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Study could pave way for new therapies for kidney disease

Our kidneys are charged with the extraordinary task of filtering about 53 gallons of fluid a day, a process that depends on podocytes, tiny, highly specialized cells in the cluster of blood vessels in the kidney where waste is filtered that are highly vulnerable to damage.

5 May 2021

Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines induce T-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers in the United States have shown that the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are effective at generating T-cell immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

5 May 2021

Immunome could provide unprecedented insight into an individual’s health

The human immune system doesn't just protect our health, it reflects it. Each encounter with a potential disease-causing agent causes the body to produce specific immune agents -- proteins known as antibodies and T-cell receptors -- tailor-made to recognize and destroy the invader.

5 May 2021

Experts create evidence-informed guidance for nutritional care of preterm infants

A hot topic symposia session during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting will address the persistent controversies and questions in preterm infant nutrition.

5 May 2021

$Mild depression may predict postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing hip fracture repair$

Mild depression may predict postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing hip fracture repair

Screening for even mild depressive symptoms before hip fracture repair may be helpful in predicting which patients are at higher risk of developing delirium after emergency surgery, according to results of a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine.

4 May 2021

Study uncovers protein 'signature' of severe COVID-19

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have identified the protein "signature" of severe COVID-19, which they describe in a new study published in Cell Reports Medicine.

4 May 2021

Cancer researchers receive $3 million NCI grant to study cognitive dysfunction after chemotherapy

Cancer researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Indiana University received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study cognitive dysfunction after chemotherapy.

4 May 2021

Stomach-specific protein plays a key role in the progression of obesity

Scientists believe a stomach-specific protein plays a major role in the progression of obesity, according to new research in Scientific Reports.

4 May 2021

$3.5 million grant awarded to address the underrepresentation of Black adults in Alzheimer's research

Black adults are more likely than other groups to develop Alzheimer's disease or related disorders but are poorly represented in Alzheimer's disease research, including recent clinical trials. This health disparity illustrates how Black individuals can benefit from advances in the field if they had access.

4 May 2021

Wyss Institute licenses nasal swab collection technology to Massachusetts-based startup

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Massachusetts-based startup Rhinostics announced today that the University's sample collection swab and high-throughput automation technologies have been licensed to Rhinostics.

4 May 2021

Researchers provide a promising new way to elucidate the brain's health

Researchers from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating a potential new early indicator of the decline toward Alzheimer's disease: measuring the energy metabolism of the living human brain using cutting-edge imaging techniques.

4 May 2021

A new framework to diagnose compulsive buying-shopping disorder

For the first time, international experts in psychology have built a framework to diagnose Compulsive Buying-Shopping Disorder - promising help for people struggling to manage their spending behaviour and mental wellbeing.

4 May 2021

New study launched to more accurately diagnose early hepatocellular carcinoma

A first of its kind cohort study on patients at high risk of developing primary liver cancer also known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), has been launched to diagnose HCC more accurately at an earlier stage and to predict an individual's likelihood of developing the cancer.

3 May 2021

Social cognition may exert a central role in the daily lives of MS patients

An international team of multiple sclerosis (MS) researchers showed that longitudinal changes in social cognition are associated with psychological outcomes of daily living, suggesting that social cognition may exert a central role in people with MS.

3 May 2021

Comprehensive "cell atlas" shows how COVID-19 can lead to organ failure and death

Scientists from several hospitals and research centers have shown what happens in individual cells of patients who died of COVID-19. In a study published in Nature, the researchers describe how infected cells from multiple organs exhibited a range of molecular and genomic changes.

3 May 2021

Live "attenuated" influenza virus vaccine protects animals against respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2

Researchers in the United States and Austria have demonstrated the potential of a modified influenza virus as a vaccine to protect against viral respiratory pathogens, including the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

2 May 2021

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Study could pave way for new therapies for kidney disease

Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines induce T-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2

Immunome could provide unprecedented insight into an individual’s health

Experts create evidence-informed guidance for nutritional care of preterm infants

Mild depression may predict postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing hip fracture repair

Study uncovers protein 'signature' of severe COVID-19

Cancer researchers receive $3 million NCI grant to study cognitive dysfunction after chemotherapy

Stomach-specific protein plays a key role in the progression of obesity

$3.5 million grant awarded to address the underrepresentation of Black adults in Alzheimer's research

Wyss Institute licenses nasal swab collection technology to Massachusetts-based startup

Researchers provide a promising new way to elucidate the brain's health

A new framework to diagnose compulsive buying-shopping disorder

New study launched to more accurately diagnose early hepatocellular carcinoma

Social cognition may exert a central role in the daily lives of MS patients

Comprehensive "cell atlas" shows how COVID-19 can lead to organ failure and death

Live "attenuated" influenza virus vaccine protects animals against respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2

Study aims to refine delivery of tobacco treatment to people with HIV

Thousands of men to trial new home test kit for prostate cancer

E-cigarette starter packs for smoking cessation to be given in hospitals

Research reveals increase in psychological distress among people during COVID-19 first wave

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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