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Study: Minority groups remain conspicuously absent from pancreatic cancer clinical trials

According to a study published today in Gastroenterology by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and University of Florida Health, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and Asian Americans remain conspicuously absent from pancreatic cancer clinical trials aimed at testing the most recent treatment advances for this deadly disease.

17 Aug 2021

First-of-its-kind clinical trial network established in Asia to treat and prevent drug-resistant infections

Wellcome Trust has provided a grant of S$2.5 million to the National University of Singapore to establish the Asian Clinical Research Network to conduct antimicrobial clinical research to develop the most effective ways to treat and prevent life-threatening drug-resistant infections.

17 Aug 2021

Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds

The overall global death toll from suicide has risen by nearly 20,000 over the past 30 years, despite a significant fall in age-specific suicide rates during this period, finds an analysis of international data, published online in the journal Injury Prevention.

17 Aug 2021

COVID-19 stressors negatively impact refugees' mental health, study shows

COVID-19 stressors are negatively impacting resettled refugees' mental health, a new study by UNSW Sydney psychologists in partnership with Australian Red Cross, Settlement Services International and Phoenix Australia at the University of Melbourne has shown.

17 Aug 2021

MHRA approves use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds

An extension to the current UK approval of the Spikevax vaccine (formerly COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna) that allows its use in 12- to 17-year-olds has today been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

17 Aug 2021

UK delivers Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Egypt

The package donated by the UK was shipped via COVAX, with the support of UNICEF and WHO, and arrived in Cairo yesterday (16 August).

17 Aug 2021

‘Tainted’ blood: Covid skeptics request blood transfusions from unvaccinated donors

The nation's roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesaving blood transfusions.

17 Aug 2021

Have vaccines, will travel: On the road with a covid entrepreneur

While many businesses in this southwestern Montana "ghost town" reel in tourists with its mining and Wild West vigilante past, one businessman arrived offering a modern product: covid-19 vaccines.

17 Aug 2021

Different teaching methods during COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed students' sleep cycle

A new paper in Sleep indicates that different teaching strategies schools imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic differences in when and how much students slept.

17 Aug 2021

‘Groundhog Day’ effect of lockdown affects memory and cognitive ability, study finds

Studies show the way we remember and process information is greatly affected when we are in isolation, but variations on our daily activity and exercise will help.

17 Aug 2021

Scientific evidence: REHIT session on a CAROL bike contributes to greater post-exercise metabolism

The results recently published by the American Council on Exercise are significant because a meaningful increase in EPOC over the long term can have an important impact on calorie expenditure and help people achieve weight loss and weight maintenance and improve their fitness.

17 Aug 2021

New evidence-based resources to guide treatment of plaque psoriasis

A range of evidence-based resources are now available from the Targeted Therapies Alliance to assist dermatologists and their patients in shared decision making in the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

17 Aug 2021

Researchers explore the benefits of older people participating in environmental citizen science projects

A spot of sunshine, a love of nature, and a desire to make a difference – it’s a simple combination, but together, these three elements could be key to improving physical activity, health, and wellbeing of older South Australians.

17 Aug 2021

AIHW report: Modifiable risk factors cause one-third of disease burden

The overall health of Australians continues to improve, however, a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for 2018 show that further gains could be achieved by reducing leading risk factors such as tobacco use, overweight, and high blood pressure.

17 Aug 2021

In UK's 1st wave, 10% of COVID infections were acquired in hospitals

Their study published in The Lancet journal involved assessing the magnitude of hospital-acquired COVID-19 in the case of acute and long-term National Health Service (NHS) hospital facilities in the UK during the first wave of the pandemic.

17 Aug 2021

Real-time genomics to track SARS-CoV-2 help contain transmission in New Zealand

A recent study discusses how New Zealand rapidly employed real-time genomics to contain new COVID-19 cases.

16 Aug 2021

Regional policies not sufficient to comprehensively tackle covid-19 infection risk, study suggests

In a new paper published in the The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Mr Gabriele Guaitoli and Dr Roberto Pancrazi from the Department of Economics at Warwick University investigate whether region-wide non-pharmaceutical interventions introduced in Italy during the second wave of Covid-19 in Fall 2020 have been effective at eliminating local risk factors.

16 Aug 2021

Local perceptions of COVID-19 risk do not correlate with the infection rate, survey finds

Superspreading events have proven to be the primary mode of infection driving the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to an inaccurate perception of risk.

16 Aug 2021

Treating trauma survivors early may help avoid complicated grief years later

Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief—a sense of persistent sadness and an inability to cope—years after the trauma, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

16 Aug 2021

Wildfire smoke affects 3 million asthmatics and more than half of the U.S. states, research reveals

An estimated 3 million asthmatics and over half of the states in the United States are being affected by particulates that are blowing over them from fires in Canada and the western U.S., according to new research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of the University of Alabama System.

16 Aug 2021

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Study: Minority groups remain conspicuously absent from pancreatic cancer clinical trials

First-of-its-kind clinical trial network established in Asia to treat and prevent drug-resistant infections

Global death toll from suicide has increased by 20,000 over the past 30 years, analysis finds

COVID-19 stressors negatively impact refugees' mental health, study shows

MHRA approves use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds

UK delivers Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Egypt

‘Tainted’ blood: Covid skeptics request blood transfusions from unvaccinated donors

Have vaccines, will travel: On the road with a covid entrepreneur

Different teaching methods during COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed students' sleep cycle

‘Groundhog Day’ effect of lockdown affects memory and cognitive ability, study finds

Scientific evidence: REHIT session on a CAROL bike contributes to greater post-exercise metabolism

New evidence-based resources to guide treatment of plaque psoriasis

Researchers explore the benefits of older people participating in environmental citizen science projects

AIHW report: Modifiable risk factors cause one-third of disease burden

In UK's 1st wave, 10% of COVID infections were acquired in hospitals

Real-time genomics to track SARS-CoV-2 help contain transmission in New Zealand

Regional policies not sufficient to comprehensively tackle covid-19 infection risk, study suggests

Local perceptions of COVID-19 risk do not correlate with the infection rate, survey finds

Treating trauma survivors early may help avoid complicated grief years later

Wildfire smoke affects 3 million asthmatics and more than half of the U.S. states, research reveals

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