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Were you notified about missing tax forms for your ACA subsidy? Blame COVID.

The notice from the federal health insurance marketplace grabbed Andrew Schenker's attention: ACT NOW: YOU'RE AT RISK OF LOSING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STARTING JANUARY 1, 2021.

23 Nov 2020

California law banning toxic chemicals in cosmetics will transform industry

A toxic chemical ban signed into law in California will change the composition of cosmetics, shampoos, hair straighteners and other personal care products used by consumers across the country, industry officials and activists say.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers develop recombinant SARS-CoV-2 model to aid vaccine and antiviral research

Researchers have developed a fluorescent reporter gene-bearing recombinant form of SARS-CoV-2, which is capable of replication.

23 Nov 2020

Anxiety may help to progress Alzheimer’s disease

The results of a new study reveal the link between increased levels of anxiety and an elevated rate of progression to Alzheimer's disease.

23 Nov 2020

'Green Med’ diet may reduce the risk of severe health implications

A study has revealed the benefits of what is known as a green Mediterranean diet, which contains higher proportions of plant matter and even less red meat.

23 Nov 2020

Parents complain that pediatricians, wary of COVID, shift sick kids to urgent care

A mom of eight boys, Kim Gudgeon was at her wits' end when she called her family doctor in suburban Chicago to schedule a sick visit for increasingly fussy, 1-year-old Bryce.

23 Nov 2020

Study assesses impact of social needs on African American cancer survivors

Social needs--such as food and economic insecurity, poor housing and neighborhood conditions, and lack of access to transportation--were common in a group of African American cancer survivors in Detroit, and they were associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

23 Nov 2020

Study: Over-45s are at higher risk of contracting STIs than ever before

OVER-45s are at a higher risk of contracting STIs than ever before because of society's unwillingness to talk about middle-aged and older people having sex, a new report has found.

23 Nov 2020

FDA schedules meeting to discuss emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for casirivimab and imdevimab to be administered together for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age or older weighing at least 40 kilograms [about 88 pounds]) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing and who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19.

23 Nov 2020

Signaling pathway promotes cancer growth by blocking pro-growth signals from second major cancer pathway

Sometimes, too much of a good thing can turn out to be bad. This is certainly the case for the excessive cell growth found in cancer. But when cancers try to grow too fast, this excessive speed can cause a type of cellular ageing that actually results in arrested growth.

23 Nov 2020

Research can bring new possibilities for earlier diagnosis, preventive treatment of dementia

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have studied the incidence and regional distribution of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in the brains of people with Down's syndrome.

23 Nov 2020

Study on SARS-Cov2 genome may prepare scientists for future ‘SARS-CoV3’ viruses

The genetic code of the SARS-CoV2 virus is exactly 29,902 characters long, strung through a long RNA molecule. It contains information for the production of 27 proteins.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers discover mechanism by which abnormal proteins unleash toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases

Thanks to modern medicine, humans tend to live much longer than before. Unfortunately, this also opens a wider window to develop chronic diseases with late onset, such as neurodegenerative diseases.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers develop survey to understand factors that influence vaping

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, information about the dangers of vaping was emerging. To investigate the potentially serious health and respiratory implications of vaping, Mayo Clinic researchers wanted to better understand the factors influencing vaping in the community.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers prepare synthetic protocells that pump up blood vessels

An international team comprising researchers from the University of Bristol, and Hunan and Central South Universities in China, have prepared biocompatible protocells that generate nitric oxide gas – a known reagent for blood vessel dilation - that when placed inside blood vessels expand the biological tissue.

23 Nov 2020

Basic concepts lay the foundation for personalized immunotherapy

Personalized Immunotherapy for Tumor Diseases and Beyond introduces personalized immunotherapy with multi-dimensional models of analysis to determine the best plan for the immunotherapy of patients.

23 Nov 2020

New hydrogel can help with dry mouth relief

A team of scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a new hydrogel that has significant potential for oral care products that can help with dry mouth relief.

22 Nov 2020

Study recommends key factors to address U.S. health care costs

Structuring negotiations between insurers and providers, standardizing fee-for-service payments and negotiating prices can lower the United States' health care spending by slowing the rate at which healthcare prices increase, according to a Rutgers study.

22 Nov 2020

International trialists receive prestigious award for research on low-dose aspirin

The international trialists Professors Lars Wallentin, Jan van Gijn, Bo Norrving and Tom Meade were recognized for their work on low-dose aspirin, with the presentation of the International Aspirin Foundation Senior Science Award.

22 Nov 2020

Researchers propose to make new laser 'blade' for medical scalpels

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and Saratov State University teamed up with colleagues from Taiwan and proposed to make a laser 'blade' for a medical scalpel with a specified curved shape using a photonic 'hook'.

22 Nov 2020

Research News and Research

Were you notified about missing tax forms for your ACA subsidy? Blame COVID.

California law banning toxic chemicals in cosmetics will transform industry

Researchers develop recombinant SARS-CoV-2 model to aid vaccine and antiviral research

Anxiety may help to progress Alzheimer’s disease

'Green Med’ diet may reduce the risk of severe health implications

Parents complain that pediatricians, wary of COVID, shift sick kids to urgent care

Study assesses impact of social needs on African American cancer survivors

Study: Over-45s are at higher risk of contracting STIs than ever before

FDA schedules meeting to discuss emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer

Signaling pathway promotes cancer growth by blocking pro-growth signals from second major cancer pathway

Research can bring new possibilities for earlier diagnosis, preventive treatment of dementia

Study on SARS-Cov2 genome may prepare scientists for future ‘SARS-CoV3’ viruses

Researchers discover mechanism by which abnormal proteins unleash toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers develop survey to understand factors that influence vaping

Researchers prepare synthetic protocells that pump up blood vessels

Basic concepts lay the foundation for personalized immunotherapy

New hydrogel can help with dry mouth relief

Study recommends key factors to address U.S. health care costs

International trialists receive prestigious award for research on low-dose aspirin

Researchers propose to make new laser 'blade' for medical scalpels

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