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Innovative CAR T cell therapy targets two proteins to combat aggressive brain tumor growth

Breakthrough in Brain Cancer Treatment: Dual-Target CAR T Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Early Clinical Trial.

15 Mar 2024

Study reveals how long COVID can affect brain function through vascular disruption

The neurological response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be due to brain-brain barrier (BBB) disruption.

26 Feb 2024

Scientists discover key brain cells affected by COVID-19

A recent Cell Stem Cell study investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to dopaminergic neuron senescence.

22 Jan 2024

Digital health algorithm drastically cuts antibiotic use in Tanzanian children

A Nature Medicine study shows that the ePOCT+ digital health algorithm significantly reduces antibiotic prescriptions in children under 15 in Tanzania, highlighting its potential in combating antimicrobial resistance.

20 Dec 2023

Researchers develop a new early alert model for pandemic predictions in Germany

An early alert indicator and trend forecasting model for pandemic situations in Germany.

29 Nov 2023

Avian influenza A H5N1 virus impacts wide range of wildlife in the U.S., study shows

Study highlights the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among non-domesticated animals in the U.S., revealing neurological symptoms as a key clinical presentation and expanding the range of species affected by this Eurasian lineage virus.

19 Nov 2023

New bivalent vaccine shows promising results against key fish pathogens

The efficacy of a bivalent vaccine against Aeromonas hydrophila (A. hydrophila) and Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae).

30 Oct 2023

Scientists develop novel animal model of neurobrucellosis

Neurobrucellosis is a severe long-term complication of brucellosis, one of the most common bacterial zoonotic diseases.

10 Aug 2023

Bluetongue virus carriers active in winter, study finds

Bluetongue virus, an incurable cattle and sheep-killing disease, is spread by tiny flies once thought to disappear in winter. New research demonstrates that though they are harder to find when it's cold, they remain active.

3 Jul 2023

Climate change threatens human health: Urgent action needed to address inequities and reduce carbon footprint

Researchers explore the contribution of climate change to health disparities among susceptible individuals.

22 Jun 2023

Children displayed a resilient capacity to continue playing during peak COVID-19, finds study

Children displayed a resilient capacity to continue playing during peak COVID-19, a study has found, even though their options to do so became more limited while under stay-at-home orders.

14 Jun 2023

Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life?

Researchers investigated whether cannabis treatment could improve the health-associated quality of life.

11 May 2023

Reducing COVID-19 burden: could Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines confer protection?

Researchers investigated whether BCG vaccines could lower COVID-19 burden.

1 May 2023

Understanding the probable transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from lion to zookeepers

Researchers explored the possible transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to zoo employees from an African lion.

19 Apr 2023

Highly contagious killer fungus likely to spread and cause epizootics across Africa

Researchers studied the prevalence of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in a total of 16,900 historical and recent museum specimens, wild-living individuals, and literature records of amphibians from Africa.

16 Mar 2023

Study illuminates how the brain senses infection

A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School illuminates how the brain becomes aware that there is an infection in the body.

8 Mar 2023

Study results provide strong evidence for association of genetic markers to long COVID mappable to fatigue

Researchers analyzed polygenic risk scores in whole genome sequences obtained from blood samples of long COVID patients to determine genomic predictors of long COVID.

2 Mar 2023

Death of a zoo hippopotamus underscores the species’ susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2

A recent study investigated the death of a hippopotamus at a zoo in Hanoi, Vietnam.

16 Feb 2023

Boosting nutritional knowledge with the help of a dietitian specializing in cancer

In a brightly lit kitchen one recent afternoon, cancer survivors Patricia Rhodes and Evette Knight were part of a group gathered around a convection burner and a sauté pan filled with mushrooms.

20 Jan 2023

COVID-19 vaccination temporarily alters heart rate variability

HRV parameters after COVID-19 vaccination show significant short-term changes that may persist for up to three days until ultimately returning to baseline.

12 Dec 2022