Here’s what you need to know: Scientists are racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine. ImageA health worker in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Wuhan Union Hospital on Tuesday. Wuhan, China, is the epicenter of a growing outbreak that has killed more than 100 people so far.Credit…Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua, via Associated Press Scientists are working to…
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If previous outbreaks of coronavirus are any indication, the Wuhan strain that is now spreading may eventually be traced back to bats. Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, who has been working in China for 15 years studying diseases that jump from animals to people, said, “We don’t know the source yet, but there’s…
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Researchers identified two proteins — mutant tumor protein 53 (mtp53) and poly-ADP-Polymerase (PARP) — that are present and interacting with DNA during the replication process in patients with triple negative breast cancer. Suppressing these proteins through a combination of existing PARP-inhibiting therapies could be an effective way to interrupt the development of triple negative breast…
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Members of disadvantaged social groups who engage in contact with members of privileged groups are less likely to support social change toward equality, a multinational study by social psychologists at the University of Zurich shows. To reduce this effect, it is important to actively address and acknowledge inequalities in intergroup contacts. Are members of advantaged…
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Discrimination may cause black and Hispanic patients to wait longer for a scheduled primary care appointment, according to a new Tulane University study published in JAMA Network Open. The research could shine more light on why people who belong to racial and ethnic minority groups experience worse health outcomes than white people in the United…
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BALTIMORE, MD., Jan 29 – Over the past year, at least seven children have died from diseases including influenza while being detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. Infectious disease experts at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) called for protections like influenza vaccinations to prevent…
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LOS ANGELES – When someone has an acute stroke, early access to specialized care is crucial. Whenever possible, experts recommend people receive medical help at a hospital with advanced stroke capability like a comprehensive stroke center (CSC). A new study by the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Schaeffer Center for Health…
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FINDINGS The study reveals a detailed epigenetic mechanism for how interleukin-1-beta, a common cytokine that helps fight infections during inflammation, plays a critical role in cancer metastasis. The researchers found that chronic exposure to interleukin-1-beta can promote lung cancer metastasis through inheritable changes of gene expression without altering DNA sequence. Because of these gene alterations,…
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There’s something weird going on inside the plants and animals that call the Baja California peninsula home. On the surface, everything looks as expected, but close genetic inspection of many individuals reveals a genomically distinct split between the northern and southern populations of dozens of species. A cross-disciplinary team of researchers from the University of…
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A new study has revealed how the gut’s protective mechanisms ramp up significantly with food intake, and at times of the day when mealtimes are anticipated based on regular eating habits. Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute found, in laboratory models, that eating sets off a hormonal ‘chain reaction’ in the gut. Eating…
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