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Unique antibody profile differentiates people with non-celiac gluten sensitivity

A new study of the antibodies produced by people with gluten sensitivity may lead to a better way to detect the condition and treat it.

31 Aug 2020

New insights into why people suffer from nickel allergy

The cause of the allergic reaction are T lymphocytes (T cells). These cells are part of the body's defences and normally react to viruses or bacteria in the skin.

31 Aug 2020

Low contribution of antiperspirants to total aluminum burden in humans

Consumers can take up aluminium compounds from various sources, including antiperspirants containing aluminium.

31 Aug 2020

New microgel drug delivery method could improve effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplants

Pancreatic islet transplants, which revive insulin production to treat type 1 diabetes, only last an average of three years.

31 Aug 2020

A nanoscaffolding approach for rapid design of highly immunogenic SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

A research group from Slovenia, Switzerland, and Germany shows how nanoscaffolded assemblies may neutralize interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and cell receptor, providing adequate protection in a surrogate infection assay and warranting the advance of such platforms in the pursuit for the effective vaccine.

31 Aug 2020

People with genetic risk for Alzheimer's have spatial navigation problems

An international research team headed by Anne Bierbrauer, Dr. Lukas Kunz, Dr. Carlos Gomez and Professor Nikolai Axmacher from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Universitätsklinikum Freiburg now reports that problems in spatial navigation can also be detected in people with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's.

31 Aug 2020

New dual CAR T cell immunotherapy shows enhanced therapeutic potency to fight HIV

A recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, led by researchers Todd Allen, PhD, a professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and group leader at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, and Jim Riley, PhD, a professor of Microbiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, describes a new Dual CAR T cell immunotherapy that can help fight HIV infection.

31 Aug 2020

Researchers shed light on the development of cognitive flexibility in infants

Cognitive flexibility refers to the ability to readily switch between mental processes in response to external stimuli and different task demands.

31 Aug 2020

Scientists solve structure of ORF8 coronavirus protein

Researchers at the University of California and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have made important discoveries about a protein found on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that could lay the foundations for the development of new treatments.

31 Aug 2020

FEFU scientists to design genetically modified models for understanding malignant gliomas

Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University get started studying the formation and survival mechanisms of the brain malignant tumors cells, i.e. glioma, to reveal new ways for diagnosis and therapy for this fatal disease.

31 Aug 2020

COVID-19 patients may experience long-term cardiovascular complications

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have conducted a study suggesting that infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can directly infect heart tissue and contribute to whole-organ cardiac dysfunction.

31 Aug 2020

New dietary intervention improves pain and other symptoms in veterans with Gulf War Illness

A new study from American University shows the results from a dietary intervention in U.S. veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness, a neurological disorder in veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War from 1990 to 1991.

31 Aug 2020

New phone app may help address eating disorders in college students

More than 13% of women and 3.6% of men on college campuses have an eating disorder of some kind, but fewer than 20% of those affected ever receive treatment due to lack of available clinicians and the stigma associated with seeking help.

31 Aug 2020

Study identifies a gene's previously unknown role in fertility

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identifies a specific gene's previously unknown role in fertility.

31 Aug 2020

Vaccine reduces race-based pneumococcal disease disparities

In a major public health success, the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV13, or Prevnar 13, in 2010 in the United States is associated with reduction in socioeconomic disparities and the near elimination of Black-white-based racial disparities for invasive pneumococcal disease.

31 Aug 2020

Brain protein associated with seizures and abnormal social behaviors

A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has found a new mechanism responsible for the abnormal development of neuronal connections in the mouse brain that leads to seizures and abnormal social behaviors.

31 Aug 2020

Blood pressure medication could be an effective tool for reducing cardiovascular risk

Blood pressure medication can prevent heart attacks and strokes - even in people with normal blood pressure. That's the finding of late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Study evaluates the impact of today's most popular fad diets on cardiovascular health

In a review of existing scientific studies on trendy ketogenic and intermittent fasting diets, researchers at National Jewish Health concluded that these diets do seem to help people lose weight in the short-term, and modest evidence suggests they may contribute to cardiovascular health.

31 Aug 2020

Mediterranean ketogenic diet can help alter fungi in the gut linked to Alzheimer's risk

Specific fungi in the gut associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and found in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be altered in a beneficial manner by eating a modified Mediterranean diet, researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have found.

31 Aug 2020

Research shows how brain’s immune defenses respond to strokes in babies

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the development of the brain's immune defenses - and how those defenses respond to strokes that strike one in 4,000 babies in the first month of life.

31 Aug 2020

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Unique antibody profile differentiates people with non-celiac gluten sensitivity

New insights into why people suffer from nickel allergy

Low contribution of antiperspirants to total aluminum burden in humans

New microgel drug delivery method could improve effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplants

A nanoscaffolding approach for rapid design of highly immunogenic SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

People with genetic risk for Alzheimer's have spatial navigation problems

New dual CAR T cell immunotherapy shows enhanced therapeutic potency to fight HIV

Researchers shed light on the development of cognitive flexibility in infants

Scientists solve structure of ORF8 coronavirus protein

FEFU scientists to design genetically modified models for understanding malignant gliomas

COVID-19 patients may experience long-term cardiovascular complications

New dietary intervention improves pain and other symptoms in veterans with Gulf War Illness

New phone app may help address eating disorders in college students

Study identifies a gene's previously unknown role in fertility

Vaccine reduces race-based pneumococcal disease disparities

Brain protein associated with seizures and abnormal social behaviors

Blood pressure medication could be an effective tool for reducing cardiovascular risk

Study evaluates the impact of today's most popular fad diets on cardiovascular health

Mediterranean ketogenic diet can help alter fungi in the gut linked to Alzheimer's risk

Research shows how brain’s immune defenses respond to strokes in babies

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