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COVID-19 and the history of the panspermia hypothesis.

(Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)) Analysis of the genomes of 28,000 tumours from 66 types of cancer has led to the identification of 568 cancer driver genesPerformed by the Biomedical Genomics Lab a...

(The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo) A research group led by Professor Yuji Yamanashi of the Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo, conducted experiments using aged mice to demonstr...

(Harvard Medical School) Study identifies genetic link between cholesterol alterations and autism.

(Monash University) Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) scientists have discovered a previously unknown method used by bacteria to evade immune responses.

(University of Minnesota) Adding to mounting evidence of COVID-19's disproportionate impact on some US communities, a new analysis of hospitalization rates from the University of Minnesota shows Black, Hispanic, American...

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut promotes the repair of myelin, a team from Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports today in ...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A study showed that patients receiving messages from a chatbot used a third fewer opioids after fracture surgery, and their overall pain level fell, too.

(Regenstrief Institute) Research scientists from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and University of Maryland are working to develop a model for delivering palliative care (focused on providing...

(Duke-NUS Medical School) Duke-NUS spinout company, PairX, led by seasoned US and Singapore scientists and financiers with strong track records in biotech startups, venture capital and investment, aims to advance innovat...

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) Special issue of Calcified Tissue International features expert reviews that give state-of-the-art insights into the underlying mechanisms of phosphate metabolism and discuss advan...

(University of Tokyo) Most of modern medicine has physical tests or objective techniques to define much of what ails us. Yet, there is currently no blood or genetic test, or impartial procedure that can definitively diag...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Representation of women leading heart failure research remains limited, according to new research led by Penn Medicine. The authors say the findings point to a need to supp...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Nearly half of parents describe disagreements with one or more grandparent about their parenting, with one in seven going so far as to limit the amount of time their child see...

(Ruhr-University Bochum) Even patients with suppressed immune systems can achieve a strong immune response to Sars-Cov-2. A test helps to adapt therapy following an infection.

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) The coronavirus was also studied considerably less than blood borne viruses like Hepatitis B or C and H.I.V. and its research community has less prolific research...

(Lund University) Osteoarthritis treatment conducted digitally via an app costs around 25% of what conventional care costs, according to a study from Lund University in Sweden published in the research journal PLOS ONE. ...

(University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture) With funding from a recent National Science Foundation grant, project leader Jie (Joe) Zhuang, a professor of environmental soil science in the UT Institute of Agricultu...

(Cell Press) Mild cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can trigger robust memory T cell responses, even in the absence of detectable virus-specific antibody responses, researchers report August 14 in the journal ...

(Penn State) Researchers and medical experts have long known that child sexual abuse has profoundly negative effects on the health of survivors; however, an international team of researchers was not able to find a link b...

(American Thoracic Society) A subcommittee of the American Thoracic Society Assembly in Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology has released new clinical practice guidelines to help advise clinicians on the optimal management...

(Case Western Reserve University) Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have added to the growing body of understanding about how hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not a possible defense against COVID-19. Specifically...