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Design of mRNA vaccines to combat COVID-19

A recent review study discusses fundamental concepts in the successful delivery of nucleic acids in therapeutics.

23 Sep 2021

Early weight loss may protect future fertility of young boys with obesity

Reproductive function in boys with obesity may be improved through weight loss, which could protect their fertility in adulthood, according to research presented today at the 59th Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting.

23 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccination eases healthcare demand

A new study discusses a model that has been developed to predict the effects of relaxing restrictions on the number of new COVID-19 cases.

23 Sep 2021

Location of brain metastasis is not random, study indicates

Brain metastasis occurs when cancer in one part of the body spreads to the brain. The lifetime incidence of such metastatic brain tumors in cancer patients is between 20%-45%, research shows.

23 Sep 2021

COVID-19 transmission is higher with warm weather and increased visits to indoors public places, study finds

A new study finds that environmental factors and human mobility predict seasonal changes in COVID-19 rates, just as in influenza and similar diseases.

23 Sep 2021

NIH-funded project to test light therapies to combat Alzheimer’s debilitating effects

Alzheimer's disease is a mind-robbing brain disorder that affects nearly 6.2 million older Americans. Despite decades of research on high-tech drugs, diets, and crossword puzzles, scientists have yet to discover a highly effective treatment for patients.

23 Sep 2021

Insulin resistance linked to an increased risk of major depressive disorder

Stanford Medicine scientists have linked insulin resistance to an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder.

23 Sep 2021

New methodology for evaluating transmissibility and competitive advantages of co-circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study examines how SARS-CoV-2 variants confer a competitive advantage on the virus, fueling further transmission and mortality.

23 Sep 2021

Study finds spousal similarities in the incidences of some diseases

A couple's health is surprisingly intertwined according to a recent cohort study that looked at Dutch and Japanese marriages.

23 Sep 2021

Decreased synaptic gain in people diagnosed with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, which can cause disrupted thought and mood, delusions and hallucinations, is among the most debilitating mental disorders and the most mysterious.

23 Sep 2021

Altered characteristics of granulocytes in COVID-19 patients can be linked to disease severity

COVID-19 disease severity seems to be affected by the characteristics of white blood cells called granulocytes, which are part of the innate immune system.

23 Sep 2021

Study finds decrease in Canadian suicide rates during the pandemic despite increase in unemployment

The results of research into suicide rates in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic show that rates fell despite a simultaneous increase in unemployment.

23 Sep 2021

New discovery may offer a promising avenue for study of multiple sclerosis

A surprising discovery may offer a promising new direction in the study of multiple sclerosis and other diseases of hypomyelination – when axons of neurons are not covered sufficiently in fatty sheaths (myelin), which disrupts communication between nerve cells.

23 Sep 2021

People with natural immunity and subsequent mRNA vaccination can neutralize viral particles capable of resisting vaccine-induced antibodies

New research suggests SARS-CoV-2 spike protein substitution mutations can create a replication-defective viral particle that makes the virus resistant to vaccine-induced antibodies.

23 Sep 2021

Substantial differences in vaccination rates among immigrant health care workers in Norway

A new preprint examined the COVID-19 vaccination rates among HCWs in Norway, according to immigrant background.

23 Sep 2021

Varying immune responses after single dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

A new preprint describes the significant variation in the early immune response elicited by two of the earliest vaccines to gain emergency authorization against COVID-19.

23 Sep 2021

Differences in blood gene expression among patients with varying COVID-19 severity

A new study published on the medRxiv* pre-print server and currently undergoing peer-review aims to answer this question through whole blood transcriptomics of individuals with varying degrees of COVID-19 severity. Transcriptomics, done by RNA sequencing, gives insights into the genes expressed in a cell at a given time point. It gives an analysis of all RNA molecules within a cell, in this case, whole blood.

23 Sep 2021

Medical Research News

Design of mRNA vaccines to combat COVID-19

Early weight loss may protect future fertility of young boys with obesity

COVID-19 vaccination eases healthcare demand

Location of brain metastasis is not random, study indicates

COVID-19 transmission is higher with warm weather and increased visits to indoors public places, study finds

NIH-funded project to test light therapies to combat Alzheimer’s debilitating effects

Insulin resistance linked to an increased risk of major depressive disorder

New methodology for evaluating transmissibility and competitive advantages of co-circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study finds spousal similarities in the incidences of some diseases

Decreased synaptic gain in people diagnosed with schizophrenia

Altered characteristics of granulocytes in COVID-19 patients can be linked to disease severity

Study finds decrease in Canadian suicide rates during the pandemic despite increase in unemployment

New discovery may offer a promising avenue for study of multiple sclerosis

People with natural immunity and subsequent mRNA vaccination can neutralize viral particles capable of resisting vaccine-induced antibodies

Substantial differences in vaccination rates among immigrant health care workers in Norway

Varying immune responses after single dose of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Differences in blood gene expression among patients with varying COVID-19 severity

Long-term effects of COVID-19 in children

The impact of multiple sclerosis therapy on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

Antibody kinetics in recovered COVID-19 patients

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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

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