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The fight goes on: Clinical trial shows promising new treatment for rare blood cancer 2020-05-30
Although lymphoma is one of the most common types of blood cancer, it has a rare subtype for which no effective treatment regimens are known. For the first time, researchers have conducted clinical trials for a new treatment protocol and report it to be quite promising.
COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death 2020-05-29
Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global study reveals. Researchers found that amongst SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who underwent surgery, mortality rates approach those of the sickest patients admitted to intensive care after contracting the virus in the community.
How the coronavirus could be prevented from invading a host cell 2020-05-29
How might the novel coronavirus be prevented from entering a host cell in an effort to thwart infection? A team of biomedical scientists has made a discovery that points to a solution. The scientists report that two proteases -- enzymes that break down proteins -- located on the surface of host cells and responsible for […]
Scientists develop method to help epidemiologists map spread of COVID-19 2020-05-29
Scientists have developed a method they believe will help epidemiologists more efficiently predict the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their new study outlines a solution to the SIR epidemic model, which is commonly used to predict how many people are susceptible to, infected by, and recovered from viral epidemics.
Key player in hepatitis A virus infection 2020-05-29
Researchers designed experiments using gene-editing tools to discover how molecules called gangliosides serve as de facto gatekeepers to allow the virus entry into liver cells and trigger disease.
Adolescent exposure to anesthetics may cause alcohol use disorder, new research shows 2020-05-29
Early exposure to anesthetics may make adolescents more susceptible to developing alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to new research.
Evolution of pandemic coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans 2020-05-29
A team of scientists studying the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, found that it was especially well-suited to jump from animals to humans by shapeshifting as it gained the ability to infect human cells.
Paid sick leave mandates hold promise in containing COVID-19 2020-05-29
Mandates like those found in the federal government's Families First Coronavirus Response Act may be helping to slow the pandemic.
Older men worry less than others about COVID-19 2020-05-29
Older men may be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 because they worry less about catching or dying from it, according to a new study.
Using brain imaging to demonstrate weaker neural suppression for those with autism 2020-05-29
A new study shows the differences in visual motion perception in autism spectrum disorder are accompanied by weaker neural suppression in the visual cortex of the brain.
'Single pixel' vision in fish helps scientists understand how humans can spot tiny details 2020-05-29
Recently discovered 'single-pixel vision' in fish could help researchers understand how humans are able to spot tiny details in their environment -- like stars in the sky.
When COVID-19 meets flu season 2020-05-29
As if the COVID-19 pandemic isn't scary enough, the flu season is not far away. How severe will the flu season be as it converges with the COVID-19 outbreak? What can we do to prepare?
Study charts developmental map of inner ear sound sensor in mice 2020-05-29
A team of researchers has generated a developmental map of a key sound-sensing structure in the mouse inner ear. Scientists analyzed data from 30,000 cells from mouse cochlea, the snail-shaped structure of the inner ear. The results provide insights into the genetic programs that drive the formation of cells important for detecting sounds and the […]
Researchers develop experimental rapid COVID-19 test using nanoparticle technique 2020-05-29
Scientists have developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can visually detect the presence of the virus in 10 minutes. It uses a simple assay containing plasmonic gold nanoparticles to detect a color change when the virus is present.
Using riboflavin, UV light reduces SARS-CoV-2 pathogens in plasma, whole blood 2020-05-29
Researchers used existing technologies to show that exposing the coronavirus to riboflavin and ultraviolet light reduces blood-borne pathogens in human plasma and whole-blood products.
Growing evidence that minority ethnic groups in England may be at higher risk of COVID-19 2020-05-29
Evidence available to date suggests that minority ethnic groups in England, particularly black and south Asian people, may be at increased risk of testing positive for Covid-19, compared to people from white British backgrounds, according to a new study.
Fearful Great Danes provide new insights to genetic causes of fear 2020-05-29
Researchers have identified a new genomic region and anxiety-related candidate genes associated with fearfulness in dogs. Findings support their hypothesis that fearfulness and anxiety are hereditary traits in dogs, and there may be shared factors underlying anxiety in both humans and dogs.
How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer's disease 2020-05-29
Toxic versions of the protein tau are believed to cause death of neurons of the brain in Alzheimer's disease. A new study shows that the spread of toxic tau in the human brain in elderly individuals may occur via connected neurons. The researchers could see that beta-amyloid facilitates the spread of toxic tau.
Anesthesia's effect on consciousness solved, settling century-old scientific debate 2020-05-29
How does general anesthesia cause loss of consciousness? Despite its 175-year-history of use by the U.S. medical system, science has been unable to definitively answer that question, until now. The lipid-based answer could open other brain mysteries.
Solution to century-old math problem could predict transmission of infectious diseases 2020-05-29
An academic has achieved a milestone in statistical/mathematical physics by solving a 100-year-old physics problem -- the discrete diffusion equation in finite space.

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