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Normal sleep depends on bacteria in the gut

With fall and winter holidays coming up, many will be pondering the relationship between food and sleep.

27 Nov 2020

Asian countries need support to get equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

As three pharma majors, Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc announced this month the effectiveness of their experimental vaccines in preventing COVID-19, there were no guarantees that developing countries will get their fair share.

27 Nov 2020

COVID-19 studies have neglected to focus on mucosal immunity, researchers argue

Researchers suggest that COVID-19 studies should focus on how mucous membranes in the mouth and nose develop immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

27 Nov 2020

Women at greater risk of heart disease than men

A new study has found that women are more likely than men to develop heart failure or die within five years after suffering a heart attack.

27 Nov 2020

Serotonin is vital to the regulation of patience

Delayed gratification is vital to human survival. It allows us to suppress our impulses to behave in ways that gain instant gratification to reap rewards later.

27 Nov 2020

Salient Bio launches robotics driven COVID-19 mass testing platform

UK diagnostics firm Salient Bio has announced the commercial roll out of its robotics driven COVID-19 mass testing platform.

27 Nov 2020

Early life language exposure shapes infant brain function and development

The type and quantity of an infant’s language exposure relates to their brain function, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

27 Nov 2020

New clinical trial to compare the impact of anesthesia methods on post-surgery outcomes

A new clinical trial will compare two types of anesthetic to determine how soon after surgery they allow patients to return home.

27 Nov 2020

Monash project aims to address post-pandemic mental health challenges of teenagers

A Monash University project will look at reducing the long-term risk of adolescent mental health problems by enhancing parents’ ability to support their children throughout the pandemic.

27 Nov 2020

‘Molecular clock’ blood test could help identify actively growing tumors in metastatic breast cancer

A blood test to watch breast cancer’s ‘molecular clock’ could help track the growth of multiple tumors around the body and monitor how they are responding to treatment, new research suggests.

27 Nov 2020

$Multiple fractionation approach for measuring cancer biomarker enrichment in exosomes$

Multiple fractionation approach for measuring cancer biomarker enrichment in exosomes

Postnova Analytics reports that researchers from the University of Utah have used a novel combination of Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation and Centrifugal Field-Flow Fractionation to measure cancer biomarker enrichment in exosomes.

From Postnova Analytics 27 Nov 2020

Coeliac UK and Innovate UK announce winner of £180K from their 2019 research call

Coeliac UK, the UK charity for people who need to live gluten free, along with Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, announces joint funding of £180K from their 2019 research call, has been awarded to Lyzeum Ltd.

27 Nov 2020

Immunonutrition may improve COVID-19 patients' recovery

Researchers duo Emma Derbyshire and Joanne Delange from the Nutritional Insight, Surrey, United Kingdom, explore the role of immunonutrition – nutrition that boosts or influences the immune system for those over 65 years of age in COVID-19. Their study titled, “COVID-19: is there a role for immunonutrition, particularly in the over 65s?,” was released in the latest issue of the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health.

26 Nov 2020

Creating an affordable food source to tackle malnutrition in Zimbabwe

Scientists at the University of Sheffield are helping to tackle malnutrition in Zimbabwe through the mass development of an insect-based porridge.

26 Nov 2020

Novel cannabis plant extracts could protect against COVID-19

Researchers in Canada have conducted a study suggesting that novel Cannabis sativa extracts may decrease levels of the host cell receptor that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses to gain viral entry to target tissues.

26 Nov 2020

Combining cell engineering with machine learning to design living medicines for cancer

Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research.

26 Nov 2020

Transgenic mouse model could recapitulate severe COVID-19 in humans

Researchers in the United States and Canada have described the potential for a transgenic mouse model to serve as an effective platform for the study of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and severe disease course in humans.

26 Nov 2020

Innovative radiotherapy technique benefits patients with locally advanced cervical cancer

Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer benefit significantly from an innovative radiotherapy technique co-developed by MedUni Vienna under the direction of Richard Pötter and Christian Kirisits. The technique provides better tumor control and produces fewer side-effects.

26 Nov 2020

Prolonged education may not have a protective effect against dementia

The state of knowledge seemed clear: school education protects against dementia. Every school year is supposed to reduce the risk of developing dementia in later life by up to seven percent.

26 Nov 2020

CARD8 protein regulates inflammatory process in atherosclerosis, study shows

The protein CARD8 regulates several inflammatory proteins in people with atherosclerosis. This is shown in a new study by örebro researchers published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports.

26 Nov 2020

Research News and Research

Normal sleep depends on bacteria in the gut

Asian countries need support to get equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 studies have neglected to focus on mucosal immunity, researchers argue

Women at greater risk of heart disease than men

Serotonin is vital to the regulation of patience

Salient Bio launches robotics driven COVID-19 mass testing platform

Early life language exposure shapes infant brain function and development

New clinical trial to compare the impact of anesthesia methods on post-surgery outcomes

Monash project aims to address post-pandemic mental health challenges of teenagers

‘Molecular clock’ blood test could help identify actively growing tumors in metastatic breast cancer

Multiple fractionation approach for measuring cancer biomarker enrichment in exosomes

Coeliac UK and Innovate UK announce winner of £180K from their 2019 research call

Immunonutrition may improve COVID-19 patients' recovery

Creating an affordable food source to tackle malnutrition in Zimbabwe

Novel cannabis plant extracts could protect against COVID-19

Combining cell engineering with machine learning to design living medicines for cancer

Transgenic mouse model could recapitulate severe COVID-19 in humans

Innovative radiotherapy technique benefits patients with locally advanced cervical cancer

Prolonged education may not have a protective effect against dementia

CARD8 protein regulates inflammatory process in atherosclerosis, study shows

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