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Study uncovers neuronal circuitry that may play a key role in mediating pain-induced anhedonia

A new study published today in Nature Neuroscience has uncovered neuronal circuitry in the brain of rodents that may play an important role in mediating pain-induced anhedonia - a decrease in motivation to perform reward-driven behaviors.

18 Oct 2021

Study reveals a link between neuroinflammation protein and survival outcomes in glioblastoma patients

Scientists have discovered a new link that could bring the scientific and medical community closer to understanding why glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor, is deadlier in males than females.

18 Oct 2021

Neuroscientists discover specific brain circuit that triggers cocaine relapse in mice

Relapse is a common feature of addiction recovery – two in three patients treated for substance use disorder in the United States relapse within 12 months, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association.

18 Oct 2021

Watch: Going beyond the script of ‘Dopesick’ and America’s real-life opioid crisis

KHN and policy colleagues at our parent organization KFF teamed up with Hulu for a discussion of America’s opioid crisis, following the Oct. 13 premiere of the online streaming service's new series "Dopesick."

18 Oct 2021

Johns Hopkins Medicine awarded NIH grant to explore the impacts of psilocybin on tobacco addiction

Johns Hopkins Medicine was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the potential impacts of psilocybin on tobacco addiction.

18 Oct 2021

Novel combination therapy identified for the brain metastases of breast cancer

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified and preclinically validated combination treatments for the brain metastases of breast cancer, a common and typically lethal manifestation of the malignancy.

18 Oct 2021

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Hello? We spend 12 million hours a week on the phone with insurers

After Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer got back surgery years ago, he kept a file folder labeled "Blue Shield Troubles."

18 Oct 2021

Study shows enhanced immunogenicity of heterologous boosting strategy in individuals primed with J&J vaccine

Researchers from Singapore conducted a study to assess the spike protein-specific humoral and cellular immunity in Ad26.COV2.S vaccinated individuals either primed with Ad26.COV2.S only, or boosted with a homologous or heterologous second dose.

18 Oct 2021

Researchers plan review of cruise ship COVID-19 outbreaks

Researchers plan to provide a comprehensive summary of data from cruise ship outbreaks and explore models of transmission at sea.

18 Oct 2021

What will it take to boost vaccinations? The scene from Kentucky’s back roads

In the end it was the delta variant that drove Rose Mitchell, 89, down the winding mountain road to the Full Gospel Church of Jesus Christ to get the shot. Her pastor, Billy Joe Lewis, had told his congregation that, No, ma'am, a covid vaccine would not leave the "mark of the beast" nor rewrite their genetic codes.

18 Oct 2021

How can framing COVID-19 vaccine side-effects affect an individual's willingness to be vaccinated?

Researchers from the University of Munich have investigated how framing vaccine side-effects can affect an individual's willingness to be vaccinated.

18 Oct 2021

Statin treatment and COVID-19 mortality

The authors highlight the importance of their study in clarifying and expanding the current understanding of the relationship between COVID-19 and statins.

18 Oct 2021

Study assesses T-cell responses directed against highly conserved regions of SARS-CoV-2

The study aimed to assess whether highly conserved regions within coronaviruses harbor CD8+ T-cell epitopes, capable of being cross-recognized between different coronaviruses.

18 Oct 2021

Study finds vaccination confers protection against SARS-CoV-2 onward transmission

The research group reports on the waning effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines against transmission to household contacts in the face of these relaxed measures and more transmissible strains of SARS-CoV-2.

18 Oct 2021

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 helicase by single DNA lesions

In a paper, the impact of specific DNA lesions is investigated regarding the unwinding activity of NSP13.

18 Oct 2021

Researchers identify protein that plays a key role in how the brain regulates appetite and metabolism

Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University have identified a protein that plays a key role in how the brain regulates appetite and metabolism.

18 Oct 2021

Network enabled remote sample management

DP5 Network is the latest version of Ziath's market leading 2D rack decoding web browser software designed to unchain scientists from their lab bench.

From Ziath Ltd 18 Oct 2021

Surveillance, prevention of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza in Europe

In the northern hemisphere, annual seasonal influenza activity usually causes a high burden of disease during the winter months.

18 Oct 2021

Researchers report long-lasting effects of gene therapy in children with deadly immune disorder

Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists began using a pioneering gene therapy they developed to treat children born with a rare and deadly immune system disorder.

18 Oct 2021

New research focuses on better understanding of lupus in Black women

Nine out of 10 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus - the autoimmune disease also known as SLE - are females.

18 Oct 2021

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Study uncovers neuronal circuitry that may play a key role in mediating pain-induced anhedonia

Study reveals a link between neuroinflammation protein and survival outcomes in glioblastoma patients

Neuroscientists discover specific brain circuit that triggers cocaine relapse in mice

Watch: Going beyond the script of ‘Dopesick’ and America’s real-life opioid crisis

Johns Hopkins Medicine awarded NIH grant to explore the impacts of psilocybin on tobacco addiction

Novel combination therapy identified for the brain metastases of breast cancer

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Hello? We spend 12 million hours a week on the phone with insurers

Study shows enhanced immunogenicity of heterologous boosting strategy in individuals primed with J&J vaccine

Researchers plan review of cruise ship COVID-19 outbreaks

What will it take to boost vaccinations? The scene from Kentucky’s back roads

How can framing COVID-19 vaccine side-effects affect an individual's willingness to be vaccinated?

Statin treatment and COVID-19 mortality

Study assesses T-cell responses directed against highly conserved regions of SARS-CoV-2

Study finds vaccination confers protection against SARS-CoV-2 onward transmission

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 helicase by single DNA lesions

Researchers identify protein that plays a key role in how the brain regulates appetite and metabolism

Network enabled remote sample management

Surveillance, prevention of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza in Europe

Researchers report long-lasting effects of gene therapy in children with deadly immune disorder

New research focuses on better understanding of lupus in Black women

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

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