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COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified prejudicial attitudes against minority groups in the workplace

A new, U.S.-based survey study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified prejudicial attitudes against East Asian and Hispanic colleagues in the workplace.

13 Apr 2022

Mayo Clinic researchers devise a combination approach to more effectively target solid tumors

Researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have devised an immunotherapy technique that combines chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, with a cancer-killing virus to more effectively target and treat solid cancer tumors.

13 Apr 2022

UCL researchers boost the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccine for chronic HBV

Scientists at UCL have significantly boosted the effectiveness of a therapeutic vaccine designed to control chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection, after uncovering and thwarting 'the enemy within'.

13 Apr 2022

A kind of kiss between cells plays key role in the fight between immune system and blood cancer cells

Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have discovered that a kind of kiss between cells, called trogocytosis, plays a key role in the battle between the immune system and blood cancer cells.

13 Apr 2022

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

MIT engineers have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm.

13 Apr 2022

Regulation of alternative splicing goes haywire in cells of a newly formed embryo

Alternative splicing is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to make many different types of mRNAs and proteins from a limited number of genes. For many animals, including humans, it is a feature that is essential for the development of complex cells such as muscles or neurons.

13 Apr 2022

Cardiovascular risk factors linked to higher risk of depression in older adults

Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk of depression in older adults, according to a new study published April 13 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sandra Martín-Peláez of University of Granada, Spain, and colleagues.

13 Apr 2022

New study challenges the conventional view of when diverse life began

Diverse microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers that challenges the conventional view of when life began.

13 Apr 2022

New aspergillosis infection model can help better observe the growth of fungus

A chip-based infection model developed by researchers in Jena, Germany, enables live microscopic observation of damage to lung tissue caused by the invasive fungal infection aspergillosis.

13 Apr 2022

Cancer patients with non-O blood types face higher risk of developing blood clots

A new Blood Advances study suggests that people with cancer and non-O blood types, such as types A, B, and AB, face an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots in the veins, three months after their initial diagnosis.

13 Apr 2022

Gut microbes play a key role in regulating pancreas function, size and hormone secretion

Gut microbes can regulate the exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas and hormone production of the gastrointestinal tract, findings that may help develop potential treatments for diabetes and other diseases, a team of researchers from Boston College, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Maastricht University, Netherlands, report in the journal Diabetes.

13 Apr 2022

Researchers find novel inhibitors that may suppress oncogenesis of metastatic prostate cancer

Researchers have found that treating prostate cancer cells with novel cyclin-dependent kinase 19 (CDK19) and homologous cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8) inhibitors reduces their potential to migrate into and invade surrounding structures.

13 Apr 2022

AI can help identify which symptoms are more likely to indicate COVID during flu season

Testing shortages, long waits for results, and an over-taxed health care system have made headlines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Apr 2022

Study: About half of young adults reported mental health symptoms during the pandemic

About half of young adults had mental health symptoms during the pandemic and more than a third of those were unable to access mental health therapy, a new UC San Francisco study found.

13 Apr 2022

Reaction Biology's Novel Approach to Oncology Drug Discovery at AACR Showcase

Reaction Biology, an industry-leading provider of drug discovery services, today announced that twelve abstracts highlighting data from the Company's oncology drug discovery services platform will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

From Reaction Biology Corporation 13 Apr 2022

Biden administration announces boost for rural health care in midterm election push

Scientific statement from the American Heart Association on COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications in children and adolescents

A recent scientific statement published in Circulation reviewed the current knowledge on COVID-19.

13 Apr 2022

Research News and Research

COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified prejudicial attitudes against minority groups in the workplace

Mayo Clinic researchers devise a combination approach to more effectively target solid tumors

UCL researchers boost the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccine for chronic HBV

A kind of kiss between cells plays key role in the fight between immune system and blood cancer cells

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

Regulation of alternative splicing goes haywire in cells of a newly formed embryo

Cardiovascular risk factors linked to higher risk of depression in older adults

New study challenges the conventional view of when diverse life began

New aspergillosis infection model can help better observe the growth of fungus

Cancer patients with non-O blood types face higher risk of developing blood clots

Gut microbes play a key role in regulating pancreas function, size and hormone secretion

Researchers find novel inhibitors that may suppress oncogenesis of metastatic prostate cancer

AI can help identify which symptoms are more likely to indicate COVID during flu season

Study: About half of young adults reported mental health symptoms during the pandemic

Reaction Biology's Novel Approach to Oncology Drug Discovery at AACR Showcase

Biden administration announces boost for rural health care in midterm election push

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Scientific statement from the American Heart Association on COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications in children and adolescents

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