New Mechanism Identified Behind Leading Cause of Blindness
Findings in worms suggest structural integrity of the eye’s light-sensing cells important for age-related macular degeneration Using laboratory-grown roundworms as well as human and mouse…
Findings in worms suggest structural integrity of the eye’s light-sensing cells important for age-related macular degeneration Using laboratory-grown roundworms as well as human and mouse…
New insights into the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infections could bring better treatments for COVID-19 cases. An international team of researchers unexpectedly found that a…
A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control — leading to binge-eating — in…
An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumor DNA sequencing – a fast, cheap and less…
Using an innovative protein-based approach, researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and nearby Emory University have found genes and corresponding proteins that could…
Microbes on your toothbrush match microbes inside your mouth. Good news: The bacteria living on your toothbrush reflect your mouth – not your toilet. After…
Children may not be as infectious in spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to others as previously thought. This is according to new University…
A clinical trial of college students, including those at UC San Diego, will try to answer that question, and whether vaccinated persons might still pose…
Lehigh researchers quantify the specific interaction between the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — with the ACE2 receptors in human…
A team of researchers for the first time has found a correlation between the levels of bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract of children…
Extensive X-ray screening reveals binding to key virus protein. A team of researchers, including scientists from the MPSD, has identified several candidates for drugs against…
Researchers identify signatures of immune dysfunction that are shared in aging and chronic viral infections of HIV and Hepatitis C. Research from the Buck Institute…
Eight months after mild COVID-19, one in ten people still has at least one moderate to severe symptom that is perceived as having a negative…
Sunnier areas are associated with fewer deaths from COVID-19, an observational study suggests. Increased exposure to the sun’s rays — specifically UVA — could act…
Major boost in COVID-19 antibodies seen in breast milk after vaccination. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that nursing…
Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney have discovered a critical new gene that it is hoped could help human hearts repair…
Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime. While current diagnosis and treatment approaches are largely trial and error,…
New research published in the British Journal of Pharmacology indicates that two currently available medications — an antifungal drug and an antidepressant — can effectively…