New insights about COVID-19 treatments for cancer patients
July 24, 2020
The new COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium study shows that patients who were treated with the antiviral drug remdesivir fared the best.
Coronavirus makes itself unrecognizable to cells
July 24, 2020
According to a new study, SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disguises itself so it can hide inside cells without being detected by the immune system in order to replicate.
Genes, cardiovascular health each factor into dementia risk
July 20, 2020
Researchers hope the study results will encourage people to exercise, reduce stress and eat a healthy diet.
Synapse-saving class of proteins discovered, opening intriguing possibilities in Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia
July 17, 2020
Researchers have discovered a new class of proteins that protect synapses from being destroyed. The discovery, published July 13 in the journal Nature Neuroscience, has implications for Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia.
Study hints at novel therapeutic target for Ewing sarcoma
July 16, 2020
New insights into Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, were published July 15 in the prestigious journal Nature.
Data may detect who will have dementia and what type
July 7, 2020
What if, by inputting information about dementia and a patient into a supercomputer and crunching the data, a treatment team could quantify the individual’s risk of developing the disease? And what if, based on the results, the team could diagnose which type and subtype of dementia that the patient might develop? And what if the […]
