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Flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, study shows

In a newly published study, physician-scientists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19.

4 Aug 2021

Researchers discover DNA signatures associated with heart disease risk

A new study identifies DNA signatures associated with risk for cardiovascular disease, a discovery that could lead to opportunities for clinical intervention years before symptoms manifest.

4 Aug 2021

Study offers genetic insights into the underlying biology of reproductive aging

The age at which women go through menopause is critical for fertility and impacts healthy ageing in women, but reproductive ageing has been difficult for scientists to study and insights into the underlying biology are limited.

4 Aug 2021

Scientists identify new therapeutic target for several aggressive cancers

A protein in tumor cells could be targeted to treat some types of aggressive cancer including brain, blood, skin, and kidney, new research has shown.

4 Aug 2021

Key protein linked to both physical fitness in youth and diseases of old age

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that a protein called CaMKII improves strength, endurance, muscle health and fitness in young animals.

4 Aug 2021

Study finds only 15% of rural health care workers have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Antibody testing of health care workers in three rural counties in eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota showed only 15% of the study participants had antibodies to the novel coronavirus.

4 Aug 2021

LEDs can help inactivate SARS-CoV-2 virus

LEDs are commonly used for sterilization -- you may be using one to clean your electric toothbrush, for example. In the continued effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, LEDs can also help inactivate SARS-CoV-2.

4 Aug 2021

Cardiac pacemaker could be powered by kinetic energy from the heart

The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself, according to researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

4 Aug 2021

Investigational treatment improves survival rate of babies lacking thymus

An investigational treatment pioneered by a Duke Health pediatrician resulted in a one-year survival rate of 77% among children born with a rare condition in which they lack an immune system.

4 Aug 2021

Rigaku Acquires Life Science Imaging Equipment Manufacturer MILabs

Rigaku Corporation (Headquarters: Akishima-shi, Tokyo; President: Toshiyuki Ikeda; "Rigaku"), a leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis equipment, has acquired all issued shares of MILabs B.V. (Headquarters: Houten, The Netherlands; CEO and CSO: Dr. Frederik Beekman; “MILabs”)

From Rigaku Corporation 4 Aug 2021

Data shows worrying rise in pregnant women admitted to hospital with symptomatic COVID-19

The Chief Midwifery Officer for England will urge expectant mums to have their COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible.

4 Aug 2021

Researchers develop nanofibrous filters that can capture and kill airborne coronaviruses under visible light irradiation

A new study discusses the development of photosensitized electrospun nanofibrous membranes capable of capturing and inactivating SARS-CoV-2 aerosols.

4 Aug 2021

Cerebral cortex may actually be responsible for sleep control

Why we sleep, and the processes behind sleep, are amongst the most interesting questions in modern neuroscience.

4 Aug 2021

One billion doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine released

The University of Oxford's and our partners AstraZeneca have today announced that one billion doses of the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 coronavirus vaccine have been released, to more than 170 countries, marking a key milestone as part of the University and AstraZeneca's joint vision to make the available to the world, on a not-for-profit basis for the world during the pandemic, and in perpetuity for low- and middle-income countries.

4 Aug 2021

Economic mobility associated with racial mortality gaps in the United States

A new study suggests structural racism measured by the racial economic mobility gap between Black and White persons with a similar parental income (as an indicator of similar childhood socioeconomic status) is strongly associated with Black-White disparities in mortality in the United States, both in a recent birth cohort and in all ages combined.

4 Aug 2021

Eating more plant-based foods associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease in midlife

Eating more nutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age, according to two research studies published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

4 Aug 2021

Study provides new insights for understanding dynamic changes in immune responses to COVID-19

A KAIST immunology research team found that a specific subtype of macrophages that originated from blood monocytes plays a key role in the hyper-inflammatory response in SARS-CoV-2 infected lungs, by performing single-cell RNA sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cells.

4 Aug 2021