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Brain abnormality in OCD patients may help predict treatment response to cognitive behavioral therapy

UCLA scientists and colleagues studying the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) discovered an abnormality in the brains of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) that may also help to predict who is most likely to respond to CBT.

14 Oct 2020

National experts to discuss origins, impacts, and potential future of Affordable Care Act

This year marks both the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and a pivotal moment for its future because of the national election and a pending Supreme Court case.

14 Oct 2020

"Pandemic politics" is causing assaults on science and the public health

COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the United States only behind cardiovascular disease and cancer.

14 Oct 2020

Study finds sex differences among young individuals who suffer a heart attack

Women aged 50 or younger who suffer a heart attack are more likely than men to die over the following 11 years, according to a new study published today (Wednesday) in the European Heart Journal.

13 Oct 2020

Artificial intelligence-based tool can predict COVID-19 outbreaks at football events

Recent outbreaks of COVID-19 have been detected following football events in the United States, and games have the potential to become "superspreader" events.

13 Oct 2020

Bacterial toxin stimulates tissue regeneration

Normally they are among the many harmless organisms found in and on the human body: one in four people have millions of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on their skin and on the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, without being aware of it.

13 Oct 2020

Cancer patients who smoke more likely to quit with frequent, sustained telephone counseling

Recently diagnosed cancer patients who smoke are significantly more likely to quit and remain tobacco-free if they receive frequent and sustained telephone counseling, according to a new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

13 Oct 2020

New study details how Michigan nursing homes limited the spread of coronavirus

Seven months ago, the nation first heard of a surge of COVID-19 deaths in a Washington nursing home – an early warning sign of how the coronavirus could rip through such facilities.

13 Oct 2020

Powerful antimicrobial molecules engineered from toxic proteins in wasp venom

A team led by scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has engineered powerful new antimicrobial molecules from toxic proteins found in wasp venom.

12 Oct 2020

Computational biology algorithm could help optimize culture conditions required for cell therapy

Cellular therapy is a powerful strategy to produce patient-specific, personalised cells to treat many diseases, including heart disease and neurological disorders.

12 Oct 2020

Scientists discern molecular mechanisms underlying plant parasitism, cross-species grafting

Using the model Orobanchaceae parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum, scientists from Nagoya University and other research institutes from Japan have discerned the molecular mechanisms underlying plant parasitism and cross-species grafting, pinpointing enzyme β-1,4-glucanase (GH9B3) as an important contributor to both phenomena.

12 Oct 2020

New trial tests the effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19

A largescale global trial designed to test the theory that the widely-used BCG vaccine could help protect against COVID-19 will soon recruit healthcare staff and care home workers in the UK.

12 Oct 2020

COVID-19 survivors may have protective antibodies for 4 months

The study, published in the journal Science Immunology, highlights the body's immune response against COVID-19. Also, it offers hope that people who are infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus will develop lasting protection against reinfection.

11 Oct 2020

Female surgeons perform less complex procedures than their male counterparts, study shows

Female surgeons at a large academic medical center perform less complex surgical procedures than their male counterparts, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

9 Oct 2020

Research shows choroid plexus can act as a conduit for prenatal inflammation

Floating in fluid deep in the brain are small, little understood fronds of tissue. Two new studies reveal that these miniature organs are a hotbed of immune system activity.

9 Oct 2020

Stigma against D.O.s had been dissipating until Trump’s doctor took the spotlight

Dr. Katherine Pannel was initially thrilled to see President Donald Trump's physician is a doctor of osteopathic medicine.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers participate in nationwide study to discover new forms of diabetes

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are participating in the Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT), a nationwide study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study seeks to discover new forms of diabetes, identify their causes, and understand how they differ from more common types of diabetes.

9 Oct 2020

Transplantation of pig hearts may solve chronic shortage of donor organs

The goal of harvesting hearts from pigs to solve the chronic shortage of these donor organs appears to be in reach, according to a new scientific review by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

9 Oct 2020

University of Minnesota Medical School chosen as ‘Capacity Building Center’ for national network

The University of Minnesota Medical School's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has been selected to participate in a new national network dedicated to serological, or antibody, sciences as one of four Capacity Building Centers in the country.

9 Oct 2020

Mount Sinai to receive more than $7.3 million as part of NCI's new Serological Sciences Network

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will receive more than $7.3 million from the National Cancer Institute as part of the NCI's new Serological Sciences Network (SeroNet), one of the largest coordinated national efforts to study immunology and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

8 Oct 2020

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Brain abnormality in OCD patients may help predict treatment response to cognitive behavioral therapy

National experts to discuss origins, impacts, and potential future of Affordable Care Act

"Pandemic politics" is causing assaults on science and the public health

Study finds sex differences among young individuals who suffer a heart attack

Artificial intelligence-based tool can predict COVID-19 outbreaks at football events

Bacterial toxin stimulates tissue regeneration

Cancer patients who smoke more likely to quit with frequent, sustained telephone counseling

New study details how Michigan nursing homes limited the spread of coronavirus

Powerful antimicrobial molecules engineered from toxic proteins in wasp venom

Computational biology algorithm could help optimize culture conditions required for cell therapy

Scientists discern molecular mechanisms underlying plant parasitism, cross-species grafting

New trial tests the effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19

COVID-19 survivors may have protective antibodies for 4 months

Female surgeons perform less complex procedures than their male counterparts, study shows

Research shows choroid plexus can act as a conduit for prenatal inflammation

Stigma against D.O.s had been dissipating until Trump’s doctor took the spotlight

Researchers participate in nationwide study to discover new forms of diabetes

Transplantation of pig hearts may solve chronic shortage of donor organs

University of Minnesota Medical School chosen as ‘Capacity Building Center’ for national network

Mount Sinai to receive more than $7.3 million as part of NCI's new Serological Sciences Network

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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