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Researchers use the drug fasudil to reverse two key symptoms of schizophrenia

A team from Nagoya University in Japan used the drug fasudil to reverse two common symptoms associated with schizophrenia: reduced density of pyramidal neurons and cognitive dysfunction associated with methamphetamine treatment.

17 Feb 2023

Mongolian gerbil with an ear structure could help better understand a type of “third window syndrome”

To patients of P. Ashley Wackym, a surgical otologist-neurotologist at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a diagnosis of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) can feel like a death sentence.

17 Feb 2023

Cerebral autoregulation displays a daily rhythm in stroke patients

Strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, as well as around the world. Various environmental and biological factors are known to affect the risks and outcomes of strokes.

17 Feb 2023

UTA researchers discover how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children

A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer and his doctoral student have discovered how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children.

17 Feb 2023

Epidemic dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in China during the transition from 'zero-COVID' to little-to-no intervention efforts

Researchers quantified the magnitude and rate of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant outbreak in China following the abrupt exit from the ‘zero-COVID’ guidelines.

17 Feb 2023

Research reports full efficacy of Sotrovimab against BQ.1.1 viral replication in a non-human primate challenge model

Researchers used a non-human primate model to show that Sotrovimab, a commercial mAb also known as Xevudy, was fully effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 sub-lineage and its derivatives, such as BQ.1.1.

17 Feb 2023

How specific delivery management interventions are associated with early neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection and neonatal death

Researchers reviewed the association between specific delivery management interventions and neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection and neonatal death in less than 28 days of life.

17 Feb 2023

The relationship between antibody titers and incident SARS-CoV-2 infection among recipients of a primary vaccine series

Researchers evaluated whether serologic testing could help estimate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals who had not received a booster dose.

17 Feb 2023

Discrepancies in perceived and documented long COVID data

Researchers longitudinally assessed the long COVID evidence gap by comparing self-documented data and clinical codes of long COVID with the electronic health records of the participants.

17 Feb 2023

New risk scoring system for acute type A aortic dissection to assess mortality

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a catastrophic disease with fatal outcomes.

17 Feb 2023

Anti-heparin antibodies develop in patients with spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia without heparin exposure

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is a pro-thrombotic syndrome in which anti-heparin antibodies develop without heparin exposure.

17 Feb 2023

Canagliflozin ameliorates heart function in HFpEF rats partly by regulating ferroptosis

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been found to ameliorate major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but the exact mechanism is unknown.

17 Feb 2023

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Researchers use the drug fasudil to reverse two key symptoms of schizophrenia

Mongolian gerbil with an ear structure could help better understand a type of “third window syndrome”

Cerebral autoregulation displays a daily rhythm in stroke patients

UTA researchers discover how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children

Epidemic dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in China during the transition from 'zero-COVID' to little-to-no intervention efforts

Research reports full efficacy of Sotrovimab against BQ.1.1 viral replication in a non-human primate challenge model

How specific delivery management interventions are associated with early neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection and neonatal death

The relationship between antibody titers and incident SARS-CoV-2 infection among recipients of a primary vaccine series

Discrepancies in perceived and documented long COVID data

New risk scoring system for acute type A aortic dissection to assess mortality

Anti-heparin antibodies develop in patients with spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia without heparin exposure

Canagliflozin ameliorates heart function in HFpEF rats partly by regulating ferroptosis

The prevalence of spike-protein antibodies following at least 3 COVID-19 vaccine doses in immunocompromised individuals

COVID-19 virus can be detected in tears collected by swabbing, research finds

Elevated level of α-synuclein aggregates in stool samples can indicate early form of Parkinson’s

New measure of physical balance could help identify people with Alzheimer's risk

An oral and on-demand male contraceptive

Nut consumption and its impact on human and environmental health

Differences in gut microbiome diversity attributed to dietary patterns in children with obesity

A new trial to assess if butyrate can prevent colon cancer

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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