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Skin cancer therapies could be used to treat other types of tumors

The creation of a silica nanocapsule could allow treatments that use light to destroy cancerous or precancerous cells in the skin to also be used to treat other types of cancer.

21 Jul 2020

Sanford Burnham Prebys receives CIRM award to advance promising drug candidates for COVID-19

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has received an award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance promising drug candidates for COVID-19.

21 Jul 2020

Newly identified gene biomarker can distinguish atopic dermatitis and psoriasis with excellent accuracy

Mount Sinai researchers have pinpointed a single gene biomarker, nitride oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) that can distinguish atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis with 100 percent accuracy using adhesive tape strips, a non-invasive alternative to skin biopsy. The research will be published online today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

21 Jul 2020

Home care for older persons has deteriorated significantly during COVID-19 crisis

The care situation of older persons who receive care at home has deteriorated significantly during of the COVID-19 crisis.

21 Jul 2020

Study may lead to new diagnostic and treatment strategies for fighting bone cancer

Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common form of aggressive bone cancer. A MedUni Vienna study, led by geneticist Erwin Wagner, has uncovered new insights into the disease mechanisms of OS, paving the way for potential new diagnostic and treatment strategies for fighting the bone disease

21 Jul 2020

Research explores behavior of spectators at sporting events to understand group dynamics

The philosopher Gerhard Thonhauser investigates the behavior of spectators at sports events to help him better understand group dynamics.

21 Jul 2020

Chronic stress linked to racial discrimination may adversely impact cognition, Alzheimer's disease

Experiences of racism are associated with lower subjective cognitive function (SCF) among African-American women.

21 Jul 2020

A comprehensive review of COVID-19's effect on organ systems outside the lungs

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease was characterized by many as a flu-like respiratory infection mainly affecting the lungs.

20 Jul 2020

New nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 shows protective traits in preclinical study

A new nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has shown hints of protection and immunity in a preclinical study, safely eliciting the production of antibodies and antiviral T cell responses in mice and pigtail macaques.

20 Jul 2020

Reproductive outcomes predicted by label-free imaging technique

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Department of Animal Sciences have collaborated to develop a new technique that can be used to determine the fertility of sperm samples.

20 Jul 2020

Columbia Engineering researchers win $16.4 million DARPA grant

Sam Sia, professor of biomedical engineering, and Ken Shepard, Lau Family Professor 0f Electrical Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, have won a $16.4 million four-year grant from DARPA for their proposal, "Treatment and Recovery Augmented with Electrical and Ultrasound?Mediated Actuation and Sensing."

20 Jul 2020

Cyanobacterial blooms in Florida waters release multiple toxins detrimental to human health

In 2018, cyanobacteria from nutrient-rich waters in Lake Okeechobee were released down the Caloosahatchee river at the same time that red tides were gathering along the Florida west coast, potentially exposing coastal residents to a mixture of toxins.

20 Jul 2020

Researchers identify underlying mechanism for metabolic memory and diabetic complications

For people with diabetes, vascular complications like kidney disease and atherosclerosis, which can lead to poor health and even death, are seen at increased rates.

20 Jul 2020

A new method for mechanical stimulation of neural cells

In addition to responding to electrical and chemical stimuli, many of the body's neural cells can also respond to mechanical effects, such as pressure or vibration.

20 Jul 2020

Scientists discover promising drug target for dry age-related macular degeneration

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that the blood protein vitronectin is a promising drug target for dry age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 years of age and older.

20 Jul 2020

Age-related hearing loss mainly caused by damage to hair cells, study shows

In a new study of human ear tissues, hearing scientists have demonstrated that age-related hearing loss, also called presbycusis, is mainly caused by damage to hair cells, the sensory cells in the inner ear that transform sound-induced vibrations into the electrical signals that are relayed to the brain by the auditory nerve.

20 Jul 2020

Prostate tumors reactivate dormant molecular program during metastatic progression

When prostate cancer progresses to a more-dangerous metastatic state, it does so by resurrecting dormant molecular mechanisms that had guided the fetal development of the prostate gland but had been subsequently switched off, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

20 Jul 2020

Study reveals the roles of non-REM and REM sleep in visual perceptual learning

Which sleep stage is most important for learning: REM or non-REM? Does sleep improve learning by enhancing skills while people snooze, or by cementing those skills in the brain so that they're less likely to forget them? Do these processes occur every time someone sleeps, or only after they have learned something new?

20 Jul 2020

UCI researchers win $529 million in grants and contracts for fiscal 2019-20

From cutting-edge research and clinical trials focused on cancer care to creating a new center devoted to protecting personal data privacy, University of California, Irvine scholars, scientists and physicians are blazing new paths to help change the world.

20 Jul 2020

Experimental therapy slows zika replication and prevents microcephaly in mice

An international group of researchers have discovered that inhibiting AHR (aryl hydrocarbon receptor), a protein with roles in regulating immunity, stem cell maintenance and cellular differentiation, enables the immune system to combat replication of zika virus in the organism far more effectively.

20 Jul 2020

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Skin cancer therapies could be used to treat other types of tumors

Sanford Burnham Prebys receives CIRM award to advance promising drug candidates for COVID-19

Newly identified gene biomarker can distinguish atopic dermatitis and psoriasis with excellent accuracy

Home care for older persons has deteriorated significantly during COVID-19 crisis

Study may lead to new diagnostic and treatment strategies for fighting bone cancer

Research explores behavior of spectators at sporting events to understand group dynamics

Chronic stress linked to racial discrimination may adversely impact cognition, Alzheimer's disease

A comprehensive review of COVID-19's effect on organ systems outside the lungs

New nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 shows protective traits in preclinical study

Reproductive outcomes predicted by label-free imaging technique

Columbia Engineering researchers win $16.4 million DARPA grant

Cyanobacterial blooms in Florida waters release multiple toxins detrimental to human health

Researchers identify underlying mechanism for metabolic memory and diabetic complications

A new method for mechanical stimulation of neural cells

Scientists discover promising drug target for dry age-related macular degeneration

Age-related hearing loss mainly caused by damage to hair cells, study shows

Prostate tumors reactivate dormant molecular program during metastatic progression

Study reveals the roles of non-REM and REM sleep in visual perceptual learning

UCI researchers win $529 million in grants and contracts for fiscal 2019-20

Experimental therapy slows zika replication and prevents microcephaly in mice

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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