Parents of pediatric cancer patients more likely to endorse COVID-19 misinformation
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center
A new study led by VCU Massey Cancer Center researcher Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., found that parents of children with cancer were more...
Ribosomes Shown Translating mRNA from Maternally Inherited Mitochondrial Genome
Advanced imaging technology captures translation of the maternal genome.
Researchers from Finland, Sweden, the U.K., and the U.S. say they have captured ribosomes translating messenger RNA (mRNA) expressed from the maternally inherited genome. The...
Syndesi swallowed by Abbvie – European Biotechnology News
AbbVie has completed the acquisition of Syndesi Therapeutics SA, which will help to expand AbbVie's neuroscience portfolio. Originally, Belgian Syndesi was created in 2017 through a partnership between UCB Biopharma SRL...
Research points the way to identifying new precision treatments for cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego and University of California San Francisco have mapped out how hundreds of mutations involved in two types of cancer affect the activity of discrete groups of proteins...
Virtual reality can help alleviate psychological impact of coronavirus pandemic
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 21 2020
A new article discusses the psychological stresses imposed by the coronavirus pandemic and suggests that virtual reality can help alleviate the psychological impact of the need for social...
Studies demonstrate further evidence WTC responders are at risk for dementia
Credit: Stony Brook University
STONY BROOK, NY, July 27, 2020 – Two studies led by Stony Brook University researchers to be presented virtually at the Alzheimer’s Association...
Study may help explain the symptoms and organs involved with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 28 2020
A study of a gateway receptor for SARS-CoV-2 led by Walter Lukiw, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Neurology and Ophthalmology at LSU Health New Orleans' Neuroscience Center of Excellence...
Global survey reveals heavy toll of COVID-19 first wave on liver cancer care
The global Liver Cancer Outcomes in Covid-19 (CERO-19) Survey included 76 high-volume cancer treatment centres which participated during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Charles River Acquires Cell and Gene Therapy CDMO Cognate for $875M
Charles River Laboratories chairman, president, and CEO James C. Foster
Charles River Laboratories plans to acquire the cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Cognate BioServices for approximately $875 million cash, in...
Men with low health literacy less likely to choose active surveillance for prostate cancer...
Tumor profiling has opposite effect among more socially advantaged populations
Credit: Joshua Clark/UIC
Active surveillance leads to improved quality of life
Men with low health literacy seven times less...
