Day May 29, 2021

The drug diABZI — which activates the body’s innate immune response — was highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 in mice that were infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.…

IMAGE: A research participant in the MS pilot study does exercise training in the Ekso NR at Kessler Foundation. view more  Credit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, NJ. May 28, 2021. A team of multiple sclerosis (MS) experts at Kessler Foundation…

Adults with cerebral palsy are more likely to experience the debilitating pains of musculoskeletal disorders, but they receive significantly less physical therapy for those ailments, according to a recent study. The findings, published in Disability Health, analyzed four years of…

Since the onset of the CRISPR genetic editing revolution, scientists have been working to leverage the technology in the development of gene drives that target pathogen-spreading mosquitoes such as Anopheles and Aedes species, which spread malaria, dengue and other life-threatening…

IMAGE: Marked differences in gene activity were identified in the anterior portion of the hippocampus, which points downward toward the face, and the posterior, which points upward toward the back of… view more  Credit: Melissa Logies DALLAS – May 28, 2021…

IMAGE: Two types of exoskeletons were used in this multi-site study, ReWalk and Ekso GT. This photo shows an Ekso GT in the Tim Caroline Reynolds Center for Spinal Stimulation… view more  Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. May 28, 2021.…

Neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy have had some treatment success with deep brain stimulation, but those require surgical device implantation. A multidisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new brain stimulation technique using…

Boulder, Colo., USA: The Geological Society of America regularly publishes articles online ahead of print. For April, GSA Bulletin topics include multiple articles about the dynamics of China and Tibet; new insights into the Chicxulub impact structure; and the dynamic…

IMAGE: Bryan Shaw, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Baylor University view more  Credit: Robert Rogers, Baylor Marketing Communications WACO, Texas (May 28, 2021) – About 36 million people have blindness including 1 million children. Additionally, 216 million people experience…

IMAGE: University of Pennsylvania biologist Katie Barott and colleagues found that corals maintain their ability to resist bleaching even when transplanted to a new reef. view more  Credit: S. Matsuda In 2015, nearly half of Hawai?i’s coral reefs were affected by…