Archive: 07/10/2021

Why a broader and more inclusive definition of infertility is needed

Modern assisted reproductive technologies have helped millions of infertile couples to bypass their reproductive challenges, and these technologies can be regarded as one of the greatest achievements of medicine. Yet, they ...

Oct 7, 2021

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A cousin of Viagra reduces obesity by stimulating cells to burn fat, study shows

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice and improves their heart function—without ...

Oct 7, 2021

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Natural infection versus vaccination: Differences in COVID antibody responses emerge

Hope for a future without fear of COVID-19 comes down to circulating antibodies and memory B cells. Unlike circulating antibodies, which peak soon after vaccination or infection only to fade a few months later, memory B cells ...

Oct 7, 2021

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Studies show power of Pfizer vaccine starts to wane after two months

(HealthDay)—Two new studies confirm that the immunity offered by two doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine drops off after about two months, although protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death holds strong.

Oct 7, 2021

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Routine childhood vaccination rates down during the pandemic

(HealthDay)—As of September 2020, childhood vaccination rates were lower than 2019 levels, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Oct 7, 2021

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Nephrology experts develop roadmap to advance kidney disease research

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) released today a research roadmap that, if funded by Congress, would quickly accelerate innovations in treatment and increase understanding of kidney disease.

Oct 7, 2021

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Inhibition of the Aurora Kinase A protein may help overcome lung cancer resistance to KRAS inhibition

In preclinical models, combining an investigational Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) inhibitor with a KRAS inhibitor or a WEE1 inhibitor showed efficacy against lung cancer cells with intrinsic or acquired resistance to KRAS inhibition, ...

Oct 7, 2021

Increased exercise could boost children's cognitive skills, study suggests

Research by sports scientists at Nottingham Trent University showed that on average primary school pupils who were fitter—measured by those that ran the furthest on a fitness test—had better response times in tasks than ...

Oct 7, 2021

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New study shows Americans take precautions against COVID-19, except where most needed

A new study, led by researchers at LSU and University of Wisconsin-River Falls, shows most Americans routinely take precautions against COVID-19 infection—except where most needed: at home. While most people are familiar ...

Oct 7, 2021

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Noted COVID-19 researchers reminde that poor countries must be vaccinated to end pandemic

Two well-known vaccine researchers, Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the co-developers of the Oxford vaccine and Richard Hatchett, head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, have issued a reminder to the world ...

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