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Deep brain stimulation as obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment

In a recent study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, researchers investigated the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) against treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

25 Sep 2022

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

A recent study provides an overview of existing literature on the complications of infection with both smallpox and monkeypox virus.

25 Sep 2022

U-M receives $5.5 million federal grant to launch National Institutes of Health firearm research coordinating center

The University of Michigan has received a $5.5 million federal grant to launch a National Institutes of Health firearm research coordinating center that will oversee community-based research projects designed to reduce firearm-related injuries, the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States.

23 Sep 2022

Researchers examine the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada

Shinhye et al. look into the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada between 2020 and 2022 and the vaccine effectiveness against late-season influenza illness due to A(H3N2) in 2022.

23 Sep 2022

Study describes the dynamics of immune responses to triple COVID-19 vaccination

The effectiveness of the three-dose COVID-19 vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants has been described in detail in a recent study.

23 Sep 2022

New engineered peptides could prevent the superbug crisis

A recent study reports the development of a synthetic antibacterial peptide PLG0206.

22 Sep 2022

Uganda confirms seven cases of Ebola and one death

Health authorities in Uganda have recently announced an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Mubende District, Uganda.

22 Sep 2022

Scientists create new tool to identify genomic safe harbor sites in specific tissues

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have created a tool that can find safe places to introduce genes into human DNA.

22 Sep 2022

Cleveland Clinic’s ROBIN center may pave way for more effective radiation, immunotherapy treatments

Cleveland Clinic received a $7.9 million five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to form one of three national centers as part of the newly established Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN).

22 Sep 2022

Anti-fibrotics found to be safe, effective for interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

For the first time, researchers have shown that a class of anti-fibrotic drugs slows the progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

22 Sep 2022

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Despite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials' efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which has killed more than 1 million people in the U.S. and nearly 6 million people worldwide.

22 Sep 2022

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

In a new study, researchers assessed the ecological association suggesting the efficacy of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination against COVID-19.

22 Sep 2022

Study explores the effect of age-associated B cells on COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity

In a new study, a team of researchers explored the effect of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)-induced expansion of age-associated B cells (ABCs) on COVID-19 vaccine-derived humoral immunity in patients with cancer and inborn errors of immunity (IEI).

22 Sep 2022

All SARS-CoV-2 variants blocked by a simple peptide with nanomolar neutralizing efficacy

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Finland and the United States reported a novel heptad repeat 2 (HR2) peptide that inhibited severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) without any chemical modifications.

21 Sep 2022

What is the efficacy of aerosol treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection?

In a new study, researchers assessed the efficacy of the scFv76 antibody against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lung damage.

21 Sep 2022

Synthetic mucin gels against HIV-1 and HSV-2 transmission

In a new study, researchers assessed the effectiveness of synthetic mucin gels in the inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) Transmission.

21 Sep 2022

Public-private collaboration receives grant for research on microbiota-boosted cancer therapy

Health~Holland has awarded close to € 800,000 to a public-private partnership between UMC Utrecht, Artizan Biosciences, Inc. (USA) and MicroViable Therapeutics (Spain) to unravel how the intestinal microbiota can be exploited to boost cancer immunotherapy and limit therapy side-effects.

21 Sep 2022

Efficacy News and Research

Deep brain stimulation as obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

U-M receives $5.5 million federal grant to launch National Institutes of Health firearm research coordinating center

Researchers examine the impact of COVID-19 measures on influenza circulation in Canada

Study describes the dynamics of immune responses to triple COVID-19 vaccination

New engineered peptides could prevent the superbug crisis

Uganda confirms seven cases of Ebola and one death

Scientists create new tool to identify genomic safe harbor sites in specific tissues

Cleveland Clinic’s ROBIN center may pave way for more effective radiation, immunotherapy treatments

Anti-fibrotics found to be safe, effective for interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Study explores the effect of age-associated B cells on COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity

All SARS-CoV-2 variants blocked by a simple peptide with nanomolar neutralizing efficacy

What is the efficacy of aerosol treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Synthetic mucin gels against HIV-1 and HSV-2 transmission

Public-private collaboration receives grant for research on microbiota-boosted cancer therapy

What is the efficacy of bioelectronic masks for the detection of respiratory infectious diseases like COVID-19?

Vaccination drives superior functional antibody breadth compared to natural infection with SARS-CoV-2

New antiviral mechanism of action for an FDA-approved thiopurine known as 6-thioguanine

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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