The ingredients arrive by mail, to be prepared by recipients in their homes or labs. No, this isn’t a DIY meal kit — it’s an unproven COVID-19 vaccine distributed by a group called the Rapid Deployment Vaccine Collaborative, or RADVAC, and no one knows if it actually works, MIT Technology Review reported. The collaborative, composed of more than 20 scientists, […]
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The fate of more than 3,600 quarantined passengers and crew on the cruise ship Diamond Princess made headlines in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic in February. An outbreak aboard the ship eventually led to nearly 700 infections and seven deaths from COVID-19. Now, a genetic retracing of events shows the outbreak likely stemmed from just one infected person, […]
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Women who are pregnant, on the pill or taking estrogen could face high risks for deadly blood clots if they catch coronavirus, doctors warn High levels of estrogen from being pregnant, taking the oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy raise blood clot risks Coronavirus attacks blood vessels and can cause clots that have ultimately killed many patients – even young […]
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Researchers at Utrecht University have developed a new organ-on-a-chip: a device to mimic and study kidneys and intestines in miniature format. The device is the result of a special collaboration between pharmacology and theoretical physics, which significantly improved the fluid flows in the device. The researchers published their findings 24 July in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. “In this research, […]
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Jared Talbot is part of a 32-member international research team that identified a gene that, when altered, can cause bent fingers and toes, clubfoot, scoliosis, and short stature. The team discovered that partial loss of the protein coding gene MYLPF (myosin light chain, phosphorylatable, fast skeletal muscle) results in a disorder called distal arthrogryposis (DA) that’s present at birth. July […]
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Affordability has always been a challenge when it comes to seeking therapy for mental health issues In 2018, Kanika Agarwal, an Indian entrepreneur based out of Singapore, had rushed to hospital suspecting she has had a heart attack. It turned out to be a panic attack instead. As she sought help, the 28-year-old realised the acute lack of specialised and […]
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Diabetes is a common condition that affects more than four million people in the UK, and 90 percent of all cases are caused by type 2 diabetes. You could lower your risk of high blood sugar by avoiding certain cereals, and by eating more porridge. Type 2 diabetes could be caused by the body not producing enough of the hormone […]
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A new episode of our podcast, “Show Me the Science,” has been posted. At present, these podcast episodes are highlighting research and patient care on the Washington University Medical Campus as our scientists and clinicians confront the COVID-19 pandemic. The crowdsourced supercomputing project Folding@home harnesses the combined processing power of millions of computers whose owners download software and run simulations […]
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They are used by 150 million women worldwide and have been around for over 60 years. Oral contraceptives—like birth control pills—are part of many women’s lives, often starting during puberty and early adolescence. Do they have any impact on brain health? A uOttawa team of researchers has been investigating the question. We sat down with senior author Nafissa Ismail, Associate […]
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Analyses of lung fluid cells from COVID-19 patients conducted on the nation’s fastest supercomputer point to gene expression patterns that may explain the runaway symptoms produced by the body’s response to SARS-CoV-2. A team led by Dan Jacobson of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used the Summit supercomputer at ORNL to analyze genes from cells in the […]
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