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Mayo Clinic's tracking tool features latest COVID-19 data, expert guidance

The number of COVID-19 cases is surging in some regions and retreating in others, making consistent, reliable information and personalized guidance on the pandemic more important than ever.

17 Sep 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: It’s scandal week

President Donald Trump finally released his promised executive order aimed at bringing down drug costs.

17 Sep 2020

Breadfruit flour found to be a healthy alternative to other starches for modern foods

A fruit used for centuries in countries around the world is getting the nutritional thumbs-up from a team of British Columbia researchers.

17 Sep 2020

IU School of Medicine wins $12.3 million grant for research into opioid addiction treatment

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are testing use of tezampanel, a novel antagonist at glutamate receptors that could treat opioid withdrawal syndrome and other addictions and mental illnesses.

17 Sep 2020

Black women turn to midwives to avoid COVID and ‘feel cared for’

From the moment she learned she was pregnant late last year, TaNefer Camara knew she didn't want to have her baby in a hospital bed.

17 Sep 2020

Preventing emissions at source can mitigate microfiber pollution, shows study

The amount of synthetic microfiber we shed into our waterways has been of great concern over the last few years, and for good reason: Every laundry cycle releases in its wastewater tens of thousands of tiny, near-invisible plastic fibers whose persistence and accumulation can affect aquatic habitats and food systems, and ultimately our own bodies in ways we have yet to discover.

17 Sep 2020

Researchers discover both good and bad kitchen habits in different European countries

Every year, 5,000 Europeans die from diseases contracted from food. Researchers visited people's homes and discovered both good and bad kitchen habits in different European countries.

17 Sep 2020

Children who experience neglect are more likely to have teen pregnancy

Children who experience neglect are seven times more likely than other abuse victims to have a teen pregnancy say University of Queensland researchers.

17 Sep 2020

Study looks at how culture can influence women's experiences of disordered eating

"You have to eat!" It's a sentiment that illustrates how central food is to Italian culture, but the woman who uttered these words also happens to be struggling with bulimia nervosa.

16 Sep 2020

A ferry protein in the pancreas safeguards beta-cells from high-fat diet induced stress

Every time we eat, the glucose level in our body goes up. This spurs our pancreatic machinery into action and through intricate physiological mechanisms, appropriate amounts of insulin are produced, our blood glucose levels are controlled, and we remain healthy.

16 Sep 2020

Azithromycin use for treating COVID-19 may increase risk of cardiac events

Debates over whether hydroxychloroquine should be taken to help lessen the duration and impact of COVID-19 have revolved around the drug's reputation for causing cardiac events such as abnormal heart rhythms or beats and cardiac arrest.

16 Sep 2020

UC Davis uses microneedles to deliver gene therapy for retinal diseases

A novel approach to delivering gene therapy for retinal diseases eliminates the need for complex eye surgery and treats more damaged cells than existing methods, a team of UC Davis physicians and veterinary eye specialists has found.

16 Sep 2020

Free online course launched to provide better understanding of the human microbiome

A new, free, online course is being launched to help you discover more about the microbiome and its links to health throughout our lives.

16 Sep 2020

Lack of antigen test reporting leaves country ‘blind to the pandemic’

More than 20 states either don't release or have incomplete data on the rapid antigen tests now considered key to containing the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 6 million Americans.

16 Sep 2020

COVID vaccine trials move at warp speed, but recruiting Black volunteers takes time

Participation in clinical trials among Black people is low, according to Food and Drug Administration statistics.

16 Sep 2020

Pfizer's anti-viral 3CL protease inhibitor shows antiviral potential against SARS-CoV-2

Now, a new study by researchers from Pfizer, University of Arizona, Purdue University, The Scripps Research Institute, and UC San Diego School of Medicine and published on the preprint server bioRxiv in September 2020 reports that an enzyme inhibitor may act in synergism with the approved antiviral remdesivir to suppress viral replication in COVID-19.

16 Sep 2020

Critical insights into COVID-19 exposure for healthcare workers

A recent Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine study published in the preprint server medRxiv in September 2020 shows that the use of standard guidelines of infection control, including personal protective equipment (PPE), helps to prevent the undue risk of infection among HCWs as well.

16 Sep 2020

Heparan sulfate aids COVID-19 virus to penetrate human lung cells

A molecule known as ACE2 sits like a doorknob on the outer surfaces of the cells that line the lungs. Since January 2020, researchers have known that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, primarily uses ACE2 to enter these cells and establish respiratory infections.

16 Sep 2020

New comparative performance data published for authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published comparative performance data for some authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests.

16 Sep 2020

Gut Microbiome Health Index distinguishes between healthy and diseased microbiome

What causes some people to develop chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and metabolic syndrome while others stay healthy? A major clue could be found in their gut microbiome -- the trillions of microbes living inside the digestive system that regulate various bodily functions.

16 Sep 2020

Food News and Research

Mayo Clinic's tracking tool features latest COVID-19 data, expert guidance

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: It’s scandal week

Breadfruit flour found to be a healthy alternative to other starches for modern foods

IU School of Medicine wins $12.3 million grant for research into opioid addiction treatment

Black women turn to midwives to avoid COVID and ‘feel cared for’

Preventing emissions at source can mitigate microfiber pollution, shows study

Researchers discover both good and bad kitchen habits in different European countries

Children who experience neglect are more likely to have teen pregnancy

Study looks at how culture can influence women's experiences of disordered eating

A ferry protein in the pancreas safeguards beta-cells from high-fat diet induced stress

Azithromycin use for treating COVID-19 may increase risk of cardiac events

UC Davis uses microneedles to deliver gene therapy for retinal diseases

Free online course launched to provide better understanding of the human microbiome

Lack of antigen test reporting leaves country ‘blind to the pandemic’

COVID vaccine trials move at warp speed, but recruiting Black volunteers takes time

Pfizer's anti-viral 3CL protease inhibitor shows antiviral potential against SARS-CoV-2

Critical insights into COVID-19 exposure for healthcare workers

Heparan sulfate aids COVID-19 virus to penetrate human lung cells

New comparative performance data published for authorized COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests

Gut Microbiome Health Index distinguishes between healthy and diseased microbiome

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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