Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we're still in the 1st
What's all this talk about a "second wave" of U.S. coronavirus cases?
Jun 21, 2020
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News tagged with different places
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS-CoV-2 reacts to antibodies of virus from 2003 SARS outbreak, new study reveals
A new study demonstrates that antibodies generated by the novel coronavirus react to other strains of coronavirus and vice versa, according to research published today by scientists from Oregon Health & Science University.
Jan 25, 2021
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Diabetes
Origins of diabetes may be different in men and women, according to new research
Over the past four decades, global cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus have skyrocketed. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people estimated to have the disease jumped from 108 million in 1980 to 422 ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Health
Comparing seniors who relocate long-distance shows that where you live affects your longevity
Would you like to live longer? It turns out that where you live, not just how you live, can make a big difference.
Sep 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
How proteins control information processing in the brain
A complicated interaction between proteins is needed for information to pass from one nerve cell to the next. Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have now managed to study this process in the ...
May 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prior exposure to SARS virus provides little protection against new coronavirus
Previous exposure to other coronaviruses may enhance a person's immune response to COVID-19 infection, but new research suggests that antibodies triggered by the SARS outbreak of 2003 provide only limited protection against ...
Feb 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals mechanisms of increased infectivity and antibody resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants
Combining structural biology and computation, a Duke-led team of researchers has identified how multiple mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein independently create variants that are more transmissible and potentially ...
Jun 29, 2021
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Neuroscience
Our brains 'time-stamp' sounds to process the words we hear
Our brains "time-stamp" the order of incoming sounds, allowing us to correctly process the words that we hear, shows a new study by a team of psychology and linguistics researchers. Its findings, which appear in the journal ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Medical research
New DNA repair-kit successfully fixes hereditary disease in patient-derived cells
Genetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in patient-derived kidney cells using a potentially game-changing DNA repair-kit. The advance, developed ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Genetics
Skin-cells-turned-to-heart-cells help unravel genetic underpinnings of cardiac function
Genome-wide association studies have uncovered more than 500 genetic variants linked to heart function, everything from heart rate to irregular rhythms that can lead to stroke, heart failure or other complications. But since ...
Sep 30, 2019
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