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Copper surfaces can inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in as little as one minute, study finds

A new study by researchers at the University of Southampton, UK, has found that SARS-CoV-2 can inactivate on copper surfaces in as little as 1 minute. This is faster than the findings of previous studies in which it took as much as 4 hours before the virus was inactivated.

5 Jan 2021

Biological imbalance found to be the link between gum and kidney disease

An imbalance of the body's oxygen producing free radicals and its antioxidant cells could be the reason why gum disease and chronic kidney disease affect each other, a new study led by the University of Birmingham has found.

5 Jan 2021

Middle-aged adults with comorbidities high-risk category for COVID-19-related mortality in Mexican study

Researchers from Mexico demonstrate how they calculated age-stratified COVID-19 case fatality rates, years of life lost (YLL), and relative risk for 9 comorbidities and 23 comorbidity combinations in a retrospective study.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers develop detailed map of protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and the host

By conducting a state-of-the-art interactome study between SARS-CoV-2 and host cells, researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston identified 437 human proteins as the high-confidence interacting proteins – with substantial implications for understanding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathology and potential treatments.

5 Jan 2021

Neuroscientists track gene expression to gain insights into drug addiction, Parkinson's disease

Two MIT neuroscientists have received grants from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to screen for genes that could help brain cells withstand Parkinson's disease and to map how gene expression changes in the brain in response to drugs of abuse.

4 Jan 2021

Research offers clues on why pregnancy may raise risk of organ transplant rejection

A research study at the University of Chicago has found that in pregnancy, while the T cell response to a fetus becomes tolerant to allow for successful pregnancy, the part of the immune system that produces antibodies (known as the humoral response) becomes sensitized, creating memory B cells that can later contribute to the rejection of a transplanted organ.

4 Jan 2021

Sugar-binding protein could promote inflammation and worsen sepsis

A sugar-binding protein could fuel terrible inflammation and worsen sepsis, a disease that kills more than 270,000 people every year in the US alone, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health in the 4 January issue of Nature Immunology.

4 Jan 2021

Epigenetic modulators have a rapid antidepressant-like effect, study shows

Treatment of depression faces two main challenges. The first is that almost 50% of patients do not respond well to existing antidepressants.

4 Jan 2021

Inflammation marker linked to increased fatigue in prostate cancer patients treated with ADT

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men in the U.S. For many patients, hormone therapy is a treatment option.

4 Jan 2021

Six clearly distinguishable subtypes of prediabetes identified

All prediabetes is not the same: in people in the preliminary stages of type 2 diabetes, there are six clearly distinguishable subtypes, which differ in the development of the disease, diabetes risk, and the development of secondary diseases.

4 Jan 2021

People with detectable brown fat less likely to suffer cardiac and metabolic conditions

Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would want more of. Unlike white fat, which stores calories, brown fat burns energy and scientists hope it may hold the key to new obesity treatments.

4 Jan 2021

Smoking traditional cigarettes along with e-cigarettes causes harmful health effects

Smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes results in harmful health effects similar to smoking cigarettes exclusively, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

4 Jan 2021

Researchers develop α-emitting cancer therapy using a novel drug targeting LAT1

A cancer-specific L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) is highly expressed in cancer tissues.

4 Jan 2021

Scientists design experimental gut-brain system in a lab dish

Research into what is known as the gut-brain axis continues to reveal how the brain and gut influence each other's health and well-being. Now researchers are endeavoring to learn more about gut-brain discourse using a model system built in a lab dish.

4 Jan 2021

Anesthesia and sleep have surprisingly similar effects on brain activity, finds study

What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness fades during general anesthesia and normal sleep? Finnish scientists studied this question with novel experimental designs and functional brain imaging.

29 Dec 2020

Brain scans predict posttraumatic stress disorder following mild TBI

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable.

29 Dec 2020

Study offers explanation for silent hypoxemia in COVID-19 patients

One of the physiopathological characteristics of COVID-19 that has most baffled the scientific and medical community is what is known as "silent hypoxemia" or "happy hypoxia".

29 Dec 2020

Stopping RAS inhibitors linked to risk of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease

Small studies have suggested that a group of medications called RAS inhibitors may be harmful in persons with advanced chronic kidney disease, and physicians therefore often stop the treatment in such patients.

29 Dec 2020

Neurologists say there is no medical justification for neck restraints in policing

Some police departments in the United States continue to teach officers that neck restraints are a safe method for controlling agitated or aggressive people, but that's a dangerous myth, according to a Viewpoint written by three neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in JAMA Neurology.

28 Dec 2020

Researchers discover how chromosomal instability allows cancer cells to avoid immune defenses

Cancer cells are known for spreading genetic chaos. As cancer cells divide, DNA segments and even whole chromosomes can be duplicated, mutated, or lost altogether. This is called chromosomal instability, and scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering have learned that it is associated with cancer's aggressiveness.

28 Dec 2020

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Copper surfaces can inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in as little as one minute, study finds

Biological imbalance found to be the link between gum and kidney disease

Middle-aged adults with comorbidities high-risk category for COVID-19-related mortality in Mexican study

Researchers develop detailed map of protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and the host

Neuroscientists track gene expression to gain insights into drug addiction, Parkinson's disease

Research offers clues on why pregnancy may raise risk of organ transplant rejection

Sugar-binding protein could promote inflammation and worsen sepsis

Epigenetic modulators have a rapid antidepressant-like effect, study shows

Inflammation marker linked to increased fatigue in prostate cancer patients treated with ADT

Six clearly distinguishable subtypes of prediabetes identified

People with detectable brown fat less likely to suffer cardiac and metabolic conditions

Smoking traditional cigarettes along with e-cigarettes causes harmful health effects

Researchers develop α-emitting cancer therapy using a novel drug targeting LAT1

Scientists design experimental gut-brain system in a lab dish

Anesthesia and sleep have surprisingly similar effects on brain activity, finds study

Brain scans predict posttraumatic stress disorder following mild TBI

Study offers explanation for silent hypoxemia in COVID-19 patients

Stopping RAS inhibitors linked to risk of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease

Neurologists say there is no medical justification for neck restraints in policing

Researchers discover how chromosomal instability allows cancer cells to avoid immune defenses

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