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Researchers engineer new nanobodies from Ilama blood cells against COVID-19 infection

UK scientists declared recently that antibodies extracted from llamas have been demonstrated to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests.

14 Jul 2020

New study could help develop artificial photosynthetic technology for energy production

Biological membranes perform significant functions in shaping the cell, transporting molecules, sensing the external environment, and producing energy for life.

14 Jul 2020

PET radiotracer is safe and effective for imaging malignant brain tumors

A first-in-human study presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2020 Annual Meeting has demonstrated the safety, favorable pharmacokinetic and dosimetry profile of 64Cu-EBRGD, a new, relatively long-lived PET tracer, in patients with glioblastomas.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers develop bioink to print tissue-mimicking material in 3D printers

A research group led by Daniel Aili, associate professor at Linköping University, has developed a bioink to print tissue-mimicking material in 3D printers.

14 Jul 2020

Early exposure to vaccine-derived antigens can have dramatic effect on antibody diversity

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have added fresh evidence that early exposure to vaccine-, bacterial- or microbiota-derived antigens has a dramatic effect on the diversity of antibodies an adult mammal will have to fight future infections by pathogens.

14 Jul 2020

Nano-radiomics uses imaging data to assess changes in the tumor microenvironment

Research has shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) can help cancers grow and evade the immune response.The TME has even been shown to inhibit cellular immunotherapy, a novel form of treatment in which the cells of a patient's immune system are re-engineered in the lab to attack cancer cells.

14 Jul 2020

PET reveals the existence of inter-organ communication between the heart and kidneys after heart attack

Whole body positron emission tomography (PET) has, for the first time, illustrated the existence of inter-organ communication between the heart and kidneys via the immune system following acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack.

14 Jul 2020

Peter S. Conti awarded 2020 Benedict Cassen Prize for pioneering work in cancer imaging

Peter S. Conti, MD, PhD, known for his pioneering work in the diagnosis and management of cancer, was awarded the Benedict Cassen Prize during the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

14 Jul 2020

Study shows mismatched caregiver-infant interactions can increase risk of later obesity

Infancy is a sensitive developmental period that presents opportunities and challenges for caregivers to feed their infants in ways that support healthy growth and development.

14 Jul 2020

Study estimates the cost-effectiveness of esketamine used for treating depression

A paper authored by researchers from McLean Hospital has determined that esketamine, a nasal spray to treat severe depression, is currently too expensive for widespread use.

14 Jul 2020

UTMB researchers uncover new mechanism for designing dengue therapeutics

A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a new mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus. The study is currently available in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

14 Jul 2020

A mobile platform for screening lung cancer

A mobile platform for lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT) can be developed with limited financial risk and take powerful screening tests directly to patients, including underserved rural areas where rates of new lung cancer cases tend to be higher, according to study published today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

14 Jul 2020

The immune system can play a key role in improving recovery from heart attacks

International research collaboration to pioneer the field of immuno-cardiology and investigate ways to harness the power of the immune system to improve recovery from heart attacks will be led at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania by Jonathan Epstein, MD, executive vice dean, chief scientific officer and the William Wikoff Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Research.

14 Jul 2020

UTHealth physicians study blood pressure drug's efficiency in improving COVID-19 outcomes

An interventional therapy aimed at improving survival chances and reducing the need for critical care treatment due to COVID-19 is being investigated by physicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

14 Jul 2020

New radiotracer provides a quantitative measure of disease progression after stroke

A new radiotracer, 18F-SynVesT-2, can directly assess synaptic density changes in the brain, providing an objective and quantitative measure of disease progression after stroke.

14 Jul 2020

UTEP receives $1.3 million to shed light on how neural circuits impact specific behaviors in humans

The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded $1.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to shed light on how the combined function of neural circuits impacts specific behaviors in humans.

14 Jul 2020

Functional bone imaging technique reveals the progression of knee osteoarthritis

A new approach to functional bone imaging has established that bone metabolism is abnormally elevated in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

14 Jul 2020

NIH establishes clinical trial network to test vaccines and monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has established a new clinical trial network that aims to enroll thousands of volunteers in large-scale clinical trials testing a variety of investigational vaccines and monoclonal antibodies intended to protect people from COVID-19.

14 Jul 2020

UMass Amherst researchers synthesize artificial fuel for muscle

A chemist and kinesiologist got on a bus, but this isn't the set-up to a joke. Instead, kinesiologist and lead author Ned Debold and chemist Dhandapani Venkataraman, "DV," began talking on their bus commute to the University of Massachusetts Amherst and discovered their mutual interest in how energy is converted from one form to another - for Debold, in muscle tissue and for DV, in solar cells.

14 Jul 2020

Scientists to develop virtual reality simulator to improve training on hiatal hernia surgery

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute has received funding for a study from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's premier medical research agency.

14 Jul 2020

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Researchers engineer new nanobodies from Ilama blood cells against COVID-19 infection

New study could help develop artificial photosynthetic technology for energy production

PET radiotracer is safe and effective for imaging malignant brain tumors

Researchers develop bioink to print tissue-mimicking material in 3D printers

Early exposure to vaccine-derived antigens can have dramatic effect on antibody diversity

Nano-radiomics uses imaging data to assess changes in the tumor microenvironment

PET reveals the existence of inter-organ communication between the heart and kidneys after heart attack

Peter S. Conti awarded 2020 Benedict Cassen Prize for pioneering work in cancer imaging

Study shows mismatched caregiver-infant interactions can increase risk of later obesity

Study estimates the cost-effectiveness of esketamine used for treating depression

UTMB researchers uncover new mechanism for designing dengue therapeutics

A mobile platform for screening lung cancer

The immune system can play a key role in improving recovery from heart attacks

UTHealth physicians study blood pressure drug's efficiency in improving COVID-19 outcomes

New radiotracer provides a quantitative measure of disease progression after stroke

UTEP receives $1.3 million to shed light on how neural circuits impact specific behaviors in humans

Functional bone imaging technique reveals the progression of knee osteoarthritis

NIH establishes clinical trial network to test vaccines and monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19

UMass Amherst researchers synthesize artificial fuel for muscle

Scientists to develop virtual reality simulator to improve training on hiatal hernia surgery

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