Archive: 07/08/2020

Scientists look beyond antibodies in virus immunity hunt

Could the ghosts of your previous colds help protect you from COVID-19, even if you have never been infected by the new coronavirus spreading across the planet?

Aug 7, 2020

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New reporter mouse strain offers powerful genetic tool to identify P2X2-expressing cells

Despite frequent news announcing "medical breakthroughs," advancements in biomedical and clinical science typically happen incrementally. Scientists refine our understanding of how the world works by harnessing new tools ...

Aug 7, 2020

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Potentially predictive humoral immune response markers in COVID-19 patients

Galit Alter, Ph.D., Group Leader at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Helen Chu, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, ...

Aug 7, 2020

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NSD2 enzyme appears to prevent cellular senescence

Researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan have used comprehensive genetic analysis to find that the enzyme NSD2, which is known to regulate the actions of many genes, also works to block cell aging. Their experiments ...

Aug 7, 2020

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Adding another dimension to a cell culture model for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare—albeit deadly—disease that affects the arteries of the lung. In PAH, abnormal growth of cells of the vascular media—or the elastic wall—of the pulmonary arteries, called ...

Aug 7, 2020

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Woman is 1st in US to get 2nd face transplant

For the second time in a decade, a New Hampshire woman has a new face.

Aug 7, 2020

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Study finds parents can help kids eat healthier by knowing their own sense of self-control

Young children naturally like sugar and salt in food and develop food preferences based on what their parents serve them, but new research suggests that how parents view self-regulation also is a contributing factor.

Aug 7, 2020

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Model shows 300,000 american deaths by december if more don't wear face masks

(HealthDay)—As the U.S. coronavirus case count neared 5 million on Thursday, a new model predicted that nearly 300,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 by December if more people don't wear masks or practice better social ...

Aug 7, 2020

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Carefree youths fuel global rise in virus infections

Health officials fighting the coronavirus pandemic say they have a new problem—carefree youths who are ignoring social distancing rules and letting loose around the world, fuelling a surge in infections.

Aug 7, 2020

Ability, not age, should be the only factor determining what exercise you do

It's a common assumption that exercise in older people is difficult and dangerous, so it's perhaps best avoided. But this is often not the case—even if these ideas are ingrained in society. Research has repeatedly shown ...

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