Checking in with expectant couples in connection with prenatal obstetrical visits shows promise as a feasible way to strengthen their relationship and may reduce risk factors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, according ...
Sep 6, 2022
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Findings from a new study led by UMass Chan Medical School researchers are the basis for a safety communication issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Aug. 11 regarding serial use of at-home antigen tests for ...
Aug 12, 2022
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A new paper from the laboratory of Lawrence Stern, Ph.D., indicates that some of the antigens on the virus that causes COVID-19 are common across all the human coronaviruses, such as those that cause the common cold, and ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Using four unrelated strains of the microscopic nematode C. elegans originating from different parts of the world, a group of worm biologists have developed a model system to study individual differences in metabolism. The ...
Jul 12, 2022
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How can smokers who aren't yet ready to quit be motivated to do so? According to a study co-authored by UMass Chan Medical School researchers, smokers in a randomized clinical trial were nearly twice as likely to stop after ...
Jun 27, 2022
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More than two years since the COVID-19 global pandemic began, the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues its rampage through rapidly evolving mutations and gaps in population immunity. But the outlook for managing COVID-19 is brighter ...
Jun 15, 2022
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A Phase I clinical trial of a preventive Lyme disease shot developed by MassBiologics of UMass Chan Medical School is nearing completion and the next trial phase may begin as soon as next spring, according to Mark Klempner, ...
May 6, 2022
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Gene therapy researchers at UMass Chan Medical School have shown the first evidence that a suppressor transfer RNA (tRNA) therapy can restore protein production up to six months after treatment in a mouse model of the rare ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Two recent studies supported by the National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Tech program demonstrate how widespread distribution of COVID-19 at-home antigen tests can be used as an effective ...
Apr 20, 2022
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A UMass Chan Medical School pilot study in which Central Massachusetts parents of children with asthma were sent text message medication reminders during the COVID-19 pandemic school closures demonstrated feasibility and ...
Apr 6, 2022
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