Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), emerged in December 2019. Seroconversion of most patients…
The Power of Antibody-Based Surveillance
Antibodies are immune proteins that mark the evolution of the host immune response to infection. Antibodies can be measured in…
Brain protein linked to seizures, abnormal social behaviors
A team has found a new mechanism responsible for the abnormal development of neuronal connections in the mouse brain that…
Severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: psychiatric and cognitive problems and brain structure in children
Two studies have suggested that severe prolonged nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is associated with emotional and behavioral problems in…
Unique antibody profile sets gluten sensitivity apart from Celiac disease
People with gluten sensitivity have an antibody profile that differs from that of people with celiac disease, which could help…
Shedding light on split-second decision making
A little understood region of the cerebellum plays a critical role in making split-second ‘go — no go’ decisions, according…
Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test could bypass the lab, study finds
Researchers have demonstrated a prototype of a rapid COVID-19 molecular test and a simple-to-use, portable instrument for reading the results…
People with less body response to stress task had more PTSD signs after COVID-19 began
People who did not have a large heart rate response to a stress task surprised researchers later — after the…
Scientists show how brain flexibility emerges in infants
Cognitive flexibility, which refers to the brain’s ability to switch between mental processes in response to external stimuli and different…
Improving FDA’s COVID-19 vaccine authorization and approval process: Lessons from hydroxychloroquine
In a new article, researchers propose reforms that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could implement to improve the…