Medical research
Study: How to freeze-dry a potential COVID-19 vaccine
Things that are freeze-dried: Astronaut food. Emergency rations. And, just maybe, some future COVID-19 vaccines.
Dec 1, 2021
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University at Buffalo
Medications
Inhaled steroid keeps COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate disease out of the hospital
A national study led by emergency medicine physicians at the University at Buffalo has found that patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are treated with an inhaled steroid are significantly less likely to require emergency ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Twenty-year study shows no adverse impacts for pediatric cancer patients treated with dexrazoxane
The delicate balance between using powerful drugs to cure cancer while mitigating damage to healthy tissue is all the more critical when the cancer patient is a child. In many cases, chemotherapies to cure the cancer are ...
Nov 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
How a top-ranking risk gene for autism spectrum disorders causes seizures
University at Buffalo researchers have revealed the biological mechanisms behind a key risk gene that plays a role in a number of brain diseases, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They have also discovered a method ...
Nov 22, 2021
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Health
Low income, male gender or urban setting tied to higher risk of hospital readmission
Patients who earn less than $38,000 per year, identify as male or were treated in an urban hospital have a higher risk of being readmitted to a hospital within a month of discharge, according to a new University at Buffalo ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Dentistry
Obesity raises the risk of gum disease by inflating growth of bone-destroying cells
Chronic inflammation caused by obesity may trigger the development of cells that break down bone tissue, including the bone that holds teeth in place, according to new University at Buffalo research that sought to improve ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The 'PodoSighter' uses AI to identify a key indicator of early kidney disease
In the early stages of kidney disease, a specialized type of kidney cell called the podocyte undergoes damaging changes in both its structure and function. Those changes are key indicators of the ultimately devastating damage ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Medications
New biosensor method eliminates need for biosafety lab containment in screening drugs against coronavirus
Nineteen months into the pandemic, the need for antiviral drugs targeted against COVID-19 is clear, given the global persistence of the virus, its ability to rapidly mutate into new variants and the possibility that it could ...
Oct 22, 2021
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Medical research
Misinformation on stem cell treatments for COVID-19 linked to overhyped science, researchers argue
The global race to develop new stem cell-based COVID-19 treatments during the pandemic was filled with violations of government regulations, inflated medical claims and distorted public communication, say the authors of a ...
Oct 15, 2021
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Dentistry
Study finds that heartburn drugs may provide unexpected benefits for those with gum disease
The use of heartburn medication is associated with decreased severity of gum disease, according to a recent University at Buffalo study.
Oct 13, 2021
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