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Study shows higher hip replacement operations can yield better results

The higher the proportion of primary hip replacement operations a surgeon performs annually, the better the results are, a thesis at the University of Gothenburg shows.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers identify an effective method to tackle global water crisis

Lasers etch a simple way to address global water crisis.Amid the coronavirus pandemic, people in developed countries are assured of ample supplies of clean water to wash their hands as often as needed to protect themselves from the disease.

14 Jul 2020

Bereavement multiplier provides a clear picture of how COVID 19 affects racial and ethnic groups

A new analysis finds more than one million Americans have been swept up in the tidal wave of grief resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

14 Jul 2020

First-of-its-kind vehicle for lung screening brings health care directly to patients

A mobile platform for lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT) can be developed with limited financial risk and take powerful screening tests directly to patients, including underserved rural areas where rates of new lung cancer cases tend to be higher, according to study published today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

14 Jul 2020

Domestic violence incidents in California have more than tripled in the Great Recession

Emergency room visits for domestic violence incidents in California more than tripled during the Great Recession compared to the years before, signaling a need to prepare for similar and more prolonged effects during the COVID-19 financial crisis, suggest University of California, Davis, researchers.

14 Jul 2020

UMass Amherst chemist and kinesiologist synthesize artificial fuel for muscle

A chemist and kinesiologist got on a bus, but this isn't the set-up to a joke. Instead, kinesiologist and lead author Ned Debold and chemist Dhandapani Venkataraman, "DV," began talking on their bus commute to the University of Massachusetts Amherst and discovered their mutual interest in how energy is converted from one form to another - for Debold, in muscle tissue and for DV, in solar cells.

14 Jul 2020

Cancer drug could help inhibit adenovirus infection

An adenovirus infection can be potentially life-threatening, especially for children after a stem cell transplant.

14 Jul 2020

New reliable method for treating male sterility

Infertility affects one in seven men of reproductive age worldwide. One idea for treating male sterility is spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) therapy.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers develop new video game to teach chemistry and engineering

Polycraft World, a modification of the video game Minecraft, was developed by the University of Texas at Dallas researchers to teach chemistry and engineering.

14 Jul 2020

UTHealth physicians investigate blood pressure drug's effect on improving COVID-19 outcomes

An interventional therapy aimed at improving survival chances and reducing the need for critical care treatment due to COVID-19 is being investigated by physicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers identify new factor that regulates the size of scar following heart injury

When a person has a heart attack, the person's coronary artery is blocked, cutting off the flow of blood and oxygen to that portion of the person's heart.

14 Jul 2020

A new measles-based COVID-19 vaccine

Now, a new study by researchers from Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institute and published on the preprint server bioRxiv in July 2020 describes a potential vaccine based on the measles vaccine, which elicits both an antibody response and cellular immunity against the virus. This also protects against the measles virus. This could be a significant weapon in the fight against these two threats.

14 Jul 2020

Study examines how optimism changes across human lifespan

Is middle age really the "golden age" when people are the most optimistic in life? Researchers from Michigan State University led the largest study of its kind to determine how optimistic people are in life and when, as well as how major life events affect how optimistic they are about the future.

14 Jul 2020

Researcher and health research journalist point out biased misinformation on coronavirus

In a new JAMA editorial, a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher and a health research journalist outline common ways that media, governments, and industry and academic public relations press releases have incompletely and misleadingly reported coronavirus research, and how they can do better.

14 Jul 2020

Spectral notch filters in glasses enhance color vision for those with red-green CVD

A new UC Davis Eye Center study, conducted in collaboration with France's INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, found that special patented glasses engineered with technically advanced spectral notch filters enhance color vision for those with the most common types of red-green color vision deficiency ("anomalous trichromacy").

14 Jul 2020

Study focuses on critical topics pertaining to community and individual health during COVID-19

New research and guidance in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, focus on critical topics pertaining to community and individual health during the COVID-19 epidemic.

14 Jul 2020

Alcohol and autoclaving are not efficient for disinfecting face masks

A University of Cincinnati researcher is advising against using two widely available sterilization methods to clean disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators for reuse in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

14 Jul 2020

Yoga and meditation are potential adjunctive treatments for COVID-19

The anti-inflammatory and other beneficial effects of meditation and yoga practices make them potential adjunctive treatments of COVID-19, according to the peer-reviewed journal JACM, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers review scientific articles on the role of zinc in COVID-19 prevention

Researchers from Sechenov University in collaboration with colleagues from Germany, Greece and Russia reviewed scientific articles on the role of zinc in the prevention and treatment of viral infections and pneumonia, with projections on those caused by SARS-CoV-2. The results were published in the International Journal of Molecular Medicine.

14 Jul 2020

Study explores effect of COVID-19 mortality in kinship networks

Deaths from COVID-19 will have a ripple effect causing impacts on the mental health and health of surviving family members.

14 Jul 2020

Research News and Research

Study shows higher hip replacement operations can yield better results

Researchers identify an effective method to tackle global water crisis

Bereavement multiplier provides a clear picture of how COVID 19 affects racial and ethnic groups

First-of-its-kind vehicle for lung screening brings health care directly to patients

Domestic violence incidents in California have more than tripled in the Great Recession

UMass Amherst chemist and kinesiologist synthesize artificial fuel for muscle

Cancer drug could help inhibit adenovirus infection

New reliable method for treating male sterility

Researchers develop new video game to teach chemistry and engineering

UTHealth physicians investigate blood pressure drug's effect on improving COVID-19 outcomes

Researchers identify new factor that regulates the size of scar following heart injury

A new measles-based COVID-19 vaccine

Study examines how optimism changes across human lifespan

Researcher and health research journalist point out biased misinformation on coronavirus

Spectral notch filters in glasses enhance color vision for those with red-green CVD

Study focuses on critical topics pertaining to community and individual health during COVID-19

Alcohol and autoclaving are not efficient for disinfecting face masks

Yoga and meditation are potential adjunctive treatments for COVID-19

Researchers review scientific articles on the role of zinc in COVID-19 prevention

Study explores effect of COVID-19 mortality in kinship networks

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