Scientists have shown that a potent antibody from a COVID-19 survivor interferes with a key feature on the surface of…
Scientists use clues in the human genome to discover new inflammatory syndrome
Researchers have discovered a new inflammatory disorder called vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory and somatic syndrome (VEXAS), which is caused…
Empathy may be in the eye of the beholder
Do we always want people to show empathy? Not so, said researchers. A recently published article suggests that although empathy…
Cancer treatment without side effects?
Treating cancer without debilitating side effects has long been the holy grail of oncologists, and researchers may have found it.
‘Fast’ MRI detects breast cancers that 3-D mammograms may miss
In a retrospective study of asymptomatic patients, all of whom had a negative 3-D mammogram within the previous 11 months,…
What do breast cancer cells feel inside the tumor?
Using a new technique, a team of researchers has found tiny and previously undetectable ‘hot spots’ of extremely high stiffness…
Aerosol microdroplets inefficient carriers of COVID-19 virus
Aerosol microdroplets do not appear to be extremely efficient at spreading the virus that leads to COVID-19. While the lingering…
Random effects key to containing epidemics
Scientists have discovered why dividing a large population into multiple subpopulations that do not intermix can help contain outbreaks without…
Black Hispanic individuals hardest hit by COVID-19
A new study shows the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Hispanic groups within the United States, with the most severe…