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Study: Home health care provides support, improves recovery for COVID-19 patients

Survivors of COVID-19 are a vulnerable population who often have health ramifications from their illness and hospital stay. Upon returning home from acute care, large proportions of survivors experience functional dependencies, pain, dyspnea, and exhaustion.

24 Nov 2020

COVID-19 severity is higher in male cancer patients compared to females

Men with cancer and COVID-19 may be at significantly higher risk for severe symptoms and even death as compared to females fighting both, a University of Kansas Cancer Center research team has found.

23 Nov 2020

New technology can provide immunization against infectious diseases

A single-use, self-administered microneedle technology developed by UConn faculty to provide immunization against infectious diseases has recently been validated by preclinical research trials.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers develop new search engine to investigate viral sequences in COVID-19

Since the beginning of 2020, labs from all around the world are sequencing the material from positive tests of people affected by COVID-19 and then depositing sequences mostly to three points of collection: GenBank, COG-UK, and GISAID.

23 Nov 2020

Scientists address a bottleneck in the protein trafficking system

Proteins are the essential substrate of learning and memory. However, while memories can last a life-time, proteins are relatively short-lived molecules that need to be replenished every couple of days.

23 Nov 2020

Study shows BICRA gene functions in neural development in humans, flies

Physicians and scientists are constantly on the lookout for new disease genes that can help them understand why patients have undiagnosed medical problems.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers are working on new project to develop brain implant for blind people

Implanting a device into the brain to generate a rough perception of sight for people with blindness may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and partner institutions aim to make that vision a reality.

23 Nov 2020

MyMaskFit receives Innovate UK funding to produce custom-fitted, medical grade facemasks

A company working with experts from the University of Birmingham and King's College London has been awarded funding by Innovate UK to produce custom-fitted, reusable, medical grade facemasks that will fit all people regardless of age, sex or ethnicity.

23 Nov 2020

Special activity trackers could be used to detect early sign of heart problems

Special activity trackers can be used to fairly accurately determine the respiratory rate of people while they sleep.

23 Nov 2020

Unique training program is bolstering Canada’s capacity to manufacture novel biotherapeutics

As COVID-19 highlights the urgent need to increase vaccine manufacturing around the world, a unique training program is bolstering Canada's capacity to manufacture vaccines, as well as viral immunotherapies for cancer and other emerging biotherapeutics.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers develop a new sensor to measure weak magnetic signals in the brain

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a new sensor to measure weak magnetic signals in the brain, which has the potential to increase understanding of connectivity in the brain, and detect signs of traumatic brain injury, dementia and schizophrenia.

23 Nov 2020

First checkpoint inhibitor vaccine shown to be safe, effective in colon cancer animal model

A study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute described a potential therapeutic anticancer vaccine that frees suppressed cancer-killing immune cells, enabling them to attack and destroy a tumor.

23 Nov 2020

New link found between Alzheimer's dementia and Dlgap2 gene

A gene known for helping facilitate communication between neurons in the nervous system has been discovered to be connected with Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline, according to a national research team led by The Jackson Laboratory and University of Maine.

23 Nov 2020

Thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients associated with higher risk of mortality

While respiratory issues continue to be the most common symptom of a COVID-19 infection, new research indicates the disease could also be associated with hypercoagulability, or increased tendency of the blood to clot.

23 Nov 2020

Polysubstance-involved opioid overdose deaths are more common among youth, study shows

Results of a new study show that opioid overdose deaths involving more than one substance (polysubstances) are more common than opioid-only overdose deaths among youth.

23 Nov 2020

Scientists studying aerodynamics of infectious disease reveal ways to reduce indoor SARS-CoV-2 transmission

At the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of the Americal Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics, researchers presented a range of studies investigating the aerodynamics of infectious disease.

23 Nov 2020

OHIO professor shines light on concussion risk in performing artists

Dr. Jeff Russell, associate professor of athletic training within the College of Health Sciences and Professions at Ohio University, is shining a light on a segment of concussion patients who often go unnoticed in comparison to athletes: performing artists.

23 Nov 2020

Cutting edge technology used to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the lab

Researchers have used cutting edge technology to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the lab, paving the way for new treatments for kidney failure and possibly lab-grown transplants.

23 Nov 2020

Septic shock and pneumonia triggered by SARS-CoV-2 could be treated by radiation-activated MSCs

This study, published in the journal Cells, is based on others (all of which employed experimental models) previously conducted by researchers at the Biomedical Research Centre of the University of Granada, the ‘López-Neyra’ Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine, and the ‘Virgen de las Nieves’ University Hospital in Granada

23 Nov 2020

University of Sheffield and Pfizer launch new consortium to accelerate development of ATMPs

The University of Sheffield and Pfizer have today (23 November 2020) launched a new consortium which aims to standardize and accelerate the development of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), allowing potentially transformative treatments to reach patients sooner.

23 Nov 2020

Research News and Research

Study: Home health care provides support, improves recovery for COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 severity is higher in male cancer patients compared to females

New technology can provide immunization against infectious diseases

Researchers develop new search engine to investigate viral sequences in COVID-19

Scientists address a bottleneck in the protein trafficking system

Study shows BICRA gene functions in neural development in humans, flies

Researchers are working on new project to develop brain implant for blind people

MyMaskFit receives Innovate UK funding to produce custom-fitted, medical grade facemasks

Special activity trackers could be used to detect early sign of heart problems

Unique training program is bolstering Canada’s capacity to manufacture novel biotherapeutics

Researchers develop a new sensor to measure weak magnetic signals in the brain

First checkpoint inhibitor vaccine shown to be safe, effective in colon cancer animal model

New link found between Alzheimer's dementia and Dlgap2 gene

Thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients associated with higher risk of mortality

Polysubstance-involved opioid overdose deaths are more common among youth, study shows

Scientists studying aerodynamics of infectious disease reveal ways to reduce indoor SARS-CoV-2 transmission

OHIO professor shines light on concussion risk in performing artists

Cutting edge technology used to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the lab

Septic shock and pneumonia triggered by SARS-CoV-2 could be treated by radiation-activated MSCs

University of Sheffield and Pfizer launch new consortium to accelerate development of ATMPs

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