A functional immunologic assay that could easily be incorporated into routine laboratory work can predict which patients are at high risk for rejection of their newly transplanted kidney early enough in the process that it would give physicians time to…
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Glycan switch may explain why SARS-CoV-2 causes such variable symptoms
Researchers in Portugal have provided evidence that might explain why infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes mild or even asymptomatic illness in some individuals, but severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in others. Salome Pinho from the…
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Retinal texture could provide early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised a new imaging device capable of measuring both the thickness and texture of the various layers of the retina at the back of the eye. The advance could be used to detect a…
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