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Study provides new understanding of how memory works when the brain sees a familiar face

In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have uncovered new information about how the area of the brain responsible for memory is triggered when the eyes come to rest on a face versus another object or image.

18 Mar 2022

Reactivating Piezo1 protein could help repair broken down, dystrophic muscles

One protein, Piezo1, is key to marshalling muscle stem cells' unique shapes and response to injuries, but it is in low supply in those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to a team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

18 Mar 2022

NYU Long Island School Of Medicine's Class of 2022 discover their "doctor destinies" on Match Day

On Friday, March 18, NYU Long Island School of Medicine held its first Match Day, a ceremony that takes place at medical schools across the nation during which it is revealed where graduating students will fulfill their medical residencies.

18 Mar 2022

Natural circulating antibodies last for at least seven months in children infected with COVID-19

Children previously infected with COVID-19 develop natural circulating antibodies that last for at least seven months, according to a new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

18 Mar 2022

Understanding how coronavirus, RS virus and rhinovirus affect children

When Inger Heimdal started studying the coronavirus in children in 2014, not many people thought the topic sounded particularly exciting.

18 Mar 2022

Study: Targeting astrocytes reduces tau-related brain damage and inflammation in mice

Alzheimer's disease is the most common and best known of the tauopathies, a set of neurodegenerative brain diseases caused by toxic tangles of the protein tau.

18 Mar 2022

Study finds significantly poorer outcomes among the youngest patients with brain tumor

A University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher has found, through extensive data analysis, that the youngest patients with brain tumors – those ages birth to 3 months – have about half the five-year survival rate as children ages 1 to 19.

18 Mar 2022

Deactivation of specific brain cells makes mice more resilient against chronic stress

It is well known that long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious psychiatric problems. However, the precise mechanisms underpinning the stress response have remained largely elusive.

18 Mar 2022

New study tracks food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

In response to the rapid spread of COVID‐19, governments across the globe implemented local lockdowns that led to increased unemployment and disrupted local and international transport routes and supply chains.

18 Mar 2022

Researchers explore experiences with compulsive exercise across social media

Compulsive exercise (CE) gets little attention, despite being a fairly common and serious condition. There is no universally recognized definition of compulsive exercise, though it involves being obsessed and all-consumed by exercising, and those who suffer from it often describe themselves as being miserable, in pain, or depressed all the time.

18 Mar 2022

Researchers find ketamine to have significant anti-depressant and anti-suicidal effects

First manufactured more than 50 years ago, ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative anesthetic often used in veterinary and emergency medicine. Ketamine also has a history of being an illicit party drug.

18 Mar 2022

NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s graduating students matched into top residency programs

On Friday, March 18, after a two-year hiatus, graduating students at NYU Grossman School of Medicine gathered in person for Match Day 2022 to learn where they would be for the next phase in their medical training.

18 Mar 2022

Texas Biomed and UAB partnership uncovers a new, potent antibody cocktail against all coronaviruses

As SARS-CoV-2 has continued to evolve and outsmart existing treatments, scientists have not let up looking for ever-more effective tools to keep people safe and successfully recover from COVID-19, and to prepare for future outbreaks.

18 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant-induced antibody response largely focuses on class 1 and 2 antibody epitopes

A new study evaluated the specificity of antibody response elicited by the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2.

18 Mar 2022

Covalent protein nanobodies for neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Researchers developed covalent nanobodies to neutralize severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 and its variants.

18 Mar 2022

Study evaluates COVID-19 vaccination with recombinant accessory protein-deficient SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed the impact of recombinant accessory protein-deficient severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 immunization against SARS-CoV-2 transmission and disease severity.

18 Mar 2022

Presence of zoonotic pathogens in wildlife market for human consumption in Laos

Researchers from different countries examined various animal species from wildlife trade sites to detect the presence of zoonotic pathogens in Laos, South East Asia.

18 Mar 2022

Neutrophils found to initiate COVID-19-associated olfactory epithelial damage in hamsters

Researchers evaluated the underlying cellular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2-induced olfactory epithelium damage in golden Syrian hamsters.

18 Mar 2022

Digital media can promote safer behavior in authoritarian communities during the pandemic, experts say

Ultra-Orthodox communities in Israel have been more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than other segments of the Israeli population.

18 Mar 2022

Scientists develop virus-blocking textile that effectively repulses SARS-CoV-2

Scientists have described a virus-blocking textile that prevents transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via repulsive Coulomb force and human body triboelectric energy harvesting.

18 Mar 2022

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Study provides new understanding of how memory works when the brain sees a familiar face

Reactivating Piezo1 protein could help repair broken down, dystrophic muscles

NYU Long Island School Of Medicine's Class of 2022 discover their "doctor destinies" on Match Day

Natural circulating antibodies last for at least seven months in children infected with COVID-19

Understanding how coronavirus, RS virus and rhinovirus affect children

Study: Targeting astrocytes reduces tau-related brain damage and inflammation in mice

Study finds significantly poorer outcomes among the youngest patients with brain tumor

Deactivation of specific brain cells makes mice more resilient against chronic stress

New study tracks food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers explore experiences with compulsive exercise across social media

Researchers find ketamine to have significant anti-depressant and anti-suicidal effects

NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s graduating students matched into top residency programs

Texas Biomed and UAB partnership uncovers a new, potent antibody cocktail against all coronaviruses

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant-induced antibody response largely focuses on class 1 and 2 antibody epitopes

Covalent protein nanobodies for neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Study evaluates COVID-19 vaccination with recombinant accessory protein-deficient SARS-CoV-2

Presence of zoonotic pathogens in wildlife market for human consumption in Laos

Neutrophils found to initiate COVID-19-associated olfactory epithelial damage in hamsters

Digital media can promote safer behavior in authoritarian communities during the pandemic, experts say

Scientists develop virus-blocking textile that effectively repulses SARS-CoV-2

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