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Vaping raises COVID-19 risk among teens and youth

A new study by Californian researchers has shown that youth and teenagers who use electronic cigarettes are five times more likely to be affected by COVID-19 disease, and those that use both electronic and traditional cigarettes are seven times more likely to get the infection.

13 Aug 2020

Research reveals how quickly pre-cancerous skin lesions can form on the DNA

Luis Ortiz-Rodríguez grew up on the beaches of Puerto Rico--surfing, swimming and running in the hot sand--and swears he had never put on sunblock a day in his life.

13 Aug 2020

Study finds higher incidence of physical intimate partner violence during COVID-19

There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among patients seen at a large, academic medical center in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the prior three years, according to a new study published in Radiology.

13 Aug 2020

New cell injection technique could help reverse forms of vision loss

University of Toronto Engineering researchers have developed a new method of injecting healthy cells into damaged eyes.

13 Aug 2020

Genomic analysis finds link between antibiotic resistance and heavy metal contamination

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing health problem, but new research suggests it is not only caused by the overuse of antibiotics. It's also caused by pollution.

13 Aug 2020

Membrane nanoparticles acts as a bait to trap SARS-CoV-2

In an exciting new bioRxiv preprint research paper, Chinese researchers describe the development of membrane nanoparticles from ACE2-rich cells with a potent capacity to block the adherence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

13 Aug 2020

Researchers identify a protein that facilitates spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus through cells

Eric Ross and Sean Cascarina, biochemistry and molecular biology researchers at Colorado State University, have released a research paper identifying a protein encoded by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that may be associated with the quick spread of the virus through cells in the human body.

13 Aug 2020

Online COVID-19 symptom tracking tool ensures a person's confidentiality and privacy

An online COVID-19 symptom tracking tool developed by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center ensures a person's confidentiality while being able to actively monitor their symptoms.

13 Aug 2020

Synthetic nanobodies prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection

A team of researchers from the University of California San Francisco has created a powerful nasal spray or inhaler that can provide high-grade protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The report is presently available on the bioRvix* preprint server.

13 Aug 2020

Researchers discover how gut bacteria help the immune system to battle cancerous tumors

Researchers with the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the Cumming School of Medicine have discovered which gut bacteria help our immune system battle cancerous tumors and how they do it.

13 Aug 2020

Lockdowns and business closures could fuel the rise of obesity, warn researchers

Scientists sound the alarm: Lockdowns may escalate the obesity epidemic Emotional stress, economic anxiety, physical inactivity and social distance - locking down society to combat COVID-19 creates psychosocial insecurity that leads to obesity, warn three Danish researchers.

13 Aug 2020

New research finds mHealth technologies as a viable option to monitor COVID-19 patients

An international task force, including two University of Massachusetts Amherst computer scientists, concludes in new research that mobile health (mHealth) technologies are a viable option to monitor COVID-19 patients at home and predict which ones will need medical intervention.

13 Aug 2020

Single-cell analysis provides new details about mitochondrial diseases

Investigators led by a team at Massachusetts General Hospital have made discoveries at the single cell level to uncover new details concerning mitochondrial diseases-- inherited disorders that interfere with energy production in the body and currently have no cure.

13 Aug 2020

Discoveries point to a new potential treatment approach for fatal childhood brain tumor

Progress against DIPG, a fatal childhood brain tumor, is usually a game of inches. Studies that hint at even small gains are cause for celebration.

13 Aug 2020

Europeans could have been infected with syphilis before Columbus set sails to America

Columbus brought syphilis to Europe – or did he? A recent study conducted at the University of Zurich now indicates that Europeans could already have been infected with this sexually transmitted disease before the 15th century.

13 Aug 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kamala Harris on health

California Sen. Kamala Harris, the newly named running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, doesn't have a lot of background in health policy.

13 Aug 2020

A software-based on AI helps assess the progression of geographic atrophy

A software-based on artificial intelligence (AI), which was developed by researchers at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Bonn, Stanford University and University of Utah, enables the precise assessment of the progression of geographic atrophy (GA), a disease of the light sensitive retina caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

13 Aug 2020

Study shows how viruses operate and evade the immune system

University of Otago researchers have learnt more about how viruses operate and can evade the immune system and are now using their discovery to help learn more about COVID-19.

13 Aug 2020

Scientists identify genetic link to predict treatment response in patients with aggressive blood cancer

A Singapore team led by clinician-scientists and researchers from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) discovered a genetic link to better predict treatment response for relapsed/refractory patients with natural- killer T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL), a highly aggressive form of blood cancer.

13 Aug 2020

Study shows how picornaviruses infect the host cell

Picornaviruses is a family of viruses that can cause a number of different diseases, including polio, meningitis, and in rare cases myocarditis, encephalitis, and paralysis.

13 Aug 2020

Research News and Research

Vaping raises COVID-19 risk among teens and youth

Research reveals how quickly pre-cancerous skin lesions can form on the DNA

Study finds higher incidence of physical intimate partner violence during COVID-19

New cell injection technique could help reverse forms of vision loss

Genomic analysis finds link between antibiotic resistance and heavy metal contamination

Membrane nanoparticles acts as a bait to trap SARS-CoV-2

Researchers identify a protein that facilitates spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus through cells

Online COVID-19 symptom tracking tool ensures a person's confidentiality and privacy

Synthetic nanobodies prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers discover how gut bacteria help the immune system to battle cancerous tumors

Lockdowns and business closures could fuel the rise of obesity, warn researchers

New research finds mHealth technologies as a viable option to monitor COVID-19 patients

Single-cell analysis provides new details about mitochondrial diseases

Discoveries point to a new potential treatment approach for fatal childhood brain tumor

Europeans could have been infected with syphilis before Columbus set sails to America

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kamala Harris on health

A software-based on AI helps assess the progression of geographic atrophy

Study shows how viruses operate and evade the immune system

Scientists identify genetic link to predict treatment response in patients with aggressive blood cancer

Study shows how picornaviruses infect the host cell

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