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Novel device may help restore total eye function

An international consortium of researchers is developing a new method to bring eyes back to life from deceased body donors for clinical research purposes.

18 Dec 2020

Scientists identify brain area that is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual events

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) report that a brain region in the superior temporal sulcus (fSTS) is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual information.

18 Dec 2020

University of Ottawa earns 10 Canada research chairs covering a broad scope of subjects

The University of Ottawa has earned a total of 10 Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) covering a broad scope of subjects, from the exploration of disruptive impacts of stress on higher brain functions to the need to preserve Indigenous traditional cultural memories, and emerging computing technologies that pave the way to smart cities.

18 Dec 2020

Study reveals innovative gene therapy approach to regenerate functional new neurons

Spinal cord injury (SCI) often causes disability and seriously compromises quality of life. While decades of research have made significant progress in axonal regeneration after SCI, most of the interventions have not been translated into clinical therapies.

18 Dec 2020

Research examines processes of lung scarring and chronic rejection of organ after transplantation

Two new papers examine the processes of lung scarring and chronic rejection of the organ after transplantation, and potential therapies to stop the graft, or transplanted organ and its tissue, from failing.

17 Dec 2020

Study: Specific class of drugs can be repurposed to treat genetic diseases

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have published a study showing a promising approach to using drug repurposing to treat genetic diseases.

17 Dec 2020

Antifungal drug improves key biomarkers in the noses of patients with cystic fibrosis

A drug widely used to treat fungal infections improved key biomarkers in lung tissue cultures as well as in the noses of patients with cystic fibrosis, a clinical study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Iowa found.

17 Dec 2020

Regulating fas protein may be a route to prevent cancer relapse after immunotherapy

Mount Sinai researchers have solved one of the enduring mysteries of cancer immunotherapy: Why does it completely eliminate tumors in many patients, even when not all the cells in those tumors have the molecular target that the therapy is aimed at?

17 Dec 2020

New toolkit aims to maximize high-quality collection of thrombosis data in COVID-19 clinical studies

The ASH Research Collaborative and the International Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis, two organizations with multidisciplinary expertise in blood clotting and bleeding disorders, have developed a toolkit to help clinical researchers from across medical disciplines design clinical trials that further the understanding of blood clotting events associated with COVID-19.

17 Dec 2020

MFCR awards new grants to support an emerging approach to cancer therapeutics

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research has awarded five new grants in support of an important, emerging approach to cancer therapeutics.

17 Dec 2020

A protein may be responsible for triggering lung scarring in scleroderma patients

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease associated with inflammation and fibrosis, or scarring, that affects organs including the skin, heart, kidney and lungs.

17 Dec 2020

Fish oil supplements not associated with increases in bad cholesterol

The Fatty Acid Research Institute has published a new research paper in conjunction with The Cooper Institute on the omega-3s EPA and DHA in fish oil and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

17 Dec 2020

Study highlights how the sex differences in COVID-19 are linked to ACE2 protein

Female COVID-19 patients face less severe disease complications and a lower risk of dying than male patients thanks to hormones and chromosomes that contribute to a stronger immune response, according to new research from a University of Alberta-led team.

17 Dec 2020

PVP at Boston Children's awarded $1 million to extend research into adjuvant-based vaccines

For a vaccine to be most effective, sometimes nature needs a little 'extra' something. That something is often an adjuvant -- small molecules added to a vaccine that boost the body's immune response.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers highlight the need to renew understanding of adverse events in interventional radiology

Medical errors pose a serious threat to patient safety and are estimated to account for more than 250,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.

17 Dec 2020

Errant DNA triggers immune system response against cancer

DNA that ends up where it doesn't belong in cancer cells can unleash an immune response that makes tumors more susceptible to immunotherapy, the results of two UT Southwestern studies indicate.

17 Dec 2020

WEHI researchers suggest potential new approach to treat stomach cancer

WEHI researchers have identified a key molecular regulator involved in the progression and spread of stomach cancer, suggesting a potential new approach to treat this devastating disease.

17 Dec 2020

How does the UK’s COVID-19 response compare to others in Europe?

Researchers modeled the health benefits and economic loss caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the UK and compared them to four other western European countries. Their results suggest the British Government’s response may outweigh the economic loss incurred.

17 Dec 2020

High presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in PCR test can predict future symptomatic disease

A new study by researchers at the Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid can help in containing the virus spread. Detecting the presence of high amounts of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid predicts future symptomatic disease, they found.

17 Dec 2020

No added risks to radiation therapy for cancer patients with COVID-19, says study

A team of radiation oncologists at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in the United States aimed to determine if COVID-19 infected cancer patients receiving radiation therapy (RT) have any different outcome than non-infected patients.

17 Dec 2020

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Novel device may help restore total eye function

Scientists identify brain area that is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual events

University of Ottawa earns 10 Canada research chairs covering a broad scope of subjects

Study reveals innovative gene therapy approach to regenerate functional new neurons

Research examines processes of lung scarring and chronic rejection of organ after transplantation

Study: Specific class of drugs can be repurposed to treat genetic diseases

Antifungal drug improves key biomarkers in the noses of patients with cystic fibrosis

Regulating fas protein may be a route to prevent cancer relapse after immunotherapy

New toolkit aims to maximize high-quality collection of thrombosis data in COVID-19 clinical studies

MFCR awards new grants to support an emerging approach to cancer therapeutics

A protein may be responsible for triggering lung scarring in scleroderma patients

Fish oil supplements not associated with increases in bad cholesterol

Study highlights how the sex differences in COVID-19 are linked to ACE2 protein

PVP at Boston Children's awarded $1 million to extend research into adjuvant-based vaccines

Researchers highlight the need to renew understanding of adverse events in interventional radiology

Errant DNA triggers immune system response against cancer

WEHI researchers suggest potential new approach to treat stomach cancer

How does the UK’s COVID-19 response compare to others in Europe?

High presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in PCR test can predict future symptomatic disease

No added risks to radiation therapy for cancer patients with COVID-19, says study

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