New Weapon Against Metastatic Cancer: Engineered “Stealth Bomber” Virus
Retooled adenovirus not caught by liver/innate immune system. Many cancer researchers can claim to have devised “smart bombs.” What has been missing is the stealth…
Retooled adenovirus not caught by liver/innate immune system. Many cancer researchers can claim to have devised “smart bombs.” What has been missing is the stealth…
Fewer headaches reported when school starts later, UCSF-led study shows. Research indicates that starting school later in the morning yields health and academic benefits for…
None of the mutations currently documented in the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear to increase its transmissibility in humans, according to a study led by University College…
Algorithm outperformed thoracic radiologists in detecting COVID-19 in new study. Algorithm was trained, tested on the largest COVID-era dataset (17,002 X-ray images) Algorithm analyzed X-ray…
TB Vaccine Linked to Lower Risk of Contracting COVID-19 A widely used tuberculosis vaccine is associated with reduced likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to…
A new assessment tool developed by Kaiser Permanente researchers and physicians helps guide clinical decisions in emergency departments and urgent care centers. A study published…
The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand,…
Structural insights about a deadly bacterium’s toolbox point to ways to block it. The bacterium that causes the tick-borne disease tularemia is a lean, mean…
New insights into the local transmission of seasonal influenza may be valuable for planning interventions to combat the spread of respiratory diseases within cities, according…
University of Oklahoma researchers published an opinion article in the journal Nature Chemical Biology that addresses the gap in the discovery of new antibiotics. “The continuing emergence…
More than half of men and two thirds of women currently aged 20 years projected to develop the condition in their lifetime. Disturbing new research…
A systematic review of published research found that financial payments from the drug industry to U.S. physicians was associated with increased prescribing of the paying…
Scientists at Goethe University within the international consortium COVID19-NMR refine previous 2D models. For the first time, an international research alliance has observed the RNA…
Learning how SARS-CoV-2 highjacks host cell machineries will help to develop therapeutic strategies. As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, scientists are not only trying to…
In response to the critical shortage of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Radiology at University of South Florida (USF)…
Proven model developed by WashU predicts 20 million infected Americans by late January. Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden has signaled that fighting the COVID-19 pandemic will…
A simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology could provide early detection of Parkinson’s disease, according to research being presented…
National Poll: Over half of parents say it’s important for children to see extended family and share in holiday rituals but many also want to…