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Study reveals need for improved infection prevention for high-risk healthcare personnel

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), based on a survey of healthcare professionals conducted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests that new efforts may be needed to strengthen infection prevention precautions and protect staff members at the highest risk of exposure to dangerous pathogens.

7 Dec 2023

Birth control pills may alter stress response, increase inflammation risk, study suggests

A new UCLA Health study is shedding light on how using hormonal contraceptive pills may affect women's responses to stress and their risk for inflammation-related illnesses.

7 Dec 2023

Colorado blames Biden team and drugmakers for delaying Canadian imports

Colorado officials say their plan to import cheaper medicines from Canada has been stymied by opposition from drugmakers and inaction by the Biden administration, according to a state report obtained by KFF Health News.

7 Dec 2023

Scientists uncover key protein aggregation in frontotemporal dementia

Most neurodegenerative diseases, including dementias, involve proteins aggregating into filaments called amyloids.

6 Dec 2023

Twice daily electrical stimulation boosts brain plasticity and improves memory in Alzheimer's patients

Twice daily non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain may boost mental processes (cognitive function) in people with Alzheimer's disease, suggest the results of a small clinical trial published online in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

6 Dec 2023

Government’s £2 billion plan sets out to harness the power of engineering biology

The government's £2 billion vision to seize the enormous potential of engineering biology - an exciting field of biology which could transform how we sustainably grow food, create medical treatments and produce fuel - will be unveiled by Science, Research and Innovation Minister Andrew Griffith today (Tuesday 5 December).

5 Dec 2023

Does tinnitus cause hearing loss in normal hearing individuals?

Whether cochlear neural degeneration occurs in normal-hearing individuals with tinnitus.

4 Dec 2023

Rhythmic speech, not phonetics, key to language learning in babies

Parents should speak to their babies using sing-song speech, like nursery rhymes, as soon as possible, say researchers.

1 Dec 2023

The "totonou" effect: physiological and subjective benefits of sauna relaxation

The neural impacts of the Japanese sauna practice called 'tononou'.

1 Dec 2023

Small molecules could help stroke patients recover lost function

Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke recovery therapy.

30 Nov 2023

An Arm and a Leg: To get health insurance, this couple made a movie

Last fall, Ellen Haun and Dru Johnston were hustling to get their health insurance sorted out for 2023.

30 Nov 2023

Elton John welcomes expansion of opt-out testing for HIV to 46 Accident & Emergency sites across England and calls on all political leaders to do more to end AIDS in a speech at Speaker's House

Elton John was honored at a reception hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV/AIDS at the Speaker's House today in recognition of his enduring commitment to ending the AIDS epidemic, both personally and through the work of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

30 Nov 2023

Speech News and Research

Study reveals need for improved infection prevention for high-risk healthcare personnel

Birth control pills may alter stress response, increase inflammation risk, study suggests

Colorado blames Biden team and drugmakers for delaying Canadian imports

Scientists uncover key protein aggregation in frontotemporal dementia

Twice daily electrical stimulation boosts brain plasticity and improves memory in Alzheimer's patients

Government’s £2 billion plan sets out to harness the power of engineering biology

Does tinnitus cause hearing loss in normal hearing individuals?

Rhythmic speech, not phonetics, key to language learning in babies

The "totonou" effect: physiological and subjective benefits of sauna relaxation

Small molecules could help stroke patients recover lost function

An Arm and a Leg: To get health insurance, this couple made a movie

Elton John welcomes expansion of opt-out testing for HIV to 46 Accident & Emergency sites across England and calls on all political leaders to do more to end AIDS in a speech at Speaker's House

Regular exercise can improve cognitive and physical, health of adults with Down syndrome

Early childhood education provides benefits for youngsters during the pandemic

New study unravels the brain's social communication network

Health care is front and center as Desantis and Newsom go mano a mano

A review of automated clinical depression diagnosis tools

Hearing loss may lead to microstructural differences in temporal lobe and frontal cortex

New treatment for neurodegenerative diseases may be found in used coffee grounds

UK launches new science center to address food insecurity

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How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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