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Researchers report a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in Uganda

An interdisciplinary research team from Uganda and the UK report the emergence and spread of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of the A lineage with multiple protein changes throughout the viral genome.

15 Feb 2021

Scientists discover new immunotherapy target for malignant brain tumors

Scientists say they have discovered a potential new target for immunotherapy of malignant brain tumors, which so far have resisted the ground-breaking cancer treatment based on harnessing the body's immune system.

15 Feb 2021

Benjamin L. Ebert receives Sjöberg Prize for breakthrough research on blood cancer

Benjamin L. Ebert, USA, receives this year's Sjöberg Prize, worth one million US dollars, for his research into how lenalidomide works as a treatment for blood cancer.

15 Feb 2021

Study: Gut microbiota impacts the progression of brain lesions after stroke

Stroke-induced inflammation is both a blessing and a curse. Some of the inflammatory processes help heal the damaged brain after treatment, but others severely damage neurons and whole-body function.

15 Feb 2021

Study shows CPR is the “gold standard” technique against other alternatives

A technique frequently portrayed in dramatic resuscitation scenes in television and film is among several alternative methods to CPR that have shown no benefit in saving lives in a review by University of Warwick researchers.

15 Feb 2021

Researchers develop protocols for rapid serological surveys of SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study by researchers from Emory and Yale Universities in the USA discusses a design for quickly launching serological surveys to assess the prevalence of this infection in a given population.

15 Feb 2021

$Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures$

Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures

Years of suffering and billions of euro in global health care costs, arising from osteoporosis-related bone fractures, could be eliminated using big data to target vulnerable patients, according to researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software.

15 Feb 2021

LifeArc supports the GenOMICC COVID-19 Study

Medical research charity, LifeArc, announces today that it is providing £5 million funding to support the work of the GenOMICC COVID-19 Study, led by the GenOMICC consortium in partnership with Genomics England.

15 Feb 2021

High-throughput sequencing could allow detection of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater

A new study reports the use of metagenomics to detect the virus from wastewater samples, indicating community-level circulating variants that are not yet identified or are present in very low proportions on clinical databases.

15 Feb 2021

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Viral TikTok video serves up recipe to ‘crush’ medical debt

Jared Walker, who runs a nonprofit that helps people pay medical bills, posted a TikTok video explaining the recipe to "crush" hospital bills via charity care policies.

15 Feb 2021

Can Pfizer and Moderna end the pandemic by sharing their vaccine designs? It’s not that simple

Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna earned praise for creating highly effective covid-19 vaccines in record time.

15 Feb 2021

Study finds certain plasma microRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury

Certain plasma microRNAs could serve as diagnostic biomarkers in mild traumatic brain injury, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

15 Feb 2021

Commuters are breathing in high levels of chemicals that increase cancer risk

A new study finds that California's commuters are likely inhaling chemicals at levels that increase the risk for cancer and birth defects.

15 Feb 2021

A machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight COVID-19

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, doctors and researchers rushed to find effective treatments. There was little time to spare.

15 Feb 2021

Lipids play a regulatory role and decisively influence cell growth

Lipids are the building blocks of a cell's envelope - the cell membrane. In addition to their structural function, some lipids also play a regulatory role and decisively influence cell growth. This has been investigated in a new study by scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU).

15 Feb 2021

Gay men more likely to face stigma and avoidant prejudice from heterosexual peers

Gay men are more likely than lesbian women to face stigma and avoidant prejudice from their heterosexual peers due to the sound of their voice, a new study in the British Journal of Social Psychology reports.

15 Feb 2021

Viruses can use freshwater sources as vector for transmission, study suggests

Water is a necessity for all life but its availability can be limited. In geographical areas experiencing dry seasons, animals congregate near the few freshwater sources, often reaching large densities.

15 Feb 2021

Innovations in Forensic Examination of Seized Drugs and Forensic Toxicology

NewsMed interviews Michelle Peace on her Pittcon presentation entitled, "Innovations in Forensic Examination of Seized Drugs and Forensic Toxicology".

From Pittcon 15 Feb 2021

Researchers detect signs of depression in Spanish tweets

Researchers of the Research Programme on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB) from UPF and Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) in Barcelona, Spain, have identified behavioural and linguistic changes in tweets in Spanish published by users suffering from depression and who are taking medication to treat this disease.

15 Feb 2021

New analysis shows that surgeon scientists have become more diverse in their research efforts

An analysis of the National Institutes of Health database reveals surgeon scientists have become more diverse in their research efforts, while still keeping a focus on basic science.

15 Feb 2021

Research News and Research

Researchers report a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in Uganda

Scientists discover new immunotherapy target for malignant brain tumors

Benjamin L. Ebert receives Sjöberg Prize for breakthrough research on blood cancer

Study: Gut microbiota impacts the progression of brain lesions after stroke

Study shows CPR is the “gold standard” technique against other alternatives

Researchers develop protocols for rapid serological surveys of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures

LifeArc supports the GenOMICC COVID-19 Study

High-throughput sequencing could allow detection of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Viral TikTok video serves up recipe to ‘crush’ medical debt

Can Pfizer and Moderna end the pandemic by sharing their vaccine designs? It’s not that simple

Study finds certain plasma microRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury

Commuters are breathing in high levels of chemicals that increase cancer risk

A machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight COVID-19

Lipids play a regulatory role and decisively influence cell growth

Gay men more likely to face stigma and avoidant prejudice from heterosexual peers

Viruses can use freshwater sources as vector for transmission, study suggests

Innovations in Forensic Examination of Seized Drugs and Forensic Toxicology

Researchers detect signs of depression in Spanish tweets

New analysis shows that surgeon scientists have become more diverse in their research efforts

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