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Mayo finds convalescent plasma safe for diverse patients with COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have found investigational convalescent plasma to be safe following transfusion in a diverse group of 20,000 patients. The findings -- from the US Food and Drug Adm...
COVID-19 news from Annals of Internal Medicine
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(American College of Physicians) Living practice points from ACP: advice on use of N95, surgical, and cloth masks to prevent COVID-19.
Sedentary behavior independently predicts cancer mortality
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 21:03
In the first study to look at objective measures of sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, researchers found that greater inactivity was independently associated with a higher risk of dying from cancer.
How cancer drugs find their targets could lead to a new toolset for drug development
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 21:03
Cellular processes such as transcription often take place in tiny cellular droplets called condensates. A new study shows the mechanism by which small molecules, including cancer drugs, are concentrated in these droplets...
Scientists decode how the brain senses smell
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 21:03
Scientists have further decoded how mammalian brains perceive odors and distinguish one smell from thousands of others.
Genetic variation may affect bacterial composition and healing of wounds
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 21:03
Genetic variability across patients might play an important role in shaping the microbiome composition of wounds, thereby influencing the healing process, according to a new study.
Hookworm trial offers new hope to MS patients
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 21:02
Parasitic worms could offer a new treatment hope for patients suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis, according to experts.
Will Protests Spread Coronavirus?
Discover - 18 Jun 2020 18:26
It's likely that people will get sick from attending protests -- but how that compares to people getting sick for other reasons might be the bigger question.
Viruses can steal our genetic code to create new human-virus genes
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 18:02
A new study unveils a novel mechanism that allows viruses to produce unexpected proteins.
These 4 Pandemics Changed the Course of Human History
Discover - 18 Jun 2020 17:45
COVID-19 isn't the first disease to upend daily life.
Not smoking and being socially active keys to longevity
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 15:46
Researchers have discovered some of the secrets to longevity with new research revealing not smoking and being social engaged throughout older age are common traits of New Zealand centenarians.
A deep-learning E-skin decodes complex human motion
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 15:46
A deep-learning powered single-strained electronic skin sensor can capture human motion from a distance. The single strain sensor placed on the wrist decodes complex five-finger motions in real time with a virtual 3D han...
Open-source machine learning tool connects drug targets with adverse reactions
Science Daily - 18 Jun 2020 13:35
Scientists develop AI-based tool to predict adverse drug events. Such events are responsible for some 2 million U.S. hospitalizations per year. The free, open-source system could enable safer drug design, optimize drug s...
Study shows sedentary behavior independently predicts cancer mortality
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) In the first study to look at objective measures of sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found tha...
Stroke survival rates worse in rural areas, study says
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(Washington University School of Medicine) A major US study reveals large gaps between urban and rural patients in quality of care received after a stroke and rates of survival. In more rural areas, the ability of hospit...
Silicosis: Ominous resurgence of an occupational lung condition reported
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(Elsevier) A new study appearing in the journal CHEST®, published by Elsevier, documents an increased incidence of silicosis, which progressed rapidly to massive pulmonary fibrosis in a significant proportion of patient...
Unique metabolic markers detect over 50% of children affected by autism spectrum disorder
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(Bioscribe) Blood sample analyses from the Children's Autism Metabolome Project have now reproducibly identified unique metabolic signatures in over 50% of the participating children with autism. This is an important ste...
Targeting stem cells: The path to curing poor-prognosis leukaemia
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(Children's Cancer Institute Australia) Researchers have been investigating what they believe to be the root cause of treatment resistance, leukaemia stem cells, and have now hit upon a new therapeutic approach that work...
No disadvantages to having kids early
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Maturing and reproducing early hardly has any downsides. If you're a wild boar, that is.
How chandelier cells light up the brain
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Chandelier cells stand out among brain cells for their elaborate, branching structure. A single chandelier cell reaches out to connect and communicate with more than 100 other neurons. Abn...
COVID-19 affects adolescent and young adults sexual and reproductive health
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Social distancing and limited access to contraceptive and abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents ...
URI researcher: Antioxidant-rich diet reduces stress response during bird migration
EurekAlert! - 18 Jun 2020 06:00
(University of Rhode Island) A research team led by a University of Rhode Island ornithologist had birds fly in a wind tunnel to simulate migration and found that birds that consume dietary antioxidants before and during...