Every living cell is coated with a distinctive array of carbohydrates, which serves as a unique cellular “ID” and helps to manage the cell’s interactions with other cells. MIT chemists have now discovered that changing the length of these carbohydrates can dramatically affect their function. In a study of mycobacteria, the type of bacteria that...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.,Sep 17 2020 Children who take oral steroids to treat asthma or autoimmune diseases have an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and blood clots, according to Rutgers researchers. The study, which was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, examined the records of more than 933,000 US children from ages 1...
HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT USING ULTRAVIOLET C LIGHT WITH A 222 NM WAVELENGTH, WHICH DOESN’T HARM LIVING CELLS IN THE HUMAN EYE AND SKIN, EFFECTIVELY KILLS THE SARS-COV-2. CREDIT: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY A study conducted by Hiroshima University researchers found that using Ultraviolet C light with a wavelength of 222 nanometers which...
by American College of Physicians COVID-19 is spread most often through respiratory droplets or aerosols and little evidence exists supporting transmission through surfaces. As such, social distance and proper ventilation are key determinants of transmission risk. Findings from a review of published research, articles, and reports is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers from Montefiore Medical...
Sarah Gupta, MD September 16, 2020, 8:22AM (PT) COVID-19 is caused by a brand new coronavirus (officially named “SARS-CoV-2”). So far, there’s a lot we know about COVID-19: what causes it, common symptoms, and how it spreads. But the virus has only been around for about 9 months. And because it’s so new, scientists and doctors are...
Just like a fresh piece of fish, vaccines are highly perishable products and must be kept at very cold, specific temperatures. The majority of COVID-19 vaccines under development – like the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines – are new RNA-based vaccines. If they get too warm or too cold they spoil. And, just like fish, a spoiled vaccine must be thrown away....
HUNTSMAN CANCER INSTITUTE IMAGE: MEI KOH, PHD CREDIT: HUNTSMAN CANCER INSTITUTE SALT LAKE CITY – Newly published research has reversed our understanding of an aspect of kidney tumor growth. Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) discovered that two key proteins have opposite roles than what was previously...
UT Health physicians use supercomputers to interpret results of traumatic brain injury clinical trial. Individuals with traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, frequently experience the shrinking or atrophying of brain tissue near where the injury occurred, causing additional damage beyond the original harm. If this can be prevented, many could function in the future who cannot...
by Indiana University This figure depicts the edge functional connectivity of the brain as a network. Every “point” represents coactivity between two regions of the brain, akin to a “conversation” in the brain. Points are connected according to one another when their conversations are similar. Credit: Joshua Faskowitz et al, Nature Neuroscience A team of Indiana University...
by Tracie White, Stanford University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain Motivated by the loss of a patient, a doctor leads a research effort to uncover the molecular mechanisms of hemochromatosis in the heart. When Angelina Cossey Dellacqua finally got the liver transplant her mother had been praying for, she was already so sick and weak that it...
