Gene profile in blood predicts risk of poor outcomes, death for patients with COVID-19
A blood gene profile associated with a high risk of dying from a severe lung disease can also predict poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19, a...
Category: Health
Should rare cases of heart inflammation put your COVID-19 vaccine plans on hold?
A possible link between some COVID-19 vaccines and heart inflammation bears close monitoring, but it’s no reason for parents or their teenage children to avoid vaccination.
India hits daily COVID vaccination record as free shots opened to all adults
India recorded its highest-ever daily vaccination count on Monday as it opened up free shots to all adults.
Listening to mix of sounds and silence preserves temporal sound processing in mice
Broadband sounds embedded with short pauses can maintain temporal sound processing in a mouse model of hearing loss, according to new research published in eNeuro.
US hitting encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while...
Extracellular mRNA transported to the nucleus shows translation-independent function
A research group led by Professor Sachie Hiratsuka, of the Institute for Biomedical Research, Shinshu University, has found that a specific sequence of messenger RNA (mRNA),...
Better reporting of studies on artificial intelligence
An increasing number of studies on artificial intelligence (AI) are published in the dental and oral sciences but aspects of these studies suffer from a range...
Nrf2: The custodian regulating oxidative stress and immunity against acrylamide toxicity
Acrylamide is a toxic chemical compound that affects the nervous system. It is widely used in industries such as paper production, plastics, and wastewater management, and...
‘Suffocating’ cancer: Improved melanoma immunotherapy
Hypoxia, or the inadequate oxygenation of a tissue, is a condition occurring frequently in all solid tumors such as melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma cells are not...
Teen programs need to focus on wellbeing, not just academics
The authors of new research say supporting children and young people’s mental health is as important as supporting their academic progress, and that particular attention should...
