Virginia Espina, Research Associate Professor, Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, received $21,000 from Baylor Research Institute for a project in which Mason researchers are providing biostatistics and bioinformatic analysis for integrating multi-omic data sets from a breast cancer cohort. Specimens are from patients with triple-negative breast tumors. Data analysis will include correlations between proteomic, metabolomic,…
A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a class of drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies and colds to hypertension and urinary incontinence, may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline, particularly in older adults at greater risk…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA – Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), believed to be linked to COVID-19, damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring and interventions, said the senior author of a medical literature review published Sept. 4 in EClinicalMedicine, a journal of The Lancet. Case studies also…
CAMBRIDGE, MA – September 2, 2020–Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RR:C19), is an open-access overlay journal published by the MIT Press that accelerates peer review of COVID-19-related research preprints to advance new and important findings and prevent the dissemination of false or misleading scientific news. For the month of August, the preprints selected for review covered a…
Whether it’s the plague, cholera or currently COVID-19: epidemics are part of human history. Long before there were vaccinations or microscopes for the investigation of pathogens, societies had to develop coping strategies. These are described in the brochure “Distant Times so Close: Pandemics and Crises reloaded”, which is the first in a series of historical-archaeological…
Day One (All times East Coast Time) Day 1 September 8, 2020 11 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Mary Woolley, President & CEO, Research!America Elections 2020 Speaker: Steve Clemons, Editor-At-Large, The Hill 11:50 a.m. Panel: Securing a Science-Strong Future Moderator: Victor Dzau, MD, President, National Academy of Medicine Panelists: Valerie Conn, President, Science Philanthropy…
(Boston) — Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis worldwide, affecting more than 300 million people. It causes substantial pain, functional limitations, and disability in patients. The pain experience in patients with knee osteoarthritis changes over time. People initially experience primarily weight-bearing related pain, such as with jogging and stair-climbing. Over time, the pain…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageA volunteer received an experimental coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna Therapeutics in Detroit last month.Credit…Agence France-Presse, via Henry Ford Health System President Trump’s vaccine chief sees a ‘very, very low chance’ of a vaccine by Election Day. Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser for the White House vaccine program, said…
Dr. Seymour Schwartz, an eminent surgeon and prolific polymath who was the founding editor of the 1,800-page surgery textbook, first published in 1969, that became a bible for medical students, died on Aug. 28 in St. Louis. He was 92. Dr. Schwartz died at the home of his son Dr. David Schwartz, whom he was…
In an episode from 2018, the actor Glynn Turman sat on a sofa with his arm draped affectionately around his wife, Jo-An, as the two recounted their experiences together for the documentary series “Black Love.” Amid talk of marriage, children and a meet-cute at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles, Turman paused to broaden the…