Human Science
Researchers successfully repair stroke-damaged rat brains
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming...
Six ways home-based cardiac rehab keeps patients safe, healthy during COVID-19
ROCHESTER, Minn. ― COVID-19 presents evolving challenges to health care, in part because it is a new viral disease. People do not...
Chilling concussed cells shows promise for full recovery
In the future, treating a concussion could be as simple as cooling the brain. That’s according to research conducted by...
Engineered Virus Might be Able to Block Coronavirus Infections, Mouse Study Shows
Highlights: No vaccines exist for human coronavirus infections. A new intranasal vaccine using an RNA virus for gene delivery protects...
COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise in First Peer-Reviewed Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. When tested...
Missing link in coronavirus jump from bats to humans could be pangolins, not snakes
As scientists scramble to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two recent studies of the virus’ genome reached controversial conclusions:...
Hopkins Gets FDA OK to Test Blood Therapies for COVID-19 Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a clinical trial Friday that will allow Johns Hopkins University researchers to test...
Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues
‘There is hope for this horrible pandemic,’ says UBC scientist Dr. Josef Penninger An international team led by University of...
