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Treating 'fetus as the patient' could reduce the incidence of pre-term labor and premature birth

The results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch may pave the way for a new medicine delivery system that could reduce the incidence of pre-term labor and premature birth by allowing physicians to treat the 'fetus as the patient'.

22 Jan 2021

UC researchers test new combination therapy for head and neck cancer in animal models

Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and while effective treatments exist, sadly, the cancer often returns.

22 Jan 2021

Lack of sleep, stress, mental health problems can lead to PCS-like symptoms

A new study suggests that a lot of people might be going through life with symptoms that resemble concussion - a finding supporting researchers' argument that athletes recovering from a brain injury should be assessed and treated on a highly individualized basis.

22 Jan 2021

Combination therapy shows potential for treating lung cancer

Most lung cancers are of a type called non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). This type of cancer is relatively insensitive to chemotherapy, so NSCLC therapies are usually based on drug treatment.

22 Jan 2021

Digital twin approach for cardiology opens up new possibilities in clinical diagnostics

Using mathematical image processing, scientists at the BioTechMed-Graz research cooperation have found a way to create digital twins from human hearts. The method opens up completely new possibilities in clinical diagnostics.

22 Jan 2021

Novel neutralizing antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 N-terminal domain discovered

A new study by US-based researchers shows the presence of protective antibodies that target the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the spike instead of the spike receptor-binding domain (RBD).

22 Jan 2021

Researchers discover direct link between placental function and future metabolic disorders

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered a direct association between placental function in pregnant women and future metabolic disorders in children and adults, a finding that could lead to earlier intervention and diagnosis of disease.

22 Jan 2021

Can the onset and end of an epidemic be predicted? A SARS-CoV-2 modeling case study

A recent study by researchers in France shows how differences in infection history and viral spread patterns are important factors in predicting the time course of a localized epidemic of SARS-CoV-2.

22 Jan 2021

New model explains controversies over saturated fats and heart disease risk

In science, sometimes a new perspective can turn our interpretation of the data upside-down, and necessitate a paradigm shift.

22 Jan 2021

How have new SARS-CoV-2 strains become more transmissible?

A new study discusses the effect of specific mutations on the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2's spike protein to elastase, and on the intramolecular conformational changes.

22 Jan 2021

Researchers update automated computation tool for SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis

Researchers updated a previous version of an automated tool to include SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis. Genome analysis using the freely available software could help track the evolution of the virus and promptly identify variants that increase viral transmission or virulence.

22 Jan 2021

SARS-CoV-2’s nonstructural proteins dysregulate immune responses, study finds

Researchers provide an overview of SARS-CoV-2 and its life cycle pathways, addressing the functional changes in the viral proteins, providing important strategic clues to help that may help in the ongoing development of therapies against COVID-19.

22 Jan 2021

Does hypertension always lead to severe COVID-19?

Researchers have developed some prognostic factors to predict the severity of COVID-19 among hypertensive patients.

22 Jan 2021

Study identifies a host of agents with anti-SARS-CoV-2 potential

A team of researchers at the Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, in Taiwan, evaluated the efficacy of 2,855 agents against SARS-CoV-2.

22 Jan 2021

A traditional Chinese medicine could help treat COVID‐19 symptoms

A team of researchers in China – at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine – recently explored the therapeutic properties of Yinqiao powder in treating COVID-19 symptoms. Their findings were recently published in Phytotherapy Research.

22 Jan 2021

Researchers investigate cognitive brain mechanism devoted to reading

Letters, syllables, words and sentences--spatially arranged sets of symbols that acquire meaning when we read them. But is there an area and cognitive mechanism in our brain that is specifically devoted to reading? Probably not; written language is too much of a recent invention for the brain to have developed structures specifically dedicated to it.

22 Jan 2021

Study reveals specific neuronal circuits underlying environment-based value learning

How valuable are earmuffs? The answer to this simple question can depend. What brand are they? Are they good quality? What is the weather like? Given the choice between earmuffs and suntan lotion, most people would choose to have the earmuffs on a cold winter day and the lotion on a sunny day at the beach.

22 Jan 2021

Consuming caffeinated coffee can temporarily mitigate repercussions of reduced sleep

A new study exploring the impact of repeated sleep loss during a simulated working week has found that consuming caffeinated coffee during the day helps to minimize reductions in attention and cognitive function, compared to decaffeinated coffee.

22 Jan 2021

Study reveals new insights into how UV light triggers kidney inflammation in lupus patients

A new collaborative study from researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the University of Washington (UW) and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals unexpected insights into how skin exposure to ultraviolet light can worsen clinical symptoms in autoimmune diseases such as lupus.

22 Jan 2021

People with severe COVID-19 cases may have more protective "memory" T cells

A big question on people's minds these days: how long does immunity to SARS-CoV-2 last following infection?

22 Jan 2021

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Treating 'fetus as the patient' could reduce the incidence of pre-term labor and premature birth

UC researchers test new combination therapy for head and neck cancer in animal models

Lack of sleep, stress, mental health problems can lead to PCS-like symptoms

Combination therapy shows potential for treating lung cancer

Digital twin approach for cardiology opens up new possibilities in clinical diagnostics

Novel neutralizing antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 N-terminal domain discovered

Researchers discover direct link between placental function and future metabolic disorders

Can the onset and end of an epidemic be predicted? A SARS-CoV-2 modeling case study

New model explains controversies over saturated fats and heart disease risk

How have new SARS-CoV-2 strains become more transmissible?

Researchers update automated computation tool for SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis

SARS-CoV-2’s nonstructural proteins dysregulate immune responses, study finds

Does hypertension always lead to severe COVID-19?

Study identifies a host of agents with anti-SARS-CoV-2 potential

A traditional Chinese medicine could help treat COVID‐19 symptoms

Researchers investigate cognitive brain mechanism devoted to reading

Study reveals specific neuronal circuits underlying environment-based value learning

Consuming caffeinated coffee can temporarily mitigate repercussions of reduced sleep

Study reveals new insights into how UV light triggers kidney inflammation in lupus patients

People with severe COVID-19 cases may have more protective "memory" T cells

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