Hui Ngai-seng, 75, receives his first dose of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a community vaccination center in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Kin Cheung Hong Kong on Friday reported another sharp jump in new COVID-19 cases to more than 10,000 in the latest 24-hour period as it battles its worst...
by Pennsylvania State University Creative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 particles (not to scale). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Several FDA-approved drugs—including for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV—significantly reduce the ability of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in human cells, according to new research led by scientists at Penn...
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, countless people have experienced varying degrees of uncertainty, isolation and mental health challenges. However, those who have had COVID-19 have a significantly higher chance of experiencing mental health problems, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis...
Motor neurons innervate the body; a study describes how a gene called Kdm6b helps these cells diversify into crucial subtypes. Motor neurons play a vital role in movement, linking the central nervous system with different muscles in the body. As such, scientists are very interested in understanding the biological mechanisms that control how these neurons form....
Almost all family intervention models can prevent relapse in schizophrenia, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the March issue of The Lancet Psychiatry. Alessandro Rodolico, M.D., from the University of Catania in Italy, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis to examine family intervention models aimed at preventing relapse in patients with schizophrenia. Eleven family intervention models...
by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a new role of a chromatin-modulatory enzyme, termed EZH2, during cancer development. They then developed a new therapeutic approach with a potent small-molecule inhibitor of this...
A decision tree model may be used by clinicians to help identify patients who are most likely to experience a prolonged recovery following a sport-related concussion, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Michael Robinson, Ph.D., from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada,...
by Public Library of Science Proposed model for the anti-obesity effects of Camptothecin in obese mice. Created with biorender.com. Credit: Jun Feng Lu (CC BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) An anti-tumor drug promotes weight loss in mice at low doses by activating a natural hunger-suppressing pathway, according to a new study publishing February 24th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain A trio of researchers at Goethe-University Frankfurt, has found that the PROTECT intervention technique can be somewhat effective in reducing symptoms of gaming and internet addiction in teens. In their paper posted on the open-access site JAMA Network Open, Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, and Carolin Szász-Janocha, describe...
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat and beat, but new research suggests that commonly prescribed high blood pressure drugs may boost survival in patients. Known as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), those who took them saw slight bumps in survival. Folks with pancreatic cancer who took an ARB had a 20% lower risk...
