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Neuroscientists unveil detailed atlas of brain cells

When you clicked to read this story, a band of cells across the top of your brain sent signals down your spine and out to your hand to tell the muscles in your index finger to press down with just the right amount of pressure to activate your mouse or track pad.

6 Oct 2021

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

A simulated pancreatic cancer clinical trial screening process showed that Black patients were significantly more likely than white patients to be excluded from clinical trials for a wide range of eligibility criteria, according to results presented at the virtual 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

Detailed atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex will provide a springboard for future research

The NIH Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) has unveiled an atlas of cell types and an anatomical neuronal wiring diagram for the mammalian primary motor cortex, derived from detailed studies of mice, monkeys, and humans.

6 Oct 2021

Elevated allostatic load may impact treatment completion and breast cancer survival outcomes

Elevated allostatic load was associated with a lower likelihood of completing chemotherapy and a lower overall survival rate in patients with lymph node-positive or high-risk lymph node-negative HER2-negative breast cancer, according to results presented at the 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held online October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

Collins’ skillful piloting helped NIH steer clear of political minefields

It's remarkable that the reputation of the National Institutes of Health has remained mostly intact through the covid-19 pandemic, even as other federal science agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have come under partisan fire.

6 Oct 2021

Enisamium shows potential as antiviral therapy for COVID-19

Researchers studied the effect of enisamium on the growth and proliferation of Caco-2 and normal human bronchial epithelial cells.

6 Oct 2021

First of its kind ‘living medicine’ designed to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria on medical implants

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation and Pulmobiotics S.L have created the first 'living medicine' to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria growing on the surfaces of medical implants. The researchers created the treatment by removing a common bacteria's ability to cause disease and repurposing it to attack harmful microbes instead.

6 Oct 2021

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during a 2-hour domestic flight

A new study investigated a cluster of COVID-19 infections among travelers who were likely exposed to an index patient in an airplane.

6 Oct 2021

University of Washington partners with USAID to better identify and prevent future pandemics

Randy CarnellLaboratory medicine scientists look through the window of equipment used in analyzing virus samples.

6 Oct 2021

New study underscores the importance of improving COVID-19 vaccination rates worldwide

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) are 90% effective against COVID-19 hospitalizations for all variants, including delta, for at least six months, confirms a new study from Kaiser Permanente and Pfizer published in The Lancet.

5 Oct 2021

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine proves effective against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants, including delta

Researchers in the United States have demonstrated the real-world effectiveness of Moderna’s mRNA-1273 vaccine at protecting against infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and preventing hospitalization due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

4 Oct 2021

Specific wavelength of UV light is safe and effective way to kill SARS-CoV-2 virus

A specific wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only extremely effective at killing the virus which causes COVID-19, but is also safer for use in public spaces, finds new University of Colorado Boulder research.

4 Oct 2021

J&J vaccine prevents SARS-CoV-2-induced thrombosis and inflammation in hamsters

In a recent study, researchers performed bulk RNA-Seq transcriptomic profiling of lungs from vaccinated and unvaccinated hamsters with the Janssen vaccine.

4 Oct 2021

Elucidating the natural spillover theory on the SARS-CoV-2 emergence

To determine whether SARS-CoV-2 resulted from a natural spillover into humans, researchers discuss the veracity of early SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

4 Oct 2021

Difficulties of stability and storage of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Two researchers have collaborated to review the difficulties faced in storing and transporting these vaccines in a manner that will keep them stable.

4 Oct 2021

Vaccination reduces risk of hospitalization from all SARS-CoV-2 variants

The findings reveal that patients infected with alpha, beta, gamma, and delta variants have a higher risk of hospitalization than those infected with the original viral strain that emerged in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server while awaiting peer review.

4 Oct 2021

Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern after natural infection or vaccination

A recent review paper published in the MDPI's journal Viruses highlights how available vaccines may be effective in protecting individuals against severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the protection against infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its transmission to others may be reduced – with consequences for community protection and herd immunity.

3 Oct 2021

Northwestern’s SPORE has made advances in understanding the genetic basis of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest cancers known to man. While the advent of immunotherapy and other cutting-edge treatments have prolonged life for people afflicted with other types of cancer, the prognosis for glioblastoma has remained relatively constant: just 18 months.

3 Oct 2021

Advanced technique offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has profiled in unprecedented detail thousands of individual cells sampled from patients' brain tumors.

2 Oct 2021

Researchers use unnatural amino acids to create fluorescent proteins for studying biological systems

Proteins are the molecular machines that make all living things hum. They stop deadly infections, heal cells, capture energy from the sun and so much more.

2 Oct 2021

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Neuroscientists unveil detailed atlas of brain cells

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

Detailed atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex will provide a springboard for future research

Elevated allostatic load may impact treatment completion and breast cancer survival outcomes

Collins’ skillful piloting helped NIH steer clear of political minefields

Enisamium shows potential as antiviral therapy for COVID-19

First of its kind ‘living medicine’ designed to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria on medical implants

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during a 2-hour domestic flight

University of Washington partners with USAID to better identify and prevent future pandemics

New study underscores the importance of improving COVID-19 vaccination rates worldwide

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine proves effective against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants, including delta

Specific wavelength of UV light is safe and effective way to kill SARS-CoV-2 virus

J&J vaccine prevents SARS-CoV-2-induced thrombosis and inflammation in hamsters

Elucidating the natural spillover theory on the SARS-CoV-2 emergence

Difficulties of stability and storage of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccination reduces risk of hospitalization from all SARS-CoV-2 variants

Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern after natural infection or vaccination

Northwestern’s SPORE has made advances in understanding the genetic basis of glioblastoma

Advanced technique offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

Researchers use unnatural amino acids to create fluorescent proteins for studying biological systems

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