Neuroscience
Omega-3s may hold key to unlocking blood-brain barrier
Spectacular images of a molecule that shuttles omega-3 fatty acids into the brain may open a doorway for delivering neurological therapeutics to the brain.
Jun 16, 2021
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News tagged with medical school
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Afucosylated immunoglobulin found to be a possible indicator of severity of dengue and COVID-19
A team of researchers affiliated with institutions in the U.S., Cambodia and France has found an association between antibody afucosylated immunoglobulin levels in the blood and the severity of dengue—and possibly COVID-19. ...
Vaccination
Study: Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines appear safe, effective
Two vaccines made by China's Sinopharm appear safe and effective against COVID-19, according to a study published in a medical journal.
May 27, 2021
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Immunology
Individual SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody immunity lasts from days to decades
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Infectious Diseases Labs found that antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 wane ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Targeting a new antibody supersite key to COVID immunity
Scientists are learning that a lesser-studied region on the pandemic coronavirus is recognized by COVID-19 infection-fighting antibodies. These antibodies were identified in blood samples from previously infected patients, ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Medical research
Double trouble for drug-resistant cancers
ETC-159, an anti-cancer drug that is currently in early phase clinical trials for use in a subset of colorectal and gynecological cancers, could also prevent some tumors from resisting therapies by blocking a key DNA repair ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Diabetes
High fructose diets could cause immune system damage
New research by Swansea scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bristol and the Francis Crick Institute in London has indicated that consuming a diet high in the sugar fructose might prevent the ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early functional SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell response may prevent severe infection
Antibodies and T cells are components of the human immune system that directly act against viral infections and eliminate infected cells. A new study by scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, provides evidence that an early ...
Feb 1, 2021
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Health
Healthy food labels that work and don't work
Want that packet of biscuits? That'll be 17 minutes of jogging to burn off one serving (and there's probably more than one serving in there).
Nov 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rapid diagnostic detects Lassa and Ebola in real-time
One of the keys to bringing a viral outbreak under control is rapid detection and diagnosis, which depend on the availability of fast, low-cost, easy-to-use tests that don't require labs or expensive equipment to process ...
Aug 27, 2020
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