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Discovery of cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules can be harnessed to create new drugs

A fundamental challenge in drug development is the balance between optimizing a drug's lock-and-key fit with its target and the drug's ability to make its way across the cellular membrane and access that target.

8 Dec 2022

Researchers develop a virtual molecular library of thousands of 'command sentences' for cells

Using new machine learning techniques, researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF), in collaboration with a team at IBM Research, have developed a virtual molecular library of thousands of "command sentences" for cells, based on combinations of "words" that guided engineered immune cells to seek out and tirelessly kill cancer cells.

8 Dec 2022

COVID‑19 infection in early 2020 associated with subsequent poorer mental health

Those who reported having COVID in early 2020 were also 1.67 times more likely to display clinically meaningful levels of anxiety after 13 months, than those who avoided COVID-19 in the same time period.

8 Dec 2022

Novel gene mutation linked to rare premature-aging syndrome

UT Southwestern researchers have discovered a new form of progeria, a rare premature-aging syndrome, in a man from Malaysia and traced its cause to a novel gene mutation.

8 Dec 2022

Researchers receive $11 million NIH grant to evaluate a 5-minute dementia screening tool

Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, Regenstrief Institute, and Indiana University School of Medicine have received an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate an Einstein-developed test for assessing cognitive impairment and dementia.

8 Dec 2022

Genetic predisposition to ADHD can predict risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease

Genetic predisposition to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can predict cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease later in life, revealed an analysis published today in Molecular Psychiatry by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.

8 Dec 2022

VirtaMed and CICE to announce partnership for gynecological endoscopy certification

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From VirtaMed 8 Dec 2022

For patients with sickle cell disease, fertility care is about reproductive justice

Teonna Woolford has always wanted six kids. Why six? "I don't know where that number came from. I just felt like four wasn't enough," said Woolford, a Baltimore resident. "Six is a good number."

8 Dec 2022

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may help rebuild stronger knees

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may one day rebuild stronger knees following injury or surgery, thanks to research by Dr. Anu Subramanian at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) that's being supported by the National Institutes of Health.

7 Dec 2022

New Clinical Practice Guideline offers recommendations to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

People with diabetes are benefiting from advances in medications and technologies to lower their risk of hypoglycemia, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society.

7 Dec 2022

Study identifies characteristics linked with higher likelihood of post COVID-19 condition diagnosis

Many studies have described a variety of long-term effects of COVID-19, with symptoms including fatigue and malaise, breathing difficulties, and cognitive problems, often referred to as post COVID-19 condition or long COVID.

7 Dec 2022

What was the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among US adults during 2021 and 2022?

In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.-CDC) published the preliminary results of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for August 2021–May 2022.

7 Dec 2022

Education News and Research

Discovery of cellular uptake pathway for larger molecules can be harnessed to create new drugs

Researchers develop a virtual molecular library of thousands of 'command sentences' for cells

COVID‑19 infection in early 2020 associated with subsequent poorer mental health

Novel gene mutation linked to rare premature-aging syndrome

Researchers receive $11 million NIH grant to evaluate a 5-minute dementia screening tool

Genetic predisposition to ADHD can predict risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease

VirtaMed and CICE to announce partnership for gynecological endoscopy certification

For patients with sickle cell disease, fertility care is about reproductive justice

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may help rebuild stronger knees

New Clinical Practice Guideline offers recommendations to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

Study identifies characteristics linked with higher likelihood of post COVID-19 condition diagnosis

What was the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among US adults during 2021 and 2022?

Physical functions among Japanese children deteriorated after the onset of pandemic, study finds

BGI Genomics and the University of Pécs launch a joint laboratory in Hungary

Researchers identify micronutrient supplementation to reduce cardiovascular risk

Self-service vending machine filled with harm reduction supplies helps prevent overdoses

Tailored Activity Program extends behavioral benefits to Black people with dementia and their families

Drug overdose deaths reach a record high among pregnant and postpartum women, study reveals

Mount Sinai first in New York to offer telehealth services for low-acuity patients who call 911

Leapfrog names USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital

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