging biomarkers that bring new levels of precision for prescribing the most effective antidepressants.

9 Nov 2021

Repeated listening to favorite music induces beneficial brain plasticity in Alzheimer’s patients

Researchers at the University of Toronto and Unity Health Toronto have demonstrated that repeated listening to personally meaningful music induces beneficial brain plasticity in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease.

9 Nov 2021

Researchers develop model for early prediction of cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

Researchers have developed a model that could predict early on in treatment whether cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy, according to a report published today in eLife.

9 Nov 2021

African healthcare workers suffer from COVID-19-induced stress, burnout

The pandemic could worsen in Sub-Saharan Africa if healthcare workers leave their jobs because of fear of COVID-19, stress, burnout and poor remuneration, a study suggests.

9 Nov 2021

Researchers identify safety concerns with neuroblastoma candidate drug

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists looking for drugs to improve survival of children with high-risk neuroblastoma found a promising candidate in CX-5461.

9 Nov 2021

Oncologists use immunotherapy at faster rates for trial-ineligible patients, study finds

Cancer patients who are ineligible for clinical trials receive immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) at greater rates than patients who are trial eligible despite no survival benefit, according to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Nov 2021

Psychiatric drug prevents some of the most serious complications of COVID-19, study finds

Leonard Imbula of the Healthy Mind Lab at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis holds a bottle of fluvoxamine, a psychiatric drug that has been shown, in a pair of studies conducted on two continents, to be an effective treatment for people sick with COVID-19.

9 Nov 2021

Targeting Shp2 in oncological treatments appears to worsen the disease

In recent years, much scientific effort and funding has focused on developing drugs that target an enzyme with the unwieldy name of Src homology 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 or more briefly, Shp2.

9 Nov 2021

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Researchers receive $1.47 million NIH grant to study COVID-19 safety measures in schools

UK people consuming plant-based alternative foods have nearly doubled over ten years

Cancer drugs could be repurposed as potential therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Older women with sarcopenia less likely to experience hot flashes

Tiny particles of gold could help combat antibiotic resistance

Ion channel mechanosensor plays a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing

TV celebrity Angie Best checks in to Oxford Veincentre

Retinoid therapy improves vision in mice with Usher syndrome

Neurons needed for brain connections unfold at different speeds

Study reveals a previously unrecognized cause of vascular injury in type 2 diabetes

BioIVT to highlight the use of SCHH model to investigate drug-drug interaction of bempedoic acid

Elusive white blood cells play a role in impaired T cell functions and counts in people with HIV

MRI brain imaging biomarkers bring new levels of precision for prescribing antidepressants

Repeated listening to favorite music induces beneficial brain plasticity in Alzheimer’s patients

Researchers develop model for early prediction of cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

African healthcare workers suffer from COVID-19-induced stress, burnout

Researchers identify safety concerns with neuroblastoma candidate drug

Oncologists use immunotherapy at faster rates for trial-ineligible patients, study finds

Psychiatric drug prevents some of the most serious complications of COVID-19, study finds

Targeting Shp2 in oncological treatments appears to worsen the disease

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