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Online searches for 'heart attack' drop during COVID-19, but rise for 'chest pain'

A study of search engine queries addressed the question of whether online searches for chest pain symptoms correlated to reports of fewer people going to the emergency department with acute heart problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 Aug 2020

Less aggressive approach better for treating patients who go into shock after heart attack

Less is sometimes more when treating heart patients who go into shock after a heart attack.

24 Aug 2020

Study identifies livestock husbandry practices associated with increased risk of infection

The risk of transmitting the livestock virus PPRV, which threatens 80 percent of the world's sheep and goats, increases with certain husbandry practices but not herd size.

24 Aug 2020

Study highlights media's pivotal role in coverage of pandemic health crisis

The mass media's coverage of the pandemic health crisis carries an important responsibility to offer balanced messaging about COVID-19 and public behaviour, Flinders University public health researchers says.

24 Aug 2020

Study shows the importance of collagen for comprehensive diagnosis of fish allergy

The number of people throughout the world who suffer from a fish allergy is constantly increasing. The collagen contained in fish is an important allergen for many sufferers but is present in insufficient quantities in most commercially available diagnostic tests based on aqueous extracts of allergen sources.

24 Aug 2020

Scientists identify possible way to speed up the communication between brain regions

Selective communication among different brain regions is crucial for brain function. But the weak and sparse connectivity of the brain is a big hurdle.

21 Aug 2020

Researchers reproduce the pathogenesis of hereditary kidney disease from human iPS cells

Joint research, led by Kumamoto University in Japan, has successfully reproduced the pathogenesis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) from human iPS cells in vitro.

21 Aug 2020

Swab, spit, stay home? College coronavirus testing plans are all over the map

Yousuf El-Jayyousi, a junior engineering student at the University of Missouri, wanted guidance and reassurance that it would be safe to go back to school for the fall semester. He tuned into a pair of online town halls organized by the university hoping to find that.

21 Aug 2020

COVID-19 could compromise key element of immune response

Researchers at the University of Melbourne have made the unsettling discovery that infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might compromise the activation of the CD8+ T-cell responses that would usually ameliorate disease and drive recovery in cases of respiratory disease.

20 Aug 2020

Researchers develop vaccine for human herpesvirus 6B

A research group led by Professor MORI Yasuko (of the Division of Clinical Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine) has revealed that the HHV-6B glycoprotein complex gH/gL/gQ1/gQ2 is an effective vaccine candidate for human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B).

20 Aug 2020

Could the high rate of mutations bring about SARS-CoV-2's extinction in India?

A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv in August 2020 shows the importance of uncovering the dynamics of the virus with particular attention to geographic variation.

19 Aug 2020

CUNY School of Medicine and TechnoVax announce COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough

The CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York and TechnoVax, Inc., a biotechnology developer of novel vaccines, announce a breakthrough in their collaborative effort to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.

19 Aug 2020

Daily cranberry intake could reduce H. pylori infections

A new clinical trial found consuming cranberry juice containing 44 mg of proanthocyanidins (or "PACs") per 240-mL serving twice daily for eight weeks resulted in a 20% reduction in the H. pylori infection rate in Chinese adult participants, when compared to those consuming lower amounts of juice and a placebo.

18 Aug 2020

Individual frequency can be used to control brain activity

Individual frequency can be used to specifically influence certain areas of the brain and thus the abilities processed in them - solely by electrical stimulation on the scalp, without any surgical intervention.

17 Aug 2020

Multiplication of ecDNA genes present in many cancer types, drives poor patients outcomes

The multiplication of genes located in extrachromosomal DNA that have the potential to cause cancer drives poor patient outcomes across many cancer types, according to a Nature Genetics study published Aug. 17, 2020 by a team of researchers including Professors Vineet Bafna and Dr.Paul Mischel of the University of California San Diego and Professor Roel Verhaak of Jackson Laboratories.

17 Aug 2020

Poor hygiene and antibiotic use can contribute to colonization of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

Scientists have found clear indicators for how the interaction of poor hygiene and antibiotic use contribute to the colonization of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in humans, a problem that contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths annually.

15 Aug 2020

Social connection found to be the strongest protective factor for depression

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a set of modifiable factors from a field of over 100 that could represent valuable targets for preventing depression in adults.

14 Aug 2020

Cough recognition model classifies coughing sounds in real time

The Center for Noise and Vibration Control at KAIST announced that their coughing detection camera recognizes where coughing happens, visualizing the locations.

14 Aug 2020

Advantech introduces new AI-based infection prevention solution

Advantech, a global leader of advanced IoT intelligence systems and embedded platforms, is pleased to announce the launch of its Visitor Thermal Screening System, as part of its AI-based infection prevention solutions, to reduce the risk and spread of COVID-19 in high-traffic and heavily populated environments.

From Advantech 13 Aug 2020

Chaotic and incoherent: Damning study of over 500 U.S. campus COVID-19 reopening plans

Now, a new study by researchers at California Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University and published on the preprint server medRxiv* in August 2020 shows that poorly planned and inadequate testing approaches to mitigate viral spread among the returning university students are likely to result in epidemics that will plague the country for a long time.

13 Aug 2020

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Online searches for 'heart attack' drop during COVID-19, but rise for 'chest pain'

Less aggressive approach better for treating patients who go into shock after heart attack

Study identifies livestock husbandry practices associated with increased risk of infection

Study highlights media's pivotal role in coverage of pandemic health crisis

Study shows the importance of collagen for comprehensive diagnosis of fish allergy

Scientists identify possible way to speed up the communication between brain regions

Researchers reproduce the pathogenesis of hereditary kidney disease from human iPS cells

Swab, spit, stay home? College coronavirus testing plans are all over the map

COVID-19 could compromise key element of immune response

Researchers develop vaccine for human herpesvirus 6B

Could the high rate of mutations bring about SARS-CoV-2's extinction in India?

CUNY School of Medicine and TechnoVax announce COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough

Daily cranberry intake could reduce H. pylori infections

Individual frequency can be used to control brain activity

Multiplication of ecDNA genes present in many cancer types, drives poor patients outcomes

Poor hygiene and antibiotic use can contribute to colonization of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

Social connection found to be the strongest protective factor for depression

Cough recognition model classifies coughing sounds in real time

Advantech introduces new AI-based infection prevention solution

Chaotic and incoherent: Damning study of over 500 U.S. campus COVID-19 reopening plans

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