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Researchers develop a wearable artificial camouflage skin

Artificial camouflage that imitates concealment technologies existing in the natural world, such as the ones found in chameleon and octopus, is recently attracting a great attention for various military applications in the forms of wearable devices and soft robots.

18 Aug 2021

Memory of specific events does not deteriorate with age in cuttlefish

Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and when specific events happened - right up to their last few days of life, researchers have found.

18 Aug 2021

Vaccine nationalism may increase COVID-19 case numbers and the emergence of novel variants

The allocation of COVID-19 vaccine between countries has thus far tended toward vaccine nationalism, wherein countries stockpile vaccines to prioritize access for their citizenry over equitable vaccine sharing.

18 Aug 2021

Allopregnanolone exerts persistent antidepressant effects by altering brain states

New research led by neuroscientists at Tufts University School of Medicine suggests the prolonged antidepressant effects of allopregnanolone, a neuroactive steroid used therapeutically to treat postpartum depression, may involve the ability of the compound to modify communication in an area of the brain important for mood and emotion regulation.

18 Aug 2021

ASU study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted people’s sleep

Sleep has become elusive for many as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from Arizona State University's Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.

18 Aug 2021

Nearly 140,000 deaths prevented by early U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout, study finds

With COVID-19 cases again on the rise in the United States and around the world, vaccination campaigns continue to be of vital importance for a successful return to pre-pandemic life.

18 Aug 2021

New discovery offers several approaches to fight visceral obesity

Pioneering mouse study offers new therapeutic avenues for reducing visceral fat stores, which have been associated with cardiovascular disease and multiple types of cancer.

18 Aug 2021

Auditory and speech processing occur in parallel in the brain

After years of research, neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in the human brain that processes the sounds of language.

18 Aug 2021

Remote controlling of CAR-T cells with heat to precisely target tumors

A team of researchers led by bioengineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology is expanding the precision and ability of a revolutionary immunotherapy that is already transforming oncology. CAR T-Cell therapy has been hailed by patients, clinical-researchers, investors, and the media as a viable cure for some cancers.

18 Aug 2021

Scientists identify the main components driving amyloid beta-associated synapse degeneration

Healthy adult brains are endowed with a vast number of synapses, structures that relay signals across nerve cells to enable communications, information processing and storage throughout the nervous system.

18 Aug 2021

Researchers create the first 3D-bioprinted model of active glioblastoma tumor

A scientific achievement for researchers at Tel Aviv University: printing an entire active and viable glioblastoma tumor using a 3D printer.

18 Aug 2021

Genomic surveillance is vital to combat COVID-19

Although the development and increasingly widespread availability of effective and safe vaccines provides the greatest hope for the future recovery from the increasingly devastating COVID-19 pandemic, genomic surveillance is emerging as a vital necessity to achieve effective mitigation and containment.

18 Aug 2021

WVU researcher investigates inflammatory responses produced by exposure to chemical agents

Many of us face safety risks at work, but those serving in the military or working in law enforcement and industrial settings are at greater risk for dangerous chemical exposures.

18 Aug 2021

Early COVID-19 vaccine campaign averted nearly 140,000 deaths in the U.S.

The early COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the U.S. prevented nearly 140,000 deaths and 3 million cases of COVID-19 by the second week of May, according to a new study.

18 Aug 2021

Study finds a lower rate of stroke among immigrants to Canada than long-term residents

Immigrants to Canada have a 33% lower rate of stroke than long-term residents, according to a study published in the August 18, 2021, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

18 Aug 2021

SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 and the expression of cytokine in human macrophages

A new study has determined the production of the SARS-CoV-2 SP-dependent ORF8.

18 Aug 2021

Maximizing sleep can offer psychological benefit to immigrated Latinx adolescents

While access to mental health services may be limited by financial, logistical and/or practical factors among recently migrated families, a new study by University of Houston psychology researchers suggests that maximizing sleep can offer psychological benefit to adolescents in this at-risk group.

18 Aug 2021

Study examines the use of wearable technologies and telehealth to treat Parkinson's patients

Wearable health technologies are vastly popular with people wanting to improve their physical and mental health. Everything from exercise, sleep patterns, calories consumed and heart rhythms can be tracked by a wearable device.

18 Aug 2021

Videos capture the inexorable spread of SARS-CoV-2 in live animals

Video images capture for the first time in live animals the inexorable spread of the COVID-19 virus, tracking the infection as it moved from the noses of mice to the lungs and other organs over the course of six days, in a new study led by researchers at Yale and Université de Montréal.

18 Aug 2021

Study shows how mesenchymal stromal cells regulate factors driving inflammation in COPD patients

A new phase I clinical study shows, for the first time, how treatment with a type of stem cell called mesenchymal stromal cells is able to regulate important factors driving inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for a period for time.

18 Aug 2021

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Researchers develop a wearable artificial camouflage skin

Memory of specific events does not deteriorate with age in cuttlefish

Vaccine nationalism may increase COVID-19 case numbers and the emergence of novel variants

Allopregnanolone exerts persistent antidepressant effects by altering brain states

ASU study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted people’s sleep

Nearly 140,000 deaths prevented by early U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout, study finds

New discovery offers several approaches to fight visceral obesity

Auditory and speech processing occur in parallel in the brain

Remote controlling of CAR-T cells with heat to precisely target tumors

Scientists identify the main components driving amyloid beta-associated synapse degeneration

Researchers create the first 3D-bioprinted model of active glioblastoma tumor

Genomic surveillance is vital to combat COVID-19

WVU researcher investigates inflammatory responses produced by exposure to chemical agents

Early COVID-19 vaccine campaign averted nearly 140,000 deaths in the U.S.

Study finds a lower rate of stroke among immigrants to Canada than long-term residents

SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 and the expression of cytokine in human macrophages

Maximizing sleep can offer psychological benefit to immigrated Latinx adolescents

Study examines the use of wearable technologies and telehealth to treat Parkinson's patients

Videos capture the inexorable spread of SARS-CoV-2 in live animals

Study shows how mesenchymal stromal cells regulate factors driving inflammation in COPD patients

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