Health
The suffering of those who cannot feel pain
Patrice Abela first knew something was wrong when his eldest daughter was learning to walk and her feet left trails of blood behind her, yet she showed no sign of distress.
Apr 5, 2022
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Medical research
Damaged lungs breathe life into COVID research
A small black lump, about an inch or so in width, rests on the bottom of a sealed plastic container. It doesn't look like much—in fact, it doesn't look like anything. But this little black lump has untold potential, full ...
Mar 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New strategy for COVID-19 prophylaxis
SARS-CoV-2 viruses can hide from recognition by the immune system. However, the antiviral immune receptor RIG-I can be stimulated, which improves protection against lethal SARS-CoV-2 infections. Researchers led by Prof. Dr. ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study of rare disease reveals insights on immune system response process
In laboratory experiments involving a class of mutations in people with a rare collection of immune system disorders, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have uncovered new details about how immune system cells respond ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Advanced prostate cancer antibody drug shows success in pet dogs
Dogs are proving to be a far better scientific model for study of prostate cancer than mice, the typical animal used in the lab for this type of research. In the first use of canines in an advanced prostate cancer study, ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Vaccination
How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases
The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines—are both mRNA vaccines. The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Planning a Christmas get-together? Eight tips to avoid a super-spreader event
Not many more sleeps until Christmas, and all those long lunches and get-togethers with family and friends.
Dec 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infectious disease specialist urges vaccinations to combat COVID-19 variants
On Dec. 1, the first U.S. case of the new COVID-19 variant, omicron, was detected in northern California, less than a week after the World Health Organization deemed it a "variant of concern." The infected individual was ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pfizer launches mRNA flu vaccine trial
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Monday it had begun a clinical trial to test an influenza vaccine designed with the same mRNA technology behind its successful COVID-19 shot.
Sep 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why do some children get MIS-C after COVID-19?
Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a small number of children began to develop a cluster of mysterious symptoms. These included rashes, red eyes, gastrointestinal symptoms and, most worrisome, heart problems. Why ...
Sep 14, 2021
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