Archive: 30/11/2021

Researchers develop first standardized Russian-language test for aphasia-related disorders

Researchers from the HSE University Centre for Language and Brain have created and standardized a new test battery for diagnosing language disorders in people with brain damage. The test is the first standardized assessment ...

Nov 30, 2021

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Discovery of stem-like T cell in type 1 diabetes can potentially improve cancer immunotherapy

To an immunologist, autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes are the polar opposite of cancer. In the former, the immune system goes into overdrive and attacks the body's own organs in a relentless manner, eventually causing ...

Nov 30, 2021

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Stuttering starts at speech initiation, not due to impaired motor skills

About one in 20 people go through a period of stuttering during childhood. Until the latter half of the 20th century, stuttering was believed to be a psychological problem stemming from lack of effort or from trauma.

Nov 30, 2021

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Complications in pregnancy and birth increase with COVID-19 infection

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth compared to those without, according to research publishing November 30th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. The study looks ...

Nov 30, 2021

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Antibodies help keep harmful forms of gut fungi in check

Antibody protection against harmful forms of fungi in the gut may be disrupted in some patients with Crohn's disease—a condition caused by chronic inflammation in the bowel—according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine ...

Nov 30, 2021

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New PET imaging-based tool detects liver inflammation from fatty liver disease

A UC Davis Health team has developed a first-of-its-kind positron emission tomography (PET) scan imaging-based tool to detect liver inflammation in patients affected with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Nov 30, 2021

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SAfrica's Aspen inks deal with J&J for African anti-COVID jab

South African pharma giant Aspen said Tuesday it has reached an agreement in principle with US-based Johnson & Johnson paving the way for an anti-COVID vaccine "made in Africa for Africa".

Nov 30, 2021

UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreads

New measures to combat the new omicron variant of coronavirus took effect in England on Tuesday, with face coverings again compulsory in shops and on public transportation, as the government said it would offer all adults ...

Nov 30, 2021

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Exhaustion affects CAR T–cell clinical response

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is testing a treatment for cancer called a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell. T cells are a kind of immune cell. They help fight infections and diseases such as cancer. Scientists ...

Nov 30, 2021

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Owlet baby socks discontinued after FDA warning. Parents argue device offers 'peace of mind'

Owlet's Smart Socks, baby monitoring socks programmed to track a baby's sleep patterns, have halted sales after a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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