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UTSW researchers identify the structure of a key cell-surface protein

UT Southwestern researchers have identified the structure of a key member of a family of proteins called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in three different shapes.

17 Mar 2021

Scientists explore the negative effects of prenatal stress on offspring mental health

The link between psychological stress and physical health problems generally relates to a stress-induced immune response gone wild, with inflammation then causing damage to other systems in the body. It's a predictable cascade - except in pregnancy, research suggests.

16 Mar 2021

New grant from Prevent Cancer Foundation will support the fight against melanoma

CU Cancer Center member Neil Box, PhD, is on a quest to decrease the deadly effects of melanoma.

16 Mar 2021

MGH researchers uncover new clues about X chromosome inactivation

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have uncovered new clues that add to the growing understanding of how female mammals, including humans, "silence" one X chromosome.

15 Mar 2021

A year into the pandemic, three huge losses in one family

In the year since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, millions of families have endured the excruciating rise and fall of the U.S. outbreak — waves of sickness that leave untold wounds long after hospitalizations ebb and infections subside.

15 Mar 2021

Covid cases plummet 83% among nursing home staffers despite vaccine hesitancy

Joan Phillips, a certified nursing assistant in a Florida nursing home, loved her job but dreaded the danger of going to work in the pandemic. When vaccines became available in December, she jumped at the chance to get one.

15 Mar 2021

Study finds visual correlation between severity of COVID-19 in the lungs and brain

Since the pandemic hit, researchers have been uncovering ways COVID-19 impacts other parts of the body, besides the lungs.

13 Mar 2021

Deforestation in the Amazon increases diversity of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

In Brazil, a study conducted by researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) and collaborators showed that deforestation in the Amazon causes an increase in the diversity of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

12 Mar 2021

Maternal pomegranate juice intake may reduce risk of brain injury in IUGR infants

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is common and concerning, but few therapeutic options exist for pregnant mothers who receive this diagnosis.

11 Mar 2021

Discover, Visualize and Identify Biomarkers

In this interview, Lucy Woods from Bruker Daltonics talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about the new MetaboScape to help identify and discover more biomarkers.

From Bruker Daltonics 10 Mar 2021

Tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas can be effective against COVID-19

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, scientists have turned to an unlikely source for a potentially effective treatment: tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas.

10 Mar 2021

On vacci-dating: Singles seem enamored of sharing vaccination status online. Is that wise?

As cold weather descended upon Washington, D.C., last fall, I deleted my dating apps.

8 Mar 2021

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

Artificial intelligence can already scan images of the eye to assess patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, and find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans.

8 Mar 2021

California’s vaccine appointment website has glitches. No surprise?

California rolled out a statewide covid vaccination website this week aiming to streamline the appointment process after months of criticism, but the site is riddled with its own snags, preventing many from signing up for shots.

5 Mar 2021

FDA plans to further reduce toxic elements in foods for babies and young children

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration takes exposure to toxic elements, such as arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead, in the food supply extremely seriously, especially when it comes to protecting the health and safety of the youngest and most vulnerable in the population.

5 Mar 2021

Firefighters — ‘health care providers on a truck’ — signal pandemic burnout

Tim Dupin thought — or at least hoped — that Missouri firefighters, paramedics and other emergency medical services personnel would be among the first to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

5 Mar 2021

Insight into how plants sense zinc could help cultivate more nutritious crops

Over 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished due to zinc deficiency. Led by the University of Copenhagen, an international team of researchers has discovered how plants sense zinc and use this knowledge to enhance plant zinc uptake, leading to an increase in seed zinc content by 50 percent.

5 Mar 2021

L.L. News and Research

UTSW researchers identify the structure of a key cell-surface protein

Scientists explore the negative effects of prenatal stress on offspring mental health

New grant from Prevent Cancer Foundation will support the fight against melanoma

MGH researchers uncover new clues about X chromosome inactivation

A year into the pandemic, three huge losses in one family

Covid cases plummet 83% among nursing home staffers despite vaccine hesitancy

Study finds visual correlation between severity of COVID-19 in the lungs and brain

Deforestation in the Amazon increases diversity of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Maternal pomegranate juice intake may reduce risk of brain injury in IUGR infants

Discover, Visualize and Identify Biomarkers

Tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas can be effective against COVID-19

On vacci-dating: Singles seem enamored of sharing vaccination status online. Is that wise?

A sneak peek of the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology

California’s vaccine appointment website has glitches. No surprise?

FDA plans to further reduce toxic elements in foods for babies and young children

Firefighters — ‘health care providers on a truck’ — signal pandemic burnout

Insight into how plants sense zinc could help cultivate more nutritious crops

Vaccine candidate shows promise to protect against dozen-plus flu strains

States aim to chip away at abortion rights with Supreme Court in mind

Absence of infrastructure and general throwaway culture is severely delaying sustainable change

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