Neuroscience
As links to MS deepen, researchers accelerate efforts to develop an Epstein-Barr vaccine
Maybe you've never heard of the Epstein-Barr virus. But it knows all about you.
Oct 20, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers examine impact of pandemic on children's mental health
A study led by Jacqueline Bolt, M.D., a UTSW Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, examined how the patterns and outcomes of pediatric mental and behavioral health (MBH) visits to the Emergency Department (ED) at Children's ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With COVID crisis ebbing, how can we prevent future pandemics?
Aggressive measures are needed in the world's tropical regions to prevent the inevitable next global pandemic, an international coalition of researchers has concluded.
Oct 16, 2022
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Neuroscience
Helping the body and brain welcome bionic limbs and implants
Not that long ago, the concept of the bionic human seemed far-fetched, but wearable robotic suits, brain-controlled extra limbs and mind-operated wheelchairs are now under active development. They bring the dream of human-machine ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS-CoV-2 virus found to mimic a protein that packages DNA, preventing transcription
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, working with a colleague from the University of Texas Medical Branch and another from Boston University and Boston Medical Center, has found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...
Genetics
Disruption of MTSS2 function causes a new syndromic intellectual disability
An Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) study led by Dr. Hugo Bellen, investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and distinguished service professor at the Baylor ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Health
Study finds widespread bias, discrimination directed toward people with disabilities who seek health care
More than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities report having a difficult time accessing health care and often find that doctors' offices refuse to accommodate them. ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Medications
Similar medications cost more for humans than for pets
In a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota researchers compared the prices of 120 medications commonly used in humans and pets. The authors found the price of human medications was generally ...
Sep 27, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Longer-lasting HIV antibody treatments could offer a one-shot alternative to maintenance therapies
Antiretroviral therapy has had an enormous impact on treating HIV infections around the world. The millions of people currently taking these treatments under medical supervision can reasonably expect to reduce their viral ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Other
Frenchman rewarded for lifetime of research into narcolepsy
Emmanuel Mignot is one of the world's leading experts on narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that he finds both "strange" and "fascinating."
Sep 22, 2022
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