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Experts address the global burden of brain diseases

Think Brain Health - a policy, clinical and research challenge, a virtual meeting featuring expert speakers in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, addressed current and future opportunities to help everyone achieve good brain health.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers create first map of microbiome of dental black plaque in adults

The dark pigmentations that appear around the gums on dental enamel have a bacterial origin and there is currently no definitive therapy to remove it entirely.

3 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 enters the CNS via multiple routes and causes various neurological disorders

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of deaths across the globe. The causative agent of this disease is the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.

3 Dec 2020

Pomegranate extract could inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19

Researchers have conducted a study demonstrating the potential antiviral effects of pomegranate extract against SAR-CoV-2.

3 Dec 2020

Novel “multitope” vaccine shows promise in the fight against COVID-19

Researchers have demonstrated the potential of a protein-peptide vaccine to protect against infection with SARS-CoV-2, the agent that causes COVID-19.

3 Dec 2020

The vaginal microbiome may impact the efficacy of HIV prevention therapy

A new study has revealed that vaginal microbial communities are linked with an increased risk of HIV acquisition and may also impact the efficacy of PrEP.

3 Dec 2020

Steroids used to treat inflammatory disease increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Researchers have found that prescribed low doses of steroids, often to combat inflammatory diseases, are at an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

3 Dec 2020

GoMo Health EarlyCare program nurtures prenatal, postnatal moms to address psychological health

GoMo Health and the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas have joined forces to incorporate the Center's research-backed strategies that enhance brain health and build resilience, into GoMo Health's evidence-based patient engagement platform.

3 Dec 2020

CUNY SPH launches new initiative to address public concerns about COVID-19 vaccines

The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) today launched CONVINCE USAsm, part of a global project to increase understanding of factors that influence people's willingness to accept new COVID-19 vaccines, and to promote inclusive public dialogue to reduce vaccine hesitancy.

3 Dec 2020

Study: Global public health services fail to meet targets to reduce avoidable sight loss

A new global study has found no significant reduction in the number of people with treatable sight loss since 2010.

3 Dec 2020

Study uses historical data to predict longer term effects of pandemic on individual economies

Global GDP will drop three percent below pre-pandemic estimates by the end of 2021, with many Western nations seeing "deeper and longer-lasting" effects compared to China and other Asian economies, a study suggests.

3 Dec 2020

New wearable sensor can track healing in chronic skin wounds

Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas at Austin have presented a proof-of-concept for a wearable sensor that can track healing in sores, ulcers, and other kinds of chronic skin wounds, even without the need to remove the bandages.

2 Dec 2020

Studies examine rates of blindness and vision impairment worldwide

Sobering new statistics released by the Global Burden of Disease study found no significant reduction in the number of people with treatable sight loss worldwide since 2010 as public health services failed to meet World Health Organization (WHO) targets.

2 Dec 2020

Study: Shipping pallets were responsible for sending people to emergency rooms of US hospitals

Shipping pallets -- often used as display platforms in retail settings or seen as raw material for household projects -- were responsible for sending more than 30,000 people to the emergency rooms of U.S. hospitals over a recent five-year period, according to a new study.

2 Dec 2020

Study: Individualized treatment plans can benefit both COVID-19 patients, their caregivers

Returning home after a stay in the hospital and a skilled nursing facility is often overwhelming. New research from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University shows that individualized treatment plans and instructions would be beneficial to both patients and their caregivers.

2 Dec 2020

Despite new CDC guidance, opioid prescription rates have not declined

Research from Saint Louis University finds that among patients at risk for opioid misuse, the odds of receiving a schedule II opioid for non-cancer pain were similar to those not at risk, despite new prescribing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

2 Dec 2020

Study links declines in working-class jobs to suicide, deaths of despair

Declines in blue-collar jobs may have left some working-class men frustrated by unmet job expectations and more likely to suffer an early death by suicide or drug poisoning, according to a study led by sociologists at The University of Texas at Austin.

2 Dec 2020

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Experts address the global burden of brain diseases

Researchers create first map of microbiome of dental black plaque in adults

SARS-CoV-2 enters the CNS via multiple routes and causes various neurological disorders

Pomegranate extract could inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19

Novel “multitope” vaccine shows promise in the fight against COVID-19

The vaginal microbiome may impact the efficacy of HIV prevention therapy

Steroids used to treat inflammatory disease increases risk of cardiovascular disease

GoMo Health EarlyCare program nurtures prenatal, postnatal moms to address psychological health

CUNY SPH launches new initiative to address public concerns about COVID-19 vaccines

Study: Global public health services fail to meet targets to reduce avoidable sight loss

Study uses historical data to predict longer term effects of pandemic on individual economies

New wearable sensor can track healing in chronic skin wounds

Studies examine rates of blindness and vision impairment worldwide

Study: Shipping pallets were responsible for sending people to emergency rooms of US hospitals

Study: Individualized treatment plans can benefit both COVID-19 patients, their caregivers

Despite new CDC guidance, opioid prescription rates have not declined

Study links declines in working-class jobs to suicide, deaths of despair

Testing intensity has greatest influence on COVID-19 transmission

Global solidarity, resilient services to reduce TB deaths among people living with HIV

Brexit offers opportunities to strengthen UK's tobacco control measures

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