This briefing has ended. Read the latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak here. Here’s what you need to know: U.S. plans to swiftly turn back people entering from Mexico illegally. ImageA U.S. Border Patrol agent searched for migrants in a field near Sullivan City, Texas, in November.Credit…Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times The Trump…
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TUCSON, Ariz., March 18, 2020 — The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) are proud to announce that they will work together to significantly improve the scientific community’s insight in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through Lundbeck’s contribution of a unique set of clinical trial data from more than 2,500 AD patients to the…
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CAMBRIDGE, MA — MIT biological engineers have created a multitissue model that lets them study the relationships between different organs and the immune system, on a specialized microfluidic platform seeded with human cells. Using this type of model, sometimes called “organs-on-a-chip” or “physiome-on-a-chip,” the research team was able to explore the role of circulating immune…
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Danon disease is a very rare, life-threatening condition where the fundamental biological process of removing and recycling proteins does not work. This impairment results in dysfunction of the heart, skeletal muscle, neurologic system, eyes, and liver. Most patients die or require heart transplants by the third decade of life. In a new study published online…
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March 18, 2020 – For patients with fragility fractures related to underlying bone weakness, a dedicated fracture liaison service (FLS) can lower the risk of subsequent fractures, suggests a study in the March 18, 2020 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with…
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WASHINGTON – A research team led by Children’s National Hospital faculty was able to “rescue” a pre-clinical model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in juvenile models, reversing motor skill deficits with the help of a novel drug derived from scorpion venom. The finding, in the Nature Neuroscience, could offer hope to an estimated 119,000…
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The American Journal of Gastroenterology published today a new study that reveals digestive symptoms, including diarrhea, are common in COVID-19 patients. The study comes from the Wuhan Medical Treatment Expert Group for COVID-19 in China. Nearly half of COVID-19 patients enrolled in the study conducted in the Hubei province of China presented digestive symptoms, such…
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Bethesda, Maryland (March 18, 2020) — A paper published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology by clinicians at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai outlines key information gastroenterologists and patients with chronic digestive conditions need to know about COVID-19, or coronavirus. Coronavirus is of particular concern for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who…
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 18, 2020)–Nearly one-third of women who choose to have their ovaries removed before the natural age of menopause are susceptible to negative mood and executive dysfunction. A new study shows that a woman’s risk for such disorders may be linked with the degree of childhood adversity she experienced. Study results are published…
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BANGKOK — For months, many Southeast Asian countries played down the threat posed by the new coronavirus. Some officials said that prayer would keep the disease away. Others expressed optimism that the tropical heat would slow the spread of the virus. Life continued as usual. Malaysia allowed large religious gatherings. Thailand kept open its hugely…
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