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Existing drug may help decrease side effects of widely used cancer treatment

A Michigan State University researcher is part of an international team that found an existing drug may help decrease side effects of cisplatin, a widely used cancer treatment that was discovered at MSU in 1965.

30 Nov 2022

UNH researchers receive $1.8 million to study the effectiveness of child trafficking prevention program

The physical and emotional harm caused by commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and youth has been well documented but there is little research looking at preventative measures to help protect those at risk.

30 Nov 2022

New evidence of mpox virus transmission before onset of symptoms

Researchers extensively followed-up high-risk contacts of clade IIb mpox (MPX) virus (MPXV)-infected patients to evaluate the risk of MPX after MPXV exposure and to characterize early MPXV infections.

30 Nov 2022

Plasma from vaccinated and COVID-19 convalescent subjects as passive immunotherapy against the new Omicron BQ.1.1, XBB, and BF.7 variants

Researchers systematically reviewed SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BQ.1.1 neutralization data from individual patient samples.

30 Nov 2022

Minimally invasive treatment provides long-term relief to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

A minimally invasive treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome provides complete and long-term relief to patients without the use of corticosteroids, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

30 Nov 2022

Study suggests persistent immune activation and long COVID correlate independently with severe COVID-19

Researchers investigated whether severe COVID-19 patients exhibited inflammation and immune activation three months after hospitalization and explored the associations among COVID-19 severity, long COVID, and immune activation.

30 Nov 2022

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

Children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), may still display differences in some aspects of cognitive development, mood and mobility compared to unexposed children, reports a study published in Pediatric Research.

30 Nov 2022

UQ student awarded national prize for debunking common autism myth

A University of Queensland PhD student has been awarded a national prize for debunking a common myth about children with autism.

30 Nov 2022

Fragment crystallizable receptor-effector functions as a key correlate for pan-sarbecovirus vaccine development

Researchers elucidated pan-sarbecovirus immune protection mechanisms by utilizing a Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus-vectored vaccine panel that covered bat strains to human strains.

30 Nov 2022

Broadly cross-reactive antibodies that protect from SARS-CoV-2 variants are revealed by virus coldspot-driven discovery

A recent study identified neutralizing antibodies against conserved SARS-CoV-2 epitopes.

30 Nov 2022

The antibody resistance profile and viral receptor binding affinity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BQ.1, BQ.1.1, XBB, and XBB.1 subvariants

Researchers investigated the neutralizing antibody titers against the newly emergent BQ.1, BQ.1.1, XBB, and XBB.1 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants using sera from individuals with primary and booster COVID-19 vaccinations and previous SARS-CoV-2 infections.

30 Nov 2022

Study: 40% of websites for heart transplant centers lack information in languages other than English

In a University of Michigan-led study, researchers found that most websites for heart transplant centers in the United States are difficult to understand, with more than 40% lacking information in languages other than English.

30 Nov 2022

Study reveals a more nuanced relationship between work demands and a good night's sleep

Conventional wisdom suggests that people with the most demanding jobs would have the most trouble sleeping.

30 Nov 2022

Meta-analysis reviews the incidence of new-onset diabetes in COVID-19 survivors

Researchers estimated the incidence of new-onset diabetes in survivors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) employing random-effects meta-analyses using the generic inverse variance method.

30 Nov 2022

The evolutionary trajectories and mechanisms driving the emergence of post-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 lineages

Researchers summarized the mechanisms through which the SARS-CoV-2 new Omicron sublineages are evolving.

30 Nov 2022

Effects of early postnatal exposure to antibiotics on incidence of early-onset sepsis

Researchers investigated the effects of early postnatal antibiotic exposure among infants in the participating networks of high-income countries.

30 Nov 2022

Researchers explore gut microbiome dysbiosis in acute COVID-19 infection and recovery

Researchers assessed the taxonomic characteristics of the intestinal (gut) microbiome in patients with active severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

30 Nov 2022

Study identifies a urinary biomarker to reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

Could a simple urine test reveal if someone has early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and could this pave the way for large-scale screening programs? A new study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience certainly suggests so. The researchers tested a large group of patients with Alzheimer’s disease of different levels of severity and healthy controls with normal cognition to identify differences in urinary biomarkers.

30 Nov 2022

Pregnant people can safely take Paxlovid to reduce the possibility of severe COVID-19, study shows

Findings from a Johns Hopkins Medicine research study published today in JAMA Network Open provide strong evidence that people who are pregnant and have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) can safely take the antiviral drug Paxlovid to reduce the possibility of severe disease.

29 Nov 2022

Study identifies risk factors that increase Black men's susceptibility to early-onset prostate cancer

A family history of cancer and genetic variants that might be inherited appear to be important risk factors for Black men diagnosed with early-onset prostate cancer, a study involving Duke Health researchers has found.

29 Nov 2022

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Existing drug may help decrease side effects of widely used cancer treatment

UNH researchers receive $1.8 million to study the effectiveness of child trafficking prevention program

New evidence of mpox virus transmission before onset of symptoms

Plasma from vaccinated and COVID-19 convalescent subjects as passive immunotherapy against the new Omicron BQ.1.1, XBB, and BF.7 variants

Minimally invasive treatment provides long-term relief to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Study suggests persistent immune activation and long COVID correlate independently with severe COVID-19

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

UQ student awarded national prize for debunking common autism myth

Fragment crystallizable receptor-effector functions as a key correlate for pan-sarbecovirus vaccine development

Broadly cross-reactive antibodies that protect from SARS-CoV-2 variants are revealed by virus coldspot-driven discovery

The antibody resistance profile and viral receptor binding affinity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BQ.1, BQ.1.1, XBB, and XBB.1 subvariants

Study: 40% of websites for heart transplant centers lack information in languages other than English

Study reveals a more nuanced relationship between work demands and a good night's sleep

Meta-analysis reviews the incidence of new-onset diabetes in COVID-19 survivors

The evolutionary trajectories and mechanisms driving the emergence of post-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 lineages

Effects of early postnatal exposure to antibiotics on incidence of early-onset sepsis

Researchers explore gut microbiome dysbiosis in acute COVID-19 infection and recovery

Study identifies a urinary biomarker to reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

Pregnant people can safely take Paxlovid to reduce the possibility of severe COVID-19, study shows

Study identifies risk factors that increase Black men's susceptibility to early-onset prostate cancer

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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