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California takes a nibble at offering food stamps to undocumented immigrants

One week the food pantry had frozen crabmeat; other weeks, deli meat or plant-based "meat." The week before the Fourth of July, there was no meat at all, and a reminder that the pantry would be closed the next two weeks.

13 Jul 2021

HIV research center set up in the UK to address health inequalities and develop new treatments

A trailblazing HIV research center is being set up in the UK to address health inequalities and improve quality of life for everyone affected by HIV.

12 Jul 2021

AI tool measures fat around the heart to predict a patient's risk of diabetes

A team led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that is able to automatically measure the amount of fat around the heart from MRI scan images.

7 Jul 2021

Smell loss patients are being failed by healthcare professionals, study reveals

People who have lost their sense of smell are being failed by healthcare professionals, new research has revealed.

1 Jul 2021

UK charity makes breakthrough in eliminating one of the world’s oldest, deadliest diseases

UK charity makes huge breakthrough in the battle against one of the world’s oldest known diseases

24 Jun 2021

New tool can help conserve one of the UK’s most threatened mammals

A new tool to help conserve one of the UK’s most threatened mammals has been released today, with the publication of the first high-quality reference genome for the European water vole.

24 Jun 2021

Ycharos announces publication of first characterization data and formation of industry advisory committee

YCharOS Inc., an open science company with the mission of characterizing commercially available antibody reagents for all human proteins, is pleased to announce the publication of its first characterization data and formation of its Industry Advisory Committee (IAC).

23 Jun 2021

Training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed improves dual-task performance

Research has found that training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed during recovery can help improve the brain function that enables people to walk and perform another task simultaneously, known as dual-task walking.

21 Jun 2021

Flinders University joins research alliance to tackle the challenges in men’s health

Flinders University has joined a ground breaking male health research alliance to create an unrivalled global entity.

21 Jun 2021

Novel drug class shows potential to treat cancer patients with faulty BRCA genes

Scientists have identified a new class of targeted cancer drugs that offer the potential to treat patients whose tumors have faulty copies of the BRCA cancer genes.

17 Jun 2021

Precision medicine may lead to more effective treatments for ocular conditions

The most practical solution for drug delivery to the eyeball is topical, i.e. eye drops. However, a naturally occurring substance in tears actually can interact with the drug delivery system (DDS), hindering absorption of the drug and preventing it from getting into the cells it needs to target.

17 Jun 2021

Research identifies missed COVID-19 cases by retrospective testing of throat swabs

Research published today in the Journal of General Virology has identified missed cases of SARS-CoV-2 by retrospective testing of throat swabs.

16 Jun 2021

Research proposes new theory of human cognitive evolution

The period preceding the emergence of behaviorally modern humans was characterized by dramatic climatic and environmental variability - it is these pressures, occurring over hundreds of thousands of years that shaped human evolution.

16 Jun 2021

New poll finds low public awareness of how to get enough vitamin D year-round

Despite vitamin D being essential for healthy bones, only half of people (51%) realize that it is important for bone health and 43% have never even considered what they need to do to look after their bones, according to a recent poll of 2,000 UK adults by YouGov and commissioned by the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS).

14 Jun 2021

Study provides treatment options for children with average risk medulloblastoma

Medulloblastoma is a rare but devastating childhood brain cancer. This cancer can spread through the spinal fluid and be deposited elsewhere in the brain or spine.

11 Jun 2021

FDA approves monoclonal antibody aducanumab for treating Alzheimer's patients

Today's FDA approval of the monoclonal antibody Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease reflects years of significant advances in Alzheimer's research. This is the first new Alzheimer's drug approved in 17 years and the first shown to modify the course of the disease, which FDA believes will lead to slowing of patients' cognitive decline.

8 Jun 2021

Charity News and Research

California takes a nibble at offering food stamps to undocumented immigrants

HIV research center set up in the UK to address health inequalities and develop new treatments

AI tool measures fat around the heart to predict a patient's risk of diabetes

Smell loss patients are being failed by healthcare professionals, study reveals

UK charity makes breakthrough in eliminating one of the world’s oldest, deadliest diseases

New tool can help conserve one of the UK’s most threatened mammals

Ycharos announces publication of first characterization data and formation of industry advisory committee

Training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed improves dual-task performance

Flinders University joins research alliance to tackle the challenges in men’s health

Novel drug class shows potential to treat cancer patients with faulty BRCA genes

Precision medicine may lead to more effective treatments for ocular conditions

Research identifies missed COVID-19 cases by retrospective testing of throat swabs

Research proposes new theory of human cognitive evolution

New poll finds low public awareness of how to get enough vitamin D year-round

Study provides treatment options for children with average risk medulloblastoma

FDA approves monoclonal antibody aducanumab for treating Alzheimer's patients

European Virtual Institute receives award to explore brain circuits that underlie emotional behavior

Corporations encourage employee vaccination but stop short of mandates

Colorado lawmakers wage multifront assault on high drug costs

Medical EdTech specialist, Continulus, makes two key strategic hires to boost its finance and technology capability

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