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Synergistic effect between NF-κB inhibitors and zinc in vitro reducing ACE2 expression

Researchers at National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei have conducted a study demonstrating the potential effectiveness of a novel drug combination at reducing morbidity and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

31 Jan 2021

Crystal structures of nanobodies could aid the design of COVID-19 therapies

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, have shown how certain synthetic nanobodies bind to the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – a development that could help inform the design of therapies.

31 Jan 2021

Experts predict 125,000 fewer COVID deaths if 50% of U.S. population initiate vaccination by March 1

A new report combining forecasting and expert prediction data, predicts that 125,000 lives could be saved by the end of 2021 if 50% or more of the U.S. population initiated COVID vaccination by March 1, 2021.

30 Jan 2021

Study reveals effective therapeutic strategy to prevent colorectal cancer progression

Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have revealed that colorectal cancer tissues contain at least two types of fibroblasts (a type of cells found in connective tissue), namely, cancer-promoting fibroblasts and cancer-restraining fibroblasts, and that the balance between them is largely involved in the progression of colorectal cancer.

30 Jan 2021

COVID-19 decreased access to school meals, exacerbated food insecurity among children

School closures during COVID-19 have decreased access to school meals, which is likely to increase the risk for food insecurity among children in Maryland, according to a new report issued by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM).

30 Jan 2021

UC Riverside mouse study resolves long-standing mystery by a whisker

When we step on the car brake upon seeing a red traffic light ahead, a sequence of events unfolds in the brain at lightning speed.

30 Jan 2021

Study details how glutamate signaling works in the brain to enable neuronal communication

The most powerful substance in the human brain for neuronal communication is glutamate. It is by far the most abundant, and it's implicated in all kinds of operations.

30 Jan 2021

Researchers explore how the current practice of nephrology may have racist ideologies

There is a growing awareness of systematic inequality and structural racism in American society. Science and medicine are no exception, as evidenced by historical instances of discrimination and overt racism.

30 Jan 2021

DSMB recommends continuation of Phase 2/3 study of opaganib for severe COVID-19

RedHill Biopharma Ltd., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the global Phase 2/3 study of opaganib in patients with severe COVID-19, unanimously recommended to continue the study following a pre-scheduled futility review of unblinded efficacy data from the first 135 patients treated in the study and safety data from the first 175 patients.

30 Jan 2021

Research identifies and explores the impacts of emergent COVID-19 behavioral identities

New research by Mimi E. Lam (University of Bergen) just published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications identifies and explores the impacts of salient viral or COVID-19 behavioural identities that are emerging.

30 Jan 2021

11-week program of football exercises improves health knowledge in schoolchildren

Knowledge about health is a cornerstone in a child's development of physical and psychosocial health.

30 Jan 2021

Researchers receive a DKK 6 million grant to examine the chemicals in indoor air

A person breathes in approx. 20 kilos of air every day. In Denmark, we spend almost 90 per cent of our time indoors, and therefore the chemical indoor climate in our buildings has a major impact on our health.

30 Jan 2021

Researchers examine the connection between lung cancer and COVID-19

On February 27, 2020, the flagship journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, published a case study that described two patients from Wuhan, China who recently underwent lung lobectomies for adenocarcinoma and were retrospectively found to have had COVID-19 at the time of surgery.

30 Jan 2021

Survey: More than a third of Americans either unlikely or unsure to get a COVID-19 vaccine

News reports indicate COVID-19 vaccines are not getting out soon enough nor in adequate supplies to most regions, but there may be a larger underlying problem than shortages. A University of California, Davis, study found that more than a third of people nationwide are either unlikely or at least hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them.

30 Jan 2021

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Synergistic effect between NF-κB inhibitors and zinc in vitro reducing ACE2 expression

Crystal structures of nanobodies could aid the design of COVID-19 therapies

Experts predict 125,000 fewer COVID deaths if 50% of U.S. population initiate vaccination by March 1

Study reveals effective therapeutic strategy to prevent colorectal cancer progression

COVID-19 decreased access to school meals, exacerbated food insecurity among children

UC Riverside mouse study resolves long-standing mystery by a whisker

Study details how glutamate signaling works in the brain to enable neuronal communication

Researchers explore how the current practice of nephrology may have racist ideologies

DSMB recommends continuation of Phase 2/3 study of opaganib for severe COVID-19

Research identifies and explores the impacts of emergent COVID-19 behavioral identities

11-week program of football exercises improves health knowledge in schoolchildren

Researchers receive a DKK 6 million grant to examine the chemicals in indoor air

Researchers examine the connection between lung cancer and COVID-19

Survey: More than a third of Americans either unlikely or unsure to get a COVID-19 vaccine

Receiving unemployment insurance reduces a person's risk of food insecurity

Study: Heterosexual men more commonly identify as passionate sports fans

Discovery offers novel possibilities to target drug-resistant HER2-positive cancers

RPS-12 protein overproduction appears to trigger breast cancer and other malignancies

Study shows critical role of trauma and emergency surgeons in patient satisfaction

Study shows BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine's ability to neutralize UK viral variant

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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