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Brain imaging can predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have imaged tau protein in the brains of living patients with Alzheimer's disease.

2 Jul 2020

New technique could help fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance

A new technique could help reduce antibiotic prescribing by predicting which drugs could be effective in fighting bacteria within minutes.

2 Jul 2020

More evidence on vitamin D deficiency and death rates from COVID-19

Physicians at the Complete Med Care clinic in Dallas, Texas, have conducted a study showing that the prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency is strongly correlated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality rate in European countries.

2 Jul 2020

Exploring the usefulness of social media in Radiology

Bradley Spieler, MD, Vice Chairman of Radiology Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, is the lead author of a Radiology Research Alliance paper examining the usefulness of social media in Radiology.

2 Jul 2020

New drug discovery shows promise in fighting acute respiratory illnesses

A collaboration between the University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry and the National Jewish Health in Denver -- the top-ranked respiratory research hospital in the U.S. -- has yielded a new drug discovery that could be useful to combat inflammation of all varieties and shows promise in fighting acute respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19.

2 Jul 2020

New COVID-19 Kidney / Transplant Listening & Resource Center launched

The Transplant Research and Education Center, housed at the Terasaki Research Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), launched the COVID-19 Kidney / Transplant Listening & Resource Center on June 17, 2020.

2 Jul 2020

New formula more accurately compares the ages of humans and dogs

If there's one myth that has persisted through the years without much evidence, it's this: multiply your dog's age by seven to calculate how old they are in "human years." In other words, the old adage says, a four-year-old dog is similar in physiological age to a 28-year-old person.

2 Jul 2020

Researchers discover new candidate for raw material synthesis through gene transfer

Cyanobacteria hardly need any nutrients and use the energy of sunlight. Bathers are familiar with these microorganisms - often incorrectly called "blue-green algae" - as they often occur in waters.

2 Jul 2020

New platform helps investigate harmful effects of microplastics and nanoplastics

Plastic pollution is a critical environmental issue facing the world today, yet the impact of all the microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) that have seeped into the food and beverage supply on human health is an "undervalued avenue of research," according to the team behind a revealing new study released today in STEM CELLS.

2 Jul 2020

Researchers discover marine alga from Kiel Fjord as potential remedy against infections, skin cancer

Healing with the help of marine organisms is no utopia. Already 12 life-saving drugs, e.g. against cancer, have been developed from marine organisms and their symbiotic microbiota.

2 Jul 2020

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows promise - virus neutralizing antibodies achieved

In a recent medRxiv* paper, a research group from the U.S. and Germany showed a robust immunogenic response and a promising safety profile of the novel BNT162b1 RNA-based vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – actively encouraging its accelerated clinical development and potential rapid production.

2 Jul 2020

Study shows connection between timing of SNAP benefits and childhood injuries

A new study published recently in "BMC Pediatrics" shows a connection between the time of the month when low-income families receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and the number of emergency room visits due to injuries to children from those families.

2 Jul 2020

Tiny balls of minerals are better vehicles for promising mRNA-based therapy

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a safer and more efficient way to deliver a promising new method for treating cancer and liver disorders and for vaccination -- including a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Therapeutics that has advanced to clinical trials with humans.

2 Jul 2020

Common chemotherapy drug may be less effective in overweight, obese breast cancer patients

Breast cancer patients who are overweight or obese might benefit less from treatment with docetaxel, a common chemotherapy drug, than lean patients.

2 Jul 2020

New platform prioritizes synergistic drug combinations against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers in the U.S. have used a new web-based platform to help identify synergistic and antagonistic drug combinations and their underlying mechanisms of action in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

2 Jul 2020

Innovative health care service delivery model addresses challenges faced by Latino farmworkers

A University of California, Riverside, study that sought to determine barriers to health care among Spanish-speaking Latino farmworkers in rural communities has devised an innovative health care service delivery model that addresses many challenges these communities face.

2 Jul 2020

Research News and Research

Brain imaging can predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease

New technique could help fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance

More evidence on vitamin D deficiency and death rates from COVID-19

Exploring the usefulness of social media in Radiology

New drug discovery shows promise in fighting acute respiratory illnesses

New COVID-19 Kidney / Transplant Listening & Resource Center launched

New formula more accurately compares the ages of humans and dogs

Researchers discover new candidate for raw material synthesis through gene transfer

New platform helps investigate harmful effects of microplastics and nanoplastics

Researchers discover marine alga from Kiel Fjord as potential remedy against infections, skin cancer

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows promise - virus neutralizing antibodies achieved

Study shows connection between timing of SNAP benefits and childhood injuries

Tiny balls of minerals are better vehicles for promising mRNA-based therapy

Common chemotherapy drug may be less effective in overweight, obese breast cancer patients

New platform prioritizes synergistic drug combinations against SARS-CoV-2

Innovative health care service delivery model addresses challenges faced by Latino farmworkers

Study links prenatal cannabis use with risk of sleep problems in children

Controlled human infection models as a strategy to accelerate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development

Crowdsourced data could help provide real-time representation of food deserts

Researchers unravel how the body fights off urinary tract infections

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