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UCSF researchers discover a new way to control immune system's 'natural killer' cells

UC San Francisco scientists have discovered a new way to control the immune system's "natural killer" (NK) cells, a finding with implications for novel cell therapies and tissue implants that can evade immune rejection.

8 Jan 2021

As the vulnerable wait, some political leaders’ spouses get covid vaccines

With supplies of covid-19 vaccines scarce, a federal advisory panel recommends first putting shots into the arms of health care workers, who keep the nation's medical system running, and long-term care residents most likely to die from the coronavirus.

8 Jan 2021

Researchers develop new statistical method that generates significant genetic insights

Pleiotropy analysis, which provides insight on how individual genes result in multiple characteristics, has become increasingly valuable as medicine continues to lean into mining genetics to inform disease treatments. Privacy stipulations, though, make it difficult to perform comprehensive pleiotropy analysis because individual patient data often can't be easily and regularly shared between sites.

8 Jan 2021

Researchers demonstrate lab tool that simplifies simulations of the human intestine

Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine researchers have found a way to mimic conditions in intestines, giving them a mechanical model for the real-time growth of bacterial infections.

8 Jan 2021

Study: Initial COVID-19 severity is not linked to later poor respiratory problems

A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines the recovery of lung function and overall wellness in individuals who had varying degrees of COVID-19 severity.

8 Jan 2021

Researchers aim to improve cognitive performance, mobilize the brain's reserve mechanisms

Which neurobiological principles prevent us as humans from fully utilizing our own cognitive abilities and what are the performance limits of our brains?

8 Jan 2021

Study: TTR protein plays a protective role in Alzheimer's disease

A protein that wreaks havoc in the nerves and heart when it clumps together can prevent the formation of toxic protein clumps associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study led by a UT Southwestern researcher shows.

8 Jan 2021

Virtual care during COVID-19 delivers impressive benefits for cancer patients, clinicians

Patients and healthcare providers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre rated virtual care during COVID-19 as highly satisfactory overall for quality of care and convenience, while at the same time saving patients millions in costs.

7 Jan 2021

Patients taking immunosuppressive drugs did not have worse COVID-19 outcomes

People taking immunosuppressive drugs to prevent organ transplant rejection or to treat inflammatory or autoimmune diseases do not fare worse than others on average when they are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

7 Jan 2021

Credible fact checking can effectively reduce vaccine misinformation on social media

Social media misinformation can negatively influence people's attitudes about vaccine safety and effectiveness, but credible organizations -- such as research universities and health institutions -- can play a pivotal role in debunking myths with simple tags that link to factual information, University of California, Davis, researchers, suggest in a new study.

7 Jan 2021

Proteogenomics can help determine effective treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Proteogenomic analysis may offer new insight into matching cancer patients with an effective therapy for their particular cancer.

7 Jan 2021

IU research findings could prevent common complication of blood stem cell transplantation in leukemia

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center published promising findings today in the New England Journal of Medicine on preventing a common complication to lifesaving blood stem cell transplantation in leukemia.

7 Jan 2021

Chemicals in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut barrier and trigger inflammation

Touted by makers as a "healthy" alternative to traditional nicotine cigarettes, new research indicates the chemicals found in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut barrier and trigger inflammation in the body, potentially leading to a variety of health concerns.

7 Jan 2021

Medicine News and Research

UCSF researchers discover a new way to control immune system's 'natural killer' cells

As the vulnerable wait, some political leaders’ spouses get covid vaccines

Researchers develop new statistical method that generates significant genetic insights

Researchers demonstrate lab tool that simplifies simulations of the human intestine

Study: Initial COVID-19 severity is not linked to later poor respiratory problems

Researchers aim to improve cognitive performance, mobilize the brain's reserve mechanisms

Study: TTR protein plays a protective role in Alzheimer's disease

Virtual care during COVID-19 delivers impressive benefits for cancer patients, clinicians

Patients taking immunosuppressive drugs did not have worse COVID-19 outcomes

Credible fact checking can effectively reduce vaccine misinformation on social media

Proteogenomics can help determine effective treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

IU research findings could prevent common complication of blood stem cell transplantation in leukemia

Chemicals in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut barrier and trigger inflammation

Mount Sinai launches new center for psychedelics research

Study reveals racial-ethnic inequities among people with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19

Innovative artistic intervention can help reduce fatal health threat to young African children

International consortium awarded SNSF Sinergia grant to improve treatment for pediatric brain tumors

Study: Culture plays a critical role in perception of palliative care in South Asian populations

RNA sequencing data reveals three major molecular subtypes of Alzheimer's disease

Study finds associations between functional seizures and psychiatric disorders, stroke

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

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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