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WHO’s report may lead to greater awareness and deliver better eye health for all

Of the world's 7.8 billion people, 2.2 billion have impaired vision. Of this number, about half are treatable. In effect, they are one-eyed kings who are better off than the 39 million who are completely blind. Nevertheless, they are handicapped for normal living, as we gleaned from the first world report on vision by WHO.

9 Oct 2020

New model can simulate and analyze large number of viral infections

It is only 120 millionths of a millimetre in size but can bring entire countries to a standstill: the Corona virus. Even if it were to disappear one day, viral infections will still be among the most frequent and difficult-to-treat diseases in humans.

9 Oct 2020

86 percent of the UK's COVID-19 patients have no symptoms

Many people who contract the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), develop only mild and moderate symptoms. A small fraction of those infected develop severe symptoms, which usually occur in people who are at higher risk due to comorbidities.

9 Oct 2020

Scientists recreate initial steps of HIV infection in a test tube

Accomplishing a feat that had been a pipe dream for decades, scientists have recreated in a test tube the first steps of infection by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).

9 Oct 2020

Simple eye drop can treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection

A natural treatment for an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that causes blindness in infants can be effectively administered through a simple eye drop without causing irritation, Kingston University London researchers have found.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers develop mitochondrial-targeted prodrug for treating glioblastoma

Houston Methodist researchers found that mice harboring human glioblastoma tumors in their brains had greatly enhanced survival and weight gain when given a newly developed prodrug.

9 Oct 2020

Higher HMBGB1 levels associated with obesity, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease in younger black adults

A "danger molecule" is higher in the blood of younger black adults than whites, females than males and increases with weight and age, researchers report in the first large, longitudinal study associating circulating HMGB1 levels with obesity, inflammation promoters and early indicators of cardiovascular risk in humans.

9 Oct 2020

University of Minnesota Medical School chosen as ‘Capacity Building Center’ for national network

The University of Minnesota Medical School's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has been selected to participate in a new national network dedicated to serological, or antibody, sciences as one of four Capacity Building Centers in the country.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers apply CRISPR technology to eliminate fusion genes present in tumor cells

The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool is one of the most promising approaches to advancing treatments of genetic diseases - including cancer -, an area of research where progress is constantly being made.

9 Oct 2020

Clear and unequivocal evidence we should washing our hands during COVID-19

The study shows that Americans are washing their hands much more they did before the coronavirus pandemic. However, the groups who are less likely to remember to wash their hands on multiple occasions were white people, men, and those between the ages of 18 and 24.

9 Oct 2020

New survey shows overwhelming support for science across political parties

A recent survey commissioned by Research!America on behalf of a working group formed to assess America's commitment to science shows overwhelming support for science across political parties.

9 Oct 2020

$Study explains the fractal nature of COVID-19 transmission$

Study explains the fractal nature of COVID-19 transmission

The most widely used model to describe the epidemic evolution of a disease over time is called SIR, short for susceptible (S), infected (I), and removed (R).

9 Oct 2020

Mass production of SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 protein using a chemical-inducible system in tobacco BY-2 cells

Researchers from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan, recently attempted to synthesize the ORF8 protein with the help of a chemical-inducible protein production system using tobacco BY-2 cells. This study has been published demonstrated in the preprint server, bioRxiv.

9 Oct 2020

Survey: More Americans trust Biden to efficiently lead U.S. healthcare system through COVID-19

With Election Day less than a month away, a new West Health-Gallup national survey finds more Americans trust former Vice President Joe Biden than President Donald Trump to efficiently lead the U.S. healthcare system through the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 Oct 2020

Virginia Tech to build a cyberinfrastructure for wastewater antibiotic-resistant gene monitoring

Antibiotic resistance is a grand challenge of the 21st century. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic resistance rates are increasing globally, with an estimated 35,000 related deaths per year in the United States in 2019, compared to 23,000 in 2013.

8 Oct 2020

Athletes using sport supplements may develop more favorable attitudes towards doping

Athletes using legal performance enhancing and medical sport supplements are more likely to dope than those using sport foods and superfoods, a new study reveals.

8 Oct 2020

Novel radioimmunotherapy proven effective in reversing resistance to lymphoma therapy

A new radioimmunotherapy has proven effective in reversing resistance to the most commonly used lymphoma drug, rituximab, according to research published in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

8 Oct 2020

Mount Sinai to receive more than $7.3 million as part of NCI's new Serological Sciences Network

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will receive more than $7.3 million from the National Cancer Institute as part of the NCI's new Serological Sciences Network (SeroNet), one of the largest coordinated national efforts to study immunology and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

8 Oct 2020

Certain pre-existing conditions may highly increase a patient's risk of dying from COVID-19

A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a patient's risk of dying from the virus.

8 Oct 2020

NIH clinical trial to test a combination treatment regimen for COVID-19

A clinical trial to test the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a combination treatment regimen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) consisting of the antiviral remdesivir plus a highly concentrated solution of antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has begun.

8 Oct 2020

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WHO’s report may lead to greater awareness and deliver better eye health for all

New model can simulate and analyze large number of viral infections

86 percent of the UK's COVID-19 patients have no symptoms

Scientists recreate initial steps of HIV infection in a test tube

Simple eye drop can treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection

Researchers develop mitochondrial-targeted prodrug for treating glioblastoma

Higher HMBGB1 levels associated with obesity, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease in younger black adults

University of Minnesota Medical School chosen as ‘Capacity Building Center’ for national network

Researchers apply CRISPR technology to eliminate fusion genes present in tumor cells

Clear and unequivocal evidence we should washing our hands during COVID-19

New survey shows overwhelming support for science across political parties

Study explains the fractal nature of COVID-19 transmission

Mass production of SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 protein using a chemical-inducible system in tobacco BY-2 cells

Survey: More Americans trust Biden to efficiently lead U.S. healthcare system through COVID-19

Virginia Tech to build a cyberinfrastructure for wastewater antibiotic-resistant gene monitoring

Athletes using sport supplements may develop more favorable attitudes towards doping

Novel radioimmunotherapy proven effective in reversing resistance to lymphoma therapy

Mount Sinai to receive more than $7.3 million as part of NCI's new Serological Sciences Network

Certain pre-existing conditions may highly increase a patient's risk of dying from COVID-19

NIH clinical trial to test a combination treatment regimen for COVID-19

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