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Top cancer organizations endorse resumption of cancer screening during COVID-19January 28, 2021 at 11:59 PM The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are teaming up with leading cancer organizations across the country to endorse the resumption of cancer screening and treatment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Tags: Health, American Cancer Society ACS 29 people like this. Like New consortium aims to establish the biggest pathology data to advance artificial intelligenceJanuary 28, 2021 at 11:52 PM A new consortium of the EU Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) aims to establish the biggest database of pathology images to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence in medicine.Tags: Health, EU Innovative Medicines Initiative IMI 35 people like this. Like Study: Targeting glycoprotein could improve response to cancer immunotherapyJanuary 28, 2021 at 11:48 PM It was an unexpected discovery that started with an analysis of more than 1,000 genes. The question: why game-changing cancer immunotherapy treatments work for only a fraction of patients.Tags: Health 35 people like this. Like Men's aggression is tied to social pressure, shows studyJanuary 28, 2021 at 11:44 PM When their manhood is threatened, some men respond aggressively, but not all. New research from Duke University suggests who may be most triggered by such threats - younger men whose sense of masculinity depends heavily on other people's opinions.Tags: Health, Duke University 1 people like this. Like Optimizing the structure of drug delivery systems can help target cancer cellsJanuary 28, 2021 at 11:38 PM The main culprit in cancer is healthy cells that have gone rogue and acquire the ability to divide uncontrollably.Tags: Health 20 people like this. Like 3D-printable resins used in dental applications may be toxic to reproductive healthJanuary 28, 2021 at 11:33 PM 3D-printable resins, such as those used in dental applications, are marketed as biocompatible. Clear tooth aligners, a multi-billion-dollar industry, use these resins. Many other consumer products use 3D-printable resins.Tags: Health 19 people like this. Like Saliva-based and antibody tests expand testing capacity, track vaccine responseJanuary 28, 2021 at 11:25 PM Mason scientists employ a rapid-result, saliva-based test that significantly expands testing capacity, and an antibody test that can track vaccine response.Tags: Health, Mason 26 people like this. Like Physicians receive Pfizer Prize for research on leukemia, cardiac arrhythmiasJanuary 28, 2021 at 11:21 PM This year, four of a total of fifteen Pfizer Research Prizes have been awarded to physicians from the University of Bern and the Inselspital, University Hospital Bern.Tags: Health, University of Bern, Pfizer Research Prizes 5 people like this. Like New machine learning model predicts COVID-19 severityJanuary 28, 2021 at 11:05 PM COVID-19 vaccine distribution has begun across the globe, while many countries are still struggling with the rampant rise of infections.Tags: Health 22 people like this. Like Study examines racial, ethnic composition of New York's nurse practitioner workforceJanuary 28, 2021 at 8:57 PM A recent study conducted by researchers at the University at Albany's Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) examined the racial/ethnic composition of New York's nurse practitioner (NP) workforce. Researchers examined key demographic, educational, and practice characteristics of the state's active NPs.Tags: Health, New York, NP 27 people like this. Like New approach to capture natural killer cells and harvest cancer-killing packetsJanuary 28, 2021 at 8:54 PM Building on the promise of emerging therapies to deploy the body's "natural killer" immune cells to fight cancer, researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and U-M College of Engineering have gone one step further.Tags: Health, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, U M College of Engineering 3 people like this. Like NEI scientists develop and test a promising gene therapy strategy for rare eye diseaseJanuary 28, 2021 at 8:46 PM Scientists at the National Eye Institute have developed a promising gene therapy strategy for a rare disease that causes severe vision loss in childhood.Tags: Health, NEI, National Eye Institute 23 people like this. Like Simulation can be a viable way to refine new medical guidelines for COVID-19January 28, 2021 at 8:41 PM Simulation can be a viable way to quickly evaluate and refine new medical guidelines and educate hospital staff in new procedures, a recent study from UT Southwestern's Department of Pediatrics shows.Tags: Health 6 people like this. Like Coronavirus live news: Novavax effective against UK variant but less so against South African oneJanuary 28, 2021 at 8:20 PM Trials showed jab was 89% effective in UK and 60% in South Africa; Paris to suspend jabs over shortage; Vietnam reports nine new cases. Follow latest updatesNovavax Covid vaccine shown to be nearly 90% effective in UK trialAstraZeneca may have to renegotiate vaccine contracts, say expertsOxford vaccine spat could lead to divergence in Covid strategiesPeople of colour must get fair access to vaccines, Fauci saysSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.20am GMT A Lancet Public Health Journal has con...Tags: Health, UK, World news, South Africa, Infectious Diseases, Paris, Vaccines and immunisation, Vietnam, Hanoi, Communist Party, Afp, Fauci, Novavax, Coronavirus, Lancet Public Health Journal 5 people like this. Like WHO-led team of scientists is in Wuhan investigating COVID-19 pandemic origins in ChinaJanuary 28, 2021 at 8:57 PM  Tags: Health, Post, News, China, World news, Public Health, Who, World Health Organization, Wuhan, Reuters, Pandemic, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID, Wuhan Institute of Virology Huanan 60 people like this. Like Researchers investigate a new strategy to manage sodium levels in hemodialysis patientsJanuary 28, 2021 at 8:15 PM Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology were part of a collaborative effort to investigate a new strategy to manage sodium levels in patients with kidney failure who were undergoing hemodialysis treatment.Tags: Health 11 people like this. Like Researchers design an on-chip printed 'electronic nose'January 28, 2021 at 8:12 PM Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and Germany have designed an on-chip printed 'electronic nose' that serves as a proof of concept for low-cost and sensitive devices to be used in portable electronics and healthcare.Tags: Health, Germany, Russia 16 people like this. Like Pandemic-weary medical teams watch warily as LA County widens business accessJanuary 28, 2021 at 6:37 PM  Tags: Health, Business, News, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Gop, Community, Biden, Arcadia, Gavin Newsom, Southern California, San Pedro, Providence, Los Angeles County 52 people like this. Like Zoom is foie gras of the brain [PODCAST]January 28, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Practice Management, PA NP, CRNA 57 people like this. Like Gendered division of labor in human societies shaped spatial behavior and landscape useJanuary 28, 2021 at 7:54 PM Navigating, exploring and thinking about space are part of daily life, whether it's carving a path through a crowd, hiking a backcountry trail or maneuvering into a parking spot.Tags: Health 43 people like this. Like Neonatal antibiotic treatment associated with reduced weight and height in boysJanuary 28, 2021 at 7:44 PM Exposure to antibiotics in the first days of life is thought to affect various physiological aspects of neonatal development.Tags: Health 10 people like this. Like LA County surpasses 16,000 deaths as restaurants prepare for return of outdoor diningJanuary 28, 2021 at 7:39 PM As Los Angeles County restaurant owners were getting ready for a return to outdoor dining on Friday, the pandemic proved it was far from over, as the county surpassed 16,000 fatalities linked to COVID-19 on Thursday, Jan. 28.
Deaths are considered a lagging indicator, among the last statistics to move — after hospitalizations and cases, which have been declining in recent weeks.
While officials believe the coronavirus pandemic could be waning, it was still very real for the loved ones of another...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Government, Restaurants, Sport, Public Health, Soccer, Gop, Long Beach, Biden, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Burbank, Department of Public Health 48 people like this. Like Study uncovers genetic similarities between PTSD and other mental health disordersJanuary 28, 2021 at 7:25 PM Attempts to identify the genetic causes of neuropsychiatric diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through large-scale genome-wide analyses have yielded thousands of potential links.Tags: Health, Ptsd 41 people like this. Like Self- or caregiver swabs are as effective as healthcare worker swabs for detecting pathogensJanuary 28, 2021 at 7:20 PM Self swabs and caregiver swabs are effective at detecting multiple pathogens and are just as accurate as those taken by healthcare workers, according to a team of Australian researchers.Tags: Health 27 people like this. Like Weight loss before surgery may not be beneficial for patients with knee osteoarthritisJanuary 28, 2021 at 7:10 PM A new University of Alberta study shows that losing weight before knee replacement surgery doesn't lead to better outcomes for patients.Tags: Health, University Of Alberta Chinese spice provides insight into how human brains detect and perceive touchJanuary 28, 2021 at 6:50 PM New insight into how human brains detect and perceive different types of touch, such as fluttery vibrations and steady pressures, has been revealed by UCL scientists with the help of the ancient Chinese cooking ingredient, Szechuan pepper.Tags: Health, Ucl 50 people like this. Like Research highlights public health burden posed by livestock-associated MRSAJanuary 28, 2021 at 6:42 PM For Michigan State University's Felicia Wu, the surprise isn't that people who work with livestock are at higher risk of picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but instead how much higher their risk levels are.Tags: Health, Mrsa, Michigan State University, Felicia Wu 16 people like this. Like Study reveals depth of BAME health inequality in EnglandJanuary 28, 2021 at 6:30 PM Impact in some ethnic minority groups equivalent to being 20 years older than actual age, study saysThe health impact of belonging to some ethnic minority groups is equivalent to being 20 years older than your actual age, England’s largest ever study of health inequalities in BAME communities has found.Not only are people from these groups often poorer and more likely to suffer from underlying health conditions, they are also more likely to report worse treatment when visiting their GP surgery, ...Tags: Health, England, Race, Society, NHS, BAME 44 people like this. Like New study aims to improve the support and care for people affected by 'long COVID'January 28, 2021 at 6:26 PM A new £375,000 study led by the University of Stirling is seeking to understand the lived experiences and support needs of people suffering from the long-term effects of COVID-19.Tags: Health, University of Stirling 36 people like this. Like Insomnia patients commonly underestimate their actual sleep behaviorJanuary 28, 2021 at 6:21 PM People with sleep disorders commonly have a misperception about their actual sleep behavior. A research group led by Karin Trimmel and Stefan Seidel from MedUni Vienna's Department of Neurology (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Sleep-Related Disorders) analyzed polysomnography results to identify the types of sleep disorder that are associated with a discrepancy between self-reported and objective sleep parameters and whether there are any factors that influence this.Tags: Health, Karin Trimmel, Stefan Seidel 33 people like this. Like |
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