New study by CHOP researchers finds having youth buy-in from the beginning helps ensure consistent use of continuous glucose monitoring CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, July 31, 2020–Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) tracks glucose levels of people with type I or type II diabetes through a device that monitors levels throughout the day. These devices improve...
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Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease later in life
Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease later in life MARTIN BLASER, DIRECTOR OF THE RUTGERS CENTER FOR ADVANCED BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE view more CREDIT: RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Even short, single antibiotic courses given to young animals can predispose them to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when they are older, according to Rutgers...
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Researchers detangle protein interaction implicated in Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s
by Brittany Uhlorn, University of Arizona The powerful biomolecular NMR spectrometers at the University of Arizona have allowed scientists to gain molecular details of the interaction between RCAN1 and calcineurin, two proteins that have long been implicated in Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: University of Arizona From the movement of a finger to the...
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A practicable and reliable therapeutic strategy to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection
Absorbed plant MIR2911 in honeysuckle decoction inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and accelerates the negative conversion of infected patients NANJING UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES A practicable and reliable therapeutic strategy to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection: absorbed plant MIR2911 in honeysuckle decoction inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and accelerates the negative conversion of infected patients In a new study in...
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Using a cardiovascular risk screening tool in women during routine gynecology visits
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS JOURNAL DEDICATED TO THE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS THAT HOLD GREATER RISK FOR OR ARE MORE PREVALENT AMONG WOMEN, AS WELL AS DISEASES THAT PRESENT DIFFERENTLY IN WOMEN view more CREDIT: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC., PUBLISHERS New Rochelle, NY, July 20, 2020–A new study has shown that although 86% of...
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Rapid COVID-19 test detects neutralising antibodies with high specificity and sensitivity
by Duke-NUS Medical School As the current COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely impact communities and economies across the world, efficiency in testing for the infection and antibodies is vital. A unique and rapid SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus neutralization test (sVNT), developed in Singapore, may be the much-needed boost to current COVID-19 investigations to determine infection rate,...
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Mapping the brain’s sensory gatekeeper
by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Many people with autism experience sensory hypersensitivity, attention deficits, and sleep disruption. One brain region that has been implicated in these symptoms is the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), which is believed to act as a gatekeeper for sensory information flowing to the cortex. A team of researchers from MIT and...
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Salmonella biofilm protein causes autoimmune responses—possible link with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Temple University in Philadelphia, Penn., have demonstrated that a salmonella biofilm protein can cause autoimmune responses and arthritis in animals. Salmonella was previously thought to only form biofilms in the environment, such as on food processing surfaces....
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Invention offers new option for monitoring heart health
PURDUE UNIVERSITY A TEAM FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPED SELF-POWERED WEARABLE TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATORS WITH POLYVINYL ALCOHOL-BASED CONTACT LAYERS FOR MONITORING CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH.view more CREDIT: WENZHUO WU/PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An invention may turn one of the most widely used materials for biomedical applications into wearable devices to help monitor heart health. A team from...
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New vitamin K-based drug shows promise against medication-resistant epilepsy
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have formulated a vitamin K-based compound that, due to its unique structure and mechanism, eliminates medication-resistant epileptic seizures in mice tested to date. Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina In the cover article of the June 11 issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, a...