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Embryos are susceptible to COVID-19 if mothers get sick, indicates study

Genes that are thought to play a role in how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects our cells have been found to be active in embryos as early as during the second week of pregnancy, say scientists at the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

5 Aug 2020

Scientists develop new models to study molecular characteristics of lung and pancreatic cancers

Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) report today the development of new models to study molecular characteristics of tumors of the lung and pancreas

5 Aug 2020

Researchers evaluate the properties of anterograde and retrograde viral tracers

Researchers from the newly-established Center for Neural Circuit Mapping at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine evaluate the properties of anterograde and retrograde viral tracers, comparing their strengths and limitations for use in neural circuit mapping. Results were published today as a primer in Neuron.

5 Aug 2020

Pediatric experts outline back-to-school safety guidelines for solid organ transplant recipients

As school districts look ahead to a very different school year, pediatric infectious disease experts from across the United States convened to outline back-to-school safety guidelines for solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients.

5 Aug 2020

NHSA strengthens its team with six new appointments

The Northern Health Science Alliance has almost doubled its team with six new appointments over the last few months.

5 Aug 2020

Treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms substantially reduces mortality rates

Mortality rates after treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms have substantially decreased in the past decade, according to new findings presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting.

5 Aug 2020

Osteopore announces success of its 3D-printed PCL bone implant in cranioplasty procedure

Osteopore International Pte Ltd, a Singapore-headquartered company leading the way in regenerative bone implants, is proud to announce the success of its technology in a new medical procedure that took place in Brisbane, Australia, in December last year.

5 Aug 2020

Scientists detect emergence and spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites in Rwanda

Resistance to artemisinin, the main component of the current antimalarial treatments recommended by WHO, is already widespread in South-East Asia, but it had not previously been described in Africa.

5 Aug 2020

Pharmacists look at deprescribing to reduce the risk of medicine-related harm

In an article published today in Australian Prescriber, pharmacist Michelle Liacos from Alfred Health in Melbourne, and her co-authors, look at stopping medicines when they are no longer needed to reduce the risk of medicine-related harm.

5 Aug 2020

Study shows link between selenium-deficient diet and paracetamol toxicity

A lack of the mineral selenium in the diet puts people at risk of paracetamol overdose, even when the painkiller is taken at levels claimed to be safe on the packaging, according to collaborative research emerging from the University of Bath and Southwest University in China.

5 Aug 2020

Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody-drug cocktail treats SARS-CoV-2 virus in animals

Now, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals says its COVID-19 antibody-drug cocktail under development prevented and treated the disease in monkeys and hamsters, showing promise that it may work in humans.

5 Aug 2020

Study disproves role of vultures in spreading pathogens to humans and other species

A new analysis published in IBIS examines whether bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that are present in wild vultures cause disease in the birds, and whether vultures play a role in spreading or preventing infectious diseases to humans and other animal species.

5 Aug 2020

Researchers to develop oil-based system to clean commercial nut paste facilities

From home bakers to commercial food producers, everyone knows that cleaning peanut butter off utensils and out of bowls is a tricky, sticky proposition.

5 Aug 2020

Drug candidate successfully reversed memory loss in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

A drug candidate developed by Salk researchers, and previously shown to slow aging in brain cells, successfully reversed memory loss in a mouse model of inherited Alzheimer's disease.

5 Aug 2020

SNIS 17th Annual Meeting highlights COVID-19 and racial disparities in stroke treatment

The next frontier in neurointerventional surgery, including advances in stroke triage and management, innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics in endovascular surgery, new findings on racial disparities in stroke treatment and the neurologic impact of COVID-19 are a few of the topics that will be covered at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting taking place virtually August 4-7, 2020.

5 Aug 2020

Americans who live in blue states tend to live longer than those in red states

Could where you live dictate how long you live? New research at Syracuse University's Maxwell School, published today in the Milbank Quarterly, shows Americans who live in so called blue states tend to live longer than those in red states, primarily due to state policies.

5 Aug 2020

Parts of the human brain have been “recycled” for reading, indicates study

Humans began to develop systems of reading and writing only within the past few thousand years. Our reading abilities set us apart from other animal species, but a few thousand years is much too short a timeframe for our brains to have evolved new areas specifically devoted to reading.

5 Aug 2020

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Embryos are susceptible to COVID-19 if mothers get sick, indicates study

Scientists develop new models to study molecular characteristics of lung and pancreatic cancers

Researchers evaluate the properties of anterograde and retrograde viral tracers

Pediatric experts outline back-to-school safety guidelines for solid organ transplant recipients

NHSA strengthens its team with six new appointments

Treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms substantially reduces mortality rates

Osteopore announces success of its 3D-printed PCL bone implant in cranioplasty procedure

Scientists detect emergence and spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites in Rwanda

Pharmacists look at deprescribing to reduce the risk of medicine-related harm

Study shows link between selenium-deficient diet and paracetamol toxicity

Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody-drug cocktail treats SARS-CoV-2 virus in animals

Study disproves role of vultures in spreading pathogens to humans and other species

Researchers to develop oil-based system to clean commercial nut paste facilities

Drug candidate successfully reversed memory loss in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

SNIS 17th Annual Meeting highlights COVID-19 and racial disparities in stroke treatment

Americans who live in blue states tend to live longer than those in red states

Parts of the human brain have been “recycled” for reading, indicates study

De novo protein decoys that block SARS-CoV-2

Study shows how regulatory mechanisms contribute to formation of tissues in mouse embryo

Researchers use computational models to examine how sleep prevents damage to old memories

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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