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Balanced pollen diet reduces the negative effects of parasitic infestation for bumblebees

Bumblebees are important pollinators because they pollinate many different plant species and are extremely resilient. They can still manage to fly at temperatures that are too cold for other pollinators.

24 Jan 2022

Supportive relationships, healthy behaviors may have a positive effect on adolescents' mental health during the pandemic

Longitudinal survey data of more than 3,000 adolescents ages 11-14 recorded before and during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 found that supportive relationships with family and friends and healthy behaviors, like engaging in physical activity and better sleep, appeared to shield against the harmful effects of the pandemic on adolescents' mental health.

24 Jan 2022

Novel experimental drug designed to silence FUS gene may help treat ALS

Using an experimental drug, researchers were able to suppress a mutated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gene.

24 Jan 2022

Why Medicare doesn’t pay for rapid at-home covid tests

What group is especially vulnerable to the ravages of covid-19 even if fully vaccinated and boosted? Seniors. And who will have an especially tough time getting free at-home covid tests under the Biden administration's plan? Yes, seniors.

24 Jan 2022

Researchers develop a computational approach to identify genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes

Many future gene and cell therapies to treat diseases like cancer, rare genetic and other conditions could be enhanced in their efficacy, persistence, and predictability by so-called "genomic safe harbors (GSHs)."

24 Jan 2022

Researchers examine benefits of lateral flow testing with regards to the new Paxlovid drug for treatment of COVID-19

In a new study, researchers from Harvard University explored the benefits of different COVID-19 testing schemes with regards to the new Paxlovid drug.

24 Jan 2022

Study explains why Omicron infections are less likely to cause severe disease

A new study by researchers from the University of Kent and the Goethe University Frankfurt shows that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is less effective than Delta at blocking a cellular defense mechanism against viruses, the so-called “interferon response”.

24 Jan 2022

Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage linked to adverse weight development in children

A new study shows that living in a neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is a risk factor for adverse weight development in children under school age.

24 Jan 2022

Novel gene therapy for diseased muscle fiber repair

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Jyoti K. Jaiswal about his latest research into gene therapies for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B.

24 Jan 2022

Short- and long-term systemic responses in the golden hamster following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza A virus infection

A group of researchers used the golden hamster as a model system to better understand the long-term impacts of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

24 Jan 2022

Antibody response 18 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals

A new study assessed the dynamics of IgG titers over 18 months in patients who had recovered from COVID-19 infections during March 2020.

24 Jan 2022

Research shows the impact on COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric oncology providers

New research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on pediatric oncology health care professionals worldwide, requiring significant staffing changes and causing physical, psychological, and financial distress.

24 Jan 2022

PFAS found in high levels in anti-fogging sprays

We speak to Professor Heather Stapleton and Dr. Nicholas Herkert about their latest research that led to the discovery of high levels of PFAS in anti-fogging sprays.

24 Jan 2022

Study reveals perceived physical fatigability as an indicator of earlier mortality

How fatigued certain activities make an older person feel can predict the likelihood death is less than three years away, according to research published today in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences by University of Pittsburgh epidemiologists.

24 Jan 2022

Computer simulations help better understand the impact of pregnancy on kidneys

Researchers are using computer simulations to better understand the impacts pregnancy can have on kidneys.

24 Jan 2022

Highly anxious men may be at greater risk for developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Middle-aged men who are anxious and worry more may be at greater biological risk for developing heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, also called cardiometabolic disease, as they get older, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

24 Jan 2022

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Balanced pollen diet reduces the negative effects of parasitic infestation for bumblebees

Supportive relationships, healthy behaviors may have a positive effect on adolescents' mental health during the pandemic

Novel experimental drug designed to silence FUS gene may help treat ALS

Why Medicare doesn’t pay for rapid at-home covid tests

Researchers develop a computational approach to identify genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes

Researchers examine benefits of lateral flow testing with regards to the new Paxlovid drug for treatment of COVID-19

Study explains why Omicron infections are less likely to cause severe disease

Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage linked to adverse weight development in children

Novel gene therapy for diseased muscle fiber repair

Short- and long-term systemic responses in the golden hamster following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza A virus infection

Antibody response 18 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals

Research shows the impact on COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric oncology providers

PFAS found in high levels in anti-fogging sprays

Study reveals perceived physical fatigability as an indicator of earlier mortality

Computer simulations help better understand the impact of pregnancy on kidneys

Highly anxious men may be at greater risk for developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Most DMARDs not linked with the risk of Parkinson's disease in people with rheumatoid arthritis

Broccoli compound triggers controlled cell death and recycling of cellular components in fission yeast

Human endogenous retrovirus type W envelope protein found to be a biomarker of COVID-19 severity

Researchers discover mechanism behind SARS-CoV-2 entry into the brain

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