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Researchers develop new therapeutic approach to treat CLN3 Batten disease

Researchers led by a team at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science have devised a new therapeutic approach to treating a rare but deadly neurodegenerative genetic disease in children.

31 Jul 2020

Portable, injectable clotting agent reduces blood loss by 97% in mice models

When it comes to traumatic injuries, it's a race against time. A person with major hemorrhage can die from blood loss within minutes, so staunching the wound and getting them to a hospital as fast as possible is critical.

31 Jul 2020

Mandatory BCG vaccination correlates with flattening of the curve in COVID-19 spread

Scientists have found that countries with mandatory Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination until at least the year 2000 tended to exhibit slower infection and death rates during the first 30 days of the outbreak of COVID-19 in their country.

31 Jul 2020

International researchers propose new classification system of seizures

Epilepsy is a wide-spread neurological disorder that affects around 50 million people worldwide. It is characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures, which are sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain.

31 Jul 2020

Human cerebellum has almost 80% of the cerebral cortex’s surface area

When we say someone has a quick mind, it may be in part thanks to our expanded cerebellum that distinguishes human brains from those of macaque monkeys, for example.

31 Jul 2020

UCR psychologist to measure how motor development changes infants' daily experiences

John Franchak has long been interested in how learning a new motor skill, such as sitting or walking, changes how infants interact with their surroundings.

31 Jul 2020

UVA now supports engineering-to-medicine faculty fellowships

The University of Virginia's Center for Engineering in Medicine now supports faculty fellowships that embed engineering faculty members within the UVA School of Medicine.

31 Jul 2020

Using personalized precision medicine to treat cognitive decline

Latest research from Affirmativ Health succeeds in treating cognitive decline using personalized, precision medicine.

31 Jul 2020

Personalized, precision approach can reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients

Cognitive decline is a major concern of the aging population. Already, Alzheimer's disease affects approximately 5.4 million Americans and 30 million people globally. Without effective prevention and treatment, the prospects for the future are bleak.

31 Jul 2020

Study offers new possibilities for developing anti-aging drugs

KAIST researchers have been able to dial up and down creatures' lifespans by altering the activity of proteins found in roundworm cells that tell them to convert sugar into energy when their cellular energy is running low.

31 Jul 2020

German researchers present new brain atlas in the Science journal

The atlas features close to 250 structurally distinct areas, each one based on the analysis of 10 brains. More than 24000 extremely thin brain sections were digitized, assembled in 3D and mapped by experts.

31 Jul 2020

Discovery could have important implications for brain infections, neurodegenerative diseases

More than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats and contaminated meat, but most will never show symptoms.

31 Jul 2020

Lab profiles differentiate MIS-C from severe COVID-19 in children

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS-CoV-2 virus seemed only rarely to have serious complications in children.

30 Jul 2020

UOttawa's Faculty of Medicine awards 58 clinical research chairs to top clinician-scientists

The Faculty of Medicine has awarded 58 clinical research chairs to top clinician-scientists in a five-year, $40 million investment to drive clinical research excellence and enhance health and patient care.

30 Jul 2020

Researchers discover neural progenitor cells in the optic nerve

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have for the first time identified stem cells in the region of the optic nerve, which transmits signals from the eye to the brain.

30 Jul 2020

Researcher uses in silico analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to fast-track passive immunity

With millions of COVID-19 cases reported across the globe, people are turning to antibody tests to find out whether they have been exposed to the coronavirus that causes the disease. But what are antibodies? Why are they important? If we have them, are we immune to COVID-19? And if not, why not?

30 Jul 2020

Study shows how chronic psychological stress leads to sickle cell crises

A new study shows how chronic psychological stress leads to painful vessel-clogging episodes--the most common complication of sickle-cell disease (SCD) and a frequent cause of hospitalizations.

30 Jul 2020

A collaborative research project to detect biofilm causing pathogens within chronic infections

WOUND care experts at the University of Huddersfield have joined forces with industry to pool their expertise for a research project that aims to not only significantly improve quality of life for those suffering with chronic wound infections but also has the potential to save the global healthcare industry millions of pounds.

30 Jul 2020

Novel vaccine candidate robustly protects non-human primates against SARS-CoV-2

The development of a safe and effective vaccine will likely be required to end the COVID-19 pandemic. A group of scientists, led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center immunologist Dan H. Barouch, MD, PhD, now report that a leading candidate COVID-19 vaccine developed at BIDMC in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson raised neutralizing antibodies and robustly protected non-human primates against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

30 Jul 2020

Investigational vaccine and immune therapy work well together to fight breast cancer

A vaccine for HER2-positive breast cancers that is being tested in a clinical trial at Duke Cancer Institute is part of an effective, two-drug strategy for enlisting the immune system to fight tumors, according to a Duke-led study in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

30 Jul 2020

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Researchers develop new therapeutic approach to treat CLN3 Batten disease

Portable, injectable clotting agent reduces blood loss by 97% in mice models

Mandatory BCG vaccination correlates with flattening of the curve in COVID-19 spread

International researchers propose new classification system of seizures

Human cerebellum has almost 80% of the cerebral cortex’s surface area

UCR psychologist to measure how motor development changes infants' daily experiences

UVA now supports engineering-to-medicine faculty fellowships

Using personalized precision medicine to treat cognitive decline

Personalized, precision approach can reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients

Study offers new possibilities for developing anti-aging drugs

German researchers present new brain atlas in the Science journal

Discovery could have important implications for brain infections, neurodegenerative diseases

Lab profiles differentiate MIS-C from severe COVID-19 in children

UOttawa's Faculty of Medicine awards 58 clinical research chairs to top clinician-scientists

Researchers discover neural progenitor cells in the optic nerve

Researcher uses in silico analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to fast-track passive immunity

Study shows how chronic psychological stress leads to sickle cell crises

A collaborative research project to detect biofilm causing pathogens within chronic infections

Novel vaccine candidate robustly protects non-human primates against SARS-CoV-2

Investigational vaccine and immune therapy work well together to fight breast cancer

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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