Researchers are using computer models to simulate COVID-19 infections on a cellular level—the basic structural level of the human body.
Day: July 19, 2021
How to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful UV rays
Sun, sun, sun. The weather is one of the top reasons many of us live in Florida. But too much
A COVID vaccine for kids: Clinical trial leader explains efforts, importance
More than half a year has passed since the first vaccine for COVID-19 was given emergency authorization, and almost half
Personalized immunotherapy response studied in body-on-a-chip cancer models
Wake Forest researchers and clinicians are using patient-specific tumor ‘organoid’ models as a preclinical companion platform to better evaluate immunotherapy
Fatty liver more common in children of mothers with obesity
Children and young people whose mothers had a BMI greater than 30 during early pregnancy are at an increased risk
New COVID-19 vaccine warnings mean the system to report side effects is working
While the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the U.S. have been proved to be safe and effective, recent reports of rare adverse
Blood pressure variability associated with increased risk of dementia, especially in men
A new report from the long-term ASPREE study, involving Monash University, has revealed high blood pressure variability (BPV) in older
Path to treat currently untreatable cases of cystic fibrosis is achievable
An experimental drug reported in Nature Communications suggests that a “path is clearly achievable” to treat currently untreatable cases of cystic fibrosis
Interoceptive accuracy differs across life stages, weaker in those with autism
Interoception is the ability to process and integrate signals originating from oneself internally, including heartbeats and breathing patterns. This ability
Disrupting and restoring expression of ASD-associated gene in mice alters sociability
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Boston has found that disrupting and restoring the expression of a
