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Mental health of undocumented college students worst hit by COVID-19 pandemic

A new study by researchers at Delaware State University and published on the preprint server medRxiv in September 2020 reports that the impact on mental health is disproportionately felt among undocumented immigrants studying in US colleges.

5 Oct 2020

Individual and socioeconomic factors associated with COVID infection, hospitalization and death

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is actively spreading across nations, with millions of people affected. In the United States alone, more than 7.45 million people have been infected, and more than 210,000 have died.

5 Oct 2020

Two phase II clinical trials suggest potential new treatment options for metastatic cervical cancer

Preliminary results from two independent, phase II clinical trials investigating a new PD-1 (programmed cell death protein 1)-based immune therapy for metastatic cervical cancer suggest potential new treatment options for a disease that currently has limited effective options and disproportionately impacts younger women.

5 Oct 2020

Women, workers of color facing safety risks at high-hazard jobs

When exploring data on Washington workers during the pandemic -- demographics, working conditions, wages and benefits, and risks of exposure to disease -- the authors of a new report found that women hold two-thirds of the jobs in the harshest category of work.

5 Oct 2020

Researchers receive $3.2 million to use AI for improving heart transplant outcomes

A team of researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, were recently awarded a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance research for improving heart transplant outcomes for patients.

5 Oct 2020

Trial examines prehospital administration of blood-clotting agent in severely injured trauma patients

Severely injured trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the hospital had a better chance of surviving than those who didn't, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

5 Oct 2020

Holidays linked to severe spike in nut allergies among children

A new study examining the link between peanut and tree-nut anaphylaxis in children and holidays found spikes at Halloween and Easter.

5 Oct 2020

NIH awards $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S., M.S., , an international leader in aging and cognition research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, has received two grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

5 Oct 2020

Study: Parents less likely to know when children vape or use other tobacco products

Most parents know or suspect when their child smokes, but they are much more likely to be in the dark if the child vapes or uses other tobacco products, according to a large national study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

5 Oct 2020

Researchers identify neural mechanisms involved in social interactions of people from different backgrounds

Our brain responds differently if we talk to a person of a different socioeconomic background from our own compared to when we speak to someone whose background is similar, according to a new imaging study by UCL and Yale researchers.

5 Oct 2020

An effective Origami mask for COVID-19

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* in September 2020 reports constructing disposable masks using simple paper folding or origami steps, from filter material. This could make mask-wearing more acceptable and their construction less cumbersome.

5 Oct 2020

New guidelines reduce number of opioid pills prescribed to patients after surgery

To address the opioid epidemic, surgeons have embraced guidelines to reduce the number of opioid pills they prescribe to patients after surgery, and the efforts have helped to significantly reduce the number of opioids in circulation.

5 Oct 2020

800 million children have high lead levels in their blood

As many as 800 million children have dangerously high lead values in their blood. The neurotoxin can cause permanent brain damage.

1 Oct 2020

UB researchers receive grant to help pharmacies build community health worker programs

University at Buffalo researchers have received a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation to help add community health workers to pharmacies to better connect patients to critical services and lower health care costs.

1 Oct 2020

New, rare genetic form of dementia discovered

A new, rare genetic form of dementia has been discovered by a team of Penn Medicine researchers. This discovery also sheds light on a new pathway that leads to protein build up in the brain -- which causes this newly discovered disease, as well as related neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's Disease -- that could be targeted for new therapies.

1 Oct 2020

New AGA report details effectiveness and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation

Today, the American Gastroenterological Association released the first results from the NIH-funded AGA Fecal Microbiota Transplantation National Registry, the largest real-world study on the safety and effectiveness of FMT.

1 Oct 2020

Clarigent Health launches an app-based listening tool to support mental health risk reduction

Clarigent Health, a mental health technology company, today announced the launch of Clairity, an app-based listening tool designed to provide clinical decision support to mental health professionals.

1 Oct 2020

$9.1 million NCI grant renewal will support researchers studying retrovirus cancer models

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine have been awarded a five-year, $9.1 million grant Program Project Grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute.

1 Oct 2020

Machine learning can predict pediatric ECMO patients at risk of brain injury

When newborn babies or children with heart or lung distress are struggling to survive, doctors often turn to a form of life support that uses artificial lungs.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers uncover the cause of 1990s Argentina cholera epidemic

The evolution of epidemic and endemic strains of the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae in Argentina has been mapped in detail by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the INEI-ANLIS "Dr Carlos G. Malbrán", Argentina.

1 Oct 2020

Education News and Research

Mental health of undocumented college students worst hit by COVID-19 pandemic

Individual and socioeconomic factors associated with COVID infection, hospitalization and death

Two phase II clinical trials suggest potential new treatment options for metastatic cervical cancer

Women, workers of color facing safety risks at high-hazard jobs

Researchers receive $3.2 million to use AI for improving heart transplant outcomes

Trial examines prehospital administration of blood-clotting agent in severely injured trauma patients

Holidays linked to severe spike in nut allergies among children

NIH awards $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Study: Parents less likely to know when children vape or use other tobacco products

Researchers identify neural mechanisms involved in social interactions of people from different backgrounds

An effective Origami mask for COVID-19

New guidelines reduce number of opioid pills prescribed to patients after surgery

800 million children have high lead levels in their blood

UB researchers receive grant to help pharmacies build community health worker programs

New, rare genetic form of dementia discovered

New AGA report details effectiveness and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation

Clarigent Health launches an app-based listening tool to support mental health risk reduction

$9.1 million NCI grant renewal will support researchers studying retrovirus cancer models

Machine learning can predict pediatric ECMO patients at risk of brain injury

Researchers uncover the cause of 1990s Argentina cholera epidemic

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