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Researchers develop first plant-based gel to support organoid growth for biomedical applicationsNovember 25, 2020 at 11:57 PM Monash University researchers have created the world's first bioactive plant-based nanocellulose hydrogel to support organoid growth for biomedical applications. This includes cancer development and treatment.Tags: Health, Monash University 42 people like this. Like Biocompatible photooxygenation catalyst could be potentially used to treat amyloid diseasesNovember 25, 2020 at 11:56 PM A new, biocompatible photooxygenation catalyst that can selectively oxygenate and degrade the pathogenic aggregation of Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) under near-infrared (NIR) light irradiation is developed.Tags: Health 48 people like this. Like Study unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cellsNovember 25, 2020 at 11:51 PM The interdisciplinary team of scientists from three different countries (Belgium, Italy, and Russia) under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Dmitri V. Krysko (Ghent University, Belgium) unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cells.Tags: Health, Russia, Belgium, Belgium Italy, Ghent University, Dmitri V Krysko 2 people like this. Like Minimally invasive technique can help extract dermal interstitial fluid for diagnostic applicationsNovember 25, 2020 at 11:50 PM Using an array of tiny needles that are almost too small to see, researchers have developed a minimally invasive technique for sampling a largely unexplored human bodily fluid that could potentially provide a new source of information for routine clinical monitoring and diagnostic testing.Tags: Health 24 people like this. Like Early use of existing treatment helps save hospitalized COVID-19 patientsNovember 25, 2020 at 11:43 PM The lives of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing medical treatment at an earlier stage.Tags: Health 42 people like this. Like Causes of joint stiffness differ between older and younger adults, study showsNovember 25, 2020 at 9:48 PM Scientists discover that nerve stiffness affects ankle flexibility in older adults but not in younger adults.Tags: Health 8 people like this. Like New educational framework aims to improve training for children's palliative care professionalsNovember 25, 2020 at 9:40 PM A new educational framework and toolkit will be launched in the UK and Ireland this week to improve training and guidance for those providing palliative and end of life care for children to establish a set of core principles of practice and standardize children's palliative care learning for practitioners.Tags: Health, UK, Ireland 14 people like this. Like Lungs of COVID-19 patients show good recovery in most casesNovember 25, 2020 at 9:35 PM Lung tissue of patients who suffered severely from COVID-19 shows good recovery in most cases. This was revealed by a study carried out by the Radboud university medical center that has now been published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.Tags: Health, COVID 23 people like this. Like Putting up holiday décor early could provide psychological benefitNovember 25, 2020 at 9:30 PM When 34-year-old Chad Barnes decorates for the holidays, he goes all out.Tags: Health, Chad Barnes 27 people like this. Like Fruit fly study reveals the effects of microgravity on the heartNovember 25, 2020 at 9:25 PM Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that fruit flies that spent several weeks on the International Space Station (ISS)—about half of their lives—experienced profound structural and biochemical changes to their hearts.Tags: Health, International Space Station ISS, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 49 people like this. Like Specific SARS-CoV-2 genomic variations are associated with higher COVID-19 deathsNovember 25, 2020 at 9:19 PM A team of scientists from South Korea and the United States has conducted an interesting study to investigate whether mutations in the genome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can affect the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The study findings reveal that mutations in the viral spike protein and RNA polymerase complex can increase the risk of COVID-19 mortality.Tags: Health, South Korea, United States 4 people like this. Like Mystery behind an enigmatic organelle solvedNovember 25, 2020 at 9:18 PM Carbon is one of the main building blocks for life on Earth. It's abundant in our planet's atmosphere, where it's found in the form of carbon dioxide.Tags: Health 7 people like this. Like Novel CAR T-cell therapy shows promising early results in children with neuroblastomaNovember 25, 2020 at 9:13 PM A novel CAR T-cell therapy developed by researchers at UCL and designed to target cancerous tumors, has shown promising early results in children with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer.Tags: Health, Ucl 48 people like this. Like Specific bacterium in the gut associated with IBS symptomsNovember 25, 2020 at 9:07 PM Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have detected a connection between Brachyspira, a genus of bacteria in the intestines, and IBS -- especially the form that causes diarrhea.Tags: Health, IBS, University of Gothenburg 4 people like this. Like Researchers discover new way for early detection of shade avoidance syndrome in plantsNovember 25, 2020 at 9:00 PM Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision Interdisciplinary Research Group of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory have discovered a way to use Raman spectroscopy for early detection of shade avoidance syndrome in plants.Tags: Health, Singapore, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory 20 people like this. Like COVID-19 vaccine candidate tested preclinically at UAB poised for Phase 1 clinical studyNovember 25, 2020 at 8:55 PM A COVID-19 vaccine candidate that underwent extensive preclinical testing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham this spring and summer is poised for clinical testing to begin in December.Tags: Health, Birmingham, Uab, University Of Alabama 12 people like this. Like Used light-duty vehicles add to Africa's air pollutionNovember 25, 2020 at 8:35 PM Used light-duty vehicles imported from wealthy countries are adding to Africa's air pollution woes, a global overview of the small vehicle export market has found.Tags: Health, Africa 5 people like this. Like Half of the population is unaware of the relation between climate change and infectious diseasesNovember 25, 2020 at 8:29 PM Although it is a widely known scientific fact that infectious diseases emerge and re-emerge due to climate change, a study which included the involvement of the UAB published in PlosOne reveals that 48.9% of the population surveyed are not aware of this relation.Tags: Health, Uab 49 people like this. Like Genetic risk of pre-eclampsia linked to blood pressure and BMI, study revealsNovember 25, 2020 at 8:23 PM An international study, coordinated by experts from the University of Nottingham, has revealed that the genetic risk of pre-eclampsia – a potentially dangerous condition in pregnancy – is related to blood pressure and body mass index.Tags: Health, University of Nottingham 16 people like this. Like New analytical method to detect the patulin toxin in foods by using antibodiesNovember 25, 2020 at 8:19 PM The University of Valencia and Spanish National Research Council have patented a method to detect the patulin toxin in foods by using antibodies.Tags: Health, University of Valencia, Spanish National Research Council 48 people like this. Like Researchers use fluorescent nanosensors to track down bacteriaNovember 25, 2020 at 8:15 PM Researchers from Bochum, Göttingen, Duisburg and Cologne have developed a new method for detecting bacteria and infections.Tags: Health, Cologne, Bochum Göttingen Duisburg 24 people like this. Like Scientists use 3D mapping techniques to unravel mystery of blood stem cellsNovember 25, 2020 at 8:11 PM Princess Margaret scientists have revealed how stem cells are able to generate new blood cells throughout our life by looking at vast, uncharted regions of our genetic material that hold important clues to subtle biological changes in these cells.Tags: Health, Margaret 30 people like this. Like New method of guidance for heart bypass surgery to be tested on patients for the first timeNovember 25, 2020 at 8:06 PM A new approach to the guidance, planning and conducting of heart bypass surgery is being tested on patients for the first time in a clinical trial coordinated by a high-level research team at NUI Galway.Tags: Health, NUI 21 people like this. Like Study sheds new light on genetic risk factors that make individuals susceptible to severe COVID-19November 25, 2020 at 8:00 PM Even as tens of thousands of Americans test positive for COVID-19 each day, physicians still aren't sure why some people experience mild to no symptoms while others become critically ill.Tags: Health 19 people like this. Like Pandemic gives LA Mission’s approach to Thanksgiving feast a to-go twistNovember 25, 2020 at 7:08 PM  Tags: Health, Business, News, Thanksgiving, Government, Uncategorized, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Community, Mission, Snoop Dogg, Wells Fargo, Watts, Odin, San Fernando Valley 130 people like this. Like New insights on telomere length changes and DNA damage responses during space flightNovember 25, 2020 at 7:57 PM The historic NASA Twins Study investigated identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly and provided new information on the health effects of spending time in space.Tags: Health, Nasa, Scott, Mark Kelly 14 people like this. Like Inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 cell entry with monoclonal antibodies against staphylococcal enterotoxin B superantigenNovember 25, 2020 at 7:54 PM In a recent cutting-edge study, US researchers unveiled an anti-staphylococcal enterotoxin B monoclonal antibody that can be repurposed to target the cleavage site of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and, in turn, inhibit viral infection. Their findings are currently available on bioRxiv preprint server.Tags: Health, US 33 people like this. Like WHO: Every type of movement counts towards better healthNovember 25, 2020 at 7:08 PM Up to 5 million deaths a year could be averted if the global population was more active. At a time when many people are home bound due to COVID-19, new WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior, launched today, emphasize that everyone, of all ages and abilities, can be physically active and that every type of movement counts.Tags: Health 31 people like this. Like Everyday activities can improve a person's well-beingNovember 25, 2020 at 7:03 PM Physical activity makes happy and is important to maintain psychic health. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim studied the brain regions which play a central role in this process.Tags: Health, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT, Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health 28 people like this. Like Long Covid: How knowledge of ME could help sufferersNovember 25, 2020 at 7:03 PM Evan was diagnosed with ME in 2017, and she believes her experience can support long Covid sufferers.Tags: Health, Evan 20 people like this. Like |
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