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(American Association for the Advancement of Science) A detailed study of a SARS-Cov-2 protein, Nsp1, with a central role in weakening the host anti-viral immune response shows that it effectively shuts down production o...

(University of Kentucky) Researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) recently screened the first participant in the world for what is known as the AHEAD 3-45 study. This work is look...

(American Geophysical Union) Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research. A new study in AGU's journal Geophysical Resear...

(George Mason University) Emanuela Marasco, Assistant Professor, Center for Secure Information Systems (CSIS), is working to determine whether COVID-19 could be diagnosed via sweat metabolites.

(Keck School of Medicine of USC) A small clinical trial from USC suggests that higher doses of omega-3 supplements may be needed in order to prevent or slow cognitive decline from Alzheimer's disease, because dramatic in...

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) This is the first time Aspergillus latus has been found in a hospital. The species is more drug-resistant than its two parents and highly dangerous. The researchers...

There are air filters that can catch particles laden with SARS-CoV-2. But whether or not the filtration happens depends on other factors.

How grass-fed and grain-fed cattle are raised -- and the truth behind the meat labeling requirements.

(American Geriatrics Society) Recently, researchers published findings from the Better Assessment of Illness (BASIL) study, in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. They created the study to examine delirium, s...

(University of Bradford) People with early-stage glaucoma see the contrast of visible objects in a very similar way to people without the condition, a new study has shown.

(Aarhus University) Expectations for our mental health during and after the corona lockdown were pessimistic, but thus far the situation has not turned out to be quite as bad as feared. Danes, and in particular Danish wo...

(Kansas State University) A new study by Kansas State University researchers is the first to confirm that SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, cannot be transmitted to people by mosquitoes.

(Universit Ca' Foscari Venezia) Taking into account patients' preferences can help speed up the organ allocation process and improve the life quality of the recipients, as shown by a joint study conducted by Ca' Foscari ...

(Drexel University) Experiences of discrimination over a lifetime is associated with high blood pressure in African American adults, according to findings published this month in the journal Hypertension from researchers...

(Microbiology Society) Curcumin, a natural compound found in the spice turmeric, could help eliminate certain viruses, research has found. A study published in the Journal of General Virology showed that curcumin can pre...

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) The research focus is to test the effectiveness of an immune-stimulating antibody developed by BGU researcher Angel Porgador, PhD, to attack multiple myeloma, a b...

(Texas A&M University) On July 1, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station's (TEES) National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing (NCTM) received funding from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing B...

(University of California - Irvine) Cannabis appears to be a safe and potentially effective treatment for the chronic pain that afflicts people with sickle cell disease, according to a new clinical trial co-led by Univer...

(American College of Physicians) SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in a healthy blood donor 40 days after resolution of symptoms.

(The Lancet) The health benefits of maintaining routine childhood vaccination programmes in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic far outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission that might be associated with clinic visits...

(INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)) Which patients are more likely to develop a severe form of Covid-19? This is a key question that needs to be answered to improve the individual manag...

(University of New Hampshire) Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have identified a quicker and less expensive way to count sperm in lobsters that could help scientists looking at any animal better understand ...