Archive: 13/10/2020

U.S. deaths up 20 percent from March through July 2020

(HealthDay)—The number of expected U.S. deaths increased considerably from March through July 2020, with 67 percent of these excess deaths attributed to COVID-19; and the United States has experienced high COVID-19-associated ...

Oct 13, 2020

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Can an antibody 'cocktail' prevent COVID-19 infection?

In a new clinical trial, UC Davis Health will test the effectiveness and safety of REGN-COV2, the monoclonal antibody cocktail, in preventing COVID-19 in adults living with infected patients. The drug was recently administered ...

Oct 13, 2020

Unraveling the network of molecules that influence COVID-19 severity

While most COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or mild, severe complications associated with acute respiratory distress have led to more than one million deaths worldwide in just several months.

Oct 13, 2020

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New 3-D model of a DNA-regulating complex in human cells provides cancer clues

Scientists have created an unprecedented 3-dimensional structural model of a key molecular "machine" known as the BAF complex, which modifies DNA architecture and is frequently mutated in cancer and some other diseases. The ...

Oct 13, 2020

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A new approach to analyzing the morphology of dendritic spines

Dendritic spines are small protrusions from a neuron's dendrite membrane, where contact with neighboring axons is formed to receive synaptic input. These spines have different sizes, shapes, and density. Changes in the characteristics ...

Oct 13, 2020

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Labor epidurals do not cause autism; Safe for mothers and infants, say anesthesiology, obstetrics

The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP),the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the ...

Oct 13, 2020