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How can we map the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 across all ancestry groups?

In a new study, researchers formed the COVID-19 host genetics initiative to compile a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 60 studies from 25 countries.

8 Aug 2022

Boosting vitamin D in individuals with deficiencies likely to reduce chronic inflammation

Inflammation is an essential part of the body's healing process. But when it persists, it can contribute to a wide range of complex diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and autoimmune diseases.

8 Aug 2022

Implantable mechanotherapeutic drug delivery platform helps overcome host immune response

Implantable devices that release insulin into the body hold promise as an alternative way to treat diabetes without insulin injections or cannula insertions. However, one obstacle that has prevented their use so far is that the immune system attacks them after implantation, forming a thick layer of scar tissue that blocks insulin release.

8 Aug 2022

Modern humans did not experience an evolutionary decrease in brain size, UNLV research says

Did the 12th century B.C.E. - a time when humans were forging great empires and developing new forms of written text - coincide with an evolutionary reduction in brain size? Think again, says a UNLV-led team of researchers who refute a hypothesis that's growing increasingly popular among the science community.

8 Aug 2022

Terminally exhausted T cells may remain competent for transcription, researchers say

During a battle with cancer, T cells can become exhausted and are no longer able to function properly. The early phase of exhaustion can sometimes be reversed with immunotherapy drugs, but once T cells become too exhausted, it had been thought that this state was irreversible. However, new insights from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers suggest that even the most fatigued T cells can be revived.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers challenge a popular scenario put forward to explain the arrival of the first eukaryotic organisms

In the beginning, there was boredom. Following the emergence of cellular life on earth, some 3.5 billion years ago, simple cells lacking a nucleus and other detailed internal structure dominated the planet. Matters would remain largely unchanged in terms of evolutionary development in these so-called prokaryotic cells - the bacteria and archaea - for another billion and a half years.

8 Aug 2022

BCG vaccine produces a "trained immunity response" which lasts more than a year

The immune boosting benefits of a tuberculosis vaccine can be seen in infants more than one year after vaccination, according to a new study.

8 Aug 2022

Researcher creates a portable, wearable device for rapid gas analysis

A University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineering researcher is creating a portable, wearable device for rapid gas analysis that could detect illness immediately.

8 Aug 2022

Wrist-wearable devices more cost-effective than electrocardiograms and pulse palpation for atrial fibrillation screening

Screening individuals for atrial fibrillation (AF) using wearable devices is more cost-effective than screening using conventional methods such as 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and pulse palpation, or than no screening at all, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.

8 Aug 2022

Varenicline and cytisine not more efficacious than nicotine to treat risky drinking and smoking, study says

A clinical trial to test whether three proven smoking cessation treatments could also reduce alcohol intake found no differences between the medications, but the rates of behavior change for alcohol consumption and smoking were high in all treatment groups. Results suggest these medications could play an important role to reduce alcohol use and smoking at the same time. Unexpectedly, nicotine replacement therapy performed as well as the prescription drugs varenicline and cytisine.

8 Aug 2022

Study finds COVID associated with abnormal placental pathologies in nearly 50% of cohort

Researchers describe the impact of placental morphological changes in COVID-19 on pregnancy outcomes.

7 Aug 2022

NIH researchers develop three-dimensional structure of twinkle protein

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have developed a three-dimensional structure that allows them to see how and where disease mutations on the twinkle protein can lead to mitochondrial diseases.

5 Aug 2022

New recommendations on how to determine eligibility criteria for lung cancer clinical trials

A clinical trial is only as powerful as its participants. For years, researchers have struggled to fill clinical trials and enroll sufficiently diverse groups of patients for results to reflect the broader population, in part because of stringent guidelines on who can participate.

5 Aug 2022

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego have joined a nationwide study to better understand the long-term impact of COVID-19 on patients in the United States across all demographic groups.

5 Aug 2022

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Insights into the products and services of Azenta

How can we map the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 across all ancestry groups?

Boosting vitamin D in individuals with deficiencies likely to reduce chronic inflammation

Implantable mechanotherapeutic drug delivery platform helps overcome host immune response

Modern humans did not experience an evolutionary decrease in brain size, UNLV research says

Terminally exhausted T cells may remain competent for transcription, researchers say

Researchers challenge a popular scenario put forward to explain the arrival of the first eukaryotic organisms

BCG vaccine produces a "trained immunity response" which lasts more than a year

Researcher creates a portable, wearable device for rapid gas analysis

Wrist-wearable devices more cost-effective than electrocardiograms and pulse palpation for atrial fibrillation screening

Varenicline and cytisine not more efficacious than nicotine to treat risky drinking and smoking, study says

Study finds COVID associated with abnormal placental pathologies in nearly 50% of cohort

NIH researchers develop three-dimensional structure of twinkle protein

New recommendations on how to determine eligibility criteria for lung cancer clinical trials

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Study reports the effects of gender and age on both 'state' and 'trait' fatigue

New dual-plasmid editing system for DNA-based information rewriting in vivo

Five-year, $2.7 million grant could help determine the best treatment for lung cancer patients

Locusts can differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells, research shows

Saliva-based self-testing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 with the same level of sensitivity as PCR tests

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