Effort to Cure Corneal Blindness Globally Welcomes $35 Million Support
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University of Melbourne Professor Greg Qiao, a BIENCO Chief Investigator, inspects a transparent hydrogel scaffold. Photo credit: Cesar Nicolas University of Melbourne researchers addr…
Advances in Pediatric Sepsis Biomarkers: A Pediatric Investigation Review
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by Cactus Communications The current standards for sepsis screening are n…
Active Components of Ginkgo Biloba May Improve Early Cognitive Recovery After Stroke
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with ischemic (clot-caused) stroke had better early recovery of cognitive function if treated with intravenous injections of a combination of biologically acti…
Five Advances That Could Change Heart Health Monitoring
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Chocolate valentines and candies with sweet sayings shouldn't be the only hearts you think about this February. It’s also American Heart Month, which puts a spotlight on cardiovascular health. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is th…
Research Finds Resin Destroys Coronavirus on Plastic Surfaces
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Studying the impact of rosin-functionalized plastic and standard LDPE on the structure of HCoV-OC43 using (A) TEM and (B) AFM in liquid. The scale bar corresponds to 100 nm and 1 µm in the TEM and AFM images, respectively. In pan…
UVA Researchers ID Novel Factor in HIV Transmission
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Now UVA researchers have identified what they believe is a previously unknown, but critical factor. Successful transmission, they believe, is influenced by a protein the virus makes and how that protein interacts with the RNA of the virus. Natural variation in this process, the…
Glowing COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Prototype Produces Results in 1 Minute
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Using a bioluminescent substrate that reacts with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (shown in the insert), researchers have devised a potential one-minute COVID-19 test. Credit: Ryo Nishihara Cold, flu and COVID-…
Indian Researchers Design Thermostable, Broadly Protective Vaccine Candidate for Current and Future SARS-CoV-2 Variants
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RS2 sequence conservation and protective efficacy Top panel: Sequence conservation mapped onto a model of the RS2 molecule Bottom Panel: Lung tissue sections from mice demonstrate superior protection conferred by RS2 against v…
Ancient Human DNA Hints At Why Multiple Sclerosis Affects So Many Northern Europeans Today
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Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It's a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago. The findings come from a huge project to compare modern DNA with that culled fro…
Study Shows liraglutide Results in Increased Insulin Sensitivity Independent of Weight Loss
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by Jill Clendening A new study published in the journal Diabetes demonstrates that a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, a member of a class of medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, can lead to a rapid improvement in insulin sensitivity. Insulin sensitivity is how …