Pfizer: the firm making major progress toward Covid vaccine Pfizer, in partnership with German company BioNTech, announced this week major progress in its quest to release a vaccine against COVID-19. Nov 12, 2020 0 1
Re-mapping taste in the brain What happens in our brain that makes us experience the sweet taste of a donut or the bitter taste of tonic water? What are the patterns of neural activity responsible for the perception of taste? A new study from Stony Brook ... Nov 12, 2020 1 97
Scientists pinpoint two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis A collaborative team of scientists has pinpointed two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis—a painful inflammatory disease that affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide. Nov 12, 2020 0 41
Vaping may increase respiratory disease risk by more than 40%, study finds A growing body of evidence points to the health risks of using e-cigarettes (or "vaping"). But because e-cigarettes are marketed as a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, it has been difficult to tell whether ... Nov 12, 2020 1 92
Racial disparities in pediatric diabetes treatment Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the third most common pediatric chronic disease in the United States, and the risk of the disease has risen sharply in non-Hispanic Black (NHB) children in the last 20 years, data show. Ironically, ... Nov 12, 2020 0 4
Astrocytes identified as master 'conductors' of the brain In the orchestra of the brain, the firing of each neuron is controlled by two notes—excitatory and inhibitory—that come from two distinct forms of a cellular structure called synapses. Synapses are essentially the connections ... Nov 12, 2020 0 154
Difficult to implement national coronavirus restrictions in Malawi Households need financial support if COVID-19 restrictions are to be successful in Malawi. Furthermore, the authorities issuing the restrictions have an additional bearing on their enforceability. These are findings from ... Nov 12, 2020 0 0
Study reveals new insights into facial birth defects Mount Sinai researchers have revealed new insights into how the body regulates craniofacial development in newborns, which can sometimes lead to birth defects such as cleft lip or palate. Nov 12, 2020 0 5
Mimicking SARS-CoV-2 nasal infection in monkeys A new rhesus macaque animal model recapitulates the clinical and pathological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) observed in humans by mimicking natural infection via the nasal route, according to a study ... Nov 12, 2020 0 0
EU youth drinking less, swapping tobacco for cannabis: study Young Europeans are drinking less alcohol and also smoking less—but are increasingly dabbling with cannabis, a continent-wide study showed Thursday. Nov 12, 2020 0 2
