Washington, DC, to loosen virus restrictions this weekend With COVID-19 numbers dropping, officials in the nation's capital are relaxing a number of restrictions after more than a year of lockdown. Apr 27, 2021 0 4
Philippines weighs extending lockdown as COVID cases top 1M Coronavirus infections surged past 1 million in the Philippines on Monday as officials assess whether to extend a monthlong lockdown in the Manila region amid a grim spike in cases or relax it to fight a recession, joblessness ... Apr 27, 2021 0 7
Texas Biomed shares critical work in development of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine When the world was coming to grips with an emerging global pandemic a year ago, scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute sprang into action. The rhesus macaques at the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) ... Apr 27, 2021 0 4
Studies connect hormone to breast cancer and uncover potential for novel targeted drugs The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth and development and the production of milk during pregnancy. But a pair of recent studies conducted at VCU Massey Cancer Center finds strong ... Apr 27, 2021 0 19
New clues to the conundrum of mother-to-child HIV transmission Each year over 150,000 infants worldwide are infected with HIV in the womb, at birth, or through breastfeeding. Why transmission occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team led by Weill Cornell ... Apr 27, 2021 0 19
Skin and bones repaired by bioprinting during surgery Fixing traumatic injuries to the skin and bones of the face and skull is difficult because of the many layers of different types of tissues involved, but now, researchers have repaired such defects in a rat model using bioprinting ... Apr 27, 2021 0 178
Innovative rapid COVID-19 test platform pairs mass spectrometry with machine learning A partnership between UC Davis and Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., chairman and CEO of Allegiant Travel Company, has led to a new rapid COVID-19 test. Apr 27, 2021 0 67
Majority of US faculty help students with mental health issues—but few are trained for it Nearly 80 percent of higher education faculty report dealing with student mental health issues—issues that more than 90 percent of faculty believe have worsened or significantly worsened during the pandemic, according to ... Apr 27, 2021 0 2
New prostate cancer urine test shows how aggressive disease is New prostate cancer urine test shows how aggressive disease is and could reduce invasive biopsies Apr 27, 2021 0 73
Experts call for comprehensive reform of miscarriage care and treatment worldwide A three-paper report published in The Lancet highlights that the current approach to miscarriage care must be improved, by providing more accurate diagnosis and appropriate investigations, improved treatments to prevent miscarriage, ... Apr 27, 2021 0 2
