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Long-range regulation of tumor suppressor genes plays key role in cancer

Enhancers are regulatory elements that play an important role in cancer.Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, identified a novel enhancer.

25 Nov 2020

Study describes racial disparities in survival following in-hospital cardiac arrest

In-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCA) represent catastrophic and often terminal events. Despite investments to improve the quality of resuscitation efforts.

25 Nov 2020

Study reveals a gene responsible for anthraquinone synthesis in plants

Anthraquinones are a class of naturally occurring compounds prized for their medicinal properties, as well as for other applications, including ecologically friendly dyes.

25 Nov 2020

Dynamic interplay of brain wave frequencies may guide humans in highlighting surprises

If you open your office door one morning and there is a new package waiting on your desk, that's what you will notice most in the otherwise unchanged room.

25 Nov 2020

New drug lures stem cells to damaged tissue, improves treatment efficacy

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have created a drug that can lure stem cells to damaged tissue and improve treatment efficacy--a scientific first and major advance for the field of regenerative medicine.

25 Nov 2020

Researchers develop lung-on-chip model to study the body’s response to early TB

Scientists have developed a lung-on-chip model to study how the body responds to early tuberculosis (TB) infection, according to findings published today in eLife.

25 Nov 2020

Brain imaging and behavioral data suggest basis for age-related memory issues

Memory is as much about the future as it is the past. Whether experiencing something new, or something we've experienced a hundred times, people use memories of the past to navigate subsequent encounters.

25 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 versus Zika: Comparing and contrasting the flow of research

An interesting study published on the preprint server medRxiv in November 2020, dealing not with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that is the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the publications that have appeared as a consequence of the outbreak, comparing them with the similar trove of publications that followed the Zika virus outbreak in 2016.

25 Nov 2020

School closures caused by COVID-19 may reduce life expectancy in U.S. children

A team that includes UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has found American children whose educations have been disrupted by the pandemic, even as little as 2-4 months, may face shortened life spans.

25 Nov 2020

Study suggests a paradigm shift for vision science and artificial intelligence

The receptive field (RF) of a neuron is the term applied to the space in which the presence of a stimulus alters the response of the same neuron.

24 Nov 2020

Bariatric surgery linked to lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission.

24 Nov 2020

Scientists use demographic data to estimate test-based case fatality rates across California

A team of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has developed analyses to identify those most at risk from the pandemic, using demographic data to estimate test-based infection and test-based case fatality rates across California.

24 Nov 2020

Researchers examine perceptions, experiences of professionalism in health care institutions

Marginalized groups of people value professionalism more -- and are more likely to leave a job at an institution due to issues of professionalism -- compared to their white, male counterparts, according to a Penn Medicine study of staff, faculty, and students who were affiliated with a large, academic health system in 2015 and 2017.

24 Nov 2020

A review of Traditional Chinese herbal medicine in management of COVID-19

Now researcher have summarized the experiences with the use of traditional Chinese herbal medicines for the management of COVID-19. Their study titled, “Traditional Chinese herbal medicine at the forefront battle against COVID-19: Clinical experience and scientific basis,” was published in the January 2021 issue of the journal Phytomedicine.

24 Nov 2020

New therapy for flu may prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections

A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections, including HIV and COVID-19, has been developed by Purdue University scientists.

24 Nov 2020

Multimodal ion-electronic skin can measure tactile sensation and temperature at the same time

What if we didn't have skin? We would have no sense of touch, no detection of coldness or pain, leaving us inept to respond to any situation.

24 Nov 2020

Tracking the effect of mitigation measures on COVID-19 spread in hard-hit states

Currently, there are over 10 million confirmed cases and more than 240,000 casualties attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. Researchers at Louisiana State University have applied computational models to investigate infection rates in relation to social distancing measures.

24 Nov 2020

Widely used antibiotic shows promise for fighting against Zika infections

In 2015, hundreds of children were born with brain deformities resulting from a global outbreak of Zika virus infections.

24 Nov 2020

Researchers receive $1.1 million NSF grant to improve in-home physical therapy

Scientists at the VTC Smart Rehab Lab are developing breakthrough, affordable technology and methods to connect stroke survivors to physical therapy at home through tele-rehabilitation.

24 Nov 2020

Researchers launch study to determine effects of increased access to rapid COVID-19 testing

Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) are launching an investigational study to determine the effects of increased education and access to rapid, FDA-approved COVID-19 testing on community perceptions, access, and use of COVID-19 testing resources.

24 Nov 2020

Research News and Research

Long-range regulation of tumor suppressor genes plays key role in cancer

Study describes racial disparities in survival following in-hospital cardiac arrest

Study reveals a gene responsible for anthraquinone synthesis in plants

Dynamic interplay of brain wave frequencies may guide humans in highlighting surprises

New drug lures stem cells to damaged tissue, improves treatment efficacy

Researchers develop lung-on-chip model to study the body’s response to early TB

Brain imaging and behavioral data suggest basis for age-related memory issues

SARS-CoV-2 versus Zika: Comparing and contrasting the flow of research

School closures caused by COVID-19 may reduce life expectancy in U.S. children

Study suggests a paradigm shift for vision science and artificial intelligence

Bariatric surgery linked to lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission

Scientists use demographic data to estimate test-based case fatality rates across California

Researchers examine perceptions, experiences of professionalism in health care institutions

A review of Traditional Chinese herbal medicine in management of COVID-19

New therapy for flu may prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections

Multimodal ion-electronic skin can measure tactile sensation and temperature at the same time

Tracking the effect of mitigation measures on COVID-19 spread in hard-hit states

Widely used antibiotic shows promise for fighting against Zika infections

Researchers receive $1.1 million NSF grant to improve in-home physical therapy

Researchers launch study to determine effects of increased access to rapid COVID-19 testing

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