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UC cosmetic scientist receives grant to explore skin permeation of chemical agents

A researcher at the University of Cincinnati is looking at ways to make products such as anti-aging and skin lightening creams, lotions, and gels more effective.

2 Sep 2021

Distinct changes found in cancer and non-cancer immune cells in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

A new study by researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University finds that cancer-associated mutations originate in blood progenitor cells, leading to distinct changes in both cancer and non-cancer immune cells in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM), a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and its precursor IgM monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).

2 Sep 2021

Mutual gaze with a robot affects human neural activity, research finds

Gaze is an extremely powerful and important signal during human-human communication and interaction, conveying intentions and informing about other's decisions. What happens when a robot and a human interact looking at each other?

2 Sep 2021

First-of-its-kind bionic arm restores natural behaviors in patients with upper limb amputations

Cleveland Clinic researchers have engineered a first-of-its-kind bionic arm for patients with upper-limb amputations that allows wearers to think, behave and function like a person without an amputation, according to new findings published in Science Robotics.

1 Sep 2021

CHOP researchers develop tool to monitor disease severity in patients with mitochondrial myopathy

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia successfully developed and validated a new outcome measure to monitor disease severity and progression in patients with impaired skeletal muscle function caused by mitochondrial disease.

1 Sep 2021

Sleep loss deficits persist even after 7 days of recovery

After 7 days of recovery from a 10-day period of deficient sleep, participants in a small study had recovered their pre-sleep deprivation reaction speed, but had not fully recovered on any other measures of function.

1 Sep 2021

Knowledge of a person’s personality influences face identity perception

Do Vladimir Putin and Justin Bieber look alike? They do if you think they have similar personalities, shows a new study by a team of psychologists.

1 Sep 2021

Researchers find new reward circuitry beyond dopamine

The key to overcoming addictions and psychiatric disorders lives deep inside the netherworld of our brains and the circuitry that causes us to feel good.

1 Sep 2021

Study could pave way for an effective approach to amblyopia treatment

Amblyopia is the most common cause of vision loss in children, according to the U.S. National Eye Institute.

1 Sep 2021

Cultured cartilage cells from the nasal septum could help relieve osteoarthritis in the knee

Cartilage cells from the nasal septum can not only help repair cartilage injuries in the knee – according to researchers from the University of Basel and the University Hospital of Basel, they can also withstand the chronic inflammatory tissue environment in osteoarthritis and even counteract the inflammation.

1 Sep 2021

Cellular protein may be a potential new target for treating osteoporosis

A cellular protein whose normal function appears to suppress bone formation may be a potential new target for treating osteoporosis, suggests a collaborative study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

1 Sep 2021

Family of proteins could be effective in reducing damage from ischemic stroke

Boosting a family of naturally occurring proteins that dampens inflammation in the body has been shown to be effective in reducing damage from an ischemic stroke, according to preclinical researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

1 Sep 2021

Study shows bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine can protect mice against lethal SARS-CoV-2 challenge

A recent US study, currently available on bioRxiv* preprint server, implies that vaccination with bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) can limit the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by targeting innate immune pathways and could thus be used as a platform for pinpointing early immunologic events affecting the outcome of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

1 Sep 2021

Do kidney transplant recipients need a third booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine?

A team of researchers in France have observed that the “standard” 2 dose regimen for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could provide adequate protection to only a few KTRs. It has also been shown in multiple studies that a considerable population of vaccinated KTRs were easily infected with SARS-CoV-2.

1 Sep 2021

Can barrier gestures be relaxed without causing a COVID-19 resurgence in France?

A new study focused on determining the magnitudes of a barrier gesture relaxation in France. Read more here.

1 Sep 2021

Scientists analyze the prime mechanism for antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea superbug

The World Health Organization has ranked N. gonorrhoeae as one of 12 antimicrobial-resistant bacterial species that pose the greatest risk to human health, motivating medical researchers around the world to pursue alternative treatments.

1 Sep 2021

Green tea extract and cocoa-supplemented diets improve survival rate of aging mice

Aging-US published "Beneficial effects of dietary supplementation with green tea catechins and cocoa flavanols on aging-related regressive changes in the mouse neuromuscular system" which reported that green tea extract (GTE) and cocoa-supplemented diets significantly improved the survival rate of mice.

1 Sep 2021

Is regular COVID-19 testing in schools more effective than bubble quarantines?

A new study focused on developing a basic stochastic model for predicting the possibility of the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurring in primary schools. Read more here.

1 Sep 2021

Studies outlines novel strategies for detecting cancer and minimal residual disease

The latest special issue of PLOS Medicine features five studies outlining novel strategies for detecting cancer and for identifying minimal residual disease - when a small number of tumor cells survive treatment, potentially leading to recurrence of cancer.

1 Sep 2021

UMass Amherst scientist investigates how nitrogen in human milk may benefit pediatric development

David Sela, a nutrition scientist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received a five-year, $1.69 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate how nitrogen in human milk is used by beneficial microbes in the infant gut to potentially play an important role in pediatric nutrition and development.

1 Sep 2021

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UC cosmetic scientist receives grant to explore skin permeation of chemical agents

Distinct changes found in cancer and non-cancer immune cells in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Mutual gaze with a robot affects human neural activity, research finds

First-of-its-kind bionic arm restores natural behaviors in patients with upper limb amputations

CHOP researchers develop tool to monitor disease severity in patients with mitochondrial myopathy

Sleep loss deficits persist even after 7 days of recovery

Knowledge of a person’s personality influences face identity perception

Researchers find new reward circuitry beyond dopamine

Study could pave way for an effective approach to amblyopia treatment

Cultured cartilage cells from the nasal septum could help relieve osteoarthritis in the knee

Cellular protein may be a potential new target for treating osteoporosis

Family of proteins could be effective in reducing damage from ischemic stroke

Study shows bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine can protect mice against lethal SARS-CoV-2 challenge

Do kidney transplant recipients need a third booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine?

Can barrier gestures be relaxed without causing a COVID-19 resurgence in France?

Scientists analyze the prime mechanism for antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea superbug

Green tea extract and cocoa-supplemented diets improve survival rate of aging mice

Is regular COVID-19 testing in schools more effective than bubble quarantines?

Studies outlines novel strategies for detecting cancer and minimal residual disease

UMass Amherst scientist investigates how nitrogen in human milk may benefit pediatric development

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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Automation in cell-based workflows

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