Myeloid cells can smother insusceptible reaction, advance cerebrum metastasis Kumar Jeetendra | October 28, 2020 Scientists have long thought that the brain protects itself from an aggressive immune response to keep inflammation down. However, that evolutionary management may work against it when a cancer cell tries to spread to the brain, researchers at the University of Notre Dame have found. In recently published research in the journal Cell, researchers showed …
GSK, Sanofi to make 200 million doses accessible for COVID-19 antibody union Kumar Jeetendra | October 28, 2020 French drugmaker Sanofi SA and Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline plan to create 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate accessible to the vaccine allocation program co-led by GAVI and the World Health Organization. The companies said on October 28 they have signed a statement of intent with vaccine alliance GAVI, which is coordinating the global plan …
Study recognizes 17 new genes that could be focused for treatment of psoriasis, dermatitis Kumar Jeetendra | October 27, 2020 A Swedish study has identified 17 new genes which could be targeted for therapy of psoriasis and eczema, two frequent hereditary skin diseases with no cure. Pelin Sahlén, senior lecturer in KTH Royal Institute of Technology, says the joint KTH-Karolinska Institutet research team mapped 118 gene targets regarding the skin ailments, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, …
Russia gives cross country mask necessity in the midst of fast COVID-19 resurgence Kumar Jeetendra | October 27, 2020 Health authorities enrolled 16,550 new instances and 320 new deaths on Tuesday, the greatest daily death toll since the beginning of the pandemic. Russia’s public health agency, Rospotrebnadzor, ordered all Russians to wear masks in crowded public areas, on public transport, in taxis, at parking lots and in elevators starting on Wednesday. The agency also …
Nori Health: chronic disease management chatbot, launches CE-certified iPhone app Kumar Jeetendra | October 26, 2020 Breukelen, The Netherlands – 26 October 2020 – Life Science Newswire – Digital health startup Nori Health launched the iPhone app for its digital chronic bowel disease program. The chatbot is initially used by people living with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis, with now over 5 million in Europe and the US alone, with expansion to …
Researchers devise new technique to plan HIV’s sweet shield in remarkable detail Kumar Jeetendra | October 26, 2020 Scientists from Scripps Research and Los Alamos National Laboratory have devised a method for mapping in unprecedented detail the thickets of slippery sugar molecules which help protect HIV from the immune system. Mapping these shields will give researchers a more comprehensive comprehension of why dinosaurs respond to some spots on the virus but not others, …
Study uncovers new and basic subtleties of how photoreceptors work Kumar Jeetendra | October 26, 2020 Moving around in the half-light is difficult but not impossible. To help us in this undertaking we have the rods, a type of light-sensitive cells (photoreceptors) present in the retina of vertebrates, capable of detecting very low lights that allow to move about even in poorly lit cellars or caves. They are biological wonders capable …
Oregon scientists uncover sub-atomic instruments that produce DNA harm in sperm Kumar Jeetendra | October 25, 2020 University of Oregon biologists have used the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm and contribute to male infertility following exposure to heat. In humans, the optimal temperature for sperm production is just below body temperature, in a range of approximately 90-95 degrees F. Human studies have found …
Antenatal steroids improve preterm infant endurance in low-asset settings, discovers study Kumar Jeetendra | October 24, 2020 The results of a new clinical trial, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that dexamethasone- a glucocorticoid used to treat many conditions, including rheumatic problems and severe COVID-19- may boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of premature birth in low-resource settings. The WHO ACTION-I trial …
Oral bacteria persevere on squandered biting gums for quite a long time Kumar Jeetendra | October 24, 2020 Researchers from the Institute of Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), a joint centre of the University of Valencia and the CSIC, have examined the bacteria from used chewing gums from five different states. The research, just published in the journal Scientific Reports, shows that the bacterial load of gum changes in a matter of weeks and …
New Virus rules in Madrid as Spain thought about public crisis Kumar Jeetendra | October 24, 2020 New coronavirus restrictions were to take effect in Madrid on Saturday since the Spanish authorities weighed declaring a national state of emergency to allow curfews to be imposed. Just days after Spain registered more than one million virus instances, the regions — responsible for managing public health — have heaped pressure on the authorities to …
Coating implant material with artificial bone unresolved issue irritation Kumar Jeetendra | October 23, 2020 The history of implants can be traced back all of the way to A.D. 1 when wrought iron dental implants were used in Ancient Rome. Despite the long term, however, there are still lots of problems associated with implant processes like a loose implant resulting from slow integration into the bone tissue or an inflammation …
