Stem cells are considered one of the most promising tools in the field of regenerative medicine because they are a cell type that can give rise to all the cells in our bodies and that has the potential to be used to treat tissue loss due to damage or ... [Continue Reading]
Scientists use experimental approach to identify genes and interactions
A phage is a virus that invades a bacterial cell. While harmless to human cells, phages are potentially deadly to bacteria since many phages enter a cell in order to hijack its machinery in order to reproduce itself, thus destroying the ... [Continue Reading]
Savvy Patient Fought for the Price She Was Quoted − And Didn’t Give Up
When Tiffany Qiu heard how much her surgery was going to cost her, she was sure the hospital’s financial department had made a mistake. Qiu, who already knew from a breast cancer scare earlier that year that her plan required a 30% coinsurance ... [Continue Reading]
If Trump Wins, Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for That ACA Replacement Plan
If President Donald Trump wins reelection next week, it seems unlikely he will unveil the health plan he’s been promising since before his election in 2016. Still, other aspects of health care could be featured in his second-term agenda. Not ... [Continue Reading]
Study: SARS-CoV-2 virus adopts new strategy to ensure its replication, spread
Since COVID-19 began its menacing march across Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and then across the world, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has taken a "whatever works" strategy to ensure its replication and spread. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
Small molecules block SARS-CoV-2 spike-ACE2 attachment
The search includes immunological agents, enzyme inhibitors, and soluble competitive inhibitors. Now, a new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv in October 2020 provides preliminary evidence that small molecules can inhibit viral entry by ... [Continue Reading]
Preview 2021 plans & prices today!
Before you enroll in or renew a 2021 plan starting November 1, you can preview 2021 plans with personalized price estimates. Important: This is just an estimate. You'll see exact prices when you submit an application. ... [Continue Reading]
ACROBiosystems and the Fight Against COVID-19
In this interview, Dr. Yinang Jiang discusses ACROBiosystems and their efforts in the fight against COVID-19 and the search for a vaccine SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers find a new therapeutic approach to combat leukemia
Leukemia frequently originates from the so-called leukemic stem cell, which resides in a tumor promoting and protecting niche within the bone marrow. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany, have found a new ... [Continue Reading]
Did Trump Confuse the Public Option With ‘Medicare for All’?
During the final presidential debate, President Donald Trump claimed that 180 million people would lose their private health insurance to socialized medicine if the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, is elected ... [Continue Reading]
New staging system can inform treatment decisions for non-metastatic prostate cancer
Doctors and biostatisticians at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have led the development and validation of a staging system to better predict outcomes and inform treatment decisions for men diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate ... [Continue Reading]
Aunque el destino de ACA es incierto, la inscripción ya comienza. Y hay cosas nuevas
Frente a una pandemia, un desempleo sin precedentes y unos costos inciertos para los tratamientos de COVID-19, las aseguradoras que venden planes médicos en los mercados establecidos por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) ... [Continue Reading]
Even With ACA’s Fate in Flux, Open Enrollment Starts Soon. Here’s What’s New.
Facing a pandemic, record unemployment and unknown future costs for COVID-19 treatments, health insurers selling Affordable Care Act plans to individuals reacted by lowering rates in some areas and, overall, issuing only modest premium increases for ... [Continue Reading]
Dream report structure differs according to sleep stage, confirms study
Some dreams are so vivid that they can be recalled as if they were movies, full of connections and with a beginning, middle and end. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Life science sector is thriving in Northern Ireland
The growing importance of Northern Ireland’s pharmaceutical and life sciences industries is revealed today [Tuesday 20 October 2020] in a new report tracking the significant contribution the sector makes to the NI economy. SOURCE: The Medical News - ... [Continue Reading]
Study helps restore retinal and visual functions of mice models of inherited retinal disease
A breakthrough study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, results in the restoration of retinal and visual functions of mice models suffering from inherited retinal disease. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
CBD could reduce lung damage caused by COVID-19
One way CBD appears to reduce the "cytokine storm" that damages the lungs and kills many patients with COVID-19 is by enabling an increase in levels of a natural peptide called apelin, which is known to reduce inflammation and whose levels are ... [Continue Reading]
Study provides possible explanation for progressive course of multiple sclerosis in mice
People with multiple sclerosis gradually develop increasing functional impairment. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now found a possible explanation for the progressive course of the disease in mice and how it can be ... [Continue Reading]
Catholic Ob/Gyn practitioners lean toward natural birth control methods, study reveals
A study of Catholic obstetrician-gynecologists shows that many face moral dilemmas when dealing with issues of family planning and abortion due to their religious faith, according researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical ... [Continue Reading]
Study explores low back pain and its impact on athletes’ experience
Trinity College Dublin researchers have carried out the first multi-centred, international, qualitative study exploring the athlete experience (in their own words) of sporting low back pain (LBP). SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers engineer cow muscle cells to produce plant nutrients
A group of researchers at Tufts University have genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce plant nutrients not natively found in beef cells. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Choosing a Marketplace plan that meets your household’s needs
Open Enrollment for 2021 coverage starts November 1. Plans have different premiums and out-of-pocket costs and may differ in the quality of service and benefits they provide. Knowing a few things before you apply can make the process for choosing a ... [Continue Reading]