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Researchers reveal link between gut bacteria and vitamin D levels

Our gut microbiomes -- the many bacteria, viruses and other microbes living in our digestive tracts -- play important roles in our health and risk for disease in ways that are only beginning to be recognized.

30 Nov 2020

New effort to increase COVID-19 testing in Louisiana's Black communities

Pennington Biomedical Research Center is leading a federally funded effort to increase COVID-19 testing in Louisiana's Black communities, which have been hit hard by the virus.

30 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 immunity in the U.S. remains low

Seroprevalence studies indicate that less than 10% of people in the U. S. have detectable antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from July to September 2020.

30 Nov 2020

Study: Plant-based diet boosts metabolism

A plant-based diet boosts after-meal burn, leads to weight loss, and improves cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight individuals, according to a new randomized control trial published in JAMA Network Open by researchers with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

30 Nov 2020

Experimental vaccine protects cynomolgus macaques against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

An experimental vaccine developed in Europe to prevent infection by Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) has protected cynomolgus macaques in a new collaborative study from National Institutes of Health scientists.

30 Nov 2020

HIV and TB laboratory systems used to scale up COVID-19 testing in Africa

Many countries in resource-limited settings have high HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and/or sexually transmitted infection (STI) burdens.

30 Nov 2020

Validated biomarkers can reveal individual’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that validated biomarkers can reveal an individual's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

30 Nov 2020

A mutant SARS-CoV-2 subspecies from minks may evade antibody detection

In a recent research letter published on the bioRxiv preprint server, scientists from Japan discovered that the mutation of spike glycoprotein in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) derived from farmed minks can also be found in the group of individuals with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and subsequently evade detection by our immune system.

30 Nov 2020

Review highlights huge inconsistencies in palliative care provision across the globe

A major review of palliative care services around the world has highlighted huge inconsistencies in provision, with patients in some countries receiving a fraction of the support provided elsewhere.

30 Nov 2020

Rutgers leading a clinical trial assessing combination treatment for coronavirus

Rutgers is leading a clinical trial assessing the combination of nitazoxanide, ribavirin and hydroxychloroquine to treat people 21 or older who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic.

30 Nov 2020

Study investigates whether telemedicine could enhance ER care delivery

Overcrowding in emergency rooms is a costly and concerning global problem, compromising patient care quality and experience. In a new study, a researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas investigated whether telemedicine could enhance ER care delivery.

30 Nov 2020

Maternal stress may lead to preterm births, accelerate child's biological aging

Why do some people age faster than others? One potential answer, a new UCLA-led study indicates, is that a mother's stress prior to giving birth may accelerate her child's biological aging.

30 Nov 2020

Study outlines a new role for pregnancy-associated plasma protein A in gestational diabetes

Laboratory research and analysis of epidemiological data by Silvia Corvera, MD, and Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, and colleagues show that low levels of a protein commonly seen in screening tests for chromosomal disorders during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with adipose tissue remodeling, glucose resistance and gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women.

30 Nov 2020

Adding exercise to genetic treatment reverses fatigue in mice with common myotonic dystrophy

Adding exercise to a genetic treatment for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) was more effective at reversing fatigue than administering the treatment alone in a study using a mouse model of the disease.

30 Nov 2020

Virus induced lymphocytes show promise for COVID-19 and future pandemics

Researchers in the United States have conducted a study demonstrating the potential of a novel therapeutic approach to treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The therapy augments the body’s T cell response to the causative agent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by providing a boost of rapidly expanded virus-specific T cells.

30 Nov 2020

First meta-analysis looks at the impact of meditation, yoga, and mindfulness on concussions

When Rebecca Acabchuk was studying mild traumatic brain injuries while working on her doctorate in physiology and neurobiology at UConn, she met a student athlete who had suffered multiple concussions.

30 Nov 2020

Highly functional immune response in asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers in Singapore have conducted a study showing that asymptomatic individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – mount an efficient, balanced and coordinated cellular immune response that protects the host without appearing to trigger any pathological processes.

30 Nov 2020

Combination therapy found to be effective against treatment-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma

A combination cancer therapy that is effective against treatment-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by inhibiting tumor growth and increasing survival has been identified by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

30 Nov 2020

Machine learning model uses retinal scans to detect Alzheimer’s disease

A form of artificial intelligence designed to interpret a combination of retinal images was able to successfully identify a group of patients who were known to have Alzheimer's disease, suggesting the approach could one day be used as a predictive tool, according to an interdisciplinary study from Duke University.

30 Nov 2020

Study: More than one-third of children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic

More than one-third of kids who have COVID-19 are asymptomatic, according to a University of Alberta study that suggests youngsters diagnosed with the disease may represent just a fraction of those infected.

30 Nov 2020

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Researchers reveal link between gut bacteria and vitamin D levels

New effort to increase COVID-19 testing in Louisiana's Black communities

SARS-CoV-2 immunity in the U.S. remains low

Study: Plant-based diet boosts metabolism

Experimental vaccine protects cynomolgus macaques against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

HIV and TB laboratory systems used to scale up COVID-19 testing in Africa

Validated biomarkers can reveal individual’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s

A mutant SARS-CoV-2 subspecies from minks may evade antibody detection

Review highlights huge inconsistencies in palliative care provision across the globe

Rutgers leading a clinical trial assessing combination treatment for coronavirus

Study investigates whether telemedicine could enhance ER care delivery

Maternal stress may lead to preterm births, accelerate child's biological aging

Study outlines a new role for pregnancy-associated plasma protein A in gestational diabetes

Adding exercise to genetic treatment reverses fatigue in mice with common myotonic dystrophy

Virus induced lymphocytes show promise for COVID-19 and future pandemics

First meta-analysis looks at the impact of meditation, yoga, and mindfulness on concussions

Highly functional immune response in asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection

Combination therapy found to be effective against treatment-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma

Machine learning model uses retinal scans to detect Alzheimer’s disease

Study: More than one-third of children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic

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