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Study: Human hearing process is directly linked to synchronization by gamma waves

How come we don't hear everything twice: After all, our ears sit on opposite sides of our head and most sounds do not reach both our ears at exactly the same time.

9 Feb 2021

Study identifies major flaws in iBMEC-based models of the blood-brain barrier

A type of cell derived from human stem cells that has been widely used for brain research and drug development may have been leading researchers astray for years, according to a study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

9 Feb 2021

Tiny nanoparticles furnished with dyes could be used for new imaging techniques

Tiny nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques, as chemists and physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) show in a recent study.

9 Feb 2021

New platform could help advance genomic medicine research, drug discovery

A Cleveland Clinic-led team of researchers has developed a personalized genomic medicine platform that will help advance accelerate genomic medicine research and genome-informed drug discovery, according to new study results published recently in Genome Biology.

8 Feb 2021

HIV: New therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cells

Prompted by the need to improve conventional treatments for people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), a team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique has identified a therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cells.

8 Feb 2021

Compound isolated from Ophiura sarsii can be used as an affordable drug for photodynamic therapy

An unusual biologically active porphyrin compound was isolated from seabed dweller Ophiura sarsii. The substance might be used as an affordable light-sensitive drug for innovative photodynamic therapy and for targeted treatment of triple-negative breast cancer and some other cancers.

8 Feb 2021

New study to examine the effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue

Kessler Foundation researchers have received support from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to conduct an investigator-initiated study on the effects of ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) on cognitive fatigue in individuals with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).

8 Feb 2021

New nanoparticle-based drug boosts the body’s innate immune system to fight tumors

A new nanoparticle-based drug can boost the body's innate immune system and make it more effective at fighting off tumors, researchers at UT Southwestern have shown.

8 Feb 2021

Brain protein responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease also plays a protective role

Findings from a new study on Alzheimer's disease (AD), led by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, could eventually help clinicians identify people at highest risk for developing the irreversible, progressive brain disorder and pave the way for treatments that slow or prevent its onset.

8 Feb 2021

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine effective against emerging variants

Researchers have conducted a study showing that the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine effectively protects against recently emerged variants of SARS-CoV-2 – the agent that causes COVID-19.

8 Feb 2021

Study elucidates the mode of action of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetes

Although SGLT-2 inhibitors are central to the treatment of diabetes, their exact mode of action was hitherto unknown.

8 Feb 2021

HKBU and CUHK jointly develop Spermine Risk Score for diagnosis of prostate cancer

Researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University and the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong have jointly developed the Spermine Risk Score which, coupled with the use of a urine test, provides a non-invasive and more reliable method for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

8 Feb 2021

Caffeine exposure in utero can cause structural brain alterations in children

New research finds caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change important brain pathways that could lead to behavioral problems later in life.

8 Feb 2021

Scientists produce active antigen in bacteria to help combat SARS-CoV-2

Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have developed a bacterial strategy for the expression and purification of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD).

8 Feb 2021

Is a ten day isolation period for COVID-19 patients long enough?

In a new study researchers at the Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, reported that mild COVID-19 patients can still be infectious at day 10 from the illness onset, even in the absence of symptoms.

8 Feb 2021

Furin cleavage SARS-CoV-2 spike deletions mostly suppressed within infected airway epithelium, says study

A team of researchers recently examined the SARS-CoV-2 transcriptome and the dynamics of the S gene furin cleavage site in primary human airway epithelia.

8 Feb 2021

Medical training confidently moves beyond cadavers

The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences published results of a study into Cadaver versus Simulator Based Arthroscopic Training in Shoulder Surgery, showing significant improvements in all elements of the course completion.

From VirtaMed 8 Feb 2021

Can early use of colchicine reduce COVID-19 mortality?

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has caused well over 2.3 million deaths in a little over a year. A new meta-analysis reports the potential utility of colchicine in treating SARS-CoV-2 infection and forestalling severe and life-threatening inflammation of the lungs and other organs.

8 Feb 2021

Medical training confidently moves beyond cadavers

From VirtaMed 8 Feb 2021

Bioengineered ankyrin compounds show high in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2 mutants

A new study describes the use of DARPin (designed ankyrin repeat proteins) therapeutic agents, each of which contains three different DARPin domains within the same molecule.

8 Feb 2021

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Study: Human hearing process is directly linked to synchronization by gamma waves

Study identifies major flaws in iBMEC-based models of the blood-brain barrier

Tiny nanoparticles furnished with dyes could be used for new imaging techniques

New platform could help advance genomic medicine research, drug discovery

HIV: New therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cells

Compound isolated from Ophiura sarsii can be used as an affordable drug for photodynamic therapy

New study to examine the effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue

New nanoparticle-based drug boosts the body’s innate immune system to fight tumors

Brain protein responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease also plays a protective role

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine effective against emerging variants

Study elucidates the mode of action of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetes

HKBU and CUHK jointly develop Spermine Risk Score for diagnosis of prostate cancer

Caffeine exposure in utero can cause structural brain alterations in children

Scientists produce active antigen in bacteria to help combat SARS-CoV-2

Is a ten day isolation period for COVID-19 patients long enough?

Furin cleavage SARS-CoV-2 spike deletions mostly suppressed within infected airway epithelium, says study

Medical training confidently moves beyond cadavers

Can early use of colchicine reduce COVID-19 mortality?

Medical training confidently moves beyond cadavers

Bioengineered ankyrin compounds show high in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2 mutants

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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