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Combination of baricitinib and remdesivir could benefit some COVID-19 patients

The combination of baricitinib, an anti-inflammatory drug, and remdesivir, an antiviral, reduced time to recovery for people hospitalized with COVID-19, according to clinical trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

11 Dec 2020

Structural inequalities increase risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality, study finds

A new study by researchers at Harvard found that people in less privileged neighborhoods are at a higher risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 and of more severe COVID-19.

11 Dec 2020

Distant residues modulate the conformational opening in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Scientists present an insight into the RBD dynamics with physically distant residues in the spike protein, elaborating on the importance of predicted mutations for therapeutics.

11 Dec 2020

Monocytic tRNA fragments play key role in poststroke immune reactions

Sebastian Lobentanzer of Goethe University, Frankfurt, has been studying small RNA dynamics in various contexts using bioinformatic methods. Recently, small RNAs have become more and more interesting for researchers, primarily because of their extensive regulatory functions.

11 Dec 2020

High expression of VRK1 protein can reduce survival in neuroblastoma patients

Researchers from the Departments of Cell Biology and Medical Physiology at the University of Seville have identified that a high expression of the human protein VRK1 is associated with tumour aggressiveness and low survival among neuroblastoma patients.

11 Dec 2020

Researchers investigate whether tailored online exercise benefits ‘long Covid’ patients

Researchers at the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust are to investigate whether a tailored online exercise and support programme would benefit those experiencing long-term symptoms of Covid-19 - what has been dubbed 'long Covid'.

11 Dec 2020

Stairs test can help assess heart health

Climbing four flights of stairs in less than a minute indicates good heart health, according to research presented at EACVI - Best of Imaging 2020, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

11 Dec 2020

Scientists use human stem cells and bioengineered scaffold to build whole functioning thymus

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have rebuilt a human thymus, an essential organ in the immune system, using human stem cells and a bioengineered scaffold.

11 Dec 2020

Researchers to investigate why exercise makes some people healthier than others

Why do some people benefit so much from exercise while others enjoy few health gains or even suffer harm? Does age matter when it comes to exercise's health benefits? Are there "molecular signatures" - sets of genes, proteins and other variables ¬- that reveal the answers?

11 Dec 2020

Lung ultrasounds can predict outcomes in COVID-19 patients

For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, while others remain purely asymptomatic. A diagnostic tool could help physicians predict if a patient with COVID-19 will worsen.

11 Dec 2020

New analysis method could pave the way for important breakthroughs in immunotherapy

In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have been able to show differences in how Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody drug, interacts with the blood of healthy individuals compared to patients with chronic lymphatic leukemia. This has awakened hopes that this analysis method could pave the way for important breakthroughs in immunotherapy research and treatment.

11 Dec 2020

'Community connectors' can help reduce loneliness and social isolation

An existing service in the North West of England called Community Connectors, which enables adults to access social activities within their community, can help reduce loneliness and social isolation, according to an analysis published in Health & Social Care in the Community.

11 Dec 2020

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Combination of baricitinib and remdesivir could benefit some COVID-19 patients

Structural inequalities increase risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality, study finds

Distant residues modulate the conformational opening in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Monocytic tRNA fragments play key role in poststroke immune reactions

High expression of VRK1 protein can reduce survival in neuroblastoma patients

Researchers investigate whether tailored online exercise benefits ‘long Covid’ patients

Stairs test can help assess heart health

Scientists use human stem cells and bioengineered scaffold to build whole functioning thymus

Researchers to investigate why exercise makes some people healthier than others

Lung ultrasounds can predict outcomes in COVID-19 patients

New analysis method could pave the way for important breakthroughs in immunotherapy

'Community connectors' can help reduce loneliness and social isolation

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation significantly improves post-stroke depression

Favipiravir does not attenuate the progression of COVID-19

Pandemic-related selective increase in obsessive-compulsive symptoms in UK study

COVID-19 related to high anxiety and depression symptoms among physicians in Bangladesh

Current testing-isolation policies effectively prevent campus transmission of COVID-19

Pulmonary rehabilitation may promote recovery in severe COVID-19

Sunscreen should be worn by all to protect against skin cancer and premature aging

COVID-19 lockdown causes record drop in CO2 emissions for 2020

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

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