One of the leading coronavirus vaccine candidates shows promise in early trials, triggering participants to build up immune cells against the virus without causing any severe reactions, according to results published today. The vaccine, called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and being developed by Oxford University in the United Kingdom, is made up…
Research shows telehealth is an important tool for rural hospitals in treating COVID-19
Rural hospitals are more likely than urban facilities to have access to telehealth, a once-underused service that now is playing a key role in treating coronavirus patients, according to research by two health administration professors in Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business. Neeraj Puro, Ph.D., and Scott Feyereisen, Ph.D., say…
Animal study shows human brain cells repair damage in multiple sclerosis
A new study shows that when specific human brain cells are transplanted into animal models of multiple sclerosis and other white matter diseases, the cells repair damage and restore function. The study provides one of the final pieces of scientific evidence necessary to advance this treatment strategy to clinical trials….
13 TV Shows That Get Single Motherhood Right
Many of us single mother’s don’t start out planning to be that. But sometimes, life dishes out circumstances we don’t expect — divorces, deaths, one-night stands, you name it. Then again, there are plenty of proud solo moms who got where they are on purpose, with a ton of planning…
Early life experiences biologically and functionally mature the brain, research shows
Experiences early in life have an impact on the brain’s biological and functional development, shows a new study by a team of neuroscientists. Its findings, which centered on changes in mice and rats, reveal how learning and memory abilities may vary, depending on the nature of individual experiences in early…
Study shows that hepatitis C drug EPCLUSA has the potential to inhibit coronaviruses
Columbia Engineering researchers have been developing strategies to cope with the new strain of coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, that has caused a global public health emergency. In their latest study, “Nucleotide analogues as inhibitors of viral polymerases,” posted now in bioRxiv, the researchers recognized that the hepatitis C virus and coronaviruses use…
New study shows how cancer survivors develop opioid addictions
Opioids play an important role in how cancer patients manage pain, but the ongoing opioid epidemic has raised concerns about their potential for abuse. Pain remains one of the most difficult symptoms associated with cancer. More than half of cancer patients undergoing treatment experience moderate to severe pain. Despite the…
Carly Waddell Shows Postpartum Body, Explains Why She Stopped Breast-Feeding
Honesty hour! Carly Waddell gave her fans a candid update one week after giving birth to her and Evan Bass’ son. “It’s been a week since Charlie was born. He is the greatest blessing and one of the greatest lessons for me as a mom,” the Bachelor alum, 34, captioned…
Experimental cholesterol-lowering drug effective at lowering bad cholesterol, study shows
Twice-yearly injections of an experimental cholesterol-lowering drug, inclisiran, were effective at reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, often called bad cholesterol, in patients already taking the maximum dose of statin drugs, according to data of the ORION-10 trial presented Saturday, Nov. 16, at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019. High…
Phage therapy shows promise for alcoholic liver disease
Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that specifically destroy bacteria. In the early 20th century, researchers experimented with phages as a potential method for treating bacterial infections. But then antibiotics emerged and phages fell out of favor. With the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, however, researchers have renewed their interest in phage therapy….
New vaccine protects from widespread, costly infection, mice study shows
A newly developed experimental vaccine was more than eighty percent effective in protecting mice from succumbing to Staphylococcus aureus infection. S. aureus causes more than 30,000 deaths from hospital-acquired infections annually in the US, costing the healthcare system $10 billion. The research is published this week in Infection and Immunity,…