Archive for October 9th, 2020
Virologists have shown that a treatment with the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine does not limit SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus replication in hamsters. A high dose of the anti-flu drug favipiravir, by contrast, has an antiviral effect in the hamsters. Source: Hydroxychloroquine does not counter SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, high dose of favipiravir does: study
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In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have 3D printed unique fluid channels at the micron scale that could automate production of diagnostics, sensors, and assays used for a variety of medical tests and other applications. Source: Researchers 3D print unique micro-scale fluid channels used for medical testing
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Female surgeons at a large academic medical center perform less complex surgical procedures than their male counterparts, according to a new study. This study is one of the first to measure the problem of underemployment among female surgeons in the United States, which can affect compensation, career advancement and job satisfaction. Source: Female surgeons perform […]
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Should I or shouldn’t I? The activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions. The result is unexpected – the researchers were actually on the trail of a completely different evaluation mechanism. Source: Nerve cell activity shows how confident we are
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New work offers an unprecedented real-time view of the choroid plexus in a mouse model, providing a glimpse of how disturbances of the mother’s immune system during pregnancy disrupt the developing brain. Source: The choroid plexus: A conduit for prenatal inflammation?
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Bone marrow cancer is currently an incurable disease that affects about 400 people in Norway every year. One Norwegian researcher has now found an important reason for bone destruction in people with this disease. Source: Bone Loss: Perforated bone tissue from too little sugar
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Researchers have found that health inequities can be measured in children as young as 5 years old. The research contributes to a growing body of literature finding that children of color who are also poor face greater health inequities than their white counterparts. Source: Effects of poverty on childhood development seen in children as young […]
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