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Understanding SARS-CoV-2 evolution requires more focus on structural variants

Researchers in the United States and Canada warn that more attention needs to be paid to the role that structural variants and recombination in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have played in the evolutionary history of the virus.

3 Sep 2020

Acts of kindness can boost people's health and well-being

Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people's health and well-being, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. But not all good-hearted behavior is equally beneficial to the giver.

3 Sep 2020

Underlying pathology of MIS-C in children following SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, have conducted a study that sheds light on the molecular underpinnings of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

3 Sep 2020

New biocontainment unit could help healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients

The U.S. Army partnered with the University of Pittsburg Medical Center to create a biocontainment unit that could help healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients.

3 Sep 2020

COVID-19 vaccine candidate protects animals against SARS-CoV-2

Most people with COVID-19 have relatively mild disease, but a subset of people develop severe pneumonia and respiratory failure, potentially leading to death.

3 Sep 2020

Army-funded study explores the effects of sleep deprivation in soldiers

New Army-funded study looks at effects of sleep deprivation, which can greatly affect Soldiers on the battlefield.

3 Sep 2020

Chest X-rays found to be highly predictive of COVID-19

A team of LSU Health New Orleans radiologists investigated the usefulness of chest X-rays in COVID-19 and found they could aid in a rapid diagnosis of the disease, especially in areas with limited testing capacity or delayed test results.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers develop new model to predict survival in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer among women and men in the USA, and recent studies have shown an increasing incidence in less developed regions, including Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

3 Sep 2020

$6.6 million grant awarded to develop new device for treating mental health disorders

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have been awarded a $6.6 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a new medical device that can treat mental health disorders in a way that has never been done before using brain rhythms.

3 Sep 2020

Suppressing tumor's growth and spread from the inside

A new technology that allows researchers to peer inside malignant tumors shows that two experimental drugs can normalize aberrant blood vessels, oxygenation, and other aspects of the tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer, helping to suppress the tumor's growth and spread, UT Southwestern researchers report.

3 Sep 2020

Sleep may serve as a marker of Alzheimer’s disease risk and progression

What would you do if you knew how long you had until Alzheimer's disease set in? Don't despair. New research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests one defense against this virulent form of dementia -- for which no treatment currently exists -- is deep, restorative sleep, and plenty of it.

3 Sep 2020

Study finds link between vitamin D deficiency and risk of COVID-19 infection

In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus.

3 Sep 2020

Study shows what happens in the fetal brain affected by congenital Zika syndrome

Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus, including malformations such as microcephaly.

3 Sep 2020

IMT School researcher awarded ERC grant to study mechanisms that regulate sleep and dreams

A researcher at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Giulio Bernardi, has been awarded a European Research Council Starting grant, a competitive source of financing attributed to young researchers who pursue innovative research ideas.

3 Sep 2020

Clinical trial to test nasal saline irrigations as treatment for COVID-19 patients

Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether nasal saline irrigations can reduce viral shedding and symptoms in patients with COVID-19.

3 Sep 2020

Study examines the side effects of Alzheimer's disease dementia drugs

In a first of its kind study, a University of Houston researcher is examining two common drugs used for dementia in patients with Alzheimer's disease to determine the extent to which they don't mix well together and cause a cascading event of side effects, prompting the need for even more medications.

3 Sep 2020

Obesity may cause irregular immune responses to COVID-19

Obesity may cause a hyperactive immune system response to COVID-19 infection that makes it difficult to fight off the virus, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrinology.

3 Sep 2020

Researcher wins $1.8 million grant to advance formulation technology for water-insoluble drugs

Xiaowei Dong, Associate Professor and P1 Curriculum Director at HSC College of Pharmacy, was recently awarded the Maximizing Investigators' Resource Award (MIRA-R35) to continue her research into technologies that improve the effectiveness of oral drugs.

3 Sep 2020

Nasal sprays are a known remedy for preventing opioid overdose deaths

Between 250 and 270 people die each year from heroin or opioid overdoses in Norway. In the EU, thousands die. European users now have a better option available for helping each other.

3 Sep 2020

Study explores link between personal use of hair dyes and cancer risk

Studies have indicated that people who dye their hair regularly may have a higher risk of cancer, especially bladder cancer and breast cancer.

3 Sep 2020

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Understanding SARS-CoV-2 evolution requires more focus on structural variants

Acts of kindness can boost people's health and well-being

Underlying pathology of MIS-C in children following SARS-CoV-2 infection

New biocontainment unit could help healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 vaccine candidate protects animals against SARS-CoV-2

Army-funded study explores the effects of sleep deprivation in soldiers

Chest X-rays found to be highly predictive of COVID-19

Researchers develop new model to predict survival in colorectal cancer

$6.6 million grant awarded to develop new device for treating mental health disorders

Suppressing tumor's growth and spread from the inside

Sleep may serve as a marker of Alzheimer’s disease risk and progression

Study finds link between vitamin D deficiency and risk of COVID-19 infection

Study shows what happens in the fetal brain affected by congenital Zika syndrome

IMT School researcher awarded ERC grant to study mechanisms that regulate sleep and dreams

Clinical trial to test nasal saline irrigations as treatment for COVID-19 patients

Study examines the side effects of Alzheimer's disease dementia drugs

Obesity may cause irregular immune responses to COVID-19

Researcher wins $1.8 million grant to advance formulation technology for water-insoluble drugs

Nasal sprays are a known remedy for preventing opioid overdose deaths

Study explores link between personal use of hair dyes and cancer risk

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