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Art therapy and teaching through art can contribute to wellbeing of students

The doctoral dissertation focuses on school factors that affect the subjective wellbeing of school-aged children and how art can contribute to the wellbeing of students.

1 Nov 2021

UMass Amherst and Brigham launch MassAITC to improve in-home care for Alzheimer's patients

The University of Massachusetts Amherst and Brigham and Women's Hospital announced today the launch of the new Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (MassAITC), which seeks to improve in-home care for older adults and individuals with Alzheimer's disease, thanks to a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), which is part of the National Institutes of Health.

1 Nov 2021

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

A nationwide study of over 1 million births in the English National Health Service (NHS) between 2015 and 2017, published in The Lancet, has found large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic and socioeconomic groups in England.

1 Nov 2021

Study reassures the safety, immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with rheumatic diseases

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that the COVID-19 vaccine was not associated with severe disease flares in patients with rheumatic diseases.

1 Nov 2021

Platelet inhibitors may be linked with reduction in digital ulcers in people with systemic sclerosis

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that use of platelet inhibitors could be associated with a reduction in the occurrence of digital ulcers, painful sores on the extremities that can progress to gangrene, in people with systemic sclerosis.

1 Nov 2021

New findings can help identify people at increased risk of hydroxychloroquine-related retinopathy

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that higher doses, longer duration of use, chronic kidney disease and Asian race could all be independent risk factors for retinopathy in people using hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug commonly used to treat lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases.

1 Nov 2021

Transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet documented for first time in the U.S.

For the first time in the U.S., the transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet is documented genetically as part of a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

1 Nov 2021

Lehigh’s undergraduate students receive NIH Award for new sickle cell diagnostic device

Their tickets were booked. Their schedules were set. The students were finally going to test their product on real people. But in July, Sierra Leone's COVID-19 level spiked almost overnight, and Lehigh's Sickle Cell Anemia Diagnostic Device team lost yet another opportunity to conduct fieldwork.

1 Nov 2021

Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist among U.S. adults who identify as disabled

A new analysis led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers finds that the number of U.S. adults who report they have a disability is 27%, representing 67 million adults, an increase of 1% since the data were last analyzed in 2016.

1 Nov 2021

Smoking related to lower rates of BP control in hypertensive patients taking medicines

Smoking and high blood pressure are independent cardiovascular risk factors that frequently coexist within patients.

1 Nov 2021

$15 million gift to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in life sciences

A decades-long friendship and a shared passion for basic science has inspired a $15 million gift to the Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) at Washington University in St. Louis to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in the life sciences.

30 Oct 2021

CDC launches complementary education campaigns to save more lives from drug overdose

To save more lives from drug overdose, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched four complementary education campaigns intended to reach young adults ages 18 - 34 years.

30 Oct 2021

Two new studies show how to enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

Two new studies revealed that anti-PD-1 immunotherapy given before surgery was safe and effective for patients with oral-cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) and identified potential molecular biomarkers in the blood and tumors of patients that would show how likely it is that someone would respond to immunotherapy.

30 Oct 2021

Therapeutic heparin for preventing COVID-19 deaths is four times higher than the prophylactic dose

The anti-coagulant heparin reduces the likelihood of death from COVID-19 by 78% when administered in therapeutic doses to patients with signs of respiratory failure on admission to hospital, according to a study reported on October 14 in the British Medical Journal.

30 Oct 2021

Study focuses on helping shiftworkers to better manage their eating habits

In Australia, one in every five employees are shift workers. But when you work irregular hours, you eat at irregular hours and this can put you at increased risk of weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

30 Oct 2021

Researchers appeal for thoughtful regulation of infectious disease research

COVID-19 has killed close to 5 million people worldwide, and the crisis has given rise to uncertainties about both the origins of the virus and how to respond to future pandemics.

30 Oct 2021

Study: mRNA vaccines associated with more immunity than prior COVID-19 infection

A nationwide study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are associated with significantly more immunity than a prior COVID-19 infection.

29 Oct 2021

$2.1 million gift will support the development of Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System

In an important step that could help answer research questions about breast cancer and develop more personalized solutions for patients, philanthropists Richard and Carol Dean Hertzberg have committed $2.1 million to develop and maintain the Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System (BCDS) at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

29 Oct 2021

Radical decarbonization in cities has potential to dramatically improve child health, study says

Improved air quality in cities resulting from cutting carbon emissions could lead to large reductions in childhood asthma cases, premature births and incidences of babies born at an unhealthily low weight, according to a study carried out by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

29 Oct 2021

UT Southwestern study suggests potential way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

A study by UT Southwestern researchers finds that changing the biochemistry of parts of brain cells abolished the formation of amyloid beta plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

29 Oct 2021

Education News and Research

Art therapy and teaching through art can contribute to wellbeing of students

UMass Amherst and Brigham launch MassAITC to improve in-home care for Alzheimer's patients

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

Study reassures the safety, immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with rheumatic diseases

Platelet inhibitors may be linked with reduction in digital ulcers in people with systemic sclerosis

New findings can help identify people at increased risk of hydroxychloroquine-related retinopathy

Transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet documented for first time in the U.S.

Lehigh’s undergraduate students receive NIH Award for new sickle cell diagnostic device

Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist among U.S. adults who identify as disabled

Smoking related to lower rates of BP control in hypertensive patients taking medicines

$15 million gift to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in life sciences

CDC launches complementary education campaigns to save more lives from drug overdose

Two new studies show how to enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

Therapeutic heparin for preventing COVID-19 deaths is four times higher than the prophylactic dose

Study focuses on helping shiftworkers to better manage their eating habits

Researchers appeal for thoughtful regulation of infectious disease research

Study: mRNA vaccines associated with more immunity than prior COVID-19 infection

$2.1 million gift will support the development of Dean-Hertzberg Breast Cancer Database System

Radical decarbonization in cities has potential to dramatically improve child health, study says

UT Southwestern study suggests potential way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

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