As Bosnia faces soaring coronavirus infections, pressure has grown on hospitals in the capital of Sarajevo that have struggled with rising numbers of COVID-19 patients. The Abdulah Nakas General Hospital in Sarajevo on Thursday morning had 181 patients on its COVID-19 ward and 20 more were trying to be admitted. Dozens of other COVID-19 patients were seeking treatment at other […]
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Endometriosis affects many women worldwide, but treatments for this chronic condition are few and sometimes insufficiently effective. In this Special Feature, we look at what recent research has to say about the most promising ways forward for endometriosis treatment. This issue can affect all people assigned as female at birth, but it often goes undiagnosed, partly due to gender stereotyping. […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Oxford’s vaccine trial chief on Thursday welcomed statements by European and British medical regulators that the COVID-19 shot the university developed with AstraZeneca should continue to be rolled out after reports of blood clots. “I welcome the news that both the MHRA and EMA have reiterated that the vaccine’s benefits continue to outweigh any potential risks, and […]
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A study by Monash University has uncovered that liver metabolism is disrupted in people with obesity-related type 2 diabetes, which contributes to high blood sugar and muscle loss—also known as skeletal muscle atrophy. Using human trials as well as mouse models, collaborative research led by Dr. Adam Rose at Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute has found the liver metabolism of the […]
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French authorities have announced the emergence of a new variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the northwestern region of Brittany that has escaped detection by standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the agent responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that continues to ravage the globe and has now caused more […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for March 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A coronavirus variant first detected in Brazil poses less of a threat to vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Pfizer than researchers first worried, according to new findings announced Thursday by Oxford University. “The results suggest that P1 [the Brazil variant] might be less […]
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Males and females, generally speaking, experience and respond to pain differently, but scientists have yet to understand all the brain circuits involved in these differences. Now, new research from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Thomas Kash, Ph.D., shows how neurons use dopamine to regulate pain differently in male and female mice. The discovery, published in the journal Neuron, […]
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A new study released as a preprint on the bioRxiv* server has developed a systemic map detailing the mechanistic interactions and disruptions between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its host cell. The research finds host proteins interacting with SARS-CoV-2 proteins to enrich activities such as immune signaling, inflammation, protein ubiquitination, and membrane trafficking. Study: A map of […]
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It’s an overcast Tuesday morning when Cody Rigsby and I get onto a Zoom call wearing eerily similar oversized blue light blocking glasses. Catching up with the 31-year-old Peloton favorite feels like sitting down with a good friend, who just happens to be ridiculously good looking and model-ready in a vibrant pink T-shirt. His smile is contagious—as it should be. […]
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An antibody infusion being tested for preventing HIV does not seem to thwart most infections—but its success against certain strains of the virus suggests researchers are on the right track. That’s the takeaway from a clinical trial that put the antibody, called VRC01, to the test in 2,700 people at high risk of contracting HIV. Researchers found that infusions of […]
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