By Newswise Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a powerful new tool that monitors the electrical activity inside heart cells, using tiny “pop-up” sensors that poke into cells without damaging them. The device directly measures the movement and speed of electrical signals traveling within a single heart cell—a first—as well as […]

By Newswise Caroline Davis of Nashville became the first patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on December 22 to receive injections of a new antibody combination to protect her from COVID-19. Davis, who is being treated for cancer at VUMC, said she could not produce antibodies against the COVID-19 virus on her own, despite receiving […]

By Newswise The virus that causes COVID-19 has adopted some stealth moves to stay alive and kicking, and one secret to its success is hiding from the immune system by spreading through cell-to-cell transmission, a new study has found. Cell culture experiments showed that SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, limits the release of viral particles that […]

By Newswise Nearly one in three older adults plans to pack their bags for a long trip far from home in the next year, and many look forward to holiday travel in the next two months, a new poll finds.  But among those ready to hit the road or take to the skies for an extended […]

By Corey Levitan A novel study is assessing whether medicinal mushrooms and Chinese herbs provide therapeutic benefits in treating acute COVID-19 infection.  MACH-19 (Mushrooms and Chinese Herbs for COVID-19) — a multi-center study led by the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UCLA — is among the first to evaluate these specific […]

By Newswise A new study from Columbia researchers, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Hong Kong, adds more evidence that the omicron variant can evade the immune protection conferred by vaccines and natural infection and suggests the need for new vaccines and treatments that anticipate how the virus may soon evolve. The findings, […]

By Newswise Small, unique antibody-like proteins known as VNARs — derived from the immune systems of sharks — can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19, its variants, and related coronaviruses from infecting human cells, according to a new study published Dec. 16. The new VNARs will not be immediately available as a treatment in people, […]

By Newswise New Year’s resolutions can feel overwhelming, and guilt-inducing if you can’t keep them. This year, why not assign yourself a few tasks to keep your allergy and asthma symptoms under control in 2022, while making sure you don’t get COVID-19? “The best way to tackle health challenges is in small bits, and that […]

By Newswise A celebratory groundbreaking event Friday marks the beginning of a comprehensive revitalization project of UC San Diego’s Hillcrest campus, which upon completion will feature state-of-the-art facilities, expanded patient care services, and technologies, and other community amenities to promote wellbeing. Construction for the UC San Diego Long Range Development Plan encompasses approximately 60 acres and the […]