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D-Wave Systems offers free quantum cloud access to those working on COVID-19 response

D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced the immediate availability of free access to its quantum systems via the Leap quantum cloud service for anyone working on responses to the COVID-19 crisis.

1 Apr 2020

Researchers are working to visualize regional indicators for better decision making on COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, it is fast becoming clear that no one is exempt from its disruptive effects.

1 Apr 2020

Researchers identify new therapeutic strategies against cancer

New findings open up to new therapeutic strategies against cancer. IGC researchers identify signals emitted by the tumor environment, which controls the migrating capacity of cancer cells.

1 Apr 2020

Antihypertensive drugs may protect against COVID-19 in heart patients

Common drugs used in high blood pressure, heart failure, and diabetic patients with kidney damage, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), could be protective in patients with COVID-19.

31 Mar 2020

Spit and feces test positive for SARS CoV-2 even after recovery

A new study reveals that samples of sputum and feces continue to test positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus even after a person has recovered from COVID-19 and nasopharyngeal secretions test negative for the virus.

31 Mar 2020

Mobile apps for instant contact tracing could slow the rate of coronavirus transmission

A team of medical researchers and bioethicists at Oxford University has published results today in Science that furthers our understanding of coronavirus transmission.

31 Mar 2020

Researchers uncover novel role for autophagy in the brain

Scientists from the laboratory of Dr. Natalia Kononenko at the CECAD Center of Excellence in Aging Research at the University of Cologne have found out that autophagy - the process of cellular self-recycling, or waste clearance - is dispensable for the survival of the neurons in mice.

31 Mar 2020

Parents should delay introducing their children to any screen media, research suggests

New research from University of California, Davis, suggests that parents should delay introducing their children to any screen media, as well as limit preschool-age children's use of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets.

31 Mar 2020

Study examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on head and neck cancer patients

A study published in the JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on head and neck cancer patients, finding that the expansions under the Affordable Care Act were associated with improved access to care for these patients and selective Medicaid expansion may worsen existing regional disparities in terms of access to care and outcomes.

31 Mar 2020

Scientists unravel a new mechanism that triggers cell death and inflammation

Z-form nucleic acids are double-stranded DNA and RNA molecules with an unusual left-handed double helix structure, as opposed to the classical right-handed Watson-Crick double helix. Z-nucleic acids were discovered more than 40 years ago, but their biological function has remained poorly understood.

31 Mar 2020

Total-body PET provides suitable images of antibodies up to 30 days after injection

Combining 89Zr-labeled antibodies with total-body positron emission tomography (PET) has extended the utility of novel total-body PET scanners, providing suitable images up to 30 days after the initial injection.

31 Mar 2020

Study reveals how hormone leptin contributes to weight loss

Some call it baby fat. But recent research has shown that adults have it too--which is a good thing. Brown fat, the so-called good fat that can protect against obesity and associated health risks, like cardiovascular disease and diabetes, is located in small pockets throughout the body.

31 Mar 2020

NJIT engineers design masks, shields and swabs to combat the surge in COVID-19 infections

As emergency response teams in the region scramble to acquire dwindling medical supplies to combat the surge in COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections, diverse members of the New Jersey Institute of Technology community - from engineers to physicists to advanced manufacturing specialists to students - are designing and fabricating devices to help address the shortfall.

31 Mar 2020

Teen marijuana use associated with insomnia later on

Smoke a lot of weed as a teenager, and when you reach adulthood you'll be more likely to have trouble falling or staying asleep, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of more than 2,000 twins.

31 Mar 2020

UM receives funding for research center dedicated to addressing public health challenges

As emergent pathogens like coronavirus and climate-related health challenges like wildfire smoke plague human populations, the University of Montana has received funding for a center dedicated to understanding and addressing public health challenges to Montana and the region.

31 Mar 2020

TGen ramps up testing for COVID-19 to combat global health threat

Since mid-January, the Translational Genomics Research Institute has joined the world-wide effort to test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 disease.

31 Mar 2020

COVID-19: Ban on eating wild meat deprives some forest communities

As efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic accelerate around the world, wildlife conservationists have welcomed a move by the Chinese government to outlaw the hunting and consumption of all terrestrial wild animals.

31 Mar 2020

Novel, affordable pneumonia vaccine tested in human patients

A novel vaccine against pneumonia that is less expensive and more effective than those currently used in Brazil is being tested in human patients.

31 Mar 2020

Amyloid plaque formation causes brain tissue loss in animals

Amyloid plaque formation directly causes brain tissue loss in animals, but a drug called lithium reduces the life-shortening effects of this loss, shows a study published today in eLife.

31 Mar 2020

Stellenbosch University and AzarGen Biotechnologies join forces to tackle COVID-19

Stellenbosch University in South Africa and AzarGen Biotechnologies (Pty) Ltd, a South African biotechnology company focused on developing human therapeutic proteins using advanced genetic engineering and synthetic biology techniques in plants, have joined forces in the global fight against the coronavirus.

31 Mar 2020

Research News and Research

D-Wave Systems offers free quantum cloud access to those working on COVID-19 response

Researchers are working to visualize regional indicators for better decision making on COVID-19

Researchers identify new therapeutic strategies against cancer

Antihypertensive drugs may protect against COVID-19 in heart patients

Spit and feces test positive for SARS CoV-2 even after recovery

Mobile apps for instant contact tracing could slow the rate of coronavirus transmission

Researchers uncover novel role for autophagy in the brain

Parents should delay introducing their children to any screen media, research suggests

Study examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on head and neck cancer patients

Scientists unravel a new mechanism that triggers cell death and inflammation

Total-body PET provides suitable images of antibodies up to 30 days after injection

Study reveals how hormone leptin contributes to weight loss

NJIT engineers design masks, shields and swabs to combat the surge in COVID-19 infections

Teen marijuana use associated with insomnia later on

UM receives funding for research center dedicated to addressing public health challenges

TGen ramps up testing for COVID-19 to combat global health threat

COVID-19: Ban on eating wild meat deprives some forest communities

Novel, affordable pneumonia vaccine tested in human patients

Amyloid plaque formation causes brain tissue loss in animals

Stellenbosch University and AzarGen Biotechnologies join forces to tackle COVID-19

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