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Link Identified Between Coagulation and Complement System and Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms

• Posted on 6th August 2020

New research suggests that the severity of COVID-19 is linked to the complement system, one of the oldest parts of…

Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Can Directly Attack Heart Cells and Change Their Function

• Posted on 13th July 2020

Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can produce a wide…

New fMRI Analysis Tools Could Improve Treatment for Schizophrenia

• Posted on 1st July 2020

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a…

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Researchers Show How Resistance of Gliomas to Chemotherapy Drug Temozolomide Occurs

• Posted on 6th August 2020

An international team of researchers has discovered why certain gliomas develop resistance to the chemotherapy drug temozolomide. Gliomas are the…

Previous Exposure to Common Cold Coronaviruses Could Provide Protection Against SARS-CoV-2

• Posted on 30th July 2020

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can cause severe symptoms in some patients, while other…

Study Suggest Interferon Plays Key Role in Severe COVID-19 Cases

• Posted on 14th July 2020

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 causes the respiratory disease COVID-19 which, for the majority…

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Link Identified Between Coagulation and Complement System and Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms

• Posted on 6th August 2020

New research suggests that the severity of COVID-19 is linked to the complement system, one of the oldest parts of…

Three Studies Show Large, Unwanted DNA Deletions with CRISPR-Cas9 Edits of Human Embryos

• Posted on 3rd July 2020

Three recent studies suggest using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool to make…

Natural Killer Immune Cells Edited to Improve Effectiveness at Targeting Cancer Cells

• Posted on 18th June 2020

When a foreign invader enters the body, natural killer (NK) cells of…

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Neural Network Accurately Predicts Prognosis of Lung Cancer

• Posted on 30th June 2020

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and a diagnosis of the condition usually means a relatively…

CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Accelerated Using Light-Sensitive Nucleotides

• Posted on 19th June 2020

The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool is showing great promise for correcting genetic…

Researchers Develop Scaffold that Inhibits MicroRNA Activity to Accelerate Bone Repair

• Posted on 19th June 2020

A team of researchers at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health…

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New fMRI Analysis Tools Could Improve Treatment for Schizophrenia

• Posted on 1st July 2020

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a new technique that improves analyses of patterns of…

Detection of Breast Cancer Using Biomarker Found in Tears

• Posted on 22nd June 2020

A new method of detecting breast cancer has been developed that looks…

Low-Cost Retinal Imaging Device Could be Used to Detect Alzheimer’s Disease

• Posted on 20th May 2020

A novel imaging device has been created by biomedical engineers at Duke…

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Link Identified Between Coagulation and Complement System and Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms

• Posted on 6th August 2020

New research suggests that the severity of COVID-19 is linked to the complement system, one of the oldest parts of…

Researchers Show How Resistance of Gliomas to Chemotherapy Drug Temozolomide Occurs

• Posted on 6th August 2020

An international team of researchers has discovered why certain gliomas develop resistance…

Previous Exposure to Common Cold Coronaviruses Could Provide Protection Against SARS-CoV-2

• Posted on 30th July 2020

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can cause severe symptoms in some patients, while other…