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Researchers develop new method based on magneto-active polymers to study cellular behavior

Scientists from 4D-BIOMAP, an ERC research project at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), have developed a new experimental method, based on magneto-active polymers, to study cellular behavior.

28 Jun 2022

Nurses and midwives feel forever altered by the impact of COVID-19, reports study

University of Nurses and midwives feel 'forever altered' by the impact of Covid-19 and remain deeply affected by what they experienced, new research from the University of Surrey reports. None felt they came through the last two years unscathed.

28 Jun 2022

Innovative treatment reduces post-traumatic headache related disability, study finds

The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

27 Jun 2022

Miscarriage risk may increase in the summer months

Up to 30 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, defined as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of pregnancy. As many as half of miscarriages are unexplained, and there are few known risk factors for these pregnancy losses, which can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety.

27 Jun 2022

Structural racism and inequities linked to higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana

Disproportionately high COVID-19 mortality rates among Black populations in Louisiana parishes are the result of longstanding health vulnerabilities associated with institutional and societal discrimination, according to research conducted by an interdisciplinary team under the mentorship of University of Maryland (UMD) Clark Distinguished Chair Deb Niemeier and UMD Associate Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer D. Roberts in the School of Public Health.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers examine the role of perineural invasion in oral cancer outcomes

One of the most terrifying aspects of cancer is its unpredictability: Some cancerous tumors are cured by treatment, while others shrink with treatment only to return later.

27 Jun 2022

Cyberbullying experiences associated with suicidality in early adolescence

Young adolescents who are targets of cyberbullying are more likely to report suicidal thoughts and attempts, an association that goes above and beyond the link between suicidality and traditional offline bullying, according to new research from the Lifespan Brain Institute of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Jun 2022

Scientists conduct meta-analysis of the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on sperm parameters

Scientists conducted a meta-analysis to study the impacts of COVID-19 on the male reproductive system.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers discover electrical wave patterns in the brain related to social behavior

Researchers at Tohoku University and the University of Tokyo have discovered electrical wave patterns in the brain related to social behavior in mice.

27 Jun 2022

Model-based evidence shows SARS-CoV-2 vaccine boosters should be provided for those eligible ahead of winter

Researchers assessed the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination booster approaches in the face of arising SARS-CoV-2 variants in Europe.

27 Jun 2022

LUCID: music, medicine, and machine learning

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Zoë Thomson, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of LUCID, about how music and machine learning are changing how we approach mental and neuropsychiatric health.

27 Jun 2022

Biodegradable nanomaterials can take images and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease

A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer is leading a project that will develop biodegradable nanomaterials that will take pictures and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

24 Jun 2022

Social media served as a form of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic

As people around the world are learning to live with a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, in collaboration with Spanish institutions, have learned valuable lessons about the role social media played during pandemic lockdowns.

24 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze the way in which social ties may demonstrate a kind of bipolarity

Humans have evolved as social animals. From childhood, we are taught the benefits of forging ties and being empathetic as a strategy for survival and mental well-being -- or at least that is the ideal.

24 Jun 2022

Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes

Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How concerned should they be?

24 Jun 2022

Researchers improve the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab in Sweden describe in a study published in Science how they have improved the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage and created a new protein function.

23 Jun 2022

Rejected minorities more likely to indulge in risky coping behaviors

Sexual minorities, particularly men, who experience perceived social rejection are more likely to indulge in risky coping behaviors, according to new research published today in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review.

23 Jun 2022

Dissociation may indicate a high risk of worse mental health outcomes after trauma

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that for individuals who experience trauma, the presence of dissociation - a profound feeling of detachment from one's sense of self or surroundings - may indicate a high risk of later developing severe post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, physical pain, and social impairment.

22 Jun 2022

Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in cardiac rehabilitation participation regardless of income

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation is low among Asian, Black and Hispanic adults compared to white adults, with significant disparities by race/ethnicity regardless of income, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

22 Jun 2022

Gene expression regulation by N6-methyladenosine

A recent study published in Molecular Cell reviewed the control of gene expression by N6-methyladenosine (m6A), a modified nucleotide in the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA).

22 Jun 2022

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Researchers develop new method based on magneto-active polymers to study cellular behavior

Nurses and midwives feel forever altered by the impact of COVID-19, reports study

Innovative treatment reduces post-traumatic headache related disability, study finds

Miscarriage risk may increase in the summer months

Structural racism and inequities linked to higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana

Researchers examine the role of perineural invasion in oral cancer outcomes

Cyberbullying experiences associated with suicidality in early adolescence

Scientists conduct meta-analysis of the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on sperm parameters

Researchers discover electrical wave patterns in the brain related to social behavior

Model-based evidence shows SARS-CoV-2 vaccine boosters should be provided for those eligible ahead of winter

LUCID: music, medicine, and machine learning

Biodegradable nanomaterials can take images and deliver medicine to combat peripheral arterial disease

Social media served as a form of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers analyze the way in which social ties may demonstrate a kind of bipolarity

Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes

Researchers improve the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage

Rejected minorities more likely to indulge in risky coping behaviors

Dissociation may indicate a high risk of worse mental health outcomes after trauma

Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in cardiac rehabilitation participation regardless of income

Gene expression regulation by N6-methyladenosine

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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