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Radiotherapy-resistant cancers could be rendered susceptible through immunotherapy treatment

Cancers that are resistant to radiotherapy could be rendered susceptible through treatment with immunotherapy, a new study suggests.

8 Mar 2021

Diphtheria is evolving to become antibiotic-resistant and could lead to vaccine escape

Diphtheria - a relatively easily-preventable infection - is evolving to become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics and in future could lead to vaccine escape, warn an international team of researchers from the UK and India.

8 Mar 2021

In-licensed candidate may be an effective intervention for premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome

The Lundquist Institute (TLI) and The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) executed a license agreement for TLI intellectual property covering a synthetic lung surfactant formulation to be developed for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) for premature infants in Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMIC).

8 Mar 2021

In-licensed candidate may be an effective intervention for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

8 Mar 2021

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

Artificial intelligence can already scan images of the eye to assess patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, and find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans.

8 Mar 2021

Scientists receive the Brain Prize for groundbreaking contributions to novel migraine therapies

The Brain Prize has been awarded to Michael A. Moskowitz, M.D., a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, who also is supported by an NIH grant.

8 Mar 2021

ACTIV-3 clinical trial evaluating investigational COVID-19 therapies closes enrollment in two sub-studies

The ACTIV-3 clinical trial, which is evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational therapeutics for COVID-19 in hospitalized patients, has closed enrollment in two sub-studies: one examining the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy VIR-7831, and another evaluating the investigational combination monoclonal antibody therapy containing BRII-196 and BRII-198.

5 Mar 2021

Unstable initiation by young people to working life is linked with poorer mental health

A new study reveals that a precarious, unstable initiation by young people to working life is associated with poorer future mental health.

5 Mar 2021

Researchers develop first wearable device to precisely monitor jaundice in newborns

Researchers in Japan have developed the first wearable devices to precisely monitor jaundice, a yellowing of the skin caused by elevated bilirubin levels in the blood that can cause severe medical conditions in newborns.

4 Mar 2021

Administering zinc supplements to Covid-19 patients may help reduce mortality and recovery time

Administering zinc supplements to Covid-19 patients with low levels of this element may be a strategy to reduce mortality and recovery time.

4 Mar 2021

Coronavirus deranges the immune system in complex and deadly ways

There's a reason soldiers go through basic training before heading into combat: Without careful instruction, green recruits armed with powerful weapons could be as dangerous to one another as to the enemy.

4 Mar 2021

Researchers discover a safe, effective, reversible male contraceptive agent

In a new paper published by Nature Communications, The Lundquist Institute (TLI) Investigator Wei Yan, MD, PhD, and his research colleagues spell out an innovative strategy that has led to the discovery of a natural compound as a safe, effective and reversible male contraceptive agent in pre-clinical animal models

4 Mar 2021

Researchers identify the trigger of key cellular change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified the trigger of a key cellular change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurons disease.

4 Mar 2021

Scientists report new insights into the development of blood cancers

Utah researchers report significant new insights into the development of blood cancers. In work published today in Blood Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, scientists describe an analysis of published data from more than 7,000 patients diagnosed with leukemia and other blood disorders.

3 Mar 2021

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Radiotherapy-resistant cancers could be rendered susceptible through immunotherapy treatment

Diphtheria is evolving to become antibiotic-resistant and could lead to vaccine escape

In-licensed candidate may be an effective intervention for premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome

In-licensed candidate may be an effective intervention for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

Scientists receive the Brain Prize for groundbreaking contributions to novel migraine therapies

ACTIV-3 clinical trial evaluating investigational COVID-19 therapies closes enrollment in two sub-studies

Unstable initiation by young people to working life is linked with poorer mental health

Researchers develop first wearable device to precisely monitor jaundice in newborns

Administering zinc supplements to Covid-19 patients may help reduce mortality and recovery time

Coronavirus deranges the immune system in complex and deadly ways

Researchers discover a safe, effective, reversible male contraceptive agent

Researchers identify the trigger of key cellular change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Scientists report new insights into the development of blood cancers

Study shows potential benefits of green tea extracts in Down syndrome

First detailed images of newborn babies' lungs captured at birth

COVID-19 disrupts heart muscle contraction, may lead to heart failure

Biological activity-based modeling offers a new approach for drug discovery

Single dose of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine can reduce asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections

Study describes the sequencing of 64 full human genomes

A guide to advancing biotherapeutic research eBook

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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