In response to certain types of injury and inflammation, many organs produce tough scar tissue, a process called fibrosis, which can ultimately lead to organ failure or even death. Fibrosis is such a central component of so many different diseases – from cardiovascular disease to kidney failure – that scientists estimate that it may be...
By Lakshmi Supriya, PhD.,Oct 12 2020 Infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 disease leads to no symptoms in some people and severe and fatal consequences in many others. The development of a disease depends on many factors. For coronaviruses, this includes the different types of physical and chemical bonds...
by RMIT University Diamond silk fibers forming porous membranes, shown in bluish green color, with the golden-brown color showing the skin cell growth on the membrane. Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds. In research led by RMIT University’s Dr. Asma Khalid, smart...
by Healthtech Connex Inc. Simon Fraser University Capt. Trevor Greene continues his recovery from brain injury using innovative brain technologies A recently published scientific study led by the Centre for Neurology Studies at HealthTech Connex and a research team from Simon Fraser University (SFU), reports the latest breakthroughs from Project Iron Soldier. Captain (retired) Trevor Greene, who...
by Samba Scientific In this study, which was published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology on September 30th, researchers used sequencing to characterize the immune system of patients who survive from COVID-19 infection from symptom onset through recovery. Importantly, they also identified a potent biomarker for predicting disease progression. Follow-up studies could lead to the development of a treatment...
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY Washington, DC – October 9, 2020 – COVID-19 remains stubbornly inconsistent. More than a million people have died and 35 million have been diagnosed, but a large fraction of people infected with the coronavirus–about 45%, according to recent estimates–show no symptoms at all. A retrospective study of 52 COVID-19 patients, published this...
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IMAGE: MOHAMED AL-SAYEGH AND PIERGIORGIO PERCIPALLE Abu Dhabi, UAE – October 13, 2020: The impairment of adipogenesis, the process in which fat cells (also known as adipocytes) accumulate to become fat tissue, can lead to many diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and heart conditions. The process of adipogenesis is regulated by...
CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, N.Y. – An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can lead to severe osteoarthritis in both animal and human patients. Now, a new interdisciplinary study on the protein that lubricates our joints says that lubricant may actually be a precursor of joint disease. The paper, published Oct. 7 in Scientific Reports, is...
UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE Researchers from the University of Seville, in collaboration with colleagues from the Universities of Murcia and Marburg (Germany) have identified a new protein that makes it possible to repair DNA. The protein in question, called cryptochrome, has evolved to acquire this and other functions within the cell. Ultraviolet radiation can damage the DNA,...
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Regular cannabis exposure in rats during pregnancy may cause their offspring to have long-term cognitive deficiencies, asocial behavior, and anxiety later in adulthood. That’s according to a new study by neuroscientists in Washington State University’s Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience unit that provides a rare look at the effects of using cannabis during...
