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The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) today announced two Phase 3 trials to determine whether monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can prevent SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The first trial, CoVPN 3501, will evaluate LY-CoV555, an Eli Lilly and Company mAb to see whether it can prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection among people living or working in skilled nursing […]
We’re not great at dealing with the heat in the UK. The lack of air-con, open-air pools and siestas means that most of us emerge from heatwaves haggard, sweat-drenched and beer-addled. It’s not just the sunburn and physical discomfort of being too warm that we need to watch out for, however. Heatwaves can also harm […]
Tyrosine kinases are protein enzymes that have many functions within cells, including cell signaling, growth, and division. Sometimes these enzymes can be overactive, which helps cancer cells survive and multiply. A tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is a medication given to certain acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients to block the actions of overactive tyrosine kinases, with […]
Researchers at McMaster University who study how the brain processes sound have discovered the common practice of using artificial tones in perception experiments could mean scientists are overlooking important and interesting discoveries in the field of brain research. The research, published recently in the journal Scientific Reports, is the culmination of a decade of rigorous […]
The long-running study on aging and brain health at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Center has once again resulted in important new findings—highlighting a complex and under-recognized form of dementia. The work was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): Neurology. “One of the things that […]
“Doctora,” a community health worker yelled from across the room. “People are lined up along the fence. Under the sun. Do we have water for them?” I was standing in the middle of an air-conditioned room in April at a COVID-19 testing site for Latino farmworkers and their families in the eastern part of Southern […]
Many cancers, especially in earlier stage disease, are treated by removing the tumor. But even after the tumor has been removed, there’s still a chance that cancer cells remain in the body and the cancer can come back. Currently, patients undergo regular check-ups, scans, and blood tests so that doctors can monitor their status and […]
As the next step in finding a potential targeted treatment for pancreatic cancer, researchers at the University of Cincinnati are publishing a new study revealing how a combination therapy may improve outcomes for patients with this disease. The study, led by graduate research assistant Kombo N’Guessan, Ph.D., and Xiaoyang Qi, Ph.D., professor in the Division […]
Cancer medicine and Co come now to short? News, social media, and Newspapers are dominated by reports about the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The most current studies and research also deal with the Virus that can trigger new disease COVID-19. As it currently stands with the research in other important areas such as cancer, Diabetes and […]
Increasing reports of severe COVID-19 illness in children—coupled with the fact that little is known about how and why the disease may behave differently in this younger population—demand that a set of critical steps be taken now to ensure children get the attention they need, according to an article just published in Pediatric Research. The […]