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Review highlights oncolytic viruses with remarkable ability to destroy cancer cells

With the world still in the grip of a devastating pandemic, it's hard to imagine viruses as something other than hostile enemies to be vanquished.

30 Nov 2021

New combination treatment enables complete tumor regression in mice with high-risk neuroblastoma

In mice with high-risk neuroblastoma, tumors disappeared in response to a new combination treatment with precision medicines, a recent study from University of Gothenburg researchers shows.

30 Nov 2021

Natural COVID-19 infection offers protection from gamma and delta variants of SARS-CoV-2

Natural infection with COVID-19 offered protection from reinfection when the gamma and delta variants predominated, according to a new University of Michigan study that also provides levels of antibodies needed to protect against reinfections.

30 Nov 2021

Northwestern researchers continue to tackle every facet of COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic nears the two-year mark, Northwestern Medicine scientists continue to tackle every facet of the disease, from investigating coronavirus vaccines' potential for providing immunity against similar coronaviruses to developing novel rapid antigen-based tests and examining disparities in COVID-19 case and mortality rates in Chicago.

30 Nov 2021

Low wind speeds and stale air associated with higher incidence of Covid-19

While it may not be the season for beach going and barbecues, people continue to work and gather outside in many settings. Is that cause for concern in these latest stages of the pandemic, and new variants? Not necessarily, but a new study indicates that low wind speeds and stale air are associated with a higher incidence of contracting Covid-19 when people socialize outside – perhaps as much as 45 percent more compared to when winds are stronger.

30 Nov 2021

Face mask sewing related to well-being at start of pandemic

During a critical face mask shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sewers responded by pulling out fabric stashes, threading their machines and getting to work.

30 Nov 2021

First standardized Russian-language test developed for aphasia-related disorders

Researchers from the HSE University Centre for Language and Brain have created and standardized a new test battery for diagnosing language disorders in people with brain damage.

30 Nov 2021

Teriflunomide tempers lesion growth in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis

There are few treatment options for children with multiple sclerosis - a condition in which the immune system attacks the protective covering of nerves in the brain and spinal cord - and most therapies for the disease have not been tested in children.

30 Nov 2021

New safe, painless diagnostic tool for detecting breast cancer

Mammograms are a safe, effective way to detect the presence of breast cancer in women. But doctors recommend most females should start getting mammograms after the age of 40 in part because the procedure involves small doses of ionizing radiation.

30 Nov 2021

Scientists identify a new therapeutic target for HIV

Scientists in Montreal and London have identified the key role played by transcription factorRORC2 in HIV infection: the molecule attaches itself to parts of the virus's genome yet doesn't prevent it from replicating.

30 Nov 2021

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz participates in new Collaborative Research Center

The German Research Foundation has approved the establishment of a new Collaborative Research Center in the field of materials science, in which Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is participating with a pioneering subproject. In addition, an existing CRC coordinated by JGU was approved for a further funding period of four years.

30 Nov 2021

Researchers developing an online tool kit to prevent childhood obesity

University of Queensland researchers are collaborating with an extensive range of health professionals to re-design and improve strategies to prevent childhood obesity.

30 Nov 2021

First-of-its-kind PET imaging-based tool developed to detect liver inflammation in NAFLD patients

A UC Davis Health team has developed a first-of-its-kind positron emission tomography (PET) scan imaging-based tool to detect liver inflammation in patients affected with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

30 Nov 2021

Imaging drug that illuminates ovarian cancer tissue when exposed to fluorescent light gets FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved an imaging drug known as Cytalux (pafolacianine), which is attracted to ovarian cancer tissue and illuminates it when exposed to fluorescent light, allowing surgeons to more easily find and more precisely remove the cancer.

30 Nov 2021

Virginia Tech researchers discover potential target for diagnosing and treating Lyme disease

You don't have to go far to find ticks. Just step outside and look for some grass. Look to the top of the shiny, green blade – usually ankle high. A tick might be there, waiting.

30 Nov 2021

Substantial efforts needed to help people with HIV achieve durable viral suppression, study suggests

Among people with HIV worldwide who are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), adults are getting closer to the global target of 95% achieving viral suppression, but progress among children and adolescents is lagging and long-term viral suppression among all groups remains a challenge.

30 Nov 2021

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Review highlights oncolytic viruses with remarkable ability to destroy cancer cells

New combination treatment enables complete tumor regression in mice with high-risk neuroblastoma

Natural COVID-19 infection offers protection from gamma and delta variants of SARS-CoV-2

Northwestern researchers continue to tackle every facet of COVID-19 pandemic

Low wind speeds and stale air associated with higher incidence of Covid-19

Face mask sewing related to well-being at start of pandemic

First standardized Russian-language test developed for aphasia-related disorders

Teriflunomide tempers lesion growth in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis

New safe, painless diagnostic tool for detecting breast cancer

Scientists identify a new therapeutic target for HIV

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz participates in new Collaborative Research Center

Researchers developing an online tool kit to prevent childhood obesity

First-of-its-kind PET imaging-based tool developed to detect liver inflammation in NAFLD patients

Imaging drug that illuminates ovarian cancer tissue when exposed to fluorescent light gets FDA approval

Virginia Tech researchers discover potential target for diagnosing and treating Lyme disease

Substantial efforts needed to help people with HIV achieve durable viral suppression, study suggests

COVID-19 booster jabs to be offered to all adults in England by the end of January

Omicron and other coronavirus variants: What you need to know

Study shows that nucleic acid amplification tests more accurate in detecting SARS-CoV-2 than rapid antigen

Prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 continues to provide protection from reinfection

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