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Unique brain region supports visually guided navigation only when walking

Using vision to efficiently move through an area by foot uses a unique region of the brain's cortex, according to a small study funded by the National Eye Institute.

15 Mar 2023

Researchers identify a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in high-risk patients

UVA Health researchers have identified a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in patients at great risk.

15 Mar 2023

Community health workers can help save thousands of maternal and infant lives from malaria

Community health workers can make a great difference in increasing the number of pregnant women who receive life-saving preventive antimalarial treatment, according to a study conducted in four sub-Saharan African countries and led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

15 Mar 2023

Higher plasma caffeine levels may reduce adiposity and risk of type 2 diabetes

A high blood caffeine level might curb the amount of body fat a person carries and their risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine.

15 Mar 2023

FDA looks into dental device after KHN-CBS news investigation of patient harm

In the wake of a joint investigation by KHN and CBS News into a dental appliance that multiple lawsuits allege caused grievous harm to patients, the FDA has begun looking into the product, the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or AGGA, according to a former agency official.

15 Mar 2023

Experts launch new online resource to support people with Long Covid and improve care

The first resource of its kind to support those living with Long Covid and the healthcare professionals involved in their care, has been launched by experts from the University of Stirling.

15 Mar 2023

Newly identified small molecule may help treat people with drug-resistant epilepsy

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and colleagues have identified a small molecule that may help treat people with epilepsy whose condition has become resistant to the benzodiazepine drugs usually used in managing seizures.

15 Mar 2023

Children's immunity to COVID-19 provided by common colds

During the pandemic, it became clear that children who contracted COVID-19 became less ill than adults.

15 Mar 2023

Clinical trial shows promising results for oral psoriasis treatment

A company launched from The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) has passed an important milestone in developing an oral treatment for the common skin disease psoriasis.

15 Mar 2023

Labconco Unveils Second TUV EN12469 Certified Microbiological Safety Cabinet

Labconco® is excited to release the ReVo™, another innovative microbiological safety cabinet, adding to its diverse biosafety portfolio.

15 Mar 2023

Owlstone Medical Enters Partnership with Bicycle Therapeutics for the Development of Antigen-Targeted EVOC Probes for Early Cancer Detection

Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® announced that it has entered into a Research Agreement with Bicycle Therapeutics plc.

15 Mar 2023

Two counties square off with California over mental health duties

Sacramento and Solano counties are in a standoff with the state over mental health coverage for a portion of Medicaid patients in those counties — a dispute that threatens to disrupt care for nearly 50,000 low-income residents receiving treatment for severe mental illness.

15 Mar 2023

New CDC opioid guidelines: Too little, too late for chronic pain patients?

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain.

15 Mar 2023

Bormioli Pharma North America sales grew by more than 40% in 2022

Bormioli Pharma, a global leader partnering with customers to provide comprehensive packaging solutions for injectable drugs, today announced robust growth in its North American business in 2022, with sales increasing more than 40% year-over-year.

From Bormioli Pharma S.p.A. 15 Mar 2023

Age and sex determine the effects of microbiota on mice's metabolome

The gut handles all ingested foods for further digestion and assimilation. In addition, it harbors a wealth of microbes that produce metabolic byproducts with multiple effects on host physiology. Therefore, changes in the gut microbiome's composition can shift the gut's metabolome as well.

15 Mar 2023

An emerging target for chronic kidney disease treatment - DNA-PKcs

A recent Nature Communications study suggested that DNA-PKcs could be a potential target for treating chronic kidney disease.

15 Mar 2023

Embryonic stem cells used to recreate thyroid cancer histotypes

A recent Nature Communications study revealed the recapitulating capacity of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to elucidate the cellular hierarchy of the thyroid gland. Furthermore, these cells possessed the capacity to reproduce the oncogenic process using the CRISPR-based genetic editing method.

14 Mar 2023

A convergent coexpression approach identifies novel genes associated with autism

The current study analyzes transcriptional convergence across many autism risk genes.

14 Mar 2023

Lassa virus vaccine induces rapid protection in an animal model

Scientists have developed a novel Lassa vaccine using a recombinant measles virus and tested its protective efficacy against Lassa fever. A single vaccine dose has been found to induce a rapid and robust immune response in monkeys with pre-existing immunity against the measles virus.

14 Mar 2023

Vaccination protects lupus patients from contracting COVID-19

Researchers determine the risk of COVID-19 and possibility of severe sequelae in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and the general population.

14 Mar 2023