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Special activity trackers could be used to detect early sign of heart problems

Special activity trackers can be used to fairly accurately determine the respiratory rate of people while they sleep.

23 Nov 2020

New link found between Alzheimer's dementia and Dlgap2 gene

A gene known for helping facilitate communication between neurons in the nervous system has been discovered to be connected with Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline, according to a national research team led by The Jackson Laboratory and University of Maine.

23 Nov 2020

Reprogramming T cells into highly active 'super immune cells' can improve immunotherapy benefits

Immune-system T cells have been reprogrammed into regenerative stem cell-like memory (TSCM) cells that are long-lived, highly active "super immune cells" with strong antitumor activity, according to new research from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

23 Nov 2020

UNC scientists find brain cells that help drive arousal responses to strong emotions

Strong emotions such as fear and anxiety tend to be accompanied and reinforced by measurable bodily changes including increased blood pressure, heart rate and respiration, and dilation of the eyes' pupils. These so-called "physiological arousal responses" are often abnormally high or low in psychiatric illnesses such as anxiety disorders and depression.

23 Nov 2020

New CDC report describes COVID-19 in NYC in early spring

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), has published an update on the outbreak in New York City. The report is titled, "COVID-19 Outbreak — New York City, February 29–June 1, 2020".

23 Nov 2020

New algorithm accurately predicts outcomes for COVID-19 patients

With communities across the nation experiencing a wave of COVID-19 infections, clinicians need effective tools that will enable them to aggressively and accurately treat each patient based on their specific disease presentation, health history, and medical risks.

23 Nov 2020

How COVID-19 compares to other respiratory illnesses

A team of scientists from Israel and the United States has compared the disease presentation and progression between in-hospital patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other respiratory illnesses such as influenza.

23 Nov 2020

Targeting excessive calcium may provide a new way to improve outcomes in stroke patients

Excessive calcium contributes to harmful inflammation in ischemic stroke, and targeting it may provide doctors with a new way to improve patient outcomes, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

23 Nov 2020

Chicago seroprevalence study shows COVID-19 cases 16 times higher than currently predicted

A startling new case study of Chicago, led by a team of researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA, suggests a 16-fold higher incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection than previously thought. This is judging from seroprevalence (antibody presence blood testing) figures, rather than the number of RT-PCR-positives reported there (via swab sample testing of symptomatic patients).

23 Nov 2020

FDA schedules meeting to discuss emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for casirivimab and imdevimab to be administered together for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age or older weighing at least 40 kilograms [about 88 pounds]) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing and who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers discover mechanism by which abnormal proteins unleash toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases

Thanks to modern medicine, humans tend to live much longer than before. Unfortunately, this also opens a wider window to develop chronic diseases with late onset, such as neurodegenerative diseases.

23 Nov 2020

Scientists investigate how cell membrane and COVID-19 virus impact each other

The cell membrane is the cell's outermost line of defense against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 disease.

20 Nov 2020

Chemists discover effective inhibitors to block SARS-CoV-2

Some viruses can get inside cells via a mechanism that involves sulfur organic molecules. Chemists at UNIGE have discovered effective inhibitors and blocked the uptake of SARS-CoV-2.

20 Nov 2020

Non-invasive point of care imaging can aid rapid diagnosis of corneal infections

Simple, non-invasive imaging at the point of care can aid the diagnosis of corneal infections, reducing the risk of sight loss and helping patients' vision return to pre-infection levels.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers receive coveted award for outstanding research on COVID-19

The 2020 ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research was presented to a 12-member team for their project "AI-Driven Multiscale Simulations Illuminate Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Dynamics."

20 Nov 2020

Multi-institution team receives prestigious award for breakthrough research on SARS-CoV-2

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) awarded its first ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research to a multi-institution research team that included the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.

20 Nov 2020

Laboratory News and Research

Special activity trackers could be used to detect early sign of heart problems

New link found between Alzheimer's dementia and Dlgap2 gene

Reprogramming T cells into highly active 'super immune cells' can improve immunotherapy benefits

UNC scientists find brain cells that help drive arousal responses to strong emotions

New CDC report describes COVID-19 in NYC in early spring

New algorithm accurately predicts outcomes for COVID-19 patients

How COVID-19 compares to other respiratory illnesses

Targeting excessive calcium may provide a new way to improve outcomes in stroke patients

Chicago seroprevalence study shows COVID-19 cases 16 times higher than currently predicted

FDA schedules meeting to discuss emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer

Researchers discover mechanism by which abnormal proteins unleash toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists investigate how cell membrane and COVID-19 virus impact each other

Chemists discover effective inhibitors to block SARS-CoV-2

Non-invasive point of care imaging can aid rapid diagnosis of corneal infections

Researchers receive coveted award for outstanding research on COVID-19

Multi-institution team receives prestigious award for breakthrough research on SARS-CoV-2

Study highlights the role of genetic testing in evaluation of in-stent thrombosis

Study shows how rotavirus leads to severe gastrointestinal disease

Study provides new way to develop unconventional anticancer strategies

Researchers map perception of complex blends of odorants

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