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Poll data shows disparities in older adults’ ability to isolate COVID-19 persons in homes

One of the most important ways to stop the spread of COVID-19 is for people who have tested positive or have symptoms, to isolate themselves from the other people they live with.

4 Feb 2021

Oncotarget publishes new research on geroscience

Dr. Mikhail V. Blagosklonny, M.D., Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of Oncotarget, and Professor, at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, published "The goal of geroscience is life extension" which was selected as the Featured Cover Paper for Volume 12 Issue 3 and reported that although numerous drugs seemingly extend healthspan in mice, only a few extend lifespan in mice and only one does it consistently.

4 Feb 2021

Study highlights barriers faced by cancer survivors in maintaining a healthy diet

The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics focuses on the relationship between diet and cancer and the role nutrition may play in successful cancer outcomes.

4 Feb 2021

British and Chinese researchers identify origins of alcoholism

The physical origin of alcohol addiction has been located in a network of the human brain that regulates our response to danger, according to a team of British and Chinese researchers, co-led by the University of Warwick, the University of Cambridge, and Fudan University in Shanghai.

4 Feb 2021

Researchers define key questions to help the UK government for next biosecurity threat

During the summer of 2019, a global team of experts put their heads together to define the key questions facing the UK government when it comes to biological security.

4 Feb 2021

Researchers study nanoparticle-embedded polymers to extend shelf life of foods and beverages

Antimicrobial packaging is being developed to extend the shelf life and safety of foods and beverages. However, there is concern about the transfer of potentially harmful materials, such as silver nanoparticles, from these types of containers to consumables.

4 Feb 2021

Standard decontamination technologies can remove or inactivate all viruses from drinking water

Among the many avenues that viruses can use to infect humans, drinking water may pose only a tiny risk for spreading certain viruses like the novel coronavirus.

3 Feb 2021

Newly launched medical truck brings the emergency room to cardiac arrest patients

University of Minnesota, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and health care system partners announce the launch of a truck outfitted with medical equipment and virtual reality technology to help experts attend to patients remotely for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

3 Feb 2021

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Poll data shows disparities in older adults’ ability to isolate COVID-19 persons in homes

Oncotarget publishes new research on geroscience

Study highlights barriers faced by cancer survivors in maintaining a healthy diet

British and Chinese researchers identify origins of alcoholism

Researchers define key questions to help the UK government for next biosecurity threat

Researchers study nanoparticle-embedded polymers to extend shelf life of foods and beverages

Standard decontamination technologies can remove or inactivate all viruses from drinking water

Newly launched medical truck brings the emergency room to cardiac arrest patients

Rescheduling drugs can reduce use as well as the dangers, study finds

COVID-19 vaccine should be recommended to patients with Parkinson’s disease, experts say

Exploring the living quality in high-density housing

Study reveals a deep digital health divide within the older population

Study examines link between health literacy and actionable memory for medication-taking

Clinical trials of new treatments for COVID-19 often do not include vulnerable populations

Dispelling vaccine misinformation and myths in California’s breadbasket

Major changes in life influence the amount of physical activity

Novel personalized screening tool to better detect suicidal youths

Could rapid result low sensitivity SARS-CoV-2 tests improve pandemic quarantine strategies?

Researchers engineer "Nanotraps" that block SARS-CoV-2 infection

In Austin, some try to address vaccine inequity, but a broad plan is elusive

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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