Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
Researchers have successfully eliminated latent herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) in mice using a new type of gene editing technique. While there is currently considerable research being conducted using the…
Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany have identified new potential targets for retinitis pigmentosa, one of the most common causes of congenital blindness. Retinitis pigmentosa is one of the most…
A new cellular protection pathway has been identified that targets a vulnerability shared by several viruses including coronaviruses and Ebola. The vulnerability was identified by researchers at Benaroya Research Institute…
New research suggests that the severity of COVID-19 is linked to the complement system, one of the oldest parts of the innate immune system and also coagulation dysfunction. Researchers at…
An international team of researchers has discovered why certain gliomas develop resistance to the chemotherapy drug temozolomide. Gliomas are the most common type of brain tumor and can occur in…
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can cause severe symptoms in some patients, while other are entirely asymptomatic. The reason why this is the case is one of the many mysteries of the…
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 causes the respiratory disease COVID-19 which, for the majority of individuals, is a relatively mild disease that will resolve on its own without intervention over the course…
Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can produce a wide range of symptoms. Some patients experience heart complications with COVID-19 such as a change in heart rhythm. Some…
One of the mysteries about SARS-CoV-2 is why some patients, even those with no underlying health conditions, become critically ill or die, while others are asymptomatic, even patients classed as…
A large-scale clinical trial in the United Kingdom has shown that the steroid dexamethasone decreases the rate of death in COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen, although the drug has no effect…