Medical News

RSS

Ohio State receives $10 million gift to establish new myeloma research center

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute has received a $10 million gift from the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation to establish the Riney Family Foundation Myeloma Center for Advanced Research Excellence.

17 Dec 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All I want for Christmas is a COVID relief bill

Congress appears to be inching ever closer to agreement on a long-delayed COVID-19 relief bill, which would extend unemployment insurance and other emergency programs set to expire in the next several days.

17 Dec 2020

Skin cancer risk remains high in winter months for college students

New research from Brigham Young University finds college students could be just as at risk for developing skin cancer in the dead of winter as they are in the middle of summer.

17 Dec 2020

Study explores best practices in long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Even the best-managed long-term care homes will need to step up to get through the second wave of the pandemic, suggests a new study by researchers at the UBC school of nursing.

17 Dec 2020

Two major grants offer support for international mother-baby iron supplements study

A Melbourne-led research consortium investigating the impact of iron treatments on maternal and newborn health in low-income countries has received two major grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation worth almost $US 9.6 million.

17 Dec 2020

WEHI researchers suggest potential new approach to treat stomach cancer

WEHI researchers have identified a key molecular regulator involved in the progression and spread of stomach cancer, suggesting a potential new approach to treat this devastating disease.

17 Dec 2020

How does the UK’s COVID-19 response compare to others in Europe?

Researchers modeled the health benefits and economic loss caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the UK and compared them to four other western European countries. Their results suggest the British Government’s response may outweigh the economic loss incurred.

17 Dec 2020

High presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in PCR test can predict future symptomatic disease

A new study by researchers at the Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid can help in containing the virus spread. Detecting the presence of high amounts of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid predicts future symptomatic disease, they found.

17 Dec 2020

No added risks to radiation therapy for cancer patients with COVID-19, says study

A team of radiation oncologists at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in the United States aimed to determine if COVID-19 infected cancer patients receiving radiation therapy (RT) have any different outcome than non-infected patients.

17 Dec 2020

Cholesterol in the plasma membrane is essential for SARS-CoV-2 entry and syncytia formation

A preprint indicates that SARS-CoV-2 requires cholesterol to accomplish entry into the host cells and membrane fusion.

17 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alter the expression of key chemokines and cytokines in cell lines

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine, United States of America, recently demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alone triggered innate cell activity and the interferon signaling pathway.

17 Dec 2020

Alzheimer Europe launches two new publications on intercultural dementia care and support

Alzheimer Europe today launched two new publications: "Intercultural dementia care for health and social care providers: a guide" and "Policy briefing on intercultural care and support for people with dementia and their informal carers/supporters".

17 Dec 2020

Gene surfing caused the SARS-CoV-2 D614G variant to rise to dominance in the US

A recent preprint that appeared on the bioRxiv* server applies a new approach to conventional birth-death lineage modeling.

17 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion ΔH69/ΔV70 shows repeated emergence and spread

Since the COVID 19 pandemic, it has been established that the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2 gains entry to the target host cell via its spike glycoprotein.

17 Dec 2020

Scientists examine the virulent potential of Listeria strains in pigs

Researchers from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University (CEU UCH) of Valencia, the University of Cordoba and the Pasteur Institute of Paris, have conducted a study to determine the virulent potential of strains of the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in pigs in Spain.

17 Dec 2020

Oral contraceptives offer a protective effect against common gynecological cancers

A comprehensive study from Uppsala University, involving more than 250,000 women, shows that oral contraceptive use protects against ovarian and endometrial cancer. The protective effect remains for several decades after discontinuing the use. The study is published in the journal Cancer Research.

17 Dec 2020

HDL nanoparticles prevent cholesterol movement at membrane receptor to inhibit entry of SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus in cell culture

As researchers strive to find safe therapeutics for COVID 19, a study suggests that preventing the movement of cholesterol may inhibit viral entry by up to 80%.

17 Dec 2020

Medical News

Ohio State receives $10 million gift to establish new myeloma research center

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All I want for Christmas is a COVID relief bill

Skin cancer risk remains high in winter months for college students

Study explores best practices in long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Two major grants offer support for international mother-baby iron supplements study

WEHI researchers suggest potential new approach to treat stomach cancer

How does the UK’s COVID-19 response compare to others in Europe?

High presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in PCR test can predict future symptomatic disease

No added risks to radiation therapy for cancer patients with COVID-19, says study

Cholesterol in the plasma membrane is essential for SARS-CoV-2 entry and syncytia formation

SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alter the expression of key chemokines and cytokines in cell lines

Alzheimer Europe launches two new publications on intercultural dementia care and support

Gene surfing caused the SARS-CoV-2 D614G variant to rise to dominance in the US

SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion ΔH69/ΔV70 shows repeated emergence and spread

Scientists examine the virulent potential of Listeria strains in pigs

Oral contraceptives offer a protective effect against common gynecological cancers

HDL nanoparticles prevent cholesterol movement at membrane receptor to inhibit entry of SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus in cell culture

Hepatitis C virus drugs synergize with remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

Study shows an inflammatory response in the mice brain is responsible for severe COVID-19

Why are some groups more vulnerable to COVID-19?

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

Latest News