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Study shows asthma mediator IL-13 prevents SARS-CoV-2 infectionMarch 1, 2021 at 11:58 PM In a paper published on the bioRxiv preprint server, researchers reported the results on whether IL-13 expression in asthma patients reduces their susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.Tags: Health 10 people like this. Like Scientists establish infection models for SARS-CoV-2 UK & South African variantsMarch 1, 2021 at 11:38 PM New research suggests Syrian golden hamsters could be a potentially useful preclinical model for testing vaccine immunity against the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.17 and B.1.351 variant.Tags: Health, UK 8 people like this. Like Study: Inaccurate information is a barrier to good health care, educationMarch 1, 2021 at 11:38 PM While many people believe misinformation on Facebook and Twitter from time to time, people with lower education or health literacy levels, a tendency to use alternative medicine, or distrust of the health care system are more likely to believe inaccurate medical postings than others, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.Tags: Health, Facebook 7 people like this. Like Enduring antibody response observed after natural immunity and first Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shotMarch 1, 2021 at 11:23 PM Immunity gained after natural infection from the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is boosted when people take the first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a new study led by Iain C. Chapple from the University of Birmingham.Tags: Health, Pfizer, Iain C Chapple 32 people like this. Like Tier 3 interventions needed to contain SARS-CoV-2 transmission, especially with emergence of variantsMarch 1, 2021 at 11:08 PM Studies have shown that non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as social distancing and partial lockdowns effectively contain severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. However, because of these measures' huge economic and social cost, the UK introduced a less socially disruptive tier system. This system was aimed at providing a consistent set of control measures with geographic flexibility.Tags: Health, UK 2 people like this. Like LAUSD superintendent still hopeful for a mid-April reopening of elementary schoolsMarch 1, 2021 at 8:22 PM  Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, California, La, Government, Sport, Soccer, Lausd, Local News, Gavin Newsom, Inglewood, Legislature, Anthem Blue Cross, Board of Supervisors 126 people like this. Like The Master’s University President Sam Horn ResignsMarch 1, 2021 at 9:16 PM This just in from TMU and TMS:
March 1, 2021. Special Update From the TMUS Board of Directors:
On Friday, February 26, the Board of Directors received a letter of resignation from our TMUS president, Dr. Sam Horn. The board is grateful for the several important institutional milestones that were reached this past year, including the school’s reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the reaffirmation of accreditation by WSCUC. This past year has been one of the most challenging years in higher...Tags: Health, Board of Directors, Infertility, TMS, TMU, Sam Horn, The Master's University, TMUS Board 49 people like this. Like Coronavirus crisis unlikely to be over by the end of the year, WHO warnsMarch 1, 2021 at 8:43 PM Dr Michael Ryan says Covid-19 is ‘very much in control’ as global infections rise for first time in almost two monthsDespite the spread of Covid-19 being slowed in some countries due to lockdowns and vaccination programs, it is “premature” and “unrealistic” to the think the pandemic will be over by the end of the year, the World Health Organization’s executive director of emergency services has said.Speaking at a press briefing Geneva, Dr Michael Ryan said while vaccinating the most vulnerable p...Tags: Health, World news, Global development, Who, World Health Organization, Vaccines and immunisation, Global Health, Michael Ryan, Coronavirus, COVID 23 people like this. Like School-based cavity prevention program reduces health disparities, brings dental care to childrenMarch 1, 2021 at 8:43 PM A school-based cavity prevention program involving nearly 7,000 elementary school students reduced cavities by more than 50 percent, according to a study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry.Tags: Health 32 people like this. Like UTMB researchers pioneer a new way to study frustration as a factor in substance use disordersMarch 1, 2021 at 8:31 PM A team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) focused on drug addiction research have pioneered a new way to study frustration as a factor in substance use disorders.Tags: Health, Galveston, UTMB, The University of Texas Medical Branch 35 people like this. Like Study: Repurposed arthritis drug did not improve outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumoniaMarch 1, 2021 at 8:27 PM In a study published online February 25, 2021 in The New England Journal of Medicine, a repurposed drug used to treat arthritis did not significantly improve the outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia.Tags: Health 27 people like this. Like New vaccination strategy could eliminate the bacteria that cause UTIsMarch 1, 2021 at 8:22 PM Anyone who has ever developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) knows that it can be painful, pesky and persistent. UTIs have a high recurrence rate and primarily afflict women -- as many as 50% of women will experience at least one UTI during their lifetime.Tags: Health 48 people like this. Like Lung cancer cells activate different signaling pathways in response to KRAS inhibitorsMarch 1, 2021 at 8:13 PM Genetic alterations of the KRAS gene are some of the most common mutations in lung cancer patients, but unfortunately these patients have few effective treatment options.Tags: Health, KRAS 22 people like this. Like A new hub established for development of oligonucleotide drugsMarch 1, 2021 at 8:04 PM In recent years, techniques have been developed to treat diseases with what are known as oligonucleotide drugs, based on short DNA or RNA molecules.Tags: Health 41 people like this. Like Study: Highly efficient and balanced immune response key to avoiding COVID-19 symptomsMarch 1, 2021 at 7:59 PM By analyzing blood samples from individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers in Singapore have begun to unpack the different responses by the body's T cells that determine whether or not an individual develops COVID-19.Tags: Health, Singapore 19 people like this. Like Extreme rainfall associated with climate change in Amazonia causes adverse birth outcomesMarch 1, 2021 at 7:52 PM Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the most forgotten places on the planet setting in motion a chain of disadvantage down the generations, according to new research in Nature Sustainability.Tags: Health, Amazonia 46 people like this. Like Digital version of popular COVID-19 memorial launchedMarch 1, 2021 at 7:45 PM In fall 2020, thousands visited the COVID-19 public art installation "IN AMERICA How Could This Happen...," which took place just two miles east of the U.S. Capitol. People traveled from across the country to see personalized flags for those who had died. Today, the artist, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, with help from the George Washington University and University of Maryland, has launched a digital version in an effort to continue honoring those who have died.Tags: Health, America, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg 30 people like this. Like Samuel Shem, MD on how can we put the connection back into medicine [PODCAST]March 1, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, PA NP, Samuel Shem, Hospital-Based Medicine, CRNA, NYU Grossman Medical School 88 people like this. Like Toxicological assessment of hemp-containing foodsMarch 1, 2021 at 7:42 PM In order to avoid the occurrence of such effects, the Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine (BgVV) recommended guidance values for maximum THC levels in various food groups in 2000.Tags: Health 47 people like this. Like Cellular maps capture COVID-19 pathogenesis in detailMarch 1, 2021 at 7:27 PM Researchers in the United States and Finland have used tissues from people who died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to generate detailed cellular maps of the pathogenetic processes that occur within affected organs during severe disease.Tags: Health, United States, Finland 22 people like this. Like Study could offer a new way to treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetesMarch 1, 2021 at 7:17 PM Blocking cell receptors for glucagon, the counter-hormone to insulin, cured mouse models of diabetes by converting glucagon-producing cells into insulin producers instead, a team led by UT Southwestern reports in a new study.Tags: Health, UT Southwestern 33 people like this. Like New technique uncovers the tricks used by cancer cells evade immunotherapiesMarch 1, 2021 at 7:10 PM By harnessing the immune system against cancer, immunotherapies have revolutionized the way some types of cancer are treated. But most patients--across cancer types--do not respond, and in most cases, scientists are at a loss as to why.Tags: Health 18 people like this. Like High level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found among Black AmericansMarch 1, 2021 at 7:04 PM Black Americans have a high level of vaccine hesitancy and mistrust of COVID-19 vaccines, including among Black health care workers, according to a new RAND Corporation survey.Tags: Health, Rand Corporation 29 people like this. Like A region within GLI1 gene could potentially be targeted as cancer treatmentMarch 1, 2021 at 6:53 PM Scientists from the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found that a region within the DNA of the cancer-promoting GLI1 gene is directly responsible for regulating this gene's expression.Tags: Health, Chicago NYU Oral Cancer Center receives $3.1 million grant to explore the interplay between nerves and cancerMarch 1, 2021 at 6:48 PM NYU Oral Cancer Center has been awarded a five-year, $3.1 million grant (R01 CA231396) by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).Tags: Health, National Cancer Institute NCI, NYU Oral Cancer Center 33 people like this. Like New, revolutionary theory for understanding brain and memory functionMarch 1, 2021 at 6:43 PM Research from the University of Kent has led to the development of the MeshCODE theory, a revolutionary new theory for understanding brain and memory function.Tags: Health, University of Kent 47 people like this. Like Traumatic childhood and combat experiences associated with veterans' suicidal thoughtsMarch 1, 2021 at 6:37 PM The rate of suicide among post-9/11 military veterans has been rising for nearly a decade. While there are a number of factors associated with suicide, veterans have unique experiences that may contribute to them thinking about killing themselves.Tags: Health 16 people like this. Like Study assesses causes of higher COVID-mortality among menMarch 1, 2021 at 6:37 PM Researchers in the United States, Germany and Uganda have conducted a study showing that the factors responsible for a higher rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality among males are specific to COVID-19 rather than related to men’s shorter life expectancy.Tags: Health, Uganda, United States Germany 36 people like this. Like Researchers develop mutant gene-targeted immunotherapy approach to fight cancersMarch 1, 2021 at 6:28 PM A novel targeted immunotherapy approach developed by researchers at the Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory, and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center employs new antibodies against genetically altered proteins to target cancers.Tags: Health, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Ludwig Center the Lustgarten Laboratory 6 people like this. Like Excessive screen time, social media use may lead to binge-eating disorder in childrenMarch 1, 2021 at 6:22 PM Children in the United States who have more screen time at ages 9-10 are more likely to develop binge-eating disorder one year later, according to a new national study.Tags: Health, United States 34 people like this. Like |
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