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A new rapid and inexpensive PCR method to detect SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

A new study reports a method using four PCR tests to distinguish infection with the Omicron variant from that caused by other variants.

12 Dec 2021

New tool to help map immune escape with SARS-CoV-2 mutations

A new study discusses a computational program that can be used to substitute for actual experimental evidence of the biologic impact of new mutations.

12 Dec 2021

Vaccinated, previously-infected people could have some "stronger than basic" defense against Omicron variant

Published today, one of the earliest, peer-reviewed studies looking into the Omicron variant of COVID-19 suggests that people previously infected with COVID, and those vaccinated, will have some, "stronger than basic" defense against this new strain of concern.

12 Dec 2021

LSHTM's new modeling estimates the potential impact of omicron in England

New modeling from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine suggests the Omicron variant has the potential to cause a wave of transmission in England that could lead to higher levels of cases and hospitalizations than those seen during January 2021, if additional control measures are not taken.

12 Dec 2021

Infant immune system beats the adult immune system at fighting off new pathogens

As any parent knows, infants are prone to getting respiratory infections.

12 Dec 2021

Newly discovered hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

A newly discovered hormone named fabkin helps regulate metabolism and may play an important role in the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to research led by the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

12 Dec 2021

Former diabetes drug may help in the treatment of breast cancer, study shows

Findings from a new study led by Yale Cancer Center show the small molecule inhibitor drug, PF05175157, originally developed to treat diabetes by Pfizer, may help in the treatment of breast cancer.

12 Dec 2021

Statistical models predict outcomes for patients receiving non-intensive AML therapy

An international team has developed statistical models to predict the risk of early death in patients being treated with non-intensive therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

12 Dec 2021

Researchers discover why people with asthma have lower brain tumor risk

There's not much good that can be said about asthma, a breathing disease in which the airways become narrowed and inflamed.

11 Dec 2021

UTSW study points to a new way to fight parasitic nematode diseases

Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm's life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% in animal models, far better than either treatment alone, according to a proof-of-concept study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center pharmacologists.

11 Dec 2021

TP53 mutations in men may predispose to aggressive prostate cancer

Men who have mutations in a gene called TP53 have a high risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a multicenter research team in the United States has found.

11 Dec 2021

Nasal vaccine provides broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice

The emergence of COVID-19 variants such as delta and omicron have sent scientists scrambling to determine whether existing vaccinations and boosters are still effective against new strains of SARS-Cov-2.

11 Dec 2021

Speaking "baby talk" to infants could help them learn to produce speech

A new study suggests that when parents baby talk to their infants, they might be helping them learn to produce speech.

11 Dec 2021

Chemicals from certain personal care products may impact maternal hormone levels during pregnancy

Use of certain personal care products during pregnancy may impact maternal hormone levels, according to a new Rutgers study.

11 Dec 2021

UCLA research points the way towards a longer-lasting COVID vaccine

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified rare, naturally occurring T cells that are capable of targeting a protein found in SARS-CoV-2 and a range of other coronaviruses.

11 Dec 2021

Rare population of toxic senescent cells in the brain could be a target for Alzheimer's treatment

For the first time, scientists have identified a rare population of potentially toxic senescent cells in human brains that can serve as a target for a new Alzheimer's disease treatment.

11 Dec 2021

OIST and FC Ryukyu launch partnership to understand how athletes' minds behave during team sports

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and Ryukyu Football Club Co., Ltd. (FC Ryukyu) have today launched a new partnership, aimed at understanding how athletes' minds behave during team sports.

10 Dec 2021

Indication of minor added benefit of nivolumab for adjuvant treatment of esophageal cancer

In an early benefit assessment, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care investigated whether nivolumab has an added benefit over watchful waiting in the adjuvant treatment of adults with carcinoma of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal junction and pathological residual disease after prior neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT).

10 Dec 2021

Data shows mobility trends during and between the three UK lockdowns

A study by the University of Southampton suggests population movement and social mixing rose sharply following the end of the second COVID-19 UK lockdown and then fell away suddenly a few days before Christmas 2020.

10 Dec 2021

Impact of environmental SARS-CoV-2 contamination in residential housing

In a new study, scientists hypothesize that the presence of Corynebacterium and SARS-CoV-2 in surface samples might be associated with skin contamination.

10 Dec 2021

Medical Research News

A new rapid and inexpensive PCR method to detect SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

New tool to help map immune escape with SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Vaccinated, previously-infected people could have some "stronger than basic" defense against Omicron variant

LSHTM's new modeling estimates the potential impact of omicron in England

Infant immune system beats the adult immune system at fighting off new pathogens

Newly discovered hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Former diabetes drug may help in the treatment of breast cancer, study shows

Statistical models predict outcomes for patients receiving non-intensive AML therapy

Researchers discover why people with asthma have lower brain tumor risk

UTSW study points to a new way to fight parasitic nematode diseases

TP53 mutations in men may predispose to aggressive prostate cancer

Nasal vaccine provides broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice

Speaking "baby talk" to infants could help them learn to produce speech

Chemicals from certain personal care products may impact maternal hormone levels during pregnancy

UCLA research points the way towards a longer-lasting COVID vaccine

Rare population of toxic senescent cells in the brain could be a target for Alzheimer's treatment

OIST and FC Ryukyu launch partnership to understand how athletes' minds behave during team sports

Indication of minor added benefit of nivolumab for adjuvant treatment of esophageal cancer

Data shows mobility trends during and between the three UK lockdowns

Impact of environmental SARS-CoV-2 contamination in residential housing

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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