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‘Nine months into it, the adrenaline is gone and it’s just exhausting’

In March, during the first week of the San Francisco Bay Area's first-in-the-nation stay-at-home order, KHN spoke with emergency department physicians working on the front lines of the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Dec 2020

Many US health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late

A year ago, while many Americans were finishing their holiday shopping and finalizing travel plans, doctors in Wuhan, China, were battling a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia with no known cause.

21 Dec 2020

Researchers use precision medicine strategy to identify a new genetic skeletal disorder

Researchers of the "Cell Biology and Physiology-LABRET" group of the University of Malaga (UMA), together with the Networking Biomedical Research Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), have described a new genetic skeletal disorder based on a precision medicine strategy.

21 Dec 2020

Autobahn Labs announces a strategic drug discovery partnership with UCSF

Autobahn Labs, a virtual incubator partnering with top academic and research institutions to catalyze early-stage drug discovery and development, today announced a strategic collaboration with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

21 Dec 2020

Residential greenness encourages middle-aged people to do physical activity

Residential greenness encourages middle-aged people to do physical activity, according to a joint study by the University of Oulu and Oulu Deaconess Institute Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Finland.

21 Dec 2020

Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers boost physical activity levels

A new study supports the efficacy of smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers at elevating levels of physical activity.

21 Dec 2020

Study reveals critical role of perirhinal cortex in managing learning process

The famous patient Henry Molaison (long known as H.M.) suffered damage to his hippocampus after a surgical attempt to cure his epilepsy. As a result, he had anterograde amnesia, which meant that things he learned never made it past his short-term memory.

21 Dec 2020

New report addresses the recovery of surgical services in post-pandemic

In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established the GlobalSurg Collaborative, a network that has since grown to include more than 5,000 practicing surgeons from all corners of the planet.

21 Dec 2020

Emotional well-being and screen time are top health concerns for parents during pandemic

Many children are in virtual school, less physically connected to friends and activities like sports and may have experienced major lifestyle changes from spending more time at home during quarantine.

21 Dec 2020

Scientists create COVID-19 guidebooks based on wisdom from patients, caregivers

No one likes to venture into a new city or country without a map or guidebook. But that's what having COVID-19 has felt like to people with the disease - and to the family and friends who are caring for them throughout their journey.

21 Dec 2020

New understanding of physical properties of chromatin may show how genome is encoded and decoded

University of Alberta researchers have found an answer to a fundamental question in genomic biology that has eluded scientists since the discovery of DNA: Within the nucleus of our cells, is the complex package of DNA and proteins called chromatin a solid or a liquid?

20 Dec 2020

Study may increase effectiveness and applications of magnetic fluids in medicine

Magnetic fluids are used in many different areas, including medicine, electronics, mechanical engineering, ecology, etc. Such a wide range of applications is explained by a number of its useful properties.

20 Dec 2020

Impoverished children exposed to nurturing care have higher IQ scores in adolescence

Preschoolers living in impoverished communities who have access to a nurturing home environment have significantly higher intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in adolescence compared to those raised without nurturing care.

18 Dec 2020

Study identifies biomarker gene signature that indicates potential liver toxicity

When agrochemical and pharmaceutical companies develop new products, they must test extensively for potential toxicity before obtaining regulatory approval. This testing usually involves lengthy and expensive animal studies.

18 Dec 2020

Study may help explain how COVID-19 increases stroke risk

A UCLA-led study may help explain how COVID-19 increases the risk for stroke. Scientists made the finding by running fluid spiked with a COVID-19-like protein through a 3D-printed model of the arteries of a patient who had suffered a stroke.

18 Dec 2020

Telemedicine can help surgical practices to thrive during the pandemic

A new study that records patient volume at Stony Brook Medicine's Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center reveals that follow-up telehealth visits are highly effective during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Dec 2020

UMSOM researchers find greatest risk factors for death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men or if they are obese or have complications from diabetes or hypertension, according to a new study conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers.

18 Dec 2020

Wildfire smoke's microbial content can cause infectious diseases

Wildfire smoke contains microbes, a fact that's often ignored, but one that may have important health repercussions.

18 Dec 2020

Concerns for loved ones tied to lower negative attitudes toward social distancing, vaccines

While many people have listened to messaging about wearing a mask and following social distancing guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19, resistance remains.

18 Dec 2020

Anti-hypertension drug may be key to extending lifespan, shows study

A stress response of mitochondria, the part of our cells that produce energy to power bodily functions, is important to a longer life.

18 Dec 2020

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‘Nine months into it, the adrenaline is gone and it’s just exhausting’

Many US health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late

Researchers use precision medicine strategy to identify a new genetic skeletal disorder

Autobahn Labs announces a strategic drug discovery partnership with UCSF

Residential greenness encourages middle-aged people to do physical activity

Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers boost physical activity levels

Study reveals critical role of perirhinal cortex in managing learning process

New report addresses the recovery of surgical services in post-pandemic

Emotional well-being and screen time are top health concerns for parents during pandemic

Scientists create COVID-19 guidebooks based on wisdom from patients, caregivers

New understanding of physical properties of chromatin may show how genome is encoded and decoded

Study may increase effectiveness and applications of magnetic fluids in medicine

Impoverished children exposed to nurturing care have higher IQ scores in adolescence

Study identifies biomarker gene signature that indicates potential liver toxicity

Study may help explain how COVID-19 increases stroke risk

Telemedicine can help surgical practices to thrive during the pandemic

UMSOM researchers find greatest risk factors for death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Wildfire smoke's microbial content can cause infectious diseases

Concerns for loved ones tied to lower negative attitudes toward social distancing, vaccines

Anti-hypertension drug may be key to extending lifespan, shows study

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