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Study suggests potential therapeutic strategy against diabetes

Maintaining vitamin D receptor levels in pancreatic cells that synthesize and secrete insulin (β cells) could contribute to protecting against the development of diabetes and counteract pancreatic cell damage caused by the progression of the disease.

26 Mar 2020

Highly purified fish oil therapy could prevent thousands of cardiovascular events

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have conducted a statistical analysis that predicts more than 70,000 heart attacks, strokes and other adverse cardiovascular events could be prevented each year in the U.S. through the use of a highly purified fish oil therapy.

25 Mar 2020

Researchers aim to find the genetic basis of severe coronavirus infection in young people

Hundreds of clinicians worldwide are banding together in an effort to study some types of severe cases of the new coronavirus disease.

25 Mar 2020

OHDSI hosts COVID-19 virtual study-a-thon to generate real-world evidence

The Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics international community will host a COVID-19 virtual study-a-thon this week (March 26-29) to inform healthcare decision-making in response to the current global pandemic.

24 Mar 2020

First patients enrolled in new clinical trial to evaluate potential COVID-19 treatments

Researchers from the University of Oxford have launched a new clinical trial to test the effects of potential drug treatments for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. The first patients have now been recruited.

23 Mar 2020

Men who had early puberty at higher risk of type 2 diabetes

A man who experienced the onset of puberty earlier than usual is at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes as an adult, compared to boys who have later puberty. This trend does not depend on childhood weight. The study, published in the journal Diabetologia in March 2020, may help establish guidelines for prevention and testing for diabetes in men.

23 Mar 2020

Coronavirus remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, study reveals

The virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found.

22 Mar 2020

Study reveals major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells during wound healing

A team of University of California, Irvine researchers have published the first comprehensive overview of the major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells as they prepare to heal wounds.

19 Mar 2020

Researchers highlight urgent need for public health leadership during COVID-19 pandemic

For decades, public health officials have directed the containment of emerging pandemics - perhaps most notably - the worldwide eradication of smallpox starting in the early to mid-1960s.

19 Mar 2020

Study offers new insight into genetic alterations associated with osteosarcoma

A study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, offers new insight into genetic alterations associated with osteosarcoma, the most common cancerous bone tumor of children and adolescents.

19 Mar 2020

Mental stress may be a stronger predictor of repeat heart attack

We all have stress in our lives--whether it's due to financial woes, work pressures, relationship issues, illness or even natural disasters or health crises like the emerging coronavirus.

19 Mar 2020

People taking more steps daily found to have lower blood pressure

The smart watches seen on the wrists of roughly 1 in 5 Americans could be more than just a fun gimmick but a potentially useful research tool to track habitual physical activity levels.

19 Mar 2020

Avoid junk food to reap heart health benefits of a plant-based diet, study suggests

Plant-based diets are becoming more popular in many areas of the world, but the health benefits of this dietary pattern may depend largely on the specific foods consumed.

18 Mar 2020

Woman's risk for negative mood, executive dysfunction after ovary removal linked to childhood adversity

Nearly one-third of women who choose to have their ovaries removed before the natural age of menopause are susceptible to negative mood and executive dysfunction.

18 Mar 2020

Strict measures to halt coronavirus spread will reduce deaths

Amid the coronavirus global pandemic, it is still unclear which government measures are useful in curbing the spread of the virus. Some countries had imposed lockdowns and community quarantines, while others took time to restrict population movement before they closed schools and nonessential businesses. Others are still allowing regular routines despite an increasing number of infections.

18 Mar 2020

Is the Bay Area’s ‘unprecedented’ lockdown the first of many?

Life came to a grinding halt for millions of San Francisco Bay Area residents as the most stringent isolation orders in the country took effect Tuesday.

17 Mar 2020

UK walks back from ‘herd immunity' plan

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is running rampant across the globe, with more people infected and dying from the contagious disease. Europe is now considered the new epicenter of the global pandemic as Italy and Spain reports thousands of infections occurring every day.

16 Mar 2020

Fish consumption during pregnancy associated with improved metabolic health of children

To eat or not to eat fish is a question that has long concerned pregnant women. Now, a new USC study shows that children whose mothers ate fish from one to three times a week during pregnancy were more likely to have a better metabolic profile -- despite the risk of exposure to mercury -- than children whose mothers ate fish rarely (less than once a week).

16 Mar 2020

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal review: COVID-19 appears less severe in children

As outbreaks of COVID-19 disease caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continue worldwide, there's reassuring evidence that children have fewer symptoms and less severe disease.

13 Mar 2020

Weather modeling data helps predict potential spread and seasonality for COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology (IHV), which is part of the Global Virus Network, predict that COVID-19 will follow a seasonal pattern similar to other respiratory viruses like seasonal flu.

12 Mar 2020

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Study suggests potential therapeutic strategy against diabetes

Highly purified fish oil therapy could prevent thousands of cardiovascular events

Researchers aim to find the genetic basis of severe coronavirus infection in young people

OHDSI hosts COVID-19 virtual study-a-thon to generate real-world evidence

First patients enrolled in new clinical trial to evaluate potential COVID-19 treatments

Men who had early puberty at higher risk of type 2 diabetes

Coronavirus remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, study reveals

Study reveals major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells during wound healing

Researchers highlight urgent need for public health leadership during COVID-19 pandemic

Study offers new insight into genetic alterations associated with osteosarcoma

Mental stress may be a stronger predictor of repeat heart attack

People taking more steps daily found to have lower blood pressure

Avoid junk food to reap heart health benefits of a plant-based diet, study suggests

Woman's risk for negative mood, executive dysfunction after ovary removal linked to childhood adversity

Strict measures to halt coronavirus spread will reduce deaths

Is the Bay Area’s ‘unprecedented’ lockdown the first of many?

UK walks back from ‘herd immunity' plan

Fish consumption during pregnancy associated with improved metabolic health of children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal review: COVID-19 appears less severe in children

Weather modeling data helps predict potential spread and seasonality for COVID-19

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