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Researchers uncover a key regulator of pregnancy-associated heart growth

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a key regulator of pregnancy-associated heart growth, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

18 Apr 2022

The involvement of the skeletal muscles in long COVID-19

Researchers reviewed the mechanisms of muscle tissue injury, aggravating conditions, and associated sequelae in long COVID‐19.

18 Apr 2022

Avasimibe inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and boosts T-cell responses

Researchers demonstrate that avasimibe-mediated inhibition of ACAT blocks the entry and fusion of SARS-CoV-2 in different cell types.

18 Apr 2022

New chemical reaction creates a faster, simpler way of making tertiary amines for medicines

A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign research team has discovered a way to produce a special class of molecule that could open the door for new drugs to treat currently untreatable diseases.

15 Apr 2022

Scientists investigate how gut bacteria directly control the activity of specific neurons

Gut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulating host physiological processes including immunity, metabolism and brain functions.

15 Apr 2022

Intensity and longevity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination response in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disease

Researchers investigated the longevity and intensity of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine immune response in patients suffering from immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.

15 Apr 2022

A comprehensive rule book for the design of safe and efficient therapeutic cells

Therapies based on engineered immune cells have recently emerged as a promising approach in the treatment of cancer.

15 Apr 2022

Comparison of neutralizing antibody response following SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination with breakthrough infection

A new study examined the serological immune responses and antibody-dependent cell-mediated phagocytosis in individuals who had either received two doses of a standard vaccine regime, a booster dose following the regime, or a breakthrough infection following vaccination.

15 Apr 2022

Insight into the future of genetic testing

In this interview, we speak to Sheetal Parmar, vice president of medical affairs and head of clinical services at Natera, about their cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing services.

From Natera 15 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccine offers protection for pregnant women and newborns

Pregnant women continue to have reservations about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 despite research indicating the safety of the vaccines and the protection they may offer their unborn children.

15 Apr 2022

Effects of COVID-19 treatment best with combination therapy

There is a steadily growing arsenal of drugs for COVID-19. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) and Freie Universität (FU) Berlin have studied the mechanisms of action of antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs.

15 Apr 2022

Acute stroke associated with considerable loss in life expectancy

Almost two-thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have high risk of recurrence, prompting researchers to call for better patient care.

15 Apr 2022

Exercise maintains insulin and body mass index levels to help protect brain volume

Studies have shown that exercise helps protect brain cells. A new study looking at the mechanisms involved in this relationship suggests that the role exercise plays in maintaining insulin and body mass index levels may help protect brain volume and thus help stave off dementia.

14 Apr 2022

About one in four adults has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease

It is estimated that about one in four adults worldwide has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's peer-reviewed journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

14 Apr 2022

Blood News and Research

Researchers uncover a key regulator of pregnancy-associated heart growth

The involvement of the skeletal muscles in long COVID-19

Avasimibe inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and boosts T-cell responses

New chemical reaction creates a faster, simpler way of making tertiary amines for medicines

Scientists investigate how gut bacteria directly control the activity of specific neurons

Intensity and longevity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination response in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disease

A comprehensive rule book for the design of safe and efficient therapeutic cells

Comparison of neutralizing antibody response following SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination with breakthrough infection

Insight into the future of genetic testing

COVID-19 vaccine offers protection for pregnant women and newborns

Effects of COVID-19 treatment best with combination therapy

Acute stroke associated with considerable loss in life expectancy

Exercise maintains insulin and body mass index levels to help protect brain volume

About one in four adults has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease

The preclinical potential of S. miltiorrhiza extracts for the treatment of COVID-19

UCL researchers boost the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccine for chronic HBV

A kind of kiss between cells plays key role in the fight between immune system and blood cancer cells

Telerobotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat a stroke or aneurysm

New aspergillosis infection model can help better observe the growth of fungus

Cancer patients with non-O blood types face higher risk of developing blood clots

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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