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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

An ingestible capsule for sampling of gut microbiota and biomarkers

Gut microbes affect human health, but there is still much to learn, in part because they're not easy to collect.

9 Sep 2020

Combination of stem cell therapy and educational intervention can help kids with ASD

Results of a clinical trial released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine indicate that a combination of stem cell therapy and educational intervention can significantly help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

9 Sep 2020

Researchers receive $16 million NIH grant to study link between autophagy and Alzheimer's disease

Age is the most significant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In the United States, approximately 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 have the disease, and the odds increase to nearly 1 in 3 for those over 85. However, the mechanisms by which aging increases risk are unknown.

9 Sep 2020

Telehealth spikes up to offer patient care while minimizing COVID-19 exposure

Hailed for its ability to erase distance between health care providers in cities and patients in rural areas, telehealth has ironically enabled medical care to continue in a time when we all must keep our distance.

9 Sep 2020

Scientists shed new light on gene regulatory pathways activated by stress hormone

Scientists have long known that chronic stress experienced early in life, or even chronic prenatal exposure to maternal stress hormones in the womb, can shorten lifespan and contribute to age-related chronic diseases like arthritis, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even mental illness later in life -- long after the source of stress has been removed.

9 Sep 2020

Exploring the possibility that mindfulness with paced breathing reduces blood pressure

According to the American Stroke Association and the American Heart Association, more than 100 million Americans have high blood pressure.

9 Sep 2020

Study explains the migration of deer population

From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of whether a deer population migrates can be answered by how springtime comes to the landscapes they occupy.

9 Sep 2020

New study can advance scientific understanding of the function of astrocytes

New research from Oregon Health & Science University for the first time documents the presence of astrocytes in zebrafish, a milestone that will open new avenues of research into a star-shaped type of glial cell in the brain that is critical for nearly every aspect of brain assembly and function.

9 Sep 2020

Environmental and biomedical applications of enzyme inhibitors

Enzyme inhibitors play a pivotal role in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. The primary understanding of the action of inhibitors helps pharmacologists during the design process for developing new therapeutic drugs.

8 Sep 2020

New bio-active natural products with huge potential as drugs

Natural compounds continue to play a key role in drug development. Many clinically approved drugs are either unmodified natural products or their semi-synthetic derivatives.

8 Sep 2020

Racial disparities could be the key reason for COVID-19 mortality among Black essential workers

Racial disparities among essential workers could be a key reason that Black Americans are more likely than whites to contract and die of COVID-19, according to researchers at the University of Utah.

8 Sep 2020

Study compares clinical features of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza in children

As the fall approaches, pediatric hospitals will start seeing children with seasonal influenza A and B. At the same time, COVID-19 will be co-circulating in communities with the flu and other respiratory viruses, making it more difficult to identify and prevent the novel coronavirus.

8 Sep 2020

Consortium compiles recommendations for measuring HIV reservoir size in cure-directed studies

Spearheaded by scientists at The Wistar Institute, top worldwide HIV researchers from the BEAT-HIV Martin Delaney Collaboratory to Cure HIV-1 Infection by Combination Immunotherapy compiled the first comprehensive set of recommendations on how to best measure the size of persistent HIV reservoirs during cure-directed clinical studies.

7 Sep 2020

Study shows how mutations in DNA packaging machines can drive cancer development

Like wrenches made of Legos, SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes tighten or loosen DNA in our cells to control how genes are turned on and made into proteins.

7 Sep 2020

Tailored obesity intervention program offers hope for weight loss in underserved patients

Low-income Louisiana patients enrolled in a tailored obesity intervention program lost much more weight than counterparts receiving usual care. Study results were published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine.

5 Sep 2020

CRISPR-based system suppresses genes related to AAV antibody production

Gene therapy generally relies on viruses, such as adeno-associated virus (AAV), to deliver genes into a cell. In the case of CRISPR-based gene therapies, molecular scissors can then snip out a defective gene, add in a missing sequence or enact a temporary change in its expression, but the body's immune response to AAV can thwart the whole endeavor.

4 Sep 2020

Individual biocontainment unit protects health care workers against aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 virus

Especially in settings where personal protective equipment, or PPE, is in short supply, intubation -- inserting a breathing tube down a patient's throat -- poses a major risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure for doctors and nurses as viral particles are released into the air.

3 Sep 2020

Acts of kindness can boost people's health and well-being

Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people's health and well-being, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. But not all good-hearted behavior is equally beneficial to the giver.

3 Sep 2020

Phase 3 study to test efficacy of new treatment for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome

Octapharma has launched a phase 3, multi-center superiority study to compare the effectiveness of PANZYGA (immune globulin intravenous, human - ifas) 10% Liquid Preparation versus placebo in patients with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS).

3 Sep 2020

Suppressing tumor's growth and spread from the inside

A new technology that allows researchers to peer inside malignant tumors shows that two experimental drugs can normalize aberrant blood vessels, oxygenation, and other aspects of the tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer, helping to suppress the tumor's growth and spread, UT Southwestern researchers report.

3 Sep 2020

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An ingestible capsule for sampling of gut microbiota and biomarkers

Combination of stem cell therapy and educational intervention can help kids with ASD

Researchers receive $16 million NIH grant to study link between autophagy and Alzheimer's disease

Telehealth spikes up to offer patient care while minimizing COVID-19 exposure

Scientists shed new light on gene regulatory pathways activated by stress hormone

Exploring the possibility that mindfulness with paced breathing reduces blood pressure

Study explains the migration of deer population

New study can advance scientific understanding of the function of astrocytes

Environmental and biomedical applications of enzyme inhibitors

New bio-active natural products with huge potential as drugs

Racial disparities could be the key reason for COVID-19 mortality among Black essential workers

Study compares clinical features of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza in children

Consortium compiles recommendations for measuring HIV reservoir size in cure-directed studies

Study shows how mutations in DNA packaging machines can drive cancer development

Tailored obesity intervention program offers hope for weight loss in underserved patients

CRISPR-based system suppresses genes related to AAV antibody production

Individual biocontainment unit protects health care workers against aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 virus

Acts of kindness can boost people's health and well-being

Phase 3 study to test efficacy of new treatment for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome

Suppressing tumor's growth and spread from the inside

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