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New trial shows vaginal laser therapy treatments may not work at all

This laser is supposed to rejuvenate vaginal tissue. But scientists say it’s no better than a placebo.

15 Oct 2021

Severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients with high ferritin show better outcomes after steroid treatment

During the entire pandemic, physicians treating patients with severe Covid-19 pneumonia continuously looked for hints and signs on what may enable patients to have better outcomes.

15 Oct 2021

Medicaid expansion helped save lives of young adults who experienced a traumatic injury

Young adults who experience a traumatic injury are now more likely to have insurance coverage and access to rehabilitation if they live in a state that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), new study findings show.

15 Oct 2021

RUDN study reveals macrophage dynamics in the regenerating liver after resection

RUDN University discovered the features of liver macrophages activation during its regeneration. In future, it can be used to develop new treatment methods for liver cirrhosis. The results are published in the Biomedicine.

15 Oct 2021

New nutrient profiling system assesses the healthfulness of foods

A scientific team at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts has developed a new tool to help consumers, food companies, restaurants, and cafeterias choose and produce healthier foods and officials to make sound public nutrition policy.

14 Oct 2021

Moment-to-moment fluctuations in brain activity can reliably predict psychiatric treatment outcomes

It remains a central challenge in psychiatry to reliably judge whether a patient will respond to treatment.

14 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Delhi highlights challenge of reaching herd immunity against Delta

The severe outbreak of COVID-19 in Delhi, India, in 2021 showed not only that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV2 is extremely transmissible but that it can infect individuals previously infected by a different variant of the coronavirus, say a team of international scientists writing in Science.

14 Oct 2021

New discovery suggests potential treatment target for osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis

A new discovery about osteoporosis suggests a potential treatment target for that brittle-bone disease and for bone loss from rheumatoid arthritis.

14 Oct 2021

Experts review progress in using photobiomodulation therapy to treat diverse brain disorders

Photobiomodulation (PBM) offers exciting opportunities for improving the life of patients with a diverse range of brain disorders.

14 Oct 2021

UQ research center aims to reduce the number of stillbirths

More than 2,100 babies are stillborn in Australia every year – a statistic that hasn't changed in nearly 30 years.

14 Oct 2021

Formula milk trials have a high risk of bias, review finds

Formula milk trials have a high risk of bias, authors almost always report favorable conclusions, transparency is lacking, and findings are selectively reported, finds a review of evidence from recently published trials in The BMJ today.

14 Oct 2021

High intake of alpha linolenic acid associated with lower risk of mortality from all causes

A high intake of alpha linolenic acid (ALA) - found mainly in nuts, seeds, and plant oils - is associated with a lower risk of death from all causes, and specifically from diseases of the heart and blood vessels, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

14 Oct 2021

Brief interventions delivered in doctors' offices can lead to reductions in drinking

A new systematic review and meta-analysis has found that alcohol-targeted brief interventions (short, structured, one-to-one conversations about drinking designed to motivate changes in risky behavior) delivered in doctors' offices and similar medical settings can produce small but useful reductions in drinking.

14 Oct 2021

Genome of obese Ossabaw pig could provide new insights into human obesity

Mapping of the complete genome of the obesity-prone Ossabaw pig gives new hope for further insights into human obesity and associated diseases.

14 Oct 2021

Race Disparity Unit wins a Research Excellence Award from ONS

Following their work to identify and tackle the health disparities caused by COVID-19, the Race Disparity Unit, part of the government's Equality Hub, has been awarded a Research Excellence Award by the Office for National Statistics.

14 Oct 2021

Post-trauma brain activity profiles may help predict long-term mental health outcomes

The way a person's brain responds to stress following a traumatic event, such as a car accident, may help to predict their long-term mental health outcomes, according to research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health.

14 Oct 2021

High-dose CIMT produces longer lasting improvements in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy, a movement disorder that affects use of one side of the body, showed improved use of the arm and hand after receiving a high dose of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.

14 Oct 2021

Research News and Research

New trial shows vaginal laser therapy treatments may not work at all

Severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients with high ferritin show better outcomes after steroid treatment

Medicaid expansion helped save lives of young adults who experienced a traumatic injury

RUDN study reveals macrophage dynamics in the regenerating liver after resection

New nutrient profiling system assesses the healthfulness of foods

Moment-to-moment fluctuations in brain activity can reliably predict psychiatric treatment outcomes

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Delhi highlights challenge of reaching herd immunity against Delta

New discovery suggests potential treatment target for osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis

Experts review progress in using photobiomodulation therapy to treat diverse brain disorders

UQ research center aims to reduce the number of stillbirths

Formula milk trials have a high risk of bias, review finds

High intake of alpha linolenic acid associated with lower risk of mortality from all causes

Brief interventions delivered in doctors' offices can lead to reductions in drinking

Genome of obese Ossabaw pig could provide new insights into human obesity

Race Disparity Unit wins a Research Excellence Award from ONS

Post-trauma brain activity profiles may help predict long-term mental health outcomes

High-dose CIMT produces longer lasting improvements in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

UC San Diego researchers receive NIH award to expand the study of developing brains

Covid testing, turnaround times are still uneven this far into pandemic

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