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The Cancer Research Institute hosted a special event with mRNA vaccine pioneers and 2021 Coley Award Winners: Katalin Karikó, Ph.D., Ugur Sahin, M.D., Ph.D., Özlem Türeci, M.D., Ph.D., and Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D. The event event celebrated four scientists whose research has led to lifesaving mRNA vaccines now being used in the global fight against …

At the start of the pandemic, many wished there was a pill people could swallow to make a COVID-19 infection go away. Two years later, we have not just one, but two of those pills, in addition to other outpatient and inpatient treatments. The federal government established programs in 2020 to ensure access to COVID …

L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan, is under fire for delaying care for lots of poor and at-risk members. Meanwhile, Microsoft is nearing a purchase of AI and speech recognition firm Nuance; the nursing home industry is pressing for staff agency regulations; and more. Los Angeles Times: L.A. County Health Plan Fined …

The MIT spinout KSQ Therapeutics uses large scale gene editing to study the role of genes in diseases like cancer. Credit: courtesy of KSQ Therapeutics KSQ Therapeutics uses technology created at MIT to study the role of every human gene in disease biology. CRISPR’s potential to prevent or treat disease is widely recognized. But the …

While assisted reproductive technology is increasingly prevalent, there is concern amid conflicting findings reported regarding the long-term outcomes of children born following these treatments. The aim of this research was to investigate aspects of cognitive development in early school-age Israeli children born following assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments, compared to those spontaneously conceived (SC).This prospective …

Technology Is No Longer Limited to Western Medicine HAAS is a handheld, AI-enabled device that identifies acupoints and positioning using AI image recognition technology. This makes acupuncture significantly safer than before. In addition, HAAS automatically identifies suitable acupoints for different symptoms based on AI decision making and big data. Furthermore, HAAS is equipped with different …

Globally about 50 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, 1.2 million have died from the virus and 36.5 million have recovered, according to the World Health Organization. People recovered from the most severe cases may face new long-term health challenges. The Mayo Clinic reports that the aftereffects of COVID-19, often caused by sepsis, include brain tissue damage that …

Time-frequency biomarker masks. The numerical values are the z-factors for each biomarker. Credit: David Nolte/Purdue University Scientists estimate that nearly 60% of all cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments. Even worse—many of those same patients experience toxic and sometimes deadly side effects. Now, a Purdue University scientist and entrepreneur is working to …

The discovery and development of drugs to treat diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) is particularly challenging compared to other disease areas. The blood–brain barrier restricts access to the brain, making the targeted delivery of drugs arduous, and in many cases, we are yet to have a complete understanding of the biology behind CNS …

Over the past few months, a number of drugs have been under investigation to treat COVID-19 without well-established safety or data to support these claims. However, some of these unproven therapies may have underlying genetic reasons for not being effective and resulting in fatal adverse effects as found with hydroxychloroquine.University of Minnesota College of …