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Study may help refocus research efforts on adolescent and young adult cancer survivorship

Survival rates for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer have varied considerably depending on cancer type.

26 Jul 2021

Clinical trials during a pandemic – lessons from COVID-19

In this interview, Dr. Benedicte Roquebert, Dr. Stephanie Haim-Boukobza and Dr. Souad Mehlal discuss how COVID-19 has resulted in new ways to think about clinical trials during a pandemic.

From Cerba Research 23 Jul 2021

Two-dose regimen of mRNA vaccines provides protection against Alpha and Beta variants in France

Over the past six months, the World Health Organization has categorized four SARS-CoV-2 variants as being "of concern" because they are more transmissible or may escape the immune response.

22 Jul 2021

Study evaluates ICU workers' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

A high proportion of staff working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced mental health conditions, according to a new study.

21 Jul 2021

Traditional Japanese dish may hold an answer to COVID-19

Natto, a fermented soybean dish often served for breakfast in Japan, originated at the turn of the last millennium but may hold an answer to a modern problem: COVID-19, according to a new study based on cell cultures.

21 Jul 2021

UMass Amherst research professor receives award from National Council on Problem Gambling

Not long after earning her Ph.D. in sociology and losing her brief first job with a software startup that shut down overnight, Rachel Volberg took a chance - on gambling studies, a nearly nonexistent field.

21 Jul 2021

Global consortium publishes findings on all-cause mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in 22 countries

A global consortium representing 27 institutions has published findings comparing mortality in the previous five years to deaths between January and August 2020 in the first wave of the pandemic.

21 Jul 2021

How to run a COVID-19 vaccination campaign: lessons from other infectious outbreaks

A new paper, available on the medRxiv* preprint server, presents lessons learned from the implementation of three adult vaccine programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and South America.

21 Jul 2021

World Brain Day 2021: An interview with Professor Alan Thompson

In commemoration of World Brain Day 2021, News-Medical spoke to renowned neurology expert Professor Alan Thompson about his incredible career in brain research.

21 Jul 2021

Virginia Tech's in-house development of novel SARS-CoV-2 test shows the power of academic labs

In the early days of the pandemic, scientists at Virginia Tech created a COVID-19 testing laboratory and novel test for the virus from scratch.

21 Jul 2021

$Cognitive decline increases future fracture risk in women$

Cognitive decline increases future fracture risk in women

Researchers led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered a link between cognitive decline and a faster rate of bone loss, and found that cognitive decline over five years increased future fracture risk in women. The association between cognitive decline and bone loss was weaker in men.

21 Jul 2021

Reusable N95 masks could offer reduction in waste and cost, study shows

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began last year, face masks and other personal protective equipment have become essential for health care workers. Disposable N95 masks have been in especially high demand to help prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.

20 Jul 2021

Frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult childhood cancer survivors

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found a link between post-cancer treatment frailty and neurocognitive decline in young adult childhood cancer survivors. A paper on this work was published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

20 Jul 2021

New study disproves suspicion that dengue raises risk of zika-related microcephaly

A pregnant woman infected by zika virus does not face a greater risk of giving birth to a baby with microcephaly if she has previously been exposed to dengue virus, according to a Brazilian study that compared data for pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro and Manaus.

20 Jul 2021

Targeting Piezo1 protein may be a new and ideal strategy to cure multiple sclerosis

In a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that a certain protein prevented regulatory T cells (Tregs) from effectively doing their job in controlling the damaging effects of inflammation in a model of multiple sclerosis (MS), a devastating autoimmune disease of the nervous system.

20 Jul 2021

Mayo Clinic study provides insights into risk factors for severe COVID-19 in younger populations

Using data from 9,859 COVID-19 infections, Mayo Clinic researchers have new insights into risk factors for younger populations, some of which differ significantly from their older counterparts.

20 Jul 2021

CEPI and IVI announce new research program to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the International Vaccine Institute today announced a new programme of clinical research which aims to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

20 Jul 2021

Researchers examine the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in reducing household transmission

A new study has been published on the medRxiv* preprint server, which focuses on the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine by studying the susceptibility of a vaccinated individual to infection. The researchers have also studied the effect of the vaccine on virus transmission.

20 Jul 2021

Researchers investigate the prevalence of food insecurity and insufficiency among emerging adults

University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers recently completed a study to determine how food-insecure young (emerging) adults (18-29 years of age) adapted their eating and child feeding behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Jul 2021

Children of obese mothers at increased risk of fatty liver disease

Children and young people whose mothers had a BMI greater than 30 during early pregnancy are at an increased risk of fatty liver disease.

19 Jul 2021

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Study may help refocus research efforts on adolescent and young adult cancer survivorship

Clinical trials during a pandemic – lessons from COVID-19

Two-dose regimen of mRNA vaccines provides protection against Alpha and Beta variants in France

Study evaluates ICU workers' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Traditional Japanese dish may hold an answer to COVID-19

UMass Amherst research professor receives award from National Council on Problem Gambling

Global consortium publishes findings on all-cause mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in 22 countries

How to run a COVID-19 vaccination campaign: lessons from other infectious outbreaks

World Brain Day 2021: An interview with Professor Alan Thompson

Virginia Tech's in-house development of novel SARS-CoV-2 test shows the power of academic labs

Cognitive decline increases future fracture risk in women

Reusable N95 masks could offer reduction in waste and cost, study shows

Frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult childhood cancer survivors

New study disproves suspicion that dengue raises risk of zika-related microcephaly

Targeting Piezo1 protein may be a new and ideal strategy to cure multiple sclerosis

Mayo Clinic study provides insights into risk factors for severe COVID-19 in younger populations

CEPI and IVI announce new research program to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

Researchers examine the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in reducing household transmission

Researchers investigate the prevalence of food insecurity and insufficiency among emerging adults

Children of obese mothers at increased risk of fatty liver disease

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