Researchers uncover potential new way to treat dry mouth
Researchers studying mice made a serendipitous discovery that could lead to a new dry mouth treatment. More than 10% of people experience dry mouth, which can...
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Horizontal HTLV-1 transmission can cause severe and persistent eye inflammation
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus similar to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and has mostly been thought to be transmitted vertically (mother-to-child), or...
Anesthesia doesn’t simply turn off the brain, it changes its rhythms
In a uniquely deep and detailed look at how the commonly used anesthetic propofol causes unconsciousness, a collaboration of labs at The Picower Institute for Learning...
Anemia discovery points to more effective treatment approaches
A combination of inexpensive oral medications may be able to treat fatigue-inducing anemias caused by chronic diseases and inflammation, a new discovery from the University of...
Hepatitis C drugs boost remdesivir’s antiviral activity against COVID-19
Remdesivir is currently the only antiviral drug approved in the U.S. for treating COVID-19 patients. In a paper published this week in Cell Reports, researchers from...
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein alone may cause lung damage
Using a newly developed mouse model of acute lung injury, researchers found that exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein alone was enough to induce COVID-19-like symptoms...
Geographies of death: Study maps COVID-19 health disparities in Greater Santiago
People up to age 40 living in economically depressed municipalities in the Greater Santiago, Chile, metropolitan area were three times more likely to die as a...
Dab on deep heat cream to improve exercise performance
Deep heat creams widely used by athletes to soothe sore muscles may also boost performance when applied before exercise, according to new research presented virtually this...
Discerning molecular interactions may be target of precision medicine for severe COVID-19
Scientific studies rarely focus on long non-coding RNA molecules (lncRNAs), even though they potentially regulate several diseases. The role of several lncRNAs in anti-viral inflammatory response...
Researchers discover protein that promotes chemotherapy resistance
Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cancer cells in the body. It is a systemic treatment where drugs travel throughout...
