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Stents or bypass surgery can improve outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart diseaseFebruary 18, 2021 at 11:56 PM A recent study by University of Alberta cardiologists at the Canadian VIGOUR Centre shows that a particular group of patients with stable ischemic heart disease have better outcomes with percutaneous coronary intervention (also called angioplasty with stent) or coronary artery bypass surgery and medication, versus conservative management with medication alone.Tags: Health, University Of Alberta, VIGOUR Centre 32 people like this. Like Researchers develop new tool to decipher cellular conversationsFebruary 18, 2021 at 11:53 PM An interdisciplinary team of biologists and mathematicians at the University of California, Irvine has developed a new tool to help decipher the language cells use to communicate with one another.Tags: Health, University of California Irvine 49 people like this. Like Specific cell-to-cell communication associated with progression of gastrointestinal stromal tumorsFebruary 18, 2021 at 9:38 PM Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are a subytpe of cancers known as sarcomas. GIST is the most common type of sarcoma with approximately 5,000 to 6,000 new patient cases annually in the United States.Tags: Health 13 people like this. Like Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 may be limited by a set of genesFebruary 18, 2021 at 9:34 PM Neutralizing antibodies develop within two weeks of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, but their durability and intensity can vary by individual, prompting concerns about the prospects of long-lasting immunity and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.Tags: Health 1 people like this. Like Victorian family tests positive to Covid a day after state emerges from lockdownFebruary 18, 2021 at 9:27 PM Health officials confident the new cases will not lead to further infections as they had been in isolationThree members of a Victorian family, two of whom quarantined at the Melbourne airport Holiday Inn, have tested positive to coronavirus a day after the state’s five-day lockdown was lifted.Health authorities were confident the new cases, which came after two days of zero cases in Victoria, will not spark further infections as they were isolating at home during their infectious period. Continu...Tags: Health, Australia news, Victoria, Melbourne, Coronavirus, COVID 48 people like this. Like Study explores the perceptions and use of antibiotics among older adultsFebruary 18, 2021 at 9:27 PM While most adults over 50 understand that overuse of antibiotics is a problem, and say they're cautious about taking the drugs, a sizable minority have used antibiotics for something other than their original purpose, and appear to think the drugs could help treat colds, which are caused by viruses not bacteria.Tags: Health 27 people like this. Like Combination therapy produces clinical benefit for early stage non-small cell lung cancerFebruary 18, 2021 at 9:18 PM he first randomized Phase II clinical trial to report on single and combined neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) found combination therapy produced a significant clinical benefit, as assessed by major pathologic response (MPR) rate, as well as enhanced tumor immune cell infiltration and immunological memory.Tags: Health, MPR 17 people like this. Like Zambia study casts doubt on the assumption that COVID-19 skipped AfricaFebruary 18, 2021 at 9:10 PM A new study concluding out of Lusaka, Zambia last summer has found that as many as 19% (almost 1 in 5) of recently-deceased people tested positive for COVID-19.Tags: Health, Africa, Zambia, LUSAKA Zambia 30 people like this. Like Appointments are no longer needed to get tested for COVID-19 at L.A. city-run sitesFebruary 18, 2021 at 9:04 PM Starting next Monday, appointments will no longer be needed to get tested for COVID-19 at sites run by the city of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday, Feb. 18.
People interested in getting tested can show up to one of the city’s testing sites during the normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., from Monday through Saturday, Garcetti said.
Registration can be completed while people waiting in line, Garcetti said. People should bring their insurance information or identification,...Tags: Health, Business, News, California, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Community, Disneyland, Eric Garcetti, Norwalk, Garcetti, Dodgers Stadium, Top Stories LADN, Top Stories Breeze 18 people like this. Like Human brain adapts to loss of sensory information by tapping into visual cuesFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:53 PM Evidence that a sense of our physical selves can develop even without the sense of touch has been uncovered in a new study by researchers in the UK and the United States.Tags: Health, UK 7 people like this. Like Novel method for rapid and efficient separation of oxygen-18 from oxygen-16February 18, 2021 at 8:48 PM Positron Emission Tomography (PET) plays a major role in the early detection of various types of cancer.Tags: Health, Positron Emission Tomography PET 50 people like this. Like Novel gel electrophoresis method for MS-based quantification of protein biomarkersFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:42 PM Mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful method for biomarker analysis because it enables highly sensitive and accurate measurement of target molecules in clinical samples.Tags: Health 32 people like this. Like USDA, FDA highlight no credible evidence of COVID-19 transmission through food or food packagingFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:32 PM After more than a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was declared a global health emergency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to underscore that there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing COVID-19.Tags: Health, U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USDA FDA 22 people like this. Like Study examines to what extent surgical site infection rates correlate with surveillance quality auditsFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:27 PM The incidence of surgical site infections after an operation is an important quality indicator for hospitals.Tags: Health 18 people like this. Like Many women feel left out of breast reconstruction decision making, QUT research revealsFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:20 PM When women undergo surgical treatment for breast cancer, they often also have reconstructive surgery but new QUT research reveals many women feel left out of the decision making.Tags: Health 16 people like this. Like Changes in drinking and smoking during England’s first COVID-19 lockdownFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:15 PM The worldwide spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 infection in early 2020 prompted many nations to close their borders and institute mandatory lockdowns. While lockdowns abruptly stopped daily life, researchers from the University College London and the University of Sheffield found drug-seeking behaviors did not.Tags: Health, England, University College London, University Of Sheffield 18 people like this. Like Study of newlyweds suggests a possible genetic link to marriage satisfactionFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:12 PM Variation in a specific gene could be related to traits that are beneficial to bonding and relationship satisfaction in the first years of a marriage, according to a new study by a University of Arkansas psychologist.Tags: Health, University of Arkansas 14 people like this. Like Study shows positive correlation between cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive health in preschoolersFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:04 PM Researchers report that 4-6-year-old children who walk further than their peers during a timed test - a method used to estimate cardiorespiratory health - also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function.Tags: Health 12 people like this. Like Pandemic-Related Unemployment Linked to 30,000 Excess Deaths in U.S., Study FindsFebruary 18, 2021 at 6:30 PM  Tags: Health, Science, Labor, Time, Articles, Recession, Unemployment, Social Issues, Pandemic, Unemployment Benefits, Covid 19 Pandemic, Unemployment In The United States 70 people like this. Like Telehealth in underserved populations needs telecommunication expansion [PODCAST]February 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Psychiatry, Infectious Disease, PA NP, CRNA, COVID-19 Coronavirus 129 people like this. Like Researchers develop new method using smartphones to track food consumptionFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:56 PM A team of researchers has devised a method using smartphones in order to measure food consumption--an approach that also offers new ways to predict physical well-being.Tags: Health O-glycosylation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in insect and human cell linesFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:49 PM The mapping of O-glycosites requires instruments that can support electron transfer dissociation (ETD) fragmentation. In a new study published on the bioRxiv preprint server, researchers report their results on whether O-glycosylation patterns affect immunogens for vaccine development.Tags: Health 44 people like this. Like Polycomb complexes found to be essential for proper skin developmentFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:42 PM Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that Polycomb complexes, groups of proteins that maintain gene expression patterns, are essential for proper skin development, according to a paper published in Genes & Development on February 18.Tags: Health, Mount Sinai 7 people like this. Like Henry Ford first in the U.S. to offer FDA-approved DBS system to treat Parkinson's diseaseFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:39 PM The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Henry Ford Health System was the first in the United States to offer a new FDA-approved device to help treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.Tags: Health, United States, Fda, Henry Ford, Parkinson, DBS, Henry Ford Health System, Movement Disorder Center 40 people like this. Like Researchers discover potential new way to target pancreatic tumors with high IFN signalingFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:27 PM UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have uncovered a potential new way to target pancreatic tumors that express high intratumoral interferon signaling (IFN).Tags: Health, IFN, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center 34 people like this. Like Citing increases in homeless, Norwalk may ask federal judge for right to enforce anti-camping lawsFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:18 PM Norwalk may become the next city to seek permission from a federal judge to enforce its anti-camping laws..
City officials said they want to begin talks because of concerns about increasing numbers of homeless in the community.
“We’re looking to have a conversation with Judge Carter, just to see what the options are,” Mayor Jennifer Perez said, referring to U.S. District Judge David O. Carter who is overseeing a lawsuit involving the city of Los Angeles and Orange County over homelessness issues...Tags: Health, Business, News, La, Government, Los Angeles, City, Sport, Soccer, Community, Hud, Homeless, City Council, Orange County, Motel, Perez 46 people like this. Like UC San Diego researchers launch clinical trial to test gene therapy for Alzheimer’s diseaseFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:18 PM Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a first-in-human Phase I clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a gene therapy to deliver a key protein into the brains of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a condition that often precedes full-blown dementia.Tags: Health, MCI, UC San Diego 41 people like this. Like Study provides new insight into the effects of antidepressant drugsFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:12 PM The effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other conventional antidepressants are believed to be based on their increasing the levels of serotonin and noradrenalin in synapses, while ketamine, a new rapid-acting antidepressant, is thought to function by inhibiting receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate.Tags: Health 18 people like this. Like Restricting testing to 'classic triad' of symptoms may have missed some COVID-19 casesFebruary 18, 2021 at 7:03 PM Extending the symptoms that trigger a PCR test for COVID-19 could help detect around a third more cases of the disease.Tags: Health 22 people like this. Like Early immunosuppressive biomarkers could predict bone regeneration after traumaFebruary 18, 2021 at 6:56 PM An abnormal suppression of the immune system linked to the onset of numerous diseases has been associated with poor functional regeneration of traumatic bone injuries.Tags: Health 41 people like this. Like |
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