Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) reveal that newly formed embryos clear dying cells to maximize their chances of survival. It is the earliest display of an innate immune response found in vertebrate animals to date. The findings, which are published today in the journal Nature, may aid future efforts to understand why […]
A University of Arizona Health Sciences study has estimated total lifetime costs at $736 million for the 10,359 valley fever patients diagnosed in Arizona in 2019, underscoring the economic burden the disease places on the state and its residents. The prevalence of valley fever, formally known as coccidioidomycosis or cocci, has increased in recent years, […]
Cell-based gene therapy Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel) has been approved to treat adults with certain types of large B-cell lymphoma who have not responded to other systemic treatment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy was approved for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma, including diffuse large B-cell […]
Picture it: you just finished styling your hair, a sleek braided ponytail with perfectly laid baby hairs. But when you reach for your holy grail (Got2B Glued Blasting Freeze Spray) to finish it, you're all out. So you reach for (what you think) is the next best thing: Gorilla Glue Spray Adhesive hoping to get […]
The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may be able to reduce transmission of the coronavirus, while also stopping serious disease and death from COVID-19, early data suggests. This is the first time that a vaccine has shown it can stop spread of the virus, according to the BBC. Still, experts caution that more data is needed to confirm […]
Taking a particular type of medication to treat enlarged prostate is associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a large observational study led by researchers at the University of Iowa, with colleagues in Denmark and China. The findings, published Feb. 1 in JAMA Neurology, provide compelling evidence that terazosin, and similar […]
Expanded unemployment benefits, passed by Congress last spring to ease the economic pain of the pandemic, appear to have held hunger at bay for millions of Americans, new research shows. Called “The CARES Act” when it was put into effect nearly a year ago, the law expanded who is eligible for unemployment benefits and how […]
After her longtime friend died of COVID-19, Abigail Echo-Hawk sat in her chair crying. She wondered if her friend and mentor, a Native Indian like her, would be counted among the deaths—a worry that only added to her grief. “I couldn’t help this thought that ran through my head: Is his story going to be […]
Scientists have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss after making an unexpected discovery that overturns a fundamental belief about DNA. The drugs, known as Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, or NRTIs, are commonly used to treat HIV. The new discovery suggests that they may be useful against […]
Why the spine operation thousands of teens like BGT dancer Julia Carlile, 19, pin their hopes on might not be a miracle cure after all Julia Carlile and her dance troupe MerseyGirls made it to final of BGT in 2017 Simon Cowell offered to pay for £175,000 tethering surgery for severe scoliosis She has since […]
