A study led by Australian researchers at the University of Queensland has shown that a newly developed antibody targets the flavivirus nonstructural protein 1 and was shown to reduce viremia and improve survival in mouse models of dengue, Zika and West Nile infections.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: MRI shows lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes who have recovered from COVID-19; Nanodroplets, ultrasound drills show promise with blood clots; Common blood pressure meds safe for those with COVID-19.
A Sino-U.S. study has shown that the increased expression of the small secreted glycoprotein follistatin-like 1 is critical in the pathogenesis of multiple fibrotic and systemic autoimmune diseases, the authors reported in the January 6, 2021, print edition of MolecularTherapy after earlier publication online.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Focused ultrasound shows promise for Parkinson’s disease; Blood test developed for Alzheimer’s prognosis in symptom-free patients; Bedside EEG test predicts recovery in unresponsive brain injury patients.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Retinal imaging may detect Parkinson’s disease; Biomarkers may differentiate psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis; ApoE multitasks for regulating brain lipids.
Researchers at INSERM have gained new insights into the basic biology of mesenchymal stem cell function, and how platelets improved that function in an animal model of wound healing.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Discovery of aging mechanism for hematopoietic stem cells; Long-term study finds dozens of new genetic markers associated with lifetime bone growth; Living alone may increase risk of dying after hip fracture; Bone fracture risk may increase when critical enzymatic processes decline.