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New study reveals sweet spot for muscle growth

When performing resistance training such as lifting weights, there's a lot of interest in how close you push yourself to failure – the point where you can't do another rep – and how it affects your results.

1 Aug 2024

COVID vaccines shown to reduce risk of arterial thrombosis

A new study, published today in Nature Communications and involving nearly the whole adult population of England, has found that the incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before or without vaccination.

1 Aug 2024

AI unlocks potential of antimicrobial peptides for new antibiotics

In a hopeful sign for demand for more safe, effective antibiotics for humans, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have leveraged artificial intelligence to develop a new drug that already is showing promise in animal trials.

1 Aug 2024

Medline to offer first ever FDA-cleared, point-of-care fentanyl urine screening kit on RYAN™ analyzer

Carolina Liquid Chemistries Corp. (CLC) has entered into a distribution agreement with Medline Industries, LP (Medline) to make the first ever FDA-cleared, point-of-care fentanyl screening test kit readily available to many point-of-care sites and clinical laboratories across the United States of America.

1 Aug 2024

High blood pressure risk elevated by tellurium contaminant in foods

The likelihood of developing high blood pressure (hypertension) increases with higher levels of tellurium, a contaminant transferred from mining and manufacturing activities to foods.

31 Jul 2024

Nine months of joint replacement surgery lost due to COVID-19, study reveals

Nearly nine months of joint replacement surgery has been lost - around 160,000 fewer operations - since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found.

31 Jul 2024

Study reveals £4bn savings potential from dementia risk reduction interventions

Public health interventions that tackle dementia risk factors could yield as much as £4bn in savings in England by reducing dementia rates and helping people to live longer and healthier, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

31 Jul 2024

BYU researchers develop first national glycemic index database for U.S. diets

Karen Della Corte, BYU nutrition and dietetics professor, recently authored a new study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, that developed a national glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) database to offer insights into the evolving quality of carbohydrates consumed in the United States, something that hadn't been done previously.

31 Jul 2024

Generative AI effectively simplifies echocardiogram explanations for patients, study finds

An artificial intelligence program created explanations of heart test results that were in most cases accurate, relevant, and easy to understand by patients, a new study finds.

31 Jul 2024

Study reveals challenges in accessing psychiatric care for Medicaid enrollees

Many people enrolled in Medicaid who require psychiatric care have difficulty accessing clinicians in a timely manner despite the higher need in this population, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

31 Jul 2024

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us.

A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported.

31 Jul 2024

Hospital-based addiction program proves effective in treating opioid use disorder

Previous research has found that over 80 percent of people with opioid use disorder (OUD) do not receive evidence-based, lifesaving medications.

31 Jul 2024

Study finds high levels of heavy metals in U.S. cocoa products

A new study from George Washington University found a disquieting percentage of cocoa products in the U.S. contain heavy metals that exceed guidelines, including higher concentrations in organic products.

31 Jul 2024

Study reveals common off-label dosing of direct oral anticoagulants

Millions of Americans take anticoagulants, commonly known as blood thinners. These medications work to prevent blood clots that cause heart attack and stroke.

31 Jul 2024

UQ study reveals 25% drop in child maltreatment in communities using Triple P Parenting Program

University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs.

31 Jul 2024

WHO coordinates large-scale medical evacuation from Gaza to UAE

Today, 85 sick and severely injured patients from Gaza were evacuated to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for specialized care.

31 Jul 2024

Spear Bio secures $45 million in oversubscribed Series A financing to accelerate product launch for protein research and disease diagnostics

WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spear Bio Inc., a biotechnology company enabling the measurement of protein molecules down to dozens of copies with ubiquitous qPCR equipment, announced the successful closing of its $45 million Series A financing.

From Spear Bio 31 Jul 2024

New SmartStage™ open frame positioning stage for transmissive imaging applications

Introducing the SmartStage™ Open Frame Positioning Stage, a breakthrough innovation from Dover Motion harnessing over 60 years of unrivaled precision motion design and manufacturing expertise.

From Dover Motion 31 Jul 2024

Study reveals personalized brain connectivity in blind individuals

A study led by Georgetown University neuroscientists reveals that the part of the brain that receives and processes visual information in sighted people develops a unique connectivity pattern in people born blind. They say this pattern in the primary visual cortex is unique to each person - akin to a fingerprint.

31 Jul 2024

Quantum simulation drives breakthrough in drug development

Led by University of Melbourne theoretician and HPC expert Associate Professor Giuseppe Barca, a research team has achieved the first quantum simulation of biological systems at a scale necessary to accurately model drug performance.

31 Jul 2024