Archive: 21/07/2020

Researchers find new targets for deadly children's brain tumour

After discovering how a specific gene fuels a deadly form of children's brain tumor, University of Manitoba researchers have successfully decreased this cancer in mice.

Jul 21, 2020

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Interaction dynamics between designer microrobots and the immune system

Mobile medical microrobots can now be engineered in the lab for broad ranging applications from personalized disease treatment to targeted drug delivery. During their structural design, bioengineers aim to minimize physical ...

Jul 21, 2020 feature

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World's smallest imaging device has heart disease in focus

A team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide and University of Stuttgart has used 3-D micro-printing to develop the world's smallest, flexible scope for looking inside blood vessels.

Jul 21, 2020

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Antidepressant does not improve post-stroke recovery

The antidepressant fluoxetine has been suggested as a means to improve brain recovery after acute stroke. However, a large randomized study on stroke patients at 35 Swedish hospitals shows that the drug has no such effect. ...

Jul 21, 2020

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More cancer deaths in England predicted due to COVID-19-related healthcare delays

Disruption to cancer diagnosis services (referrals and routine screening) and people avoiding healthcare because of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in around 3,500 potentially avoidable deaths from the four main cancers ...

Jul 21, 2020

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Single-use masks could be a coronavirus hazard if we don't dispose of them properly

From midnight tomorrow, it will become mandatory for anyone in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire leaving their homes to wear a mask. Many people have already been wearing masks for some time in a bid to protect themselves and ...

Jul 21, 2020

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Novel therapeutic approaches for aggressive bone cancer

Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common form of aggressive bone cancer. A MedUni Vienna study led by geneticist Erwin Wagner has uncovered new insights into the disease mechanisms of OS, paving the way for potential new diagnostic ...

Jul 21, 2020

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How COVID-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/AIDS in South Africa

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread rapidly across the globe, scientists expressed concern that people living with HIV would be particularly severely affected. This was because those with compromised immune systems ...

Jul 21, 2020

COVID-19 promotes innovative HIV service delivery in Cape Town

South Africa is home to the world's largest epidemic of HIV, a virus that attacks a person's immune system, making one more susceptible to other infections. Sustained treatment with effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) ...

Jul 21, 2020

Why vaccines are less effective in the elderly, and what it means for COVID-19

As the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)—the cause of COVID-19—continues, we learn more about the effects of this new virus.

Jul 21, 2020

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