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A common genetic variant identified as risk factor for stroke
A team of Geisinger researchers has identified a common genetic variant as a risk factor for stroke, especially in patients older than 65.
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Study explores how choice of foods influences aging and lifespan in fruit flies
Having a choice of foods may accelerate aging and shorten the lifespan of fruit flies, according to a study published today in the open-access...
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Study finds genetic variants that increase the risk of bedwetting
In a large-scale study of Danish children and young people, researchers from Aarhus University have for the first time found genetic variants that...
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New coronavirus strain found in more than one-third of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles
A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in more than one-third of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles and may be contributing to the acceleration...
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Compulsory DNA collection is unethical and has a detrimental effect on genetics research
The compulsory collection of DNA being undertaken in some parts of the world is not just unethical, but risks affecting people's willingness to...
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Cell Free Nucleic Acid Extraction
The cfPure® Cell Free DNA Extraction Kit from AMSBIO is a magnetic bead-based DNA extraction kit designed to isolate circulating cell free DNA...
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Magnetic nanoparticles guide neurite growth in dopaminergic cells
Magnetic nanoparticles raise hopes of treatments for Parkinson’s.
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RECoVERY: New open-source software developed for analyzing SARS-CoV-2 genomes
Researchers report an open-source platform-independent tool for building SARS-CoV-2 genomes from raw sequencing reads. The tool can be used without...
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Gene-cutting system may play second role as a genetic dimmer switch
In a series of experiments with laboratory-cultured bacteria, Johns Hopkins scientists have found evidence that there is a second role for the...
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Kruppel-like factor 2 may be a major determinant of acute respiratory distress syndrome in COVID-19 patients
A study conducted at the University of Chicago, USA, has recently revealed that downregulation of an endothelial transcription factor, Kruppel-like...
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Lower CD4 T cell reactivity to seasonal coronaviruses found in healthcare workers with COVID-19
A new study by US-based researchers describes the results of a study on the immune response among healthcare workers, in particular, their T cell...
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Large study finds SARS-CoV-2 viral load is lowest in children
A new study by researchers in the Netherlands confirms the hypothesis that for SARS-CoV-2 infection, higher age is associated with increased viral...
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Are antibiotic regimens for critical COVID-19 patients with bacterial superinfection unnecessarily high?
A new study by researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA, shows that antibiotic regimens for critically ill COVID-19...
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New computational technique accurately differentiates between data from tumor cells and normal cells
In an effort to address a major challenge when analyzing large single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets, researchers from The University of Texas MD...
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Modified natural killer cells show neutralizing and multivalent potential against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
A new study suggests that modified natural killer cells, which express a chimeric antigen receptor using S309 antibody, can bind to and inactivate...
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Personalized neuromodulation approach provides relief from severe depression symptoms
Targeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients' distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits...
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Study provides a mathematical description of how tumor metastasis starts
A scientific study carried out by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) has produced a mathematical...
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Angiopoietin-2 is a crucial determinant of COVID-19 prognosis, study finds
A team of scientists from the United States and Sweden has recently demonstrated that increased levels of a proinflammatory cytokine,...
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Could procalcitonin indicate bacterial co-infections in COVID-19 patients?
A recent study conducted by Austin Health, Australia, has revealed that the serum level of procalcitonin can be a strong indicator of bacterial...
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Can transgenic mice studies illuminate neurological complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 in humans?
The potentially deadly COVID-19 has not affected animals with corresponding severity. To understand the mechanism of severe disease, animal models...
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Treating post-infectious smell loss in COVID-19 patients
News-Medical catches up with Professor Carl Philpott about the latest findings regarding COVID-19 and smell loss.
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Researchers produce first African lion in-vitro embryos after vitrification of immature oocytes
A team of scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) inGermany, Givskud Zoo - Zootopia in Denmark and the...
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Assistive magnetic skin system supports freedom of movement for people with quadriplegia
An assistive technology uses magnetic skin to support freedom of movement for people with quadriplegia.
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What are the key factors and impact of interventions in England’s COVID-19 epidemic?
Researchers from Imperial College London provide a mathematical model to help understand how SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen of (COVID-19),...
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Surface temperature scanner is an unreliable way to detect fever associated with Covid-19
Making people stand in front of a scanner to have their body temperature read can result in a large number of false negatives, allowing people with...