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Tuberculosis infection protects mice against COVID-19

To study if prior Mtb infection affects the response to CoV2 infection, K18-hACE2 (ACE2) and C57BL/6 (B6) mice were infected with Mtb, and post thirty days, were exposed to CoV2.

27 Mar 2022

Family-based behavioral treatment improves weight-related outcomes in children with severe obesity

The FABO study showed that delivered at an obesity outpatient clinic, family-based behavioral treatment improved weight-related outcomes significantly more than treatment as usual among children aged 6-18 years with severe obesity.

25 Mar 2022

Topologically designed antibody candidates for SARS-CoV-2 and cancer therapies

A recent study presented topologically engineered fragment crystallizable-fusion proteins and antibodies as therapeutic options for diseases like human coronaviruses infections and cancers.

25 Mar 2022

Study identified multiple siRNAs spanning the SARS-CoV-2 genome with potent antiviral activity

A recent study demonstrated that RNA interference could prophylactically protect against SARS-CoV-2.

24 Mar 2022

$Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction$

Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

The dominant form of heart failure worldwide appears to be caused by a strong, bidirectional interaction between the body's response to metabolic stress and the immune system, according to a review article written by UT Southwestern researchers and colleagues.

23 Mar 2022

Family-based behavioral treatment helps improve weight-related outcomes in children

22 Mar 2022

How does the non-structural protein 1 affect COVID-19 pathogenicity?

Researchers discuss the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 1 (Nsp1), which binds to the ribosomal subunit thus inhibiting translation.

20 Mar 2022

The Future of Tuberculosis; An Interview with the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

We speak to Dr. Alemnew Dagnew from the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, about their tuberculosis vaccine study and the future of tuberculosis.

16 Mar 2022

Financial rewards can be a key motivator for achieving weight loss

With two in three Australian adults currently overweight or obese, and about 47 per cent of Australians now living with related chronic health conditions, an updated report from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has reinforced that personal accountability coupled with financial rewards continue to be a key motivator for achieving weight loss.

16 Mar 2022

Ethyl lauroyl arginine hydrochloride (ELAH) nasal spray as potent antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers evaluate the virucidal effects of ELAH against SARS-CoV-2 and human coronavirus-229E in a nasal spray formulation.

15 Mar 2022

Weight loss does not provide fertility benefits, study finds

Women who are obese and struggling to become pregnant are often advised to lose weight, but a new study finds no fertility benefits from weight loss.

14 Mar 2022

Potent pan-β-CoV human monoclonal antibody has in vivo activity in multiple animal models

Researchers evaluated the efficacy of viral spike domain 2-specific human monoclonal antibodies delivered intranasally, against all beta coronaviruses in hamsters and mice.

11 Mar 2022

Study finds chimeric mRNA induces potent and broadly acting neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers explored strategies to develop an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine that could elicit safer and wider protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

10 Mar 2022

Study isolated largest panel of β-CoV broadly neutralizing antibodies to date

Researchers isolated a large panel of broadly neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 recovered-vaccinated donors.

10 Mar 2022

Government strengthens internet safety laws to tackle scams and fraud

Social media sites and search engines will be forced to stamp out fraudsters and scammers on their platforms as the government strengthens its pioneering internet safety laws.

8 Mar 2022

Ketogenic diet leads to significant improvements in MS symptoms

Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) who adopted a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet saw significant improvements in their MS – including reductions in neurologic disability, fatigue and depression and heightened overall quality of life, a new study finds.

8 Mar 2022

The relative dynamics of infection with the Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants in aged and young Syrian hamsters

Researchers demonstrated the relative pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants of concern in Syrian hamsters.

7 Mar 2022

New research helps understand the costs behind popular weight loss diets

When it comes to weight loss, many of us have dabbled in the latest diets. But whether you’re cutting carbs or keeping to keto, new research from the University of South Australia shows that diet trends can cost more than your waistline and leave a hefty hole in your hip pocket.

4 Mar 2022

Improvements needed in diagnosis and treatment of people with prediabetes, study says

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prediabetes is a serious health condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to meet the threshold for type 2 diabetes.

3 Mar 2022

Adenosine receptor agonists provide therapeutic target in mouse SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study describes the efficacy of adenosine receptor agonists in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

2 Mar 2022

Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

Tuberculosis infection protects mice against COVID-19

Family-based behavioral treatment improves weight-related outcomes in children with severe obesity

Topologically designed antibody candidates for SARS-CoV-2 and cancer therapies

Study identified multiple siRNAs spanning the SARS-CoV-2 genome with potent antiviral activity

Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Family-based behavioral treatment helps improve weight-related outcomes in children

How does the non-structural protein 1 affect COVID-19 pathogenicity?

The Future of Tuberculosis; An Interview with the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

Financial rewards can be a key motivator for achieving weight loss

Ethyl lauroyl arginine hydrochloride (ELAH) nasal spray as potent antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

Weight loss does not provide fertility benefits, study finds

Potent pan-β-CoV human monoclonal antibody has in vivo activity in multiple animal models

Study finds chimeric mRNA induces potent and broadly acting neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study isolated largest panel of β-CoV broadly neutralizing antibodies to date

Government strengthens internet safety laws to tackle scams and fraud

Ketogenic diet leads to significant improvements in MS symptoms

The relative dynamics of infection with the Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants in aged and young Syrian hamsters

New research helps understand the costs behind popular weight loss diets

Improvements needed in diagnosis and treatment of people with prediabetes, study says

Adenosine receptor agonists provide therapeutic target in mouse SARS-CoV-2 infection

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