People with fibromyalgia are substituting CBD for opioids to manage pain Fibromyalgia is one of many chronic pain conditions that remains stubbornly difficult to treat. Jun 24, 2021 0 13
Immunotherapy may be effective for some prostate cancers In recent years, cancer immunotherapy has been effective in treating patients with immunogenic, or so-called "hot" tumors with increased levels of inflammation and the presence of immune cells in and around the tumors. Prostate ... Jun 24, 2021 0 4
Using L-IST RNA in the fight against type 2 diabetes Across the world, type 2 diabetes is on the rise. A research group has discovered a new gene that may hold the key to preventing and treating lifestyle related diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Jun 24, 2021 0 2
COVID-19 origins still a mystery: Study finds virus was 'highly human adapted' Scientists using computer modeling to study SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, have discovered the virus is most ideally adapted to infect human cells—rather than bat or pangolin cells, again raising ... Jun 24, 2021 49 1108
Protein engineering method could accelerate the discovery of COVID-19 therapeutics Discovering and engineering nanobodies with properties suitable for treating human diseases ranging from cancer to COVID-19 is a time-consuming, laborious process. Jun 24, 2021 0 4
'Fight or flight' discovery in sleepwalkers paves way to new understanding of phenomenon Somnambulism—otherwise known as sleepwalking—is a phenomenon which has fascinated the public and neurologists for decades, but a lot of what causes it remains a mystery. Jun 24, 2021 0 8
Children's beat gestures predict the subsequent development of their oral skills A study published on 21 May in Child Development shows that the early production of beat gestures with the hands predict better oral narative skills. These gestures usually associated with emphasis, which do not represent ... Jun 24, 2021 0 4
Coronavirus delta variant spreading rapidly in the United States (HealthDay)—The delta variant of the coronavirus that once crippled India now accounts for 20 percent of infections in the United States, Anthony Fauci, M.D., director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ... Jun 24, 2021 0 3
COVID-19 weakly correlated with chilblains incidence (HealthDay)—There is a weak correlation for COVID-19 cases with incidence of chilblains, according to a study published online June 23 in JAMA Dermatology. Jun 24, 2021 0 1
App to monitor rheumatoid arthritis symptoms does not improve disease outcomes (HealthDay)—Use of a smartphone application (app) to monitor patient-reported outcomes does not improve satisfaction or disease outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but patients are likely to recommend the app, according ... Jun 24, 2021 0 1
