Omicron: Number of vaccine breakthroughs in cancer patients on the rise, study finds
For cancer patients, COVID-19 poses a particular risk due to their often compromised immune systems. Now, a study shows that, due to Omicron, there is an increasing number of breakthrough infections in people with cancer, especially while they are un.....»»
Measuring endocrine disruptors in wastewater
Treating pollutants, such as endocrine disruptors, is an effective way to protect the environment. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that alter the hormonal systems and the development of organisms that are exposed to them, even in small quantities......»»
Global estimates of headaches suggest disorder impacts over 50 percent of the population
A new review of the evidence suggests 52 percent of the global population are affected by a headache disorder every year, with 14 percent reporting migraines......»»
New study reveals that exposure to a group of widely used ‘forever chemicals’ may increase diabetes risk in middle-aged women
A new study finds that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - a large and diverse group of industrial chemicals found in many everyday products - is associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes in midlife women......»»
Researchers map lung development after birth into late childhood
How do the lungs develop after taking their first breaths outside the womb? What cellular events and changes early in life give rise to lung malfunction and disease? To help answer these questions, scientists have constructed the first single-cell at.....»»
Research in human kidney organoids reveals target to prevent irreversible kidney damage
A compound called SCR7 supports DNA repair to prevent irreparable tissue damage and chronic kidney disease progression......»»
New approach for delivery of anti-HIV antibody therapy shows promise in phase I clinical trial
A small phase I clinical trial has tested an anti-HIV strategy involving an adeno-associated viral vector-based gene delivery system that instructs cells to pump out antibodies that block HIV. In the trial of eight adults with HIV, the treatment was.....»»
Study identifies therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease, revealing strategy for preventing or slowing disease progression
A new study suggests a key protein molecule plays a major role in the accumulation of brain cholesterol, triggering the development of Alzheimer's and supporting the use of peptide inhibitors as a therapeutic treatment target. The study found that mi.....»»
Regular cycling helps patients with ‘accelerated aging’ disease
Patients who took part in the study saw a 1.6-kilogram increase in their muscle mass and a two per cent reduction of body fat. They were also able to walk an extra 47 meters in six minutes, when tested by researchers at the end of the 12-week trial......»»
Epigenetic treatments: New allies for chemotherapies?
Though chemotherapies are effective in some patients, tumour cells may acquire tolerance to these treatments. In other words, cells adapt to chemotherapy so they can survive. A new study delivers promising results on epigenetic mechanisms that regula.....»»
Some gut viruses promote intestinal health, while others contribute to inflammatory bowel disease
The findings suggest that patients with inflammatory bowel might benefit from therapies that replace disease-driving intestinal viruses with health-promoting viruses......»»
Decoy particles trick coronavirus as it evolves
Decoy nanoparticles mimic cells, attracting viruses to bind to them rather than infecting healthy cells. Researchers tested the strategy against the novel coronavirus and five of its variants, finding it was consistently effective......»»
How to rejuvenate the immune system of elderly people and reduce their risk of infectious disease
A new study identifies a reason for why older adults are significantly more susceptible to infectious diseases than younger people, a critical societal issue most recently exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic......»»
Lead as a social determinant of child and adolescent physiological stress and behavior
Lead is an environmental neurotoxicant that causes neurocognitive deficits and cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. It also disproportionately affects socially disadvantaged communities. The association between lead exposure and children's IQ has.....»»
UMass Amherst ensemble model most accurate for predicting COVID-19 deaths
The U.S. COVID-19 Forecast Hub, a collaborative research consortium, has generated the most consistently accurate predictions of pandemic deaths at the state and national level, according to a new paper. Every week since early April 2020, this intern.....»»
Heart inflammation rare among people hospitalized with COVID-19, study finds
A new study found that 54 out of nearly 57,000 adults (a rate of 2.4 of every 1,000) hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection developed acute myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle often caused by viral infections. The study data was from the.....»»
COVID-19 vaccine protects patients with inflammatory bowel disease from SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 vaccines taken by people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects millions worldwide, safely and effectively protects them from the SARS-Cov-2 virus, a study finds......»»
New tool reveals how immune cells find their targets
Biological engineers have devised a new experimental tool that allows them to precisely pick out interactions between a particular B or T cell and its target antigen......»»
Study suggests why most smokers don"t get lung cancer
Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease. A study suggests that some smokers may have robust mechanisms that protect them from lung cancer by limiting mutations. The finding.....»»
Engineered bacteria could help protect "good" gut microbes from antibiotics
Researchers have engineered a strain of bacteria that can help protect the natural flora of the human digestive tract from antibiotics and curb the emergence of antimicrobial resistance......»»