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Study finds association between severity of COVID-19 and shorter telomeres

Patients with severe COVID-19 disease have significantly shorter telomeres, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre in collaboration with the COVID-IFEMA Field Hospital, published in the journal Aging.

11 Jan 2021

KAIST develops low-cost and ready-for-rapid-production negative pressure room

A team from KAIST has developed a low-cost and ready-for-rapid-production negative pressure room called a Mobile Clinic Module (MCM).

11 Jan 2021

Study: 20% of glioblastomas are fueled by overactive mitochondria

A new study has found that up to 20% of glioblastomas--an aggressive brain cancer--are fueled by overactive mitochondria and may be treatable with drugs currently in clinical trials.

11 Jan 2021

Study explores the ability of laypeople to visually assess severity of blood loss

When an accident occurs, the reactions of bystanders are important. Researchers have studied whether laypeople realize the severity of the situation when someone in their proximity begins to bleed, and whether they can estimate how much the person is bleeding.

11 Jan 2021

Researchers succeed in mapping the structure of virus that causes diarrhea

Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have for the first time at the atomic level succeeded in mapping what a virus looks like that causes diarrhea and annually kills about 50,000 children in the world.

11 Jan 2021

Researchers identify biomarkers in sperm for paternal offspring autism susceptibility

Biomarkers in human sperm have been identified that can indicate a propensity to father children with autism spectrum disorder.

11 Jan 2021

Seroprevalence and asymptomatic carrier status of SARS-CoV-2 in China

As asymptomatic transmission chains play a role in SARS-CoV-2’s viral spread, a new study by researchers in Wuhan, China, investigated the seroprevalence and asymptomatic carrier status of SARS-CoV-2 in the region.

11 Jan 2021

Even with Senate control, Democrats will need buy-in from GOP on key health priorities

Democrats have argued for more generous pandemic relief, more pressure on drugmakers to lower prices and more attention to systemic racism in health care.

11 Jan 2021

Researchers reach important milestone in leishmaniasis vaccine development

Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines.

11 Jan 2021

Research provides better understanding of how antibiotic resistance arises

Researchers at the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park have shown how the development of antibiotic resistance by bacteria can have 'side-effects' for them including affecting their ability to cause disease.

11 Jan 2021

New type of flour improved the glycemic response of people eating white bread

Researchers from the Quadram Institute and King's College London have shown that replacing wheat flour with a new ingredient derived from chickpeas improved the glycemic response of people eating white bread.

11 Jan 2021

Research opens up hope-filled possibilities for new autism therapies

Recent years have provided substantial research displaying the effect of genetic mutations on the development of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

11 Jan 2021

‘Peer respites’ provide an alternative to psychiatric wards during pandemic

Mia McDermott is no stranger to isolation. Abandoned as an infant in China, she lived in an orphanage until a family in California adopted her as a toddler.

11 Jan 2021

One ambulance ride leads to another when packed hospitals cannot handle non-covid patients

Keely Connolly thought she would be safe once the ambulance arrived at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Kansas.

11 Jan 2021

Is your covid vaccine venue prepared to handle rare, life-threatening reactions?

As the rollout of covid-19 vaccines picks up across the U.S., moving from hospital distribution to pharmacies, pop-up sites and drive-thru clinics, health experts say it's vital that these expanded venues be prepared to handle rare but potentially life-threatening allergic reactions.

11 Jan 2021

Mogrify enters research collaboration with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Mogrify Limited and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), today announced an exploratory research collaboration.

11 Jan 2021

Study: Oral sex can increase risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the mouth and throat to cause cancers of the oropharynx. A new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has found that having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was associated with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer.

11 Jan 2021

Study shows how intestinal stem cells constantly renew and give rise to specialized cell types

The gut plays a central role in the regulation of the body's metabolism and its dysfunction is associated with a variety of diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, colitis and colorectal cancer that affect millions of people worldwide.

11 Jan 2021

Marijuana use varies with seasons, shows study

Marijuana use increases throughout the calendar year, with use up 13 percent on average at the end of each year (2015-2019) compared to the beginning, according to a new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

11 Jan 2021

Broad changes are needed to improve U.S. mental health system, shows study

Conditions are ripe for transforming the U.S. mental health care system, with scientific advances, the growth of Medicaid and political consensus on the importance of improving mental health creating the possibility that goals once thought out of reach may be possible, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

11 Jan 2021

Research News and Research

Study finds association between severity of COVID-19 and shorter telomeres

KAIST develops low-cost and ready-for-rapid-production negative pressure room

Study: 20% of glioblastomas are fueled by overactive mitochondria

Study explores the ability of laypeople to visually assess severity of blood loss

Researchers succeed in mapping the structure of virus that causes diarrhea

Researchers identify biomarkers in sperm for paternal offspring autism susceptibility

Seroprevalence and asymptomatic carrier status of SARS-CoV-2 in China

Even with Senate control, Democrats will need buy-in from GOP on key health priorities

Researchers reach important milestone in leishmaniasis vaccine development

Research provides better understanding of how antibiotic resistance arises

New type of flour improved the glycemic response of people eating white bread

Research opens up hope-filled possibilities for new autism therapies

‘Peer respites’ provide an alternative to psychiatric wards during pandemic

One ambulance ride leads to another when packed hospitals cannot handle non-covid patients

Is your covid vaccine venue prepared to handle rare, life-threatening reactions?

Mogrify enters research collaboration with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Study: Oral sex can increase risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

Study shows how intestinal stem cells constantly renew and give rise to specialized cell types

Marijuana use varies with seasons, shows study

Broad changes are needed to improve U.S. mental health system, shows study

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