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Developing injectable granular hydrogels for brain regeneration and function recovery after stroke

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds.

4 Feb 2022

Gene therapy helps heart muscle cells electrically activate in live mice

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a gene therapy that helps heart muscle cells electrically activate in live mice.

4 Feb 2022

USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health Institutional Training Grant (Award Number T32HL160529), boosting the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine's capacity to prepare the next generation of scientists in an emerging area of research applicable to many major diseases.

4 Feb 2022

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

Paralysis and difficulty speaking are well-known problems following a stroke. Established treatment options are available for these problems.

4 Feb 2022

A theoretical model may help better understand how blood circulates in the brain

Research carried out by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) may help us better understand oscillations in blood flow that occur in the cerebrovascular network, thanks to a theoretical model that allows the flow and accumulation of fluid (in this case, blood) to be taken into account.

4 Feb 2022

Study evaluates the potential benefits of mass dipstick screening to detect hematuria

As the saying goes, "the sooner the better," and such is the case for the detection of kidney and urological diseases. Early detection is key, and may be achieved through the use of a dipstick urine test.

4 Feb 2022

mRNA booster vaccination shown to induce robust neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

Scientists recently assessed the immunogenicity of a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

4 Feb 2022

New cloud-based data resource helps researchers to identify subtypes of ALS

A new cloud-based data resource co-developed by scientists at Cedars-Sinai provides the research community with a comprehensive set of tools to help identify new subtypes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurological disorder.

4 Feb 2022

Memory B cells found to potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

A team of researchers recently captured memory B cells from a cohort of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent or mRNA-vaccinated individuals to study the evolution of B cell-mediated antibody responses to the N-terminal domain in humans.

4 Feb 2022

Hp-XeMRI identifies impaired gas transfer in lungs of non-hospitalised breathless Long-COVID patients with normal CT scans

Researchers have been investigating the symptoms and effect on the lungs in those who suffered from hospitalization due to COVID-19 but fully recovered and non-hospitalized sufferers of long-COVID.

4 Feb 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection can change nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in pregnancy

A recent study from Spain showed that the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can change the overall structure and diversity of the nasopharyngeal microbiota in pregnant women – which persists even weeks after clinical infection. The paper is currently available on Research Square preprint* server.

3 Feb 2022

COVID-19 vaccine unlikely to have an adverse impact on exercise performance

The COVID-19 vaccine does not impair the body's physiological response to exercise, according to a new study at The University of Arizona.

3 Feb 2022

Scientists identify genome regions linked to migraine risk

An international consortium of leading migraine scientists identified more than 120 regions of the genome that are connected to risk of migraine.

3 Feb 2022

Researchers identify a cellular pathway that causes pancreatic beta cells to die in type 1 diabetes

A central feature of type 1 diabetes is loss of the pancreatic beta cells that make insulin. Researchers led by Paolo Fiorina, MD, PhD, of Boston Children's Hospital and Francesca D'Addio, MD, of the University of Milan now identify a harmful cellular pathway that causes these cells to die.

3 Feb 2022

Older adults have greatest stroke risk in the first three days after COVID-19 diagnosis

The risk of stroke among older adults diagnosed with COVID-19 was highest within the first three days of diagnosis, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2022, a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health to be held in person in New Orleans and virtually, Feb. 8-11, 2022.

3 Feb 2022

Gene therapy may be a curative treatment option for patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia

A novel gene therapy promoted transfusion independence in more than 90 percent of adult and pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, according to a recent clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

3 Feb 2022

New method may be effective at quantifying DNA adenine methylation in complex organisms

For decades, a small group of cutting-edge medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have studied it in bacteria and now some have seen signs of it in, plants, flies, and even human brain tumors.

3 Feb 2022

Blood News and Research

Developing injectable granular hydrogels for brain regeneration and function recovery after stroke

Gene therapy helps heart muscle cells electrically activate in live mice

USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

A theoretical model may help better understand how blood circulates in the brain

Study evaluates the potential benefits of mass dipstick screening to detect hematuria

mRNA booster vaccination shown to induce robust neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

New cloud-based data resource helps researchers to identify subtypes of ALS

Memory B cells found to potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Hp-XeMRI identifies impaired gas transfer in lungs of non-hospitalised breathless Long-COVID patients with normal CT scans

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection can change nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in pregnancy

COVID-19 vaccine unlikely to have an adverse impact on exercise performance

Scientists identify genome regions linked to migraine risk

Researchers identify a cellular pathway that causes pancreatic beta cells to die in type 1 diabetes

Older adults have greatest stroke risk in the first three days after COVID-19 diagnosis

Gene therapy may be a curative treatment option for patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia

New method may be effective at quantifying DNA adenine methylation in complex organisms

CRISPRa method helps discover genes that play a role in immune cell biology

Scientists test a tiny biosensor to detect biomarkers linked to traumatic brain injuries

Innate and adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in convalescent children and adults

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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