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Mistrust in authorities, information linked to lower Covid-19 vaccine uptake among minority groups

Lower Covid-19 vaccine uptake among Black ethnic groups in London compared to White British groups was driven by trust, including mistrust in the vaccine itself and in authorities administering it, according to research led by UCL.

10 Apr 2023

Higher exposure to fine particulate pollution may raise dementia risk

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of dementia, even at levels below current US, UK and European air quality standards, finds research published by The BMJ.

6 Apr 2023

Shorter ejaculation abstinence times linked to better reproductive outcomes during fertility treatments

Researchers evaluate the association between ejaculatory abstinence time, rates of pregnancies and live births, and DNA fragmentation.

20 Mar 2023

Physical exercise programs tend to be easier to stick with when prescribed via mobile digital devices

Physical exercise programmes tend to be more effective and easier to stick with when they have been prescribed via mobile digital devices rather than in person or without technological support.

16 Mar 2023

Tight transmission bottlenecks may limit the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study describes that tight transmission bottlenecks restrict the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the transmission chain. SARS-CoV-2 is the causative pathogen of the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Jan 2023

Researchers develop a computational model to accurately predict lethal brain tumor growth

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a computational model to predict the growth of deadly brain tumors more accurately.

16 Jan 2023

What influence has COVID-19 vaccination had on sperm characteristics?

Researchers assessed the influence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination on sperm characteristics.

15 Dec 2022

Pt(IV)-conjugated drug-delivery system shows efficacy in glioblastoma therapy

A recent study demonstrated a novel method for delivering anti-cancer drugs, conjugated to modified cell-penetrating peptides across the blood-brain barrier, in mice to treat glioblastoma.

18 Nov 2022

E-cigarette use alters respiration but does not impair lung function, according to new findings

A new study indicated that although vaping increases airway resistance, it does not impact lung function.

28 Oct 2022

What is the link between influenza vaccination and the severity of COVID-19 infection?

Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether influenza vaccinations could reduce COVID-19 severity outcomes.

25 Aug 2022

Taste rehabilitation method shows potential as a new treatment for taste disorders

Many patients suffer from taste disorders due to a variety of causes, and in recent years the number of such patients has skyrocketed even further due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

22 Aug 2022

APOEε4 may confer increased risk for CTE-related neuropathological outcomes among older adults with repetitive head impacts

How could two individuals who both played football for 10 years and developed CTE have different disease severity? How could some individuals develop dementia in their 50's while other never develop dementia at all? Perhaps the answer lies in their genes.

27 Jun 2022

A quantitative analysis on the recruitment of female students in US neurosurgery programs

The authors of this article evaluated residents enrolled in US neurosurgery programs in 2021 to characterize which medical schools most successfully recruited female students into the field over a 7-year period.

21 Jun 2022

The promise of RNA medicine is targeted and personalized

The development of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has only increased the impetus in this field.

11 May 2022

ST6Gal-I–mediated sialylation of the EGFR modulates cell mechanics and enhances cancer invasion

For more than two decades, University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher Susan Bellis, Ph.D., has studied how the addition of sialic acid to various proteins increases cancer resistance and oncogenicity.

22 Apr 2022

Acquiring real-time, accurate and reproducible 4D bioinformatics data with PaSER

In this interview, Chris Adams Ph.D., Business Development Director, Global Bioinformatics, Life Science Mass Spectrometry at Bruker Daltonics, Billerica, MA, USA talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about acquiring real-time, accurate and reproducible 4D-proteomics data with PaSER.

From Bruker Daltonics 20 Apr 2022

Safety profile of colchicine in COVID-19 patients

Researchers evaluated the use of colchicine in COVID-19 patients.

11 Apr 2022

UCI researchers reveal the impact of native lipids on rhodopsin signaling and regeneration

In a new study at University of California, Irvine, researchers have revealed the impact of native lipids on rhodopsin signaling and regeneration, which may usher in a new paradigm for discovery of drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

6 Apr 2022

Oral drug that reverses immune aging effectively prevents death in COVID-19 mouse model

The immune system deteriorates with age, making COVID-19 particularly deadly in older people - but to date, no clinically available medication addresses this key risk factor.

21 Mar 2022

Small airways disease is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, study says

Disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

15 Mar 2022