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Lab study reveals effective treatment for COVID-19

A new potential therapy for COVID-19 developed by researchers at Rush University Medical Center has shown success in preventing the disease's symptoms in mice.

14 Jan 2021

Stem cells with regenerative abilities could be closer on the horizon, shows study

A new type of stem cell - that is, a cell with regenerative abilities - could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

14 Jan 2021

Scientists discover genetic variations that have a drastic impact on small molecules

The human organism requires a variety of small molecules, such as sugars or fats, in order to function properly.

14 Jan 2021

Researchers develop a tiny, yet effective method for preventing premature birth

In a study in mice and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say that they have developed a tiny, yet effective method for preventing premature birth.

13 Jan 2021

Researchers receive $5.1 million to expand clinical trial of drug to prevent ARDS in COVID-19 patients

Researchers evaluating whether an investigational oral drug, vadadustat, can help prevent acute respiratory distress s to expand the Phase II clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonQ.

13 Jan 2021

Medicinal plant-derived compound destroys brain-eating amoeba in lab studies

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease caused by the "brain-eating amoeba" Naegleria fowleri, is becoming more common in some areas of the world, and it has no effective treatment.

13 Jan 2021

The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation awards $68,000 grant to COMBINEDBrain

Established in 2019 in Nashville, COMBINEDBrain is a non-profit consortium of patient advocacy groups, researchers and clinicians working together to fast-track cures and therapies for individuals afflicted with rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders.

13 Jan 2021

Recurring glioblastomas with very few mutations are far more vulnerable to immunotherapies

Glioblastoma brain tumors are especially perplexing. Inevitably lethal, the tumors occasionally respond to new immunotherapies after they've grown back, enabling up to 20% of patients to live well beyond predicted survival times.

13 Jan 2021

Scientists identify bacteria-based approach against cancer

The body's immune system is the first line of defense against infections like bacteria, viruses or cancers. Some cancers, however, have developed the art of molecular deception to avoid destruction by the body's immune system.

13 Jan 2021

Study shows how cardiosphere-derived cells replenish damaged tissues in dilated cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a condition caused by the weakening of the heart muscle, affecting the ventricles (chambers in the heart that push blood around the body as it contracts).

13 Jan 2021

New taxonomic classification of non-skeletal rare congenital disorders with impact on bone physiology

Thanks to major progress in the understanding and management of rare congenital diseases and syndromes, many patients with these rare disorders are now living longer lives.

13 Jan 2021

Medical institutions should support health care workers with COVID-19 infection, say experts

By mid-November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had reported that 218,439 health care workers in the U.S. had been infected with COVID-19 -- a likely underestimate due to incomplete data from states.

13 Jan 2021

Researchers discover a new approach to inhibit intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Reprogramming the rich connective tissue microenvironment of a liver cancer known as intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) inhibits its progression and resistance to standard chemotherapy in animal models, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital have found.

12 Jan 2021

Scientists determine ideal dose of stem cells to control HIV

Scientists have determined the optimal conditions following a stem cell transplant that could control HIV without the need of an everyday pill, according to a study published today in eLife.

12 Jan 2021

Robotic device powered by patients’ own brains helps improve stroke rehabilitation

Stroke survivors who had ceased to benefit from conventional rehabilitation gained clinically significant arm movement and control by using an external robotic device powered by the patients' own brains.

12 Jan 2021

Stimulation method helps some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm mobility

Almost 18,000 Americans experience traumatic spinal cord injuries every year. Many of these people are unable to use their hands and arms and can't do everyday tasks such as eating, grooming or drinking water without help.

12 Jan 2021

UW investigators and Talkspace collaborate to study patient experiences with telepsychotherapy

As Americans come to grip with a mental health crisis worsened by the pandemic, smartphone and other digital-health applications are getting more scrutiny.

12 Jan 2021

Boosting a natural cellular process could lower ventilator-related lung damage

An unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients in respiratory distress is that the pressure used to inflate the lungs is likely to cause further lung damage.

12 Jan 2021

Advanced humanized mouse model helps better understand immunotherapy resistance in melanoma

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have created an advanced humanized immune system mouse model that allows them to examine resistance to immune checkpoint blockade therapies in melanoma. It has revealed a central role for mast cells. These findings were published today in the journal Nature Communications.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers study how anorexia nervosa modifies body awareness

People with anorexia nervosa have a distorted relationship with the dimensions of their body. A study by the team at the Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at LWL University Hospital at Ruhr-Universität Bochum has shown that, in addition to the conscious body image, what is known as the body schema – unconscious body awareness – is also distorted.

12 Jan 2021

Therapy News and Research

Lab study reveals effective treatment for COVID-19

Stem cells with regenerative abilities could be closer on the horizon, shows study

Scientists discover genetic variations that have a drastic impact on small molecules

Researchers develop a tiny, yet effective method for preventing premature birth

Researchers receive $5.1 million to expand clinical trial of drug to prevent ARDS in COVID-19 patients

Medicinal plant-derived compound destroys brain-eating amoeba in lab studies

The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation awards $68,000 grant to COMBINEDBrain

Recurring glioblastomas with very few mutations are far more vulnerable to immunotherapies

Scientists identify bacteria-based approach against cancer

Study shows how cardiosphere-derived cells replenish damaged tissues in dilated cardiomyopathy

New taxonomic classification of non-skeletal rare congenital disorders with impact on bone physiology

Medical institutions should support health care workers with COVID-19 infection, say experts

Researchers discover a new approach to inhibit intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Scientists determine ideal dose of stem cells to control HIV

Robotic device powered by patients’ own brains helps improve stroke rehabilitation

Stimulation method helps some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm mobility

UW investigators and Talkspace collaborate to study patient experiences with telepsychotherapy

Boosting a natural cellular process could lower ventilator-related lung damage

Advanced humanized mouse model helps better understand immunotherapy resistance in melanoma

Researchers study how anorexia nervosa modifies body awareness

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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