Medical News

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) An analysis of nearly 300 recently identified human SARS-CoV-2 antibodies uncovered a gene frequently used in antibodies that most effectively target the virus.

(Monell Chemical Senses Center) Amber Alhadeff, Ph.D., the newest faculty member at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, has been awarded a 2020 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neurosciences, totaling $225,000 over...

(University of California - Davis) Researchers found that physical abuse in adults increased substantially, with Black and Native American people being disproportionately affected.

(McLean Hospital) A paper authored by researchers from McLean Hospital has determined that esketamine, a nasal spray to treat severe depression, is currently too expensive for widespread use.

(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a new mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus. The study ...

(Scripps Research Institute) A team led by scientists at Scripps Research has discovered a common molecular feature found in many of the human antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

(Elsevier) New research and guidance in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, focus on critical topics pertaining to community and individual health during the COVID-19 epidemic.

(University of Texas at Austin) Recent Supreme Court Ruling Will Increase Birth Control Costs for Many Women, Make it Less Likely They Will Use the Birth Control They Want

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Impaired intimacy, satisfaction, and infidelity in a romantic relationship can fuel Interpersonal Electronic Surveillance (IES). IES may become the preferred method for r...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) For decades, family caregiving has been thought to create a type of chronic stress that may lead to significant health risks or even death, alarming potential caregivers and presenting a guilt-ri...

(University of Southern California) A new USC/Penn State analysis finds more than one million Americans have already lost a close family member to COVID-19.

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) By studying fifty COVID-19 patients, researchers in France identified a unique signature - a combination of deficiency in a response of a particular interferon, as we...

(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) New research confirms the high impact of PSMA PET/CT in the detection and management of recurrent disease in prostate cancer patients. In initial results from a multice...

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) An adenovirus infection can be potentially life-threatening, especially for children after a stem cell transplant. Virologists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ge...

(Veterans Affairs Research Communications) Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk in a large database study by Veterans Affairs researchers and colleagues. The team looked at data on more than 61,000 survey p...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Specialized mental health units (MHUs) may be critical to managing the high rates of serious mental illness in incarcerated populations. But research data on unit characteristics, services provide...

(Rutgers University) Military personnel who are at a greater risk of suicide are more likely to unsafely store firearms in unlocked cabinets where they can access them easily, according to a Rutgers researcher.

(Northwestern University) Patients who died from COVID in 2020 were almost 12 times more likely to die in a medical facility than patients who died from any cause in 2018, reports a new study. It is the first to look at ...

(Baylor Scott & White Research Institute) Aiming to find new ways to prevent esophageal cancer, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute received an R01 grant from the NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive an...

(University of California - Riverside) How does memory training lead to cognitive benefits? Aaron Seitz, director of the Brain Game Center at UC Riverside, has wrestled with this question for several years. Now he and Su...

(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) A new molecular imaging approach utilizing 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can precisely identify the location of pain g...

(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) Researchers have developed a new pair of agents that show exceptional effectiveness for precision diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer in preclinical studies. The...