by University of Birmingham Healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin D deficiency, with workers from Black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected, a new study by experts at the University of Birmingham has found. The study, an extension of previous work to establish convalescent immunity...
by Hannah Halusker, Colorado State University It’s generally accepted health advice that adults of all ages should sit less, move more, and engage in regular exercise to feel better and reduce the risk of chronic diseases. However, when it comes to the brain and cognition, a new study of older adults from Colorado State University suggests...
by American Academy of Neurology People who are given clot-busting drugs after a stroke may recover better if they also are given a therapy called remote ischemic postconditioning, according to a new study published in the October 7, 2020, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Remote ischemic conditioning is when...
by New York University Aditi Bhattacharya, PhD, examines oral cancer using a microscope. Oral cancer is more likely to spread in patients experiencing high levels of pain, according to a team of researchers at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry that found genetic and cellular clues as to why metastatic oral cancers are so painful....
by Medical University of South Carolina This figure depicts the two major T-cell co-stimulation pathways, ICOS and CD28, targeted by the new drug candidate ALPN-101 as compared to CTLA-4-Fc CD28/B7 pathway inhibitors (abatacept and belatacept) for the treatment of graft-versus-host disease. A recent report published in Science Translational Medicine by MUSC Hollings Cancer Center investigator Sophie Paczesny, M.D.,...
by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute This tool is able to identify single-person neurodegeneration before the symptom’s appearance, which could significate a more effective and personalized medicine. Magnetic resonance imaging is the most sensitive and reliable technique for diagnosing and monitoring neurodegenerative diseases. Through the images obtained, clinicians can make a complete anatomical analysis of the brain...
Stem cells are cell factories that constantly divide themselves to create new cells. Implanting stem cells in damaged organs can regenerate new tissues. Cell sheet engineering, which allows stem cells to be transplanted into damaged areas in the form of sheets made up of only cells, completely eliminates immune rejection caused by external substances and...
by Kingston University, London A natural treatment for an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection that causes blindness in infants can be effectively administered through a simple eye drop without causing irritation, Kingston University London researchers have found. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria which causes the sexually-transmitted infection gonorrhea, is increasingly becoming resistant to the antibiotics used to treat it....
Interferons are glycoproteins produced by a wide variety of cells in response to infection. Interleukins are a group of cytokines that play crucial roles in proliferation, activation, maturation, and differentiation of immune cells. What are interferons? Interferons (IFNs) are a group of cytokines that were first identified in 1957, where they were found to interfere...
by Amy Norton, Healthday Reporter COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory infection, but experts have suspected the virus can also infiltrate the eyes. Now, scientists have more direct evidence of it. The findings are based on a patient in China who developed an acute glaucoma attack soon after recovering from COVID-19. Her doctors had to perform...
