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Most online prostate cancer content lacks Black and Latinx representation, study reports

Despite their higher risks of advanced prostate cancer, Black and Latinx men are under-represented on websites and in online videos providing information and education regarding prostate cancer, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an official journal of the American Urological Association.

4 Feb 2022

Researchers develop new potential method for treating Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the faculty have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) method to help them identify potential new medicines for Alzheimer's. The new medicine seems to be more precise. No side effects were documented during tests with worms and mice.

4 Feb 2022

ESMO reiterates commitment to support "Close the care gap" campaign on World Cancer Day

ESMO, the leading professional organization for medical oncology, is joining the global community on the occasion of this year's World Cancer Day (WCD) to reiterate its strong commitment to supporting the "Close the care gap" campaign and securing greater access to care for all cancer patients, regardless of where they live, their financial situation or their lifestyle choices.

4 Feb 2022

Nurses play a critical role in reducing health misinformation

On July 15, 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an urgent plea for all Americans to take part in slowing a serious threat to public health. He wasn't talking about the COVID-19 pandemic but rather the harmful effects on personal and public health caused by the infodemic – the creation and spread of an excessive amount of unreliable and false health information.

4 Feb 2022

Government announces two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities

Plans to enable people across the country to live longer, healthier lives are moving forward with the government's announcement of leads for two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities.

4 Feb 2022

Cognitive shortcuts may promote unsafe behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

If close friends and family members who contracted COVID-19 had mild cases and recovered quickly, or if they had an adverse reaction to the vaccine, your brain might convince you that you'd have the same experience.

4 Feb 2022

Developing injectable granular hydrogels for brain regeneration and function recovery after stroke

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds.

4 Feb 2022

Researchers investigate how messenger substances signal inflammation during damaged cell removal

A research team from Cologne and Osnabrück has investigated in detail how messenger substances signal inflammation during the removal of damaged cells in the body.

4 Feb 2022

World Cancer Day: MD Anderson commits to advance excellence in patient care, research, and prevention

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center celebrates World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, in honor of the global initiative to end cancer.

4 Feb 2022

Study assesses how vaccination against typhoid fever could help avert antimicrobial resistance

Researchers from Yale University, University of Basel, University of Antwerp, CDDEP and other institutions recently published 'Estimating the effect of vaccination on antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever in 73 countries supported by Gavi: a mathematical modeling study' in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

4 Feb 2022

Gene therapy helps heart muscle cells electrically activate in live mice

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a gene therapy that helps heart muscle cells electrically activate in live mice.

4 Feb 2022

USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health Institutional Training Grant (Award Number T32HL160529), boosting the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine's capacity to prepare the next generation of scientists in an emerging area of research applicable to many major diseases.

4 Feb 2022

Younger mothers have the least intention to vaccinate children for COVID-19

Fathers older than age 34 were more open to having their child vaccinated against COVID-19, while younger Black and white mothers were the least open to it, finds a new survey of Medicaid recipients from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

4 Feb 2022

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions associated with increase in at-home drinking

Lockdown measures throughout 2020 have been linked to people in Scotland and England drinking more at home, according to new research.

4 Feb 2022

Scientists elucidate the structure of central cellular inflammatory switch

Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Regensburg have elucidated the structure of a central cellular inflammatory switch.

4 Feb 2022

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

Paralysis and difficulty speaking are well-known problems following a stroke. Established treatment options are available for these problems.

4 Feb 2022

A theoretical model may help better understand how blood circulates in the brain

Research carried out by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) may help us better understand oscillations in blood flow that occur in the cerebrovascular network, thanks to a theoretical model that allows the flow and accumulation of fluid (in this case, blood) to be taken into account.

4 Feb 2022

Research News and Research

Most online prostate cancer content lacks Black and Latinx representation, study reports

Researchers develop new potential method for treating Alzheimer's disease

ESMO reiterates commitment to support "Close the care gap" campaign on World Cancer Day

Nurses play a critical role in reducing health misinformation

Government announces two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities

Cognitive shortcuts may promote unsafe behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Developing injectable granular hydrogels for brain regeneration and function recovery after stroke

Researchers investigate how messenger substances signal inflammation during damaged cell removal

World Cancer Day: MD Anderson commits to advance excellence in patient care, research, and prevention

Study assesses how vaccination against typhoid fever could help avert antimicrobial resistance

Gene therapy helps heart muscle cells electrically activate in live mice

USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

Younger mothers have the least intention to vaccinate children for COVID-19

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions associated with increase in at-home drinking

Scientists elucidate the structure of central cellular inflammatory switch

Majority of stroke patients experience permanent cognitive impairment

A theoretical model may help better understand how blood circulates in the brain

Study evaluates the potential benefits of mass dipstick screening to detect hematuria

Researchers find a way to interfere with the energy pathway that promotes liver cancer spread

Drug used to treat skin and lung cancers slows the progression of ovarian cancer sub-type

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