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'Friend-shield effect' could increase a false sense of safety and contribute to COVID-19 infections

People may feel less vulnerable and take fewer safety precautions about COVID-19 when they are with, or even just think about, their friends instead of acquaintances or strangers, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

7 Apr 2022

COVID-19 could change the levels of proteins related to male reproductive function

Many people who recover from COVID-19 experience long-term symptoms, such as brain fog or heart problems. Increasing evidence suggests that the virus can also impair fertility.

7 Apr 2022

Unique immune cell fingerprint can help rapidly identify better treatment for autoimmune disease

Most autoimmune diseases are easy to diagnose but hard to treat. A paper published today in Science proposes using your unique immune cell fingerprint to rapidly identify which treatments will work for your autoimmune disease.

7 Apr 2022

Primordial germ cell-like cells generated from rat stem cells enable the birth of normal offspring

Primordial germ cell-like cells (PGCLCs), generated in vitro from the stem cells of rats, undergo gametogenesis in vivo and yield normal rat offspring, a new study demonstrates.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers develop universal AI algorithm to "clean" noisy single-cell RNA sequencing data

Just as asking a single person about their health will provide tailored, personalized information impossible to glean from a large poll, an individual cell's genome or transcriptome can provide much more information about their place in living systems than sequencing a whole batch of cells.

7 Apr 2022

Mutant mice with a human gene variant exhibits ADHD-like problems

Mutant mice are providing scientists with a new neurobiological framework to understand the brain changes observed in distractible humans who carry a common gene variant whose frequency has been associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

7 Apr 2022

Modified version of hormone kisspeptin can be used to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to new Rutgers research.

7 Apr 2022

NHLBI researchers support multiple programs to address pregnancy-related health disparities

During Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17, and in preparation for Women's Health Month in May, researchers are raising awareness about pregnancy-related complications that disproportionately affect Black people.

7 Apr 2022

UC researcher awarded renewal grant to continue the study of genetic drivers of breast cancer

A grant renewal for a University of Cincinnati researcher will help continue the study of genetic drivers of breast cancer and potential therapeutic targets.

7 Apr 2022

Machine learning model can identify people with PTSD by analyzing text data

University of Alberta researchers have trained a machine learning model to identify people with post-traumatic stress disorder with 80 per cent accuracy by analyzing text data.

7 Apr 2022

Study finds a steady decline in mammography use by breast cancer survivors

The rate of mammography use by breast cancer survivors has steadily declined since 2009, particularly among younger survivors, according findings published today in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

7 Apr 2022

NSF CAREER Award supports the study of reliable, secure WBMI bioelectronic implants

Kaiyuan Yang, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering, has won a $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study the reliability and security of wireless, batteryless, minimally invasive (WBMI) bioelectronics.

7 Apr 2022

Nobel-prize-winning breakthrough: Discovery of ion-channel sensors for temperature and pressure

For centuries, understanding the basis for how we detect, process and react to light, sound, temperature, pressure and other environmental signals has been a scientific focus.

7 Apr 2022

URI professor helps create new AHA dietary guidelines

Following heart-healthy nutritional guidance - despite the well-known benefits of doing so and the even better known detriments of not - often proves to be a difficult commitment.

7 Apr 2022

Long-term follow-up from health services could be beneficial for reduction of diabetes risk

Type 2 diabetes is an inherited disease, but habits can affect the risk of getting it. Obesity due to fatty and high-calorie foods, often in combination with limited activity, increases the risk considerably.

7 Apr 2022

New ML models show high accuracy in predicting complications after abdominal hernia repair

Machine learning (ML) models developed by surgeons at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have shown a high level of accuracy in predicting which types of patients are most likely to have a hernia recurrence or other complications.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers obtain a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses from ocean water samples

Ocean water samples collected around the world have yielded a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses, expanding ecological research possibilities and reshaping our understanding of how these small but significant submicroscopic particles evolved.

7 Apr 2022

Smoking cessation could help heart disease patients gain five years of healthy life

Smoking cessation adds the same number of heart disease-free years to life as three preventive medications combined, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers design RNA molecules for delivering therapies directly to beta cells

Investigators at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have designed RNA molecules that home to human pancreatic beta cells, the cells that produce insulin and are destroyed in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

7 Apr 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally, a fix for the ‘family glitch’

The Biden administration this week moved to fix the so-called family glitch in the Affordable Care Act, which has prevented dependents from getting federal subsidies to buy health insurance even if the insurance offered by the employer is unaffordable.

7 Apr 2022

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'Friend-shield effect' could increase a false sense of safety and contribute to COVID-19 infections

COVID-19 could change the levels of proteins related to male reproductive function

Unique immune cell fingerprint can help rapidly identify better treatment for autoimmune disease

Primordial germ cell-like cells generated from rat stem cells enable the birth of normal offspring

Researchers develop universal AI algorithm to "clean" noisy single-cell RNA sequencing data

Mutant mice with a human gene variant exhibits ADHD-like problems

Modified version of hormone kisspeptin can be used to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

NHLBI researchers support multiple programs to address pregnancy-related health disparities

UC researcher awarded renewal grant to continue the study of genetic drivers of breast cancer

Machine learning model can identify people with PTSD by analyzing text data

Study finds a steady decline in mammography use by breast cancer survivors

NSF CAREER Award supports the study of reliable, secure WBMI bioelectronic implants

Nobel-prize-winning breakthrough: Discovery of ion-channel sensors for temperature and pressure

URI professor helps create new AHA dietary guidelines

Long-term follow-up from health services could be beneficial for reduction of diabetes risk

New ML models show high accuracy in predicting complications after abdominal hernia repair

Researchers obtain a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses from ocean water samples

Smoking cessation could help heart disease patients gain five years of healthy life

Researchers design RNA molecules for delivering therapies directly to beta cells

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally, a fix for the ‘family glitch’

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