(Newswise)–With the American Cancer Society estimating 1.76 million new cases and more than 600,000 deaths during 2019 in the U.S. alone, cancer remains a critical healthcare challenge.  In efforts to help mitigate these numbers, researchers at Rice University used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) to evaluate their new molecular docking […]

(Newswise)–Large events are cancelled, restaurants and non-essential businesses are closed, and in many states, residents have been asked to shelter in place, all to limit the spread and impact of the COVID-19 virus.  But are strict and early isolation and other preventative mandates really effective in minimizing the spread and impact of a disease outbreak? […]

LA JOLLA–La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has been awarded a $1.73 million grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium (CoVIC) as part of the foundation’s global efforts to stem the tide of the current coronavirus outbreak, the Institute said Thursday.   Antibody therapies are often the first novel […]

SAN DIEGO–Antibodies that are circulating in the blood of patients who’ve recovered from COVID-19 may serve as the key to developing an effective vaccine against the virus. That’s why a team of scientists at Scripps Research—working in concert with clinical teams at University of California, San Diego, and scientists from IAVI—are seeking survivors to donate […]

(Newswise)–Drugs that are already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could hold promise in fighting the new infection known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to computer modeling studies performed by UTSW scientists. The findings, published on a pre-print server known as ChemRxiv on March 19 prior to peer review, could open […]

(Newswise)–To stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the governing bodies of cities and states across the country are ordering people to stay home. But studies have shown that the loneliness and depression that may result from social isolation impacts not only mental health, but physical health as well. Jena Lee, MD, a board-certified child […]

(Newswise)–A sperm enters an egg, an embryo develops and eventually a baby is born. But back up a second — how does the mother’s half-genome actually merge with the father’s half-genome to form one new human genome?  Turns out researchers don’t really know that much about these relatively brief, yet crucial, incipient moments in fertilization.  […]

(Newswise)–Danon disease is a very rare, life-threatening condition where the fundamental biological process of removing and recycling proteins does not work. This impairment results in dysfunction of the heart, skeletal muscle, neurologic system, eyes, and liver. Most patients die or require heart transplants by the third decade of life. In a new study published online […]

SAN DIEGO–Three additional people have tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, the Health and Human Services Agency said Friday. The new COVID-19 cases are: A man in his 40s who is hospitalized and in isolation and traveled to New York and Philadelphia, a man in his 30s who is in isolation at home and traveled to […]

SAN DIEGO–Six additional influenza deaths were reported last week, bringing this season’s total to 86, the County Health and Human Services Agency reports. Only one of the deaths occurred last week, and all the people who died had underlying medical conditions. The number of lab-confirmed cases continued to drop last week when 637 reports were […]