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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Study highlights how women's choice of birth control is affected by out-of-pocket costs

Getting a birth control implant used to cost some women hundreds of dollars, if they were among the nearly half of privately insured Americans covered by a health plan with a high deductible that they were responsible for paying.

7 Apr 2021

NIH-funded clinical trial begins study of systemic allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

A clinical trial is underway to determine whether people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell disorder are at increased risk for an immediate, systemic allergic reaction to the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.

7 Apr 2021

New stem cell therapy shows promise to prevent diabetes-related amputations

According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, a new stem cell therapy shows promise of making diabetes-related amputations a thing of the past.

7 Apr 2021

Study: Disparities persist in prescribing comfort care for ischemic stroke patients

Receiving palliative or hospice care services was found to improve quality of life for hospitalized ischemic stroke patients, however, disparities persist in which patients are prescribed or have access to these holistic comfort care options, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

7 Apr 2021

Study indicates an amyloid link between melanoma and Parkinson’s disease

On the surface, Parkinson's disease -; a neurodegenerative disorder -; and melanoma -; a type of skin cancer -; do not appear to have much in common.

7 Apr 2021

Researchers use South Korea Data to create new framework for COVID-19-vulnerable locales

Though the U.S. and South Korea recorded their first official COVID-19 case on the same day, January 20, 2020, there were notable differences in how each country would ultimately address what has become the world's most severe pandemic since 1918.

7 Apr 2021

Pandemic had motivated older adults to discuss care planning, shows survey

As the toll of COVID-19 continues to climb, newly released poll data suggest an opportunity to use the pandemic as a prompt for discussing and documenting older adults' wishes for their care, if they get seriously ill or injured for any reason.

7 Apr 2021

COVID-19 pandemic can be used as a prompt for discussing older adults' wishes for end-of-life care

7 Apr 2021

'Brain glue' may aid in functional neural repair after severe TBI

At a cost of $38 billion a year, an estimated 5.3 million people are living with a permanent disability related to traumatic brain injury in the United States today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 Apr 2021

Tissue architecture impacts the evolutionary course of cancer

Tumors are genetically diverse with different mutations arising at different times throughout growth and development.

6 Apr 2021

Accounting for social risk factors can have meaningful impact on healthcare quality measures

A new analysis by a team of researchers led by Dr. David Nerenz of Henry Ford Health System suggests that accounting for social risk factors like poverty, housing instability and transportation insecurity can have meaningful impact on healthcare quality measures without compromising quality of care.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers propose new solutions to fill gaps in Medicare coverage

"Near-poor" Americans-;people just above the federal poverty level but still well below the average U.S. income-;who rely on Medicare for health insurance face high medical bills and may forgo essential health care, according to new research led by health policy scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers take key step toward new drugs and vaccines to combat COVID-19

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have taken a key step toward new drugs and vaccines for combating COVID-19 with a deep dive into one protein's interactions with SARS-CoV-2 genetic material.

6 Apr 2021

Despite guidelines, end-of-life care remains aggressive for ovarian cancer patients

People with ovarian cancer frequently receive aggressive end-of-life care despite industry guidelines that emphasize quality of life for those with advanced disease, according to a recent study.

6 Apr 2021

New mini-microscope enables imaging of complex brain functions in freely moving mice

Researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering and Medical School have developed a unique head-mounted mini-microscope device that allows them to image complex brain functions of freely moving mice in real time over a period of more than 300 days.

5 Apr 2021

New bioprinting process uses ultrashort peptides to print hydrogel scaffolds

A new automated process prints a peptide-based hydrogel scaffold containing uniformly distributed cells. The scaffolds hold their shapes well and successfully facilitate cell growth that lasts for weeks.

5 Apr 2021

New software package employs deep-learning algorithms to analyze T-cell receptor sequencing data

Researchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed DeepTCR, a software package that employs deep-learning algorithms to analyze T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing data. T-cell receptors are found on the surface of immune T cells.

5 Apr 2021

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Study highlights how women's choice of birth control is affected by out-of-pocket costs

NIH-funded clinical trial begins study of systemic allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

New stem cell therapy shows promise to prevent diabetes-related amputations

Study: Disparities persist in prescribing comfort care for ischemic stroke patients

Study indicates an amyloid link between melanoma and Parkinson’s disease

Researchers use South Korea Data to create new framework for COVID-19-vulnerable locales

Pandemic had motivated older adults to discuss care planning, shows survey

COVID-19 pandemic can be used as a prompt for discussing older adults' wishes for end-of-life care

'Brain glue' may aid in functional neural repair after severe TBI

Tissue architecture impacts the evolutionary course of cancer

Accounting for social risk factors can have meaningful impact on healthcare quality measures

Researchers propose new solutions to fill gaps in Medicare coverage

Researchers take key step toward new drugs and vaccines to combat COVID-19

Despite guidelines, end-of-life care remains aggressive for ovarian cancer patients

New mini-microscope enables imaging of complex brain functions in freely moving mice

New bioprinting process uses ultrashort peptides to print hydrogel scaffolds

New software package employs deep-learning algorithms to analyze T-cell receptor sequencing data

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