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Australian scientists discover an enzyme that is key to why exercise improves metabolic health

Monash University, Australia scientists have discovered an enzyme that is key to why exercise improves our health.

15 Dec 2021

Persistence of symptoms up to a year after hospitalization for COVID-19

Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study to determine the persisting COVID-19 associated symptoms after hospitalization and their risk factors.

15 Dec 2021

Increased troponin levels in the blood after surgery can be a sign of heart damage

After being anesthetized and undergoing major surgery, up to one in five patients have increased levels of the protein troponin in their blood. This can be a sign of heart damage.

14 Dec 2021

Sarcopenia and COVID-19

The present study attempts to investigate if sarcopenia, which is a condition where there is loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, may result in poor clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

13 Dec 2021

Symptoms after a third mRNA vaccine among patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers published a report wherein they assessed the symptomology post a booster dose of mRNA vaccines in adults with IBD.

10 Dec 2021

New consensus-based recommendations designed to improve quality of life for DMD patients

Many more adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are living longer thanks to improvements in treatment, however international standards of care have not yet fully addressed the complex needs of these patients.

9 Dec 2021

Researchers recapitulate the human form of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in zebrafish model

The research groups of Jeroen Bakkers (Hubrecht Institute/UMC Utrecht) and Toon van Veen (UMC Utrecht) bring forward the first patient-specific model for the heart disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM).

9 Dec 2021

COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis in young people is mild and resolves quickly, research says

Most young people under the age of 21 who developed suspected COVID-19 vaccine-related heart muscle inflammation known as myocarditis had mild symptoms that improved quickly, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.

9 Dec 2021

Investigational mRNA-based HIV vaccine shows promise in mice and non-human primates

An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA—the same platform technology used in two highly effective COVID-19 vaccines—shows promise in mice and non-human primates, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Dec 2021

Scientists determine structure of the molecule associated with ALS for the first time

Scientists have determined for the first time the structure of the molecule associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple other neurodegenerative diseases.

9 Dec 2021

High quality products for cultured meat research

AMSBIO has announced a new range of kits, media and reagents to assist in the development of cultured meat products - an exciting new area of food technology.

From AMS Biotechnology 9 Dec 2021

Long COVID-19 in frontline workers found to directly impact health service delivery

New findings show that Long COVID-19 among frontline workers could directly impact health service delivery.

7 Dec 2021

Hypercoagulability of the blood responsible for cardiac thrombosis in COVID-19 patients

Researchers examined autopsy tissue samples of hearts from patients who died early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Dec 2021

Community mask usage reduces symptomatic COVID seroprevalence in Bangladesh

A new Science preprint explores the effectiveness of universal masking in reducing the incidence of symptomatic disease.

7 Dec 2021

Research offers pathway for manufacturing cell cultured meat and breeding enhanced livestock

Scientists have for the first time obtained stem cells from livestock that grow under chemically defined conditions, paving the way for manufacturing cell cultured meat and breeding enhanced livestock.

7 Dec 2021

Most young people improve quickly from COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis

6 Dec 2021

A case of post-vaccination MIS in an adult without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new case study on the report of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MISC) in a 22-year-old woman in South Korea after vaccination.

5 Dec 2021

Exposure to Chikungunya may offer partial cross-protection against Mayaro virus

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggests people previously infected by Chikungunya virus may develop partial immunity to Mayaro virus.

4 Dec 2021

Lack of protein in the diet of women over 65 linked to sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity

Different institutions, including the University of Valencia (UV), have studied the relationship between sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass in older people) and obesity derived from this condition with a lack of protein in the diet of women over 65 years of age.

4 Dec 2021

Study sheds new light on how certain neurons regulate the number of heart muscle cells

Human heart muscle cells cease to multiply after birth, making any heart injury later in life a permanent one, reducing function and leading to heart failure.

2 Dec 2021

Muscle News and Research

Australian scientists discover an enzyme that is key to why exercise improves metabolic health

Persistence of symptoms up to a year after hospitalization for COVID-19

Increased troponin levels in the blood after surgery can be a sign of heart damage

Sarcopenia and COVID-19

Symptoms after a third mRNA vaccine among patients with inflammatory bowel disease

New consensus-based recommendations designed to improve quality of life for DMD patients

Researchers recapitulate the human form of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in zebrafish model

COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis in young people is mild and resolves quickly, research says

Investigational mRNA-based HIV vaccine shows promise in mice and non-human primates

Scientists determine structure of the molecule associated with ALS for the first time

High quality products for cultured meat research

Long COVID-19 in frontline workers found to directly impact health service delivery

Hypercoagulability of the blood responsible for cardiac thrombosis in COVID-19 patients

Community mask usage reduces symptomatic COVID seroprevalence in Bangladesh

Research offers pathway for manufacturing cell cultured meat and breeding enhanced livestock

Most young people improve quickly from COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis

A case of post-vaccination MIS in an adult without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

Exposure to Chikungunya may offer partial cross-protection against Mayaro virus

Lack of protein in the diet of women over 65 linked to sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity

Study sheds new light on how certain neurons regulate the number of heart muscle cells

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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