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(European Molecular Biology Laboratory) An international group of researchers, led by scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, have discovered that the number of tentacle arms a sea anemon...

(Hebrew SeniorLife Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research) A study published in the Journal of the Medical Directors Association demonstrated that a partnership between long-term care organizations in two c...

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is launching a clinical trial of promising treatments for COVID-19 in the outpatient setting. The trial is part of the national ACTIV-2 p...

(University of Reading) Children and adolescents who speak more than one language may reach adulthood with better brain structure, according to a new study.

(Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation) The Food and Drug Administration has given Orphan Disease Designation and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to OKN-007, an experimental brain cancer treatment currently in Phase 2 ...

(Tokyo University of Science) Transparent luminescent materials have several applications; but so far, few multicolor light-emitting solid transparent materials exist in which the color of emission is tunable. Now, a tea...

(Kessler Foundation) Dr. Chiaravalloti: 'People with progressive MS appeared to have adapted more effectively to the lockdown conditions. Knowing their increased risk, they may have been early adopters of safety precauti...

(Ohio State University) Alzheimer's disease is more common in rural Appalachian Ohio communities than in other rural areas in the state - raising concerns about access to early, specialized care in a region where many re...

(American College of Physicians) COVID-19 death risk varies significantly by age, race, ethnicity and sex.

(University of Rochester Medical Center) New research details how the complex set of molecular and fluid dynamics that comprise the glymphatic system - the brain's unique process of waste removal - are synchronized with ...

(University of Cambridge) A Cambridge hospital has piloted the use of combined rapid point-of-care nucleic acid and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection after researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that t...

(Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth) A new antibacterial agent that has been engineered by researchers at Dartmouth to essentially hide from the human immune system may treat life-threatening MRSA infections. A ne...

(Duke University) In just a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic swiftly and substantially worsened mental health among US hourly service workers and their children -- especially those experiencing multiple hardships, accor...

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) Many people use cortisone of a regular basis. It is used for treating rheumatism, asthma, multiple sclerosis, or even COVID-19. Steroidal medication such as cortisone is highly effe...

(The Gerontological Society of America) The Gerontological Society of America's highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19, and all are free to access. The following we...

(Keck School of Medicine of USC) An HIV research program led by scientists at USC and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has received a five-year, $14.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The t...

(University at Buffalo) University at Buffalo researchers have completed the genomic analysis of an increasingly common strain of Shiga-toxin E. coli (STEC) that can cause severe disease outbreaks.

(Florida Atlantic University) A study on serotonin, a mood-regulating molecule in the brain that regulates many brain synapses, is helping to unravel the puzzle surrounding its role in autism. The activity and regulation...

(Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Science) Our gut microbiota can crucially influence our behaviour and neurodevelopment. New research of the Ethology Department at the Faculty of Science at Eötvös Lorán...

(Syracuse University) A study published today by the JAMA Network Open shows that in the period from October 2015 to September 2016 before the Affordable Care Act, a substantial portion of Medicare patients referred to h...

(University of Bristol) A simple test such as the strength of your handgrip could be used as a quick, low-cost screening tool to help healthcare professionals identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes.

(University of Leeds) Drugs used to treat initial signs of rheumatoid arthritis also improve the early stages of heart disease, according to new research