Medical News
New evidence shows microbe strain can orally treat systemic inflammation in psoriasis
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Say Communications) New data published today shows the first clinical evidence of modulating systemic inflammation by oral delivery of a non-living single strain commensal microbe.
SMART researchers develop new gelatin microcarrier for cell production
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)) Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) developed a novel microcarrier for large-scale cell production and expansion that o...
UC scientist receives over $700,000 for a multi-year research project
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(University of Cincinnati) University of Cincinnati cosmetic scientist Harshita Kumari has received a research grant for more than $700,000 for a multi-year study to explore certain new proprietary surfactants for indust...
Brainstem neurons control both behaviour and misbehaviour
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(University of Helsinki) A recent study at the University of Helsinki reveals how gene control mechanisms define the identity of developing neurons in the brainstem. The researchers also showed that a failure in differen...
CAM modes provide environment-specific water-saving benefits in a leaf metabolic model
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research) Several plant lineages living in arid environments have evolved crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis, a water-saving mode of carbon fixation in w...
Amount of COVID viral RNA detected at hospital admission predicts how patients will fare
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(American Thoracic Society) A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines whether the amount of RNA, or genomic load, of SARS-CoV-2 detected in swab tests of patients being admitted...
Cardiac MRI contrast agents carry low risk of adverse events
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Radiological Society of North America) Contrast agents used to improve views of the heart on MRI carry a very low risk of allergic reactions, vomiting and other acute adverse events, according to a large new study. The ...
Boo! How do mexican cavefish escape predators?
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Florida Atlantic University) When startled, do all fish respond the same way? A few fish, like Mexican cavefish, have evolved in unique environments without any predators. To see how this lack of predation impacts escap...
Changes in subcellular traffic increase invasiveness of radioresistant cancer cells
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Hokkaido University) Scientists have revealed the molecular mechanism regulating the trafficking of lysosomes that increases the invasiveness of radioresistant cancer cells following radiotherapy.
Dr. Thea James receives Social Emergency Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) Thea L. James, MD, FACEP, associate professor of emergency medicine, has been recognized as the inaugural recipient of a national American College of Emergency Physicians award (ACE...
Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers can predict COVID-19 infections
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Scripps Research Institute) Examining data from the first six weeks of their landmark DETECT study, a team of scientists from the Scripps Research Translational Institute sees encouraging signs that wearable fitness dev...
Eating less suppresses liver cancer due to fatty liver
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Shinshu University) Liver cancer from too much fat accumulation in the liver has been increasing in many countries including Japan. In order to change this unfortunate state of affairs, it is important to improve the pr...
HSE Faculty of Chemistry scientists discovered new anti-cancer molecule
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(National Research University Higher School of Economics) A group of Moscow scientists has discovered and explained the activity mechanism of a new anti-cancer molecule -- diphenylisoxazole. This molecule has been shown ...
Escaping the 'Era of Pandemics': experts warn worse crises to come; offer options to reduce risk
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Terry Collins Assoc) Future pandemics will emerge more often, sp
How allergens trigger itching: Finding points to new targets for allergy drug development
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A key step in the immune system's response to allergens has been uncovered by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital. They have shown that a neuropeptide called Substance P is rele...
How the immune system deals with the gut's plethora of microbes
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Rockefeller University) New research suggests that our immune system may play an active role in shaping the digestive-tract flora, which is tightly linked to health and disease.
ICE detention centers saw sustained outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, says study
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(University of California - San Francisco) More than a dozen US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers experienced large, repeated outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses in the last three years, ...
Knee OA guidance for clinicians simplified and streamlined
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(University of Oxford) Researchers review the similarities and differences between OARSI and ESCEO 2019 guidelines for the management of knee OA and provide a narrative to help steer health-care providers through the com...
Mouse studies link some autism to brain cells that guide sociability and platonic love
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that new experiments with genetically engineered mice have found clear connections among a range of autism types and abnormalities in brain cells whose c...
Muscle pain and energy-rich blood: Cholesterol medicine affects the organs differently
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) Contrary to expectation, treatment with statins has a different effect on blood cells than on muscle cells, a new study from the University of Copenha...
NUS researchers develop novel process that turns waste into nutritional supplements
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(National University of Singapore) Researchers from NUS Engineering have developed a novel conversion approach that marries chemical and biological processes to produce high-value amino acids such as L-DOPA and L-Proline...
New analysis reveals 'long-hauler' COVID-19 patients with prolonged skin symptoms
EurekAlert! - 29 Oct 2020 06:00
(Say Communications) Some COVID-19 patients experience long-lasting skin symptoms that vary according to type of COVID-19 skin rash