A new study from Karolinska Institutet and the Helmholtz Diabetes Research Center shows that primary cilia, hair-like protrusions on endothelial cells inside vessels, play an important role in the blood supply and delivery of glucose to the insulin-producing beta cells…
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First in line for Covid vaccine? Some US health care workers say no
They can move to front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine if they want, but some US health care workers are skeptical about taking a vaccine that was developed in record time—even as the pandemic rages on. Some want…
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Weekly COVID-19 cases in nursing homes hit highest peak since spring
Weekly coronavirus cases in nursing homes hit the highest peak since spring with more than 16,000 infections and 2,000 deaths over just seven days, new report finds More than 16,000 coronavirus cases were recorded at US nursing homes during the week…
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Frontrunners in race for COVID-19 vaccine
Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are in the race to develop a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine, both to meet urgent medical need and for the potential payday. A US-German collaboration between Pfizer and BioNTech surged…
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Increasing HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health goals. In an article in JMIR Nursing, researchers explain…
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Multi-center, multi-tracer PET studies harmonized to detect neuroinflammation in ALS
A novel ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) study has pooled data from multiple sites to effectively visualize neuroinflammation, which is key to developing drugs to treat the disease. Pooling data acquired from different scanners, different neuroinflammation positron emission tomography (PET) markers…
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Combination therapy might improve outcomes in treatment-resistant liver cancer
A combination cancer therapy that is effective against treatment-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by inhibiting tumor growth and increasing survival has been identified by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). In a paper published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer,…
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Six pandemic profiles identified in study of public’s response to guidance
Researchers investigating the public response to official COVID-19 guidance say people can be split into six distinct groups determined by the way they search for, follow and act upon official advice. The profiles have been identified by social scientists at the University…
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Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
THURSDAY, Nov. 26, 2020 – People who cook with wood instead of other fuels may be at risk of lung damage because of the pollutants and bacterial toxins they’re breathing, a small study suggests. Researchers studied the impact of cookstove…
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Hormonal Contraceptives Linked to Decline in Asthma Exacerbation
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 — Previous and current use of any and combined hormonal contraceptives is associated with a reduction in the risk for severe asthma exacerbation, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in Thorax. Bright I. Nwaru,…
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