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Research uncovers potential cause of neurotoxicity due to immunotherapy

New research has uncovered the previously unknown presence of CD19 -- a B cell molecule targeted by chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy to treat leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma -- in brain cells that protect the blood brain barrier (BBB).

21 Sep 2020

Genomic adaptations to rice‐based diets contribute to mitigation of metabolic risk

The traditional rice-based diet of some east-Asian population has brought to a number of genomic adaptations that may contribute to mitigating the spread of diabetes and obesity.

21 Sep 2020

Using computer simulations to examine personalized mechanical ventilation of COVID-19 patients

Initial clinical guidelines for mechanical ventilation of COVID-19 patients suggested following standard approaches used in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs.

21 Sep 2020

‘An Arm and a Leg’: A primer on persisting in difficult and uncertain times

Laura Derrick lived with an undiagnosed medical condition for decades, and when she finally got answers and access to effective treatment, medical bills threatened to swamp her family.

21 Sep 2020

Without Ginsburg, judicial threats to the ACA, reproductive rights heighten

On Feb. 27, 2018, I got an email from the Heritage Foundation, alerting me to a news conference that afternoon held by Republican attorneys general of Texas and other states. It was referred to only as a "discussion about the Affordable Care Act lawsuit."

21 Sep 2020

Trump-Biden race could hinge on how Florida’s Pinellas County swings

Betty Jones voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, but the lifelong Republican has her doubts she will do it again this year.

21 Sep 2020

California’s deadliest spring in 20 years suggests COVID undercount

The first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic in California rank among the deadliest in state history, deadlier than any other consecutive five-month period in at least 20 years.

21 Sep 2020

Functional ability of older people has improved in the last three decades

The functional ability of older people is nowadays better when it is compared to that of people at the same age three decades ago.

21 Sep 2020

NUS develops smartphone-powered suit that provides physiological data

Athletes are always on the lookout for new ways to push the limits of human performance and one needs to first pinpoint their current limits objectively if they seek to overcome them.

21 Sep 2020

Researchers generate accurate replications of human retinas in a dish

Scientists have generated accurate replications of human retinas in culture that can be used to pinpoint the specific types of cells affected by genetic eye diseases.

21 Sep 2020

Astrocytes are essential for blood-brain barrier health, shows study

Hard skulls help protect our brains from physical injuries.In addition to a tough outer shell, brains have internal defenses, including a powerful shield called the blood-brain barrier that defends brain cells from substances in the bloodstream that are toxic and dangerous to nerve cells. If the blood-brain barrier is breached, then health problems arise.

21 Sep 2020

Older racial and ethnic minority nursing home residents suffer the most from COVID-19

Older racial and ethnic minority residents and their caregivers bear the severest brunt from COVID-19 across the entire spectrum of US nursing homes and assisted living communities, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report in two groundbreaking studies in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

21 Sep 2020

Research finds greater decline of recurrent heart attacks in women than men

After surviving a heart attack, the proportion of patients who experience a repeat attack within a year fell between 2008 and 2017, with a greater decline in women than men, according to new research published today in theAmerican Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

21 Sep 2020

Psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients, study reveals

A new study has revealed psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Sanger Institute identified high levels of a specific receptor in immune cells from psoriatic arthritis patients, giving the strongest evidence yet of a single cause for the disease

21 Sep 2020

Researchers identify a compound that inhibits growth of schwannomas

Schwannomas are tumors of the peripheral nervous system, which often occur in the genetic disease neurofibromatosis type 2. The research group of Prof. Dr. Helen Morrison at the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute in Jena, Germany, identified a compound that inhibits the growth of such tumors and improves nerve function.

21 Sep 2020

Providing personalized care for bleeding disorders

An interview with Dr. Carmen Escuriola-Ettingshausen MD, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany on providing personalized care for bleeding disorders.

From Takeda 21 Sep 2020

Providing personalized care for bleeding disorders

An interview with Dr. Carmen Escuriola-Ettingshausen MD, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany on providing personalized care for bleeding disorders.

From Takeda 21 Sep 2020

CDC updates coronavirus guidelines to recognize airborne spread

Early on in the pandemic, it was thought that the virus was only spread via respiratory droplets. However, scientific research soon showed it also to be an airborne virus. Now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guideline, acknowledging that the virus can hang in the air, fueling its spread.

21 Sep 2020

Researchers analyze kits to detect and inactivate COVID-19

The nation's ability to test for COVID-19 has expanded, thanks to work at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in collaboration with the University of Washington.

21 Sep 2020

Black women experience longer waits for treatment after breast cancer diagnosis, indicates study

New research suggests that Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation than white women after a breast cancer diagnosis, and their duration of treatment is prolonged.

21 Sep 2020

Research News and Research

Research uncovers potential cause of neurotoxicity due to immunotherapy

Genomic adaptations to rice‐based diets contribute to mitigation of metabolic risk

Using computer simulations to examine personalized mechanical ventilation of COVID-19 patients

‘An Arm and a Leg’: A primer on persisting in difficult and uncertain times

Without Ginsburg, judicial threats to the ACA, reproductive rights heighten

Trump-Biden race could hinge on how Florida’s Pinellas County swings

California’s deadliest spring in 20 years suggests COVID undercount

Functional ability of older people has improved in the last three decades

NUS develops smartphone-powered suit that provides physiological data

Researchers generate accurate replications of human retinas in a dish

Astrocytes are essential for blood-brain barrier health, shows study

Older racial and ethnic minority nursing home residents suffer the most from COVID-19

Research finds greater decline of recurrent heart attacks in women than men

Psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients, study reveals

Researchers identify a compound that inhibits growth of schwannomas

Providing personalized care for bleeding disorders

Providing personalized care for bleeding disorders

CDC updates coronavirus guidelines to recognize airborne spread

Researchers analyze kits to detect and inactivate COVID-19

Black women experience longer waits for treatment after breast cancer diagnosis, indicates study

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