UW Medicine researchers are recruiting participants for a Phase 3 clinical trial of a drug to treat the monkeypox virus. The drug, tecovirimat, is approved…
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New recommendations to bridge gaps in awareness, treatment of cardiac device infections
Research finds as many as 1 in 20 patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED), such as a pacemaker or implantable defibrillator, develops an…
Artificial intelligence model outperforms clinicians in diagnosing pediatric ear infections
An artificial-intelligence (AI) model built at Mass Eye and Ear was shown to be significantly more accurate than doctors at diagnosing pediatric ear infections in…
Using a daily multivitamin CAN slow mental decline, study finds
Not just magic beans? Using a daily multivitamin CAN improve a person’s cognitive function and prevent mental decline, study finds Researchers found that multivitamin pills meant…
Abbott Restarts Similac Infant Formula Production at Michigan Facility
(Reuters) – Abbott Laboratories has restarted production of its Similac infant formula at the plant in Sturgis, Michigan at the center of the U.S. baby…
Researchers discover the vital role of immune cells in liver regeneration
If liver tissue has to be removed due to cancer or another liver disease, the organ usually regenerates quickly, soon becoming fully functional once again.…
Signal transduction via the EGFR pathway likely to be involved in lenvatinib resistance
The multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (MKI), lenvatinib, is widely used to treat advanced and metastatic thyroid cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms by which thyroid cancer…
Up to 4 million Americans out of work with long COVID
In yet another example of the financial toll that the new coronavirus has exacted during the pandemic, a new report estimates that up to 4…
Researchers produce high-resolution crystal structure of enzyme critical to SARS-CoV-2 survival
A team of Mount Sinai researchers has produced a high-resolution crystal structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
WHO: COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over
The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization’s latest weekly review…