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New gaming app helps understand human strategic thinking, may improve reasoning of AI

Fans of Candy Crush Saga, Flow Free or Minesweeper should check out a challenging new mobile game app, hexxed, that will stretch your brain as it helps brain researchers understand human strategic thinking and perhaps improve the reasoning of artificial intelligence.

15 Dec 2020

Human emotions can be used to gauge sensory acceptance of dairy products

Consumers' emotional reactions to and sensory acceptance of kefir are influenced by the type of sugar added, according to research in the Journal of Dairy Science®

15 Dec 2020

World Health Organization, Sanofi sign new agreement to eliminate neglected tropical diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Sanofi – one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies – have signed a new agreement for donations of medicines to sustain specific efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

15 Dec 2020

Study: COVID-19 patients have greater risk of health problems, mortality than those with flu

Almost a year ago, COVID-19 began its global rampage, going on to infect about 69.5 million people and kill about 1.6 million as of early this month.

15 Dec 2020

WHO and HRP launch “Labour Care Guide” to improve women’s experience of childbirth

WHO and HRP launch the Labour Care Guide to improve every woman's experience of childbirth, and to help ensure the health and well-being of women and their babies.

15 Dec 2020

Researchers identify adenovirus gene therapy for placental insufficiency

A new study identified an adenovirus gene therapy vector carrying a VEGF isoform. It can improve uterine blood flow in placental insufficiency, as reported in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy.

15 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 unique deletion variants found in clinical specimens

While participating in the SPHERES Consortium project, US researchers sequenced 2,726 clinical patient specimens gathered in March 2020 and identified eight unique ORF7a deletion variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Their results are currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.

15 Dec 2020

Reports of drinking bleach to prevent COVID-19 skewed by "problematic" claims

Researchers in the United States have conducted studies suggesting that reports of people ingesting household cleaning agents as a way of protecting against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are skewed by "problematic" responses to surveys.

15 Dec 2020

AI-based study of social media maps SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy across the US

Researchers from the University of Rochester, USA, has produced an AI-based study that analyzes the social media platform Twitter to gauge public opinions in the US surrounding SARS-CoV-2 vaccines to shed greater light on this issue.

15 Dec 2020

Researchers discover and describe two fungal species for the first time

University of Copenhagen researchers have found and described two fungal species for the first time. The fungi infect adult flies and subsequently create a hole in the abdomen of their hosts' bodies.

15 Dec 2020

Could wastewater surveillance help track SARS-COV-2 community outbreaks?

A team of US-based researchers recently conducted an illuminating study that explores this method and its potential uses. In doing so, they have underscored the potential utility of wastewater surveillance in managing SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

15 Dec 2020

People show increasing caution with regard to coronavirus during the Christmas season

This year, the pre-Christmas season is accompanied by discussions about a possible strict lockdown. This does not leave the population in Germany unaffected.

15 Dec 2020

Research could lead to potential new treatments for mutant RAS-driven cancers

Scientists have dedicated huge amounts of time and resources to better understanding the causes and mechanisms of cancer growth.

15 Dec 2020

Phase 2 clinical trial at UCR to test first-in-class drug for treatment of stuttering

The School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside, will serve as lead site for a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating ecopipam, an investigational first-in-class drug being tested for the treatment of stuttering in adults and Tourette syndrome in pediatric patients.

15 Dec 2020

Novel MRI contrast agent shows strong potential as safer alternative to current products

Adding a contrast-enhancing agent to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) significantly improves image quality and allows radiologists who interpret MRI scans to pick up subtle anatomic details and abnormalities that might otherwise be missed.

15 Dec 2020

Study assesses the sensory acceptance of sheep milk kefir sweetened with different sugars

The study of human emotions can be used to gauge the sensory acceptance of dairy products. A possible route to increase worldwide consumption of sheep milk kefir may be to improve its sensory acceptance, which can be a determining factor for its inclusion in daily diets.

15 Dec 2020

Research News and Research

New gaming app helps understand human strategic thinking, may improve reasoning of AI

Human emotions can be used to gauge sensory acceptance of dairy products

World Health Organization, Sanofi sign new agreement to eliminate neglected tropical diseases

Study: COVID-19 patients have greater risk of health problems, mortality than those with flu

WHO and HRP launch “Labour Care Guide” to improve women’s experience of childbirth

Researchers identify adenovirus gene therapy for placental insufficiency

SARS-CoV-2 unique deletion variants found in clinical specimens

Reports of drinking bleach to prevent COVID-19 skewed by "problematic" claims

AI-based study of social media maps SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy across the US

Researchers discover and describe two fungal species for the first time

Could wastewater surveillance help track SARS-COV-2 community outbreaks?

People show increasing caution with regard to coronavirus during the Christmas season

Research could lead to potential new treatments for mutant RAS-driven cancers

Phase 2 clinical trial at UCR to test first-in-class drug for treatment of stuttering

Novel MRI contrast agent shows strong potential as safer alternative to current products

Study assesses the sensory acceptance of sheep milk kefir sweetened with different sugars

Study finds gaps in opioid use disorder treatment during COVID shutdowns

Genomic and immune indicators can help identify prostate cancer patients at high risk of lethal outcomes

New class of targeted cancer drugs may prove effective in treating common types of leukemia

Abnormalities in bone microarchitecture linked to risk of complications after spinal fusion surgery

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