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What is the correlation between specific COVID-19 clinical characteristics and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers?

Researchers investigated the associations between clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

3 Nov 2022

Investigating the role of the gut-to-brain axis in defensive responses

In a new study, researchers investigated the function of the gut-to-brain axis in defensive responses induced by toxins.

3 Nov 2022

Cedars-Sinai experts to present innovative heart research data during AHA Scientific Sessions 2022

During American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022, Prominent Cedars-Sinai Cardiologists, Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Interventionalists Available for Interviews

3 Nov 2022

Gut colonization by proteobacteria modulates mice’s neurobehavioral response to cocaine

A new study revealed that gut colonization by proteobacteria modulates cocaine neurobehavioral response in mice.

3 Nov 2022

Experts estimate the prevalence of breast cancer survivors in Canada

It was the information she couldn't find that led Amy Kirkham, an assistant professor in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE), to her latest discovery.

3 Nov 2022

Political divide and public opinion influence racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California-Los Angeles investigated how political polarization in the United States (US) shaped the time-varying patterns of racial inequality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality since the onset of the pandemic.

3 Nov 2022

Scientists identify a cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineage in wastewater

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States investigated the source of an enigmatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern (VOC)-like spike (S) protein strain detected in wastewater but not in clinical samples.

2 Nov 2022

Effect of marital stress on heart attack recovery is detrimental

In a recent study soon to be presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2022*, researchers examined the adverse effects of marital stress (MS) on recovery from acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

2 Nov 2022

Vimentin is an important co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Vimentin functions as a co-receptor for the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells to facilitate infection.

2 Nov 2022

Bivalent mRNA booster broadens humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Researchers at Emory University, Stanford University, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases evaluated whether bivalent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) boosters conferred protection against new Omicron subvariants.

2 Nov 2022

Scientists identify a broadly neutralizing antibody against all dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers in the United States identified a broadly neutralizing antibody (S728-1157 bnAb) that targets the receptor-binding site (RBS) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

2 Nov 2022

Many middle-aged adults unlikely to participate in dementia prevention clinical trials

Right now, drug companies and university-based teams are working urgently to find and test new medications that could prevent or slow the decline of brain function in older adults.

2 Nov 2022

Study suggests oral cephalosporins as safe, effective alternative for treating acute kidney infections

A new study led by Ochsner infectious diseases clinical pharmacist Kevin Lin, PharmD, was recently published in PLoS One, suggesting that oral cephalosporins are as safe and effective as the standard of care fluoroquinolones (FQs) for the treatment of acute kidney infections.

2 Nov 2022

Moderate to heavy drinking could increase the risk of stroke in young adults

People in their 20s and 30s who drink moderate to heavy amounts of alcohol may be more likely to have a stroke as young adults than people who drink low amounts or no alcohol, according to a study published in the November 2, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Nov 2022

Dietary inulin fiber can promote allergy-related type of inflammation in the gut and lungs

A type of dietary fiber called inulin, commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut, and other parts of the body, according to a preclinical study from researchers in the Friedman Center for Nutrition and Inflammation and Jill Roberts Institute for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Weill Cornell Medicine and in the Boyce Thompson Institute on Cornell's Ithaca campus.

2 Nov 2022

A portable air sampler to quantify and capture SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in laboratories

Researchers in the United Kingdom evaluated a battery-operated portable air sampler that could recover severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) aerosolized in a laboratory using a plaque assay.

2 Nov 2022

Study provides new set of targets for drug therapies to combat chronic inflammatory diseases

Innate lymphoid cells are a recently discovered family of white blood cells that reside in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, airways and other barrier tissues of the body.

2 Nov 2022

Research agenda provides a roadmap for eliminating racism in emergency medicine

In 2021, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) held a consensus conference, From Bedside to Policy: Advancing Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health, which included identifying priority areas for future research and implementation science related to race, racism and antiracism in emergency medicine (EM).

2 Nov 2022

Study uncovers a control hub for skin inflammation

Inflammatory reactions in the skin can reduce damage from UV radiation or infections, but can also result in painful symptoms such as sunburn.

2 Nov 2022

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach against treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have identified an investigational therapeutic approach that could be effective against treatment-resistant prostate cancer. Results of their Phase II clinical trial, published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Therapy, have led to a larger, multicenter trial that will soon be underway.

2 Nov 2022

Medical Research News

What is the correlation between specific COVID-19 clinical characteristics and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers?

Investigating the role of the gut-to-brain axis in defensive responses

Cedars-Sinai experts to present innovative heart research data during AHA Scientific Sessions 2022

Gut colonization by proteobacteria modulates mice’s neurobehavioral response to cocaine

Experts estimate the prevalence of breast cancer survivors in Canada

Political divide and public opinion influence racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality

Scientists identify a cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineage in wastewater

Effect of marital stress on heart attack recovery is detrimental

Vimentin is an important co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Bivalent mRNA booster broadens humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Scientists identify a broadly neutralizing antibody against all dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants

Many middle-aged adults unlikely to participate in dementia prevention clinical trials

Study suggests oral cephalosporins as safe, effective alternative for treating acute kidney infections

Moderate to heavy drinking could increase the risk of stroke in young adults

Dietary inulin fiber can promote allergy-related type of inflammation in the gut and lungs

A portable air sampler to quantify and capture SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in laboratories

Study provides new set of targets for drug therapies to combat chronic inflammatory diseases

Research agenda provides a roadmap for eliminating racism in emergency medicine

Study uncovers a control hub for skin inflammation

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach against treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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