Archive: 22/02/2021

Neural pathway critical to correcting behavioral errors related to psychiatric disorders found

Mount Sinai researchers have identified a neural pathway through which the brain detects errors and guides subsequent behavioral improvement. This process, called cognitive control, is frequently dysregulated in a wide range ...

Feb 22, 2021

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Periodontal disease increases risk of major cardiovascular events

People with periodontitis are at higher risk of experiencing major cardiovascular events, according to new research from Forsyth Institute and Harvard University scientists and colleagues.

Feb 22, 2021

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Improving immunotherapies for blood cancers: Real-time exploration in the tumor

Monoclonal antibodies are part of the therapeutic arsenal for eliminating cancer cells. Some make use of the immune system to act and belong to a class of treatment called 'immunotherapies.' But how do these antibodies function ...

Feb 22, 2021

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Limiting resident shifts cuts attentional failures in PICU

(HealthDay)—Resident-physicians have a higher number of attentional failures on an extended-duration work roster (EDWR), with shifts of 24+ hours, than on a rapid cycling work roster (RCWR), which limits shifts to 16 hours, ...

Feb 22, 2021

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'No COVID-19 is good COVID-19': Variants spur scientists to study, mitigate strain outbreaks

West Virginia University scientists knew it was coming.

Feb 22, 2021

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Parents of children with cancer have additional worries during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has heaped additional financial strains, childcare complications and other problems on already-burdened caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer, according to a study from researchers at Duke Health ...

Feb 22, 2021

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Scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients' own stem cells

Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells (MSCs) in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant improvement in motor functions, researchers from Yale University and Japan report Feb. 18 in the Journal ...

Feb 22, 2021

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Air pollution puts children at higher risk of disease in adulthood

Children exposed to air pollution, such as wildfire smoke and car exhaust, for as little as one day may be doomed to higher rates of heart disease and other ailments in adulthood, according to a new Stanford-led study. The ...

Feb 22, 2021

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New therapeutic approach may help treat age-related macular degeneration effectively

Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) has been linked to retinal neovascularization and the development of abnormal blood vessels, which result in vision loss in diabetic retinopathy. Now, scientists have found that ...

Feb 22, 2021

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Cancer control: Non-DNA changes induce metabolism variations in hepatocellular carcinomas

Cancer cells acquire growth advantages over normal cells in myriad ways. Changes in cell programming allow these cells to grow in an uncontrolled fashion, thereby forming the cancer mass. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), being ...

Feb 22, 2021

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