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New gene therapy approach offers promise for treating eye disease

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new gene therapy approach that offers promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to a progressive loss of vision and affects thousands of people across the globe.

26 Nov 2020

COVID-19 may trigger recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome episodes, a case study shows

A team of researchers at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, USA, have investigated a case wherein a man experienced recurrent episodes of Guillain–Barré Syndrome after being infected with SARS-CoV-2.

26 Nov 2020

Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not significantly increase transmissibility, says study

A team of researchers at the Genetics Institute, University College London, tested whether any homoplasies observed in SARS-Cov-2 to date are significantly linked to increased viral transmission.

26 Nov 2020

Study shows lower light pollution during COVID-19 lockdown in Granada

A novel study reports a favorable change in light pollution during the lockdown in Granada, Spain, from March to May 2020, and has traced it back to several different causes related to COVID-19 lockdown measures.

26 Nov 2020

Early interferon therapy may mitigate COVID-19 severity

A recent review of COVID-19 therapies explores the utility of interferons in the battle against severe COVID-19, and concludes that they deserve further development.

26 Nov 2020

Researchers elucidate the action mechanism of incretin-based drugs in treatment of diabetes

An international research group has clarified the action mechanism of incretin-based drugs in the treatment of diabetes.

26 Nov 2020

Study analyzes the impact of advanced practice provider staffing on ED care

Advanced practice providers (APPs) have lower productivity compared with emergency department physicians, seeing fewer and less complex patients and generating less relative value units per hour, and having no apparent impact on patient satisfaction and safety metrics.

26 Nov 2020

Psychological flexibility may be the key to happy romantic and familial relationships

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," Leo Tolstoy wrote famously in 1878 in the opening lines of Anna Karenina. Turns out the Russian author was onto something.

26 Nov 2020

Researchers develop first plant-based gel to support organoid growth for biomedical applications

Monash University researchers have created the world's first bioactive plant-based nanocellulose hydrogel to support organoid growth and help significantly reduce the costs of studies into cancer and COVID-19.

25 Nov 2020

Study unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cells

The interdisciplinary team of scientists from three different countries (Belgium, Italy, and Russia) under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Dmitri V. Krysko (Ghent University, Belgium) unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cells.

25 Nov 2020

Minimally invasive technique can help extract dermal interstitial fluid for diagnostic applications

Using an array of tiny needles that are almost too small to see, researchers have developed a minimally invasive technique for sampling a largely unexplored human bodily fluid that could potentially provide a new source of information for routine clinical monitoring and diagnostic testing.

25 Nov 2020

Early use of existing treatment helps save hospitalized COVID-19 patients

The lives of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing medical treatment at an earlier stage.

25 Nov 2020

Causes of joint stiffness differ between older and younger adults, study shows

Scientists discover that nerve stiffness affects ankle flexibility in older adults but not in younger adults.

25 Nov 2020

Lungs of COVID-19 patients show good recovery in most cases

Lung tissue of patients who suffered severely from COVID-19 shows good recovery in most cases. This was revealed by a study carried out by the Radboud university medical center that has now been published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

25 Nov 2020

Putting up holiday décor early could provide psychological benefit

When 34-year-old Chad Barnes decorates for the holidays, he goes all out.

25 Nov 2020

Fruit fly study reveals the effects of microgravity on the heart

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that fruit flies that spent several weeks on the International Space Station (ISS)—about half of their lives—experienced profound structural and biochemical changes to their hearts.

25 Nov 2020

Mystery behind an enigmatic organelle solved

Carbon is one of the main building blocks for life on Earth. It's abundant in our planet's atmosphere, where it's found in the form of carbon dioxide.

25 Nov 2020

Novel CAR T-cell therapy shows promising early results in children with neuroblastoma

A novel CAR T-cell therapy developed by researchers at UCL and designed to target cancerous tumors, has shown promising early results in children with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer.

25 Nov 2020

Specific bacterium in the gut associated with IBS symptoms

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have detected a connection between Brachyspira, a genus of bacteria in the intestines, and IBS -- especially the form that causes diarrhea.

25 Nov 2020

Researchers discover new way for early detection of shade avoidance syndrome in plants

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision Interdisciplinary Research Group of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory have discovered a way to use Raman spectroscopy for early detection of shade avoidance syndrome in plants.

25 Nov 2020

Research News and Research

New gene therapy approach offers promise for treating eye disease

COVID-19 may trigger recurrent Guillain–Barré Syndrome episodes, a case study shows

Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not significantly increase transmissibility, says study

Study shows lower light pollution during COVID-19 lockdown in Granada

Early interferon therapy may mitigate COVID-19 severity

Researchers elucidate the action mechanism of incretin-based drugs in treatment of diabetes

Study analyzes the impact of advanced practice provider staffing on ED care

Psychological flexibility may be the key to happy romantic and familial relationships

Researchers develop first plant-based gel to support organoid growth for biomedical applications

Study unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cells

Minimally invasive technique can help extract dermal interstitial fluid for diagnostic applications

Early use of existing treatment helps save hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Causes of joint stiffness differ between older and younger adults, study shows

Lungs of COVID-19 patients show good recovery in most cases

Putting up holiday décor early could provide psychological benefit

Fruit fly study reveals the effects of microgravity on the heart

Mystery behind an enigmatic organelle solved

Novel CAR T-cell therapy shows promising early results in children with neuroblastoma

Specific bacterium in the gut associated with IBS symptoms

Researchers discover new way for early detection of shade avoidance syndrome in plants

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