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Experts address the limitations of studying individual brains in cognitive neuroscience

In a new paper, scientists suggest that efforts to understand human cognition should expand beyond the study of individual brains. They call on neuroscientists to incorporate evidence from social science disciplines to better understand how people think.

22 Oct 2021

First investigational xenotransplantation marks a major step towards adequate organ supply

The first investigational transplant of a genetically engineered, nonhuman kidney to a human body was recently completed at NYU Langone Health—marking a major step forward in potentially utilizing an alternative supply of organs for people facing life-threatening disease.

21 Oct 2021

Research opens new avenues for topical treatment of skin fibrosis

Collagen, the main component of the skin's extracellular matrix, can cause a pathological condition if it is in excess.

21 Oct 2021

Duke awarded NIAID funding to develop the next generation of pan-coronavirus vaccines

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded $17.5 million over three years to the Duke Human Vaccine Institute to develop a vaccine that protects against multiple types of coronaviruses and viral variants.

21 Oct 2021

Cell-free DNA can help detect measurable residual disease in children with medulloblastoma

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that cell-free DNA from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be used to detect measurable residual disease (MRD) in children treated for the brain tumor medulloblastoma.

21 Oct 2021

Researchers identify a common gene variant that drives the efficiency and outcome of dialysis

Every day, the human kidneys clean about 1,500 liters of blood by producing approximately 1–2 liters of urine. Thereby, the body gets rid of excess water and toxic waste products of the metabolism or also drugs and maintains the balance of water and minerals in the tissues.

21 Oct 2021

Study reveals dual role of anti-cancer inhibitor

TG2, an enzyme known to help cancers spread more quickly, also plays a role in regulating T-cells, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer.

21 Oct 2021

Booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine significantly increases neutralizing antibodies in rhesus macaques

A booster dose of the mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine given to rhesus macaques about six months after their primary vaccine series significantly increased levels of neutralizing antibodies against all known SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and colleagues.

21 Oct 2021

Novel Einstein-developed strategy successfully suppresses HIV infections in mice

Armed with a novel strategy they developed for bolstering the body's immune response, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have successfully suppressed HIV infections in mice - offering a path to a functional cure for HIV and other chronic viral infections.

21 Oct 2021

CAR-T cell treatment's efficacy in hematological malignancies predicted by epigenetics

One in five cancers affects blood cells and lymph nodes, causing leukemias and lymphomas, respectively. Although their treatment with drugs has led to a great advance in their cure, there are cases where there is no clinical response or resistance to them is generated.

21 Oct 2021

How has COVID-19 increased plastic pollution?

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Yong Sik Ok about his latest research into COVID-19 and its impact on plastic pollution.

21 Oct 2021

Development of a plant-based platform for the production of SARS-CoV-2 antigen

Scientists have recently focused on the development of plant-based recombinant protein platforms.

21 Oct 2021

Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis

A new study has focused on the immune response in pwMS undergoing anti-CD20 treatment.

21 Oct 2021

Study analyzes neural correlates of balance in individuals with traumatic brain injury

Using neuroimaging techniques and electroencephalography (EEG), Kessler Foundation researchers compared the neural correlates of balance in individuals with traumatic brain injury and matched controls. This study is the first to report EEG-based functional connectivity measures during a balance perturbation task and show the association with white matter integrity in the brain.

21 Oct 2021

Innovative method greatly simplifies the complexity of delivering vaccines

Future vaccine delivery may rely on everyday items like BBQ lighters and microneedles, thanks to the ingenuity of a team of Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University researchers.

21 Oct 2021

People's eyes widen in response to interest and engagement, finds study

As busy people, we juggle many tasks, keep many balls in the air, and try to avoid letting anything drop. In class, instructors toss out ideas; sometimes they go over our heads, but other times we grasp them quickly.

21 Oct 2021

Skeletal muscle in individuals with type 2 diabetes has a different circadian rhythm, research shows

Almost all cells regulate their biological processes over a 24-hour period, otherwise called a cell's circadian rhythm. To do so, cells use a biological clock that cycles different genes on and off throughout the day and night. Scientists already know that our metabolic health can suffer when our biological clock breaks down, due to shift work or sleep disorders, for example. However, it's unclear how exactly the biological clock of people with type 2 diabetes differs from healthy people.

21 Oct 2021

Study paves the way for development of new therapeutic strategies to treat addiction

Drug addiction is a psychiatric disorder for which no pharmacological treatment with long-term efficacy currently exists. All addictive substances share the property of raising concentrations of the neurotransmitter dopamine within brain regions forming the neural reward circuit.

21 Oct 2021

U-M researchers target a protein channel in the cell’s lysosome to selectively kill cancer cells

Cancer treatments necessarily target unchecked cell growth, and selectively kill cancer cells while sparing normal cells and avoiding general toxicity in the human body.

20 Oct 2021

New discovery can pave the way to better diagnostics and therapeutics for asthma and COPD

Rutgers researchers have discovered that people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a protein in their lungs that leaks a small molecule into their bloodstream that restricts their breathing instead of relaxing their airways.

20 Oct 2021

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Experts address the limitations of studying individual brains in cognitive neuroscience

First investigational xenotransplantation marks a major step towards adequate organ supply

Research opens new avenues for topical treatment of skin fibrosis

Duke awarded NIAID funding to develop the next generation of pan-coronavirus vaccines

Cell-free DNA can help detect measurable residual disease in children with medulloblastoma

Researchers identify a common gene variant that drives the efficiency and outcome of dialysis

Study reveals dual role of anti-cancer inhibitor

Booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine significantly increases neutralizing antibodies in rhesus macaques

Novel Einstein-developed strategy successfully suppresses HIV infections in mice

CAR-T cell treatment's efficacy in hematological malignancies predicted by epigenetics

How has COVID-19 increased plastic pollution?

Development of a plant-based platform for the production of SARS-CoV-2 antigen

Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis

Study analyzes neural correlates of balance in individuals with traumatic brain injury

Innovative method greatly simplifies the complexity of delivering vaccines

People's eyes widen in response to interest and engagement, finds study

Skeletal muscle in individuals with type 2 diabetes has a different circadian rhythm, research shows

Study paves the way for development of new therapeutic strategies to treat addiction

U-M researchers target a protein channel in the cell’s lysosome to selectively kill cancer cells

New discovery can pave the way to better diagnostics and therapeutics for asthma and COPD

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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