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Can a prior rhinovirus infection protect against COVID-19?

Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine found that rhinovirus accelerates interferon-stimulated genes.

21 Jun 2021

‘It’s a mission’: Volunteers treat refugees massing at the border

El Chaparral Plaza once teemed with tourists, street vendors and idling taxis. But the plaza, just outside the San Ysidro port of entry on the Mexican side of the border, now serves as a sprawling refugee camp where migrants from Mexico, Central America and Haiti wait in limbo while they seek asylum in the U.S.

21 Jun 2021

What it means when celebrities stay coy about their vaccine status

When two St. Louis Blues hockey players were sidelined because of covid-19 just days before this year's NHL playoffs, the team said young defenseman Jake Walman had been vaccinated against the deadly illness. But it was mum about the vaccination status of a more well-known player: star forward David Perron.

21 Jun 2021

Montana tribe welcomes back tourists after risky shutdown pays off

Millions of people will flock to Montana's Glacier National Park this summer after last year's pandemic-caused tourism skid, and they will once more be able sightsee and camp nearby on the recently reopened Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

21 Jun 2021

Anti-coronavirus molecules from microbes could be key to new treatments

Microbes in the gut that produce beneficial compounds could hold the key to treating coronavirus symptoms.

21 Jun 2021

Targeting lung inflammation with cell membrane-based dexamethasone nanodelivery platform

Recently, researchers discuss their development of cell membrane-based nanoparticles that successfully delivered dexamethasone directly to inflamed lung cells.

21 Jun 2021

Researchers discover genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorder

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers identified a new gene that may be linked to certain neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disabilities.

21 Jun 2021

Benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the complications, long-term effects of the disease

An international study, headed by Antonio Hernández, Professor of the Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology of the University of Granada, has reviewed the assessment reports of the European Medicines Agency regarding the Coronavirus vaccines produced by Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca.

21 Jun 2021

Irritable bowel syndrome is linked to bacterial biofilms in the gut

One in six women and one in twelve men in Austria suffers from some form of IBS - therefore around one million people in all. Using currently available techniques, it is only possible to diagnose IBS by a process of elimination.

21 Jun 2021

Increased screen time during COVID-19 correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress

Increased screen time among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress, according to research led by investigators at the Saint James School of Medicine on the Caribbean island nation, Saint Vincent.

21 Jun 2021

Novel interactions between proteins play a critical role in the brain injury recovery process

Patients with brain injury (caused by stroke or trauma) primarily rely on rehabilitation therapy for recovery, as there are no other known effective treatment methods. The rate of recovery from brain injury observed in adults is significantly slower (or the recovery is impossible) than that observed in young children.

21 Jun 2021

Role of tau in pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias is distinct from Alzheimer’s disease, suggests study

Will a reduction in tau protein in brain neurons protect against Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementias?

21 Jun 2021

Combination of doxycycline and TB drug treatment reduces the size of lung cavities

Globally, an estimated 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year and the disease remains a leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. Standard short-course anti-TB treatment still requires a regimen of at least six months of antimicrobial drugs, and drug-resistant TB is an increasing public health threat.

21 Jun 2021

New program reveals high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled diseases in rural South Africa

A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseases, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health.

21 Jun 2021

Researchers describe a new science-based intervention for hiccups

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and colleagues worldwide describe a new science-based intervention for hiccups in a research letter published June 18 in the journal JAMA Network Open.

21 Jun 2021

Study uncovers new mechanisms underlying lineage plasticity

Cancer cells have an uncanny ability to evolve and adapt to overcome the treatments used against them. While patient survival has been extended by modern drugs that block the production or action of male hormones that fuel prostate cancer -- androgen receptor inhibitors such as enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide, and abiraterone -- eventually these drugs stop working.

21 Jun 2021

New artificial heart can adjust the changing needs of patients treated for end-stage heart failure

An experimental artificial heart includes an autoregulation control mechanism, or Auto-Mode, that can adjust to the changing needs of patients treated for end-stage heart failure.

21 Jun 2021

More research needed to clarify effects of cannabis on brain development of young adults with ADHD

At least so far, the currently limited research base does not establish that cannabis has additional adverse effects on brain development or functioning in adolescents or young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), concludes a review in the July/August issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

21 Jun 2021

Studies provide new evidence of impact of drug price hikes on U.S. patients

Two recent studies led by researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School add new evidence to the impact of how drug price increases affect U.S. patients and the overall cost of health care.

21 Jun 2021

A new strategy to combat pathogenic bacterium

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium present in many ecological niches, such as plant roots, stagnant water or even the pipes of our homes. Naturally very versatile, it can cause acute and chronic infections that are potentially fatal for people with weakened immune systems.

21 Jun 2021

Medicine News and Research

Can a prior rhinovirus infection protect against COVID-19?

‘It’s a mission’: Volunteers treat refugees massing at the border

What it means when celebrities stay coy about their vaccine status

Montana tribe welcomes back tourists after risky shutdown pays off

Anti-coronavirus molecules from microbes could be key to new treatments

Targeting lung inflammation with cell membrane-based dexamethasone nanodelivery platform

Researchers discover genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorder

Benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the complications, long-term effects of the disease

Irritable bowel syndrome is linked to bacterial biofilms in the gut

Increased screen time during COVID-19 correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress

Novel interactions between proteins play a critical role in the brain injury recovery process

Role of tau in pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias is distinct from Alzheimer’s disease, suggests study

Combination of doxycycline and TB drug treatment reduces the size of lung cavities

New program reveals high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled diseases in rural South Africa

Researchers describe a new science-based intervention for hiccups

Study uncovers new mechanisms underlying lineage plasticity

New artificial heart can adjust the changing needs of patients treated for end-stage heart failure

More research needed to clarify effects of cannabis on brain development of young adults with ADHD

Studies provide new evidence of impact of drug price hikes on U.S. patients

A new strategy to combat pathogenic bacterium

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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