Archive: 21/07/2020

Researchers develop new tools to rapidly test activity of anti-coronavirus antibodies

Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have developed new tools to rapidly test the ability of antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach, ...

Jul 21, 2020

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Nitric oxide may slow progression of COVID-19

Nitric oxide treatment can be pivotal in the world's fight against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a review from the George Washington University (GW). The article is published in the journal ...

Jul 21, 2020

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Non-invasive blood test can detect cancer four years before conventional diagnosis methods

An international team of researchers has developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect whether an individual has one of five common types of cancers, four years before the condition can be diagnosed with current methods. ...

Jul 21, 2020

Study points to potential new approach to treating glaucoma and Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic ...

Jul 21, 2020

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Researchers identify a cancer metabolic pathway that could be a valuable target for therapy

Fighting cancer often means employing a suite of techniques to target the tumor and prevent it from growing and spreading to other parts of the body. It's no small feat—the American Cancer Society predicts roughly 1.8 million ...

Jul 21, 2020

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The immune system facilitates alcohol addiction

The activation of the immune system could eventually perpetuate some of the deleterious effects of alcohol, like addiction. This is the conclusion of research carried out by an international team led by Dr. Santiago Canals, ...

Jul 21, 2020

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Lego builds anaesthesia skills according to new study

Lego could be used as a practical tool to train doctors in anesthetic skills according to new research that has shown a simple task using the building bricks can help improve technical skills—a finding that could improve ...

Jul 21, 2020

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Rural firearm-suicides impacted by socioeconomic, environmental factors

In an attempt to address the escalating rate of self-inflicted firearm injury deaths in rural America, researchers are proposing interventions to reduce these suicides be community-based and include programs to reduce other ...

Jul 21, 2020

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New drug discoveries are closely linked to the quality of lab procedures

In their quest to find new drugs to treat deadly diseases, scientists study millions of molecules at high speed at the same time. Often it is enzymes that are investigated as targets in these 'high-throughput' screenings.

Jul 21, 2020

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Is global fertility really plummeting? How population forecasts are made

When the BBC reported on the results of a new study on global population in mid July, the tone was alarmist. "Jaw-dropping" declines in births were foretold, while one of the study's authors revealed worries about his daughter's ...

Jul 21, 2020

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