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Studies test intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of Kawasaki disease and MIS-C

Kawasaki disease (KD) is rare, with fewer than 6,000 diagnosed cases per year in the United States. It is most common in infants and young children and causes inflammation in the walls of some blood vessels in the body.

27 Oct 2021

Prostate cancer drugs could be effectively repurposed to inhibit melanoma in men

New research shows that testosterone promotes melanoma proliferation by activating a newly recognized nonclassical testosterone receptor in melanoma cells called ZIP9 (encoded by the SLC39A9 gene), a zinc transporter that is not intentionally targeted by any available therapeutics but is widely expressed in human melanoma.

27 Oct 2021

Immunogenicity and efficacy of heterologous ChadOx1/BNT162b2 vaccination amongst healthcare workers

The heterologous ChAd/BNT combination confers better protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection than the homologous BNT/BNT combination in a real-world observational study of healthcare workers.

27 Oct 2021

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals — like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains — invest an insane amount of resources in their young. That didn't prepare her for the resources the conservation biologist would owe after the birth of her second son.

27 Oct 2021

Study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence among domestic cats

Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover have been investigating the spread of the disease in domestic cats in Europe.

27 Oct 2021

New study explains why Delta is so easily transmitted and infects people quickly

The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has swept the globe, becoming the dominant variant within just a few months. A new study from Boston Children's Hospital, published today in Science, explains why Delta is so easily spread and infects people so quickly, and suggests a more targeted strategy for developing future COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

27 Oct 2021

How can we predict the number of future COVID-19 hospital admissions?

Research led by Sophie Meakin of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom suggests ensemble forecasts — a method combining multiple models to predict COVID-19 cases — may be more accurate in estimating COVID-19 hospital admissions in local areas.

27 Oct 2021

New discovery could help better understand how cells migrate during early development

Cells can control their ability to move through the body by using a protein called fascin to control the stiffness of neighboring cells, suggests a study published today in eLife.

26 Oct 2021

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 delta in macaques

Researchers in the United States have conducted a study showing that Moderna’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine provided durable protection against the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in rhesus macaques.

26 Oct 2021

Cholesterol-lowering drugs not helpful in reducing COVID-related mortality or severity

In the worldwide effort to battle SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, researchers have often turned to medications used as therapies for other conditions in the hopes of finding ones that either kill the coronavirus or lessen the impacts from its infection.

26 Oct 2021

Simple blood test useful for excluding pulmonary embolism among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A screening blood test originally validated in seriously ill patients without COVID-19 is still clinically useful for ruling out pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, a University of South Florida Health (USF Health) Morsani College of Medicine research team reports.

26 Oct 2021

Guaranteed financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination increase vaccine uptake

North Carolina's $25 Summer Card Pilot program successfully encouraged more adults to get a COVID-19 vaccine at a time when the pace of vaccination in North Carolina was slowing.

26 Oct 2021

Repeated dopamine release in the brain plays a key role in infant social development

Changing levels of the chemical dopamine, a chemical most associated with motivation, may help explain why stressful experiences during infancy can lead to lasting behavioral issues, a new study in rodents shows.

26 Oct 2021

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Few equations are as simple as the findings of a survey measuring the habits of 1,000 children during COVID-19: More physical activity and less screen time led to better mental health.

26 Oct 2021

Wearable technology helps researchers to better understand the underlying health conditions

Wearable technology such as the Apple Watch is allowing researchers to recruit a more diverse group of participants to health and wellness studies, helping them better understand the underlying health conditions they could only dream about glimpsing at before, according to a new three-year landmark observational University of Michigan study.

26 Oct 2021

Penn Medicine's Pavilion breaks new ground for sustainable construction with LEED Gold certification

Penn Medicine's new Pavilion on the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's campus has broken new ground for sustainable healthcare construction and design with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Healthcare Gold Certification.

26 Oct 2021

Three students from Feinberg's Physician Assistant Program receive NHSC scholarships

Aidan Ex-Willey, a first-year physician assistant student, who received a scholarship from the National Health Service Corps.

26 Oct 2021

HCV treatment decreases protein activity levels involved in liver cirrhosis, research shows

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis that the activity levels of the proteins involved in liver scarring, or cirrhosis, begin to decrease immediately after treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), suggesting the possibility of early healing.

26 Oct 2021

Researchers receive $8.9 million grant to study the gut-brain connection in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Michael Kaplitt, a professor of neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and a longtime leader in developing cutting-edge surgical therapies for movement disorders, leads a team that has been awarded a three-year, $8.9 million grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative.

26 Oct 2021

DOD funds first human trial of a device to enhance the natural brain cleansing system

The U.S. Department of Defense is funding the first human trial of a device to speed up and enhance the natural system of brain cleansing that occurs when we sleep.

26 Oct 2021

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Studies test intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of Kawasaki disease and MIS-C

Prostate cancer drugs could be effectively repurposed to inhibit melanoma in men

Immunogenicity and efficacy of heterologous ChadOx1/BNT162b2 vaccination amongst healthcare workers

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

Study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence among domestic cats

New study explains why Delta is so easily transmitted and infects people quickly

How can we predict the number of future COVID-19 hospital admissions?

New discovery could help better understand how cells migrate during early development

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 delta in macaques

Cholesterol-lowering drugs not helpful in reducing COVID-related mortality or severity

Simple blood test useful for excluding pulmonary embolism among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Guaranteed financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination increase vaccine uptake

Repeated dopamine release in the brain plays a key role in infant social development

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Wearable technology helps researchers to better understand the underlying health conditions

Penn Medicine's Pavilion breaks new ground for sustainable construction with LEED Gold certification

Three students from Feinberg's Physician Assistant Program receive NHSC scholarships

HCV treatment decreases protein activity levels involved in liver cirrhosis, research shows

Researchers receive $8.9 million grant to study the gut-brain connection in Parkinson’s disease

DOD funds first human trial of a device to enhance the natural brain cleansing system

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