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Trickle of covid relief funds helps fill gaps in rural kids’ mental health services

The Mary Hill Youth and Family Center's building has long been at a crossroads overlooking this rural Appalachian city, but its purpose has evolved.

23 Nov 2022

A work-from-home culture takes root in California

Even as pandemic lockdowns fade into memory, covid-19 has transformed California's workplace culture in ways researchers say will reverberate well beyond 2022.

23 Nov 2022

Eating more foods with higher Food Compass scores lunked to better long-term health outcomes

The idea that what we eat directly affects our health is ancient; Hippocrates recognized this as far back as 400 B.C. But, identifying healthier foods in the supermarket aisle and on restaurant menus is increasingly challenging.

22 Nov 2022

Scientists move a step closer to advancing personalized cancer treatment

In a step likely to advance personalized cancer treatment, scientists have for the first time shown in patients that levels of biomarkers are not enough to tell which patients are likely to respond best to immunotherapy.

22 Nov 2022

Experts highlight the expanding presence and emerging risks from three endemic fungal diseases

Infectious diseases expert George Thompson has been studying and treating fungal diseases for over two decades. He monitors their spread, symptoms and relative risks.

22 Nov 2022

Study provides insight into the natural course of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy

A UT Southwestern study of more than 1,300 pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 found that just 1 in 10 developed moderate, severe, or critical illness and that COVID-19 symptoms and severity were similar across all trimesters.

22 Nov 2022

Previously unknown links between genetic factors in ASD identified

In a new study published today in Cell Reports, researchers from the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute (DKJEI), part of the Krembil Research Institute at University Health Network, have identified previously unknown connections between genetic factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

22 Nov 2022

New EULAR recommendations for screening and treating infections in AIIRD patients

It is already known that people who are immunocompromised are more prone to infections. Chronic and opportunistic infections are often found in people with an AIIRD, and may be linked to some of the immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory treatments used to treat these rheumatic diseases.

22 Nov 2022

Monkeypox viruses can be inactivated by two who-recommended hand disinfectants

People in many countries are contracting monkeypox, even though they have not travelled to any regions where the virus is mainly circulating.

22 Nov 2022

The separate and combined associations of coffee and tea consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality

Researchers investigated the association between individual and combined coffee and tea consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality, such as those due to cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive diseases.

22 Nov 2022

Survey: Two-thirds of European dietitians believe drinking coffee in moderation has clear health benefits

A new report by the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians, supported by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee, has revealed that almost two-thirds (62%) of European dietitians believe drinking coffee in moderation has clear health benefits, with 86% agreeing that regular moderate intake can improve alertness and 69% agreeing that regular, moderate intake is associated with an improvement in overall sports performance.

22 Nov 2022

Low-dose CT screening improves survival rate of lung cancer patients

Diagnosing early-stage lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening drastically improves the survival rate of cancer patients over a 20-year period, according to a large-scale international study being presented by Mount Sinai researchers at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

22 Nov 2022

Education News and Research

Trickle of covid relief funds helps fill gaps in rural kids’ mental health services

A work-from-home culture takes root in California

Eating more foods with higher Food Compass scores lunked to better long-term health outcomes

Scientists move a step closer to advancing personalized cancer treatment

Experts highlight the expanding presence and emerging risks from three endemic fungal diseases

Study provides insight into the natural course of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy

Previously unknown links between genetic factors in ASD identified

New EULAR recommendations for screening and treating infections in AIIRD patients

Monkeypox viruses can be inactivated by two who-recommended hand disinfectants

The separate and combined associations of coffee and tea consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality

Survey: Two-thirds of European dietitians believe drinking coffee in moderation has clear health benefits

Low-dose CT screening improves survival rate of lung cancer patients

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can alter the baby's brain structure

Creating New Targeted Antibacterial Products to Help Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

Schools, sheriffs, and syringes: State plans vary for spending $26B in opioid settlement funds

New studies improve understanding of the genetic factors that protect people against COVID-19

MUSC researcher identifies dramatic rise in cervical cancer incidence among women in early 30s

America's health care organizations remind the public about vaccinations and early treatment for COVID-19, influenza

Research links long-term exposure to traffic noise and type 2 diabetes

Repetitive stress induces features of accelerated aging in the eye

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