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Actively speaking two languages delays the onset of mild cognitive impairment

As well as allowing us to communicate with other people, languages are the tool we use to convey our thoughts, identity, knowledge, and the way we see and understand the world.

18 Sep 2020

Researchers develop non-infectious nanoparticle probes to study SARS-CoV-2

Scientists and researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, submitted their findings to ACS Nano, a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal, on their collaboration to develop SARS-CoV-2 nanoparticle probes that are used to study fundamental interactions between SARS-CoV-2 Spike proteins and human cells.

18 Sep 2020

Ineffective immune responses may be responsible for COVID-19 mortality rates in men and the elderly

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Nicole Lieberman about her latest research that discovered delayed immune responses may affect COVID-19 mortality rates.

18 Sep 2020

New partnership aims to advance predictive tests for multiple myeloma in Ireland

By combining genomic testing and next generation sequencing technology, a new partnership led by RCSI researchers aims to advance predictive tests for multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer in Ireland.

18 Sep 2020

S-pseudotyped VLPs offer promising COVID-19 vaccine platform

A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in September 2020 reports on a Moloney murine leukemia virus (MLV) platform that produces VLPs expressing the important spike antigen of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

18 Sep 2020

Key China COVID-19 study produced results that influenced subsequent research on coronavirus

Early in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small study in China produced results that influenced subsequent research on the virus.

18 Sep 2020

Study emphasizes the importance of public knowledge and practices related to COVID-19

Understanding workers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 is crucial to preventing it and controlling it

18 Sep 2020

ACC’s initiative can help cardiologists address critical patient needs, deliver high-quality care

The American College of Cardiology's ongoing COVID-19 response initiative is welcoming support from the Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company Alliance to continue providing real-time clinical guidance on COVID-19.

18 Sep 2020

Study invalidates Ebselen and other broad-spectrum SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors

Other novel compounds with Mpro inhibitory activity have also been claimed to have antiviral activity. These include ebselen, disulfiram, tideglusib, carmofur, shikonin, and PX-12. A new research paper discusses the role of these molecules as potential Mpro inhibitors in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

18 Sep 2020

Study: 90-minute COVID-19 test has high sensitivity and specificity

A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 per cent sensitivity, and 100 per cent specificity in a new study.

18 Sep 2020

Researchers design transdisciplinary course to prepare future clinicians in opioid crisis

Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels around the world. In the United States, remediation of pain is one of the most common reasons American adults seek healthcare.

18 Sep 2020

EMPAIA project aims to build a platform for AI-assisted solutions

The EMPAIA project, which is led by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, has been crowned one of the winners of the AI Innovation Competition organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).

18 Sep 2020

Study highlights need for scientific, pharmaceutical standards for developing live biotherapeutic products

The Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI), Europe's only regulatory expertise centre for the development of microbiome-based drug products, has announced the publication of a review titled "Live biotherapeutic products: the importance of a defined regulatory framework".

18 Sep 2020

Researchers identify biomarkers that predict patient’s response to metformin treatment

Metformin is the first-line drug that can lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. One third of patients do not respond to metformin treatment and 5 per cent experience serious side effects, which is the reason many choose to stop medicating.

18 Sep 2020

Structural and systemic racism in health care system affects HIV care for black women

For Black women in the southern United States, mistrust of the health care system that is grounded in structural and systemic racism is a key factor affecting participation in HIV prevention and treatment services, reports a study in the September/October issue of The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC). The official journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, JANAC is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

18 Sep 2020

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Actively speaking two languages delays the onset of mild cognitive impairment

Researchers develop non-infectious nanoparticle probes to study SARS-CoV-2

Ineffective immune responses may be responsible for COVID-19 mortality rates in men and the elderly

New partnership aims to advance predictive tests for multiple myeloma in Ireland

S-pseudotyped VLPs offer promising COVID-19 vaccine platform

Key China COVID-19 study produced results that influenced subsequent research on coronavirus

Study emphasizes the importance of public knowledge and practices related to COVID-19

ACC’s initiative can help cardiologists address critical patient needs, deliver high-quality care

Study invalidates Ebselen and other broad-spectrum SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors

Study: 90-minute COVID-19 test has high sensitivity and specificity

Researchers design transdisciplinary course to prepare future clinicians in opioid crisis

EMPAIA project aims to build a platform for AI-assisted solutions

Study highlights need for scientific, pharmaceutical standards for developing live biotherapeutic products

Researchers identify biomarkers that predict patient’s response to metformin treatment

Structural and systemic racism in health care system affects HIV care for black women

Research funding for emerging infectious diseases rarely reaches the countries, shows data

Cellular recyclers could be used to eliminate the driver of cancer's aggressiveness

Molecular imaging probe reveals Alzheimer's-related γ-secretase in rodents, macaques

High fructose corn syrup increases risk factors for heart disease, diabetes

Omega-3 intake is associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease events

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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