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Pediatric cancer patients fare worse with COVID-19 than children without cancer

Research from a large international effort shows that 20% of children with cancer who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop severe infections.

27 Aug 2021

Researchers assess the significance of rehabilitation exercises for osteoarthritis patients

Osteoarthritis is a disease of the whole joint, typified by structural alterations in bone, ligaments, and joints, that render them weak. In its severe form, it is extremely debilitating for patients, resulting in hindered mobility and the incidence of severe pain.

27 Aug 2021

Mild maternal infections can have permanent impacts on offspring immunity

During pregnancy, mild infections in the mother can have permanent and tissue-specific impacts on offspring immunity, according to a new study in mice.

27 Aug 2021

Study: Smell regulates our eating habits

Walking past a corner bakery, you may find yourself drawn in by the fresh smell of sweets wafting from the front door. You're not alone: The knowledge that humans make decisions based on their noses has led major brands like Cinnabon and Panera Bread to pump the scents of baked goods into their restaurants, leading to big spikes in sales.

27 Aug 2021

FDA issues the first marketing denial orders for about 55,000 flavored ENDS products

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first marketing denial orders (MDOs) for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products after determining the applications for about 55,000 flavored ENDS products from three applicants lacked sufficient evidence that they have a benefit to adult smokers sufficient to overcome the public health threat posed by the well-documented, alarming levels of youth use of such products.

26 Aug 2021

FDA releases the results of first PFAS survey in nationally distributed processed foods

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the results of the first survey of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in nationally distributed processed foods, including several processed baby foods, collected from the agency's Total Diet Study (TDS), which monitors levels of nutrients and contaminants in foods consumed in the U.S.

26 Aug 2021

Study finds potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and heart disease risk

A study in more than 100,000 individuals has found a potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and developing heart disease.

26 Aug 2021

NIH HEAL Initiative leverages the strengths of communities to address opioid public health crisis

An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association highlights the results of numerous strategies through which the National Institutes of Health's Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, is finding scientific solutions to address the nation's opioid crisis.

26 Aug 2021

Old habit-controlling neurons may also play a critical role in new action learning

Imagine working on your computer and typing the same long password you have used for years to access your email.

26 Aug 2021

German study shows high protection from COVID-19 in over 80s with Pfizer vaccine

A new observational study in Germany, recently published on the medRxiv* preprint server, found the Comirnaty vaccine to be 68.3% effective against COVID-19 for people over 80. In those fully immunized, the vaccine was found to be 73.2% effective in preventing hospitalization and 80.1% effective against death.

26 Aug 2021

Apple, Bose and others pump up the volume on hearing aid options, filling void left by FDA

Spurred by decades of complaints about the high cost of hearing aids, Congress passed a law in 2017 to allow over-the-counter sales, with hopes it would boost competition and lower prices.

26 Aug 2021

BioPlx sets out to control and combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Antimicrobial Resistance is "one of the greatest threats to society, human and animal health, and economic prosperity." Those are the unequivocal words regarding the gravity of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria from the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education.

26 Aug 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations 29 times more likely in unvaccinated individuals, CDC study suggests

Getting inoculated against SARS-CoV-2 protects against getting severe COVID-19 or being hospitalized. In a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), scientists noted that unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized due to COVID-19 than those who were vaccinated.

25 Aug 2021

Microbiome startups promise to improve your gut health, but is the science solid?

After Russell Jordan sent a stool sample through the mail to the microbiome company Viome, his idea of what he should eat shifted. The gym owner in Sacramento, California, had always consumed large quantities of leafy greens.

25 Aug 2021

Hot spots where covid vaccination lags push experimental antibody treatment

For months, Joelle Ruppert was among the millions of Americans who are covid vaccine holdouts. Her reluctance, she said, was not so much that she opposed the new vaccines but that she never felt "compelled" by the evidence supporting their experimental use.

25 Aug 2021

Researchers identify numerous genetic regions that may affect individuals' food intake

A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston University School of Public Health, and other institutions have identified more than two dozen genetic regions that may affect individuals' food intake.

25 Aug 2021

Two studies on gastrointestinal stroma tumors describe advances that may lead to new treatments

Gastrointestinal stroma tumors (GIST) are cancers that start in specialized nerve cells found in the digestive system, from the esophagus and stomach to the intestines and rectum.

25 Aug 2021

CDC posts investigation notice regarding two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections

A CDC investigation notice regarding two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/italian-style-meat-08-21/index.html

25 Aug 2021

Food products labeled as containing “wild mushrooms” often misleading

A team of researchers at the University of Utah and the Natural History Museum of Utah has found that wild mushroom ingredients often consist entirely or in part of cultivated species. These include the ubiquitous white and brown “button” mushrooms and portabella (Agaricus bisporus), oyster (Pleurotus spp.), and shiitake (Lentinula edodes).

24 Aug 2021

Do aerosol boxes prevent airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2?

An interesting new study describes a novel aerosol box design that has been produced and tested to prevent airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

24 Aug 2021

Food News and Research

Pediatric cancer patients fare worse with COVID-19 than children without cancer

Researchers assess the significance of rehabilitation exercises for osteoarthritis patients

Mild maternal infections can have permanent impacts on offspring immunity

Study: Smell regulates our eating habits

FDA issues the first marketing denial orders for about 55,000 flavored ENDS products

FDA releases the results of first PFAS survey in nationally distributed processed foods

Study finds potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and heart disease risk

NIH HEAL Initiative leverages the strengths of communities to address opioid public health crisis

Old habit-controlling neurons may also play a critical role in new action learning

German study shows high protection from COVID-19 in over 80s with Pfizer vaccine

Apple, Bose and others pump up the volume on hearing aid options, filling void left by FDA

BioPlx sets out to control and combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs

COVID-19 hospitalizations 29 times more likely in unvaccinated individuals, CDC study suggests

Microbiome startups promise to improve your gut health, but is the science solid?

Hot spots where covid vaccination lags push experimental antibody treatment

Researchers identify numerous genetic regions that may affect individuals' food intake

Two studies on gastrointestinal stroma tumors describe advances that may lead to new treatments

CDC posts investigation notice regarding two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections

Food products labeled as containing “wild mushrooms” often misleading

Do aerosol boxes prevent airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2?

Enhancing confidence in chemical ionization spectrometry data eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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