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Enhanced clinician decision-making: structured data-sharing networks drive quality improvement

Researchers evaluate the ability of structured information-sharing networks among clinicians to improve clinicians’ diagnostic accuracy and treatment decisions.

2 Aug 2023

The impact of medicinal plants on the gut microbiome in cancer

Researchers evaluate the associations between medicinal plants, the gut microbiome, and cancer.

2 Aug 2023

Does long-term, daily low-dose aspirin treatment affect the incidence of stroke or intracerebral bleeding?

Researchers found that older adults who took aspirin had a 38% higher risk of intracranial bleeding.

2 Aug 2023

Using wastewater monitoring to assess patterns in community transmission of COVID-19

Researchers develop and test a novel algorithm to detect COVID-19 surges before they occur.

2 Aug 2023

Analytical and clinical evaluation of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests against the most encountered SARS-CoV-2 variants

A recent study has assessed the sensitivity of Ag-RDTs against the most prevalent BA.5 Omicron sub-lineage.

2 Aug 2023

The number of deaths attributable to second hand smoke exposure has increased between 1990 and 2019

Researchers estimated the prevalence of and assessed trends in exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS)

2 Aug 2023

Intranasally administered SARS-CoV-2 RBD-based nanoparticle vaccine provides protection against lung pathology and viral load

In a recent study, researchers working at Ohio State University in the United States of America (USA) developed an intranasal subunit vaccine.

2 Aug 2023

Does the anti-influenza vaccination protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of influenza vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 infection.

2 Aug 2023

Does COVID-19 increase the risk of future gastrointestinal disorders?

Scientists review existing literature to examine the association between acute COVID-19 and the incidence of gastrointestinal symptoms.

2 Aug 2023

Cancer's silent progression: research delves into evolutionary clues in breast cancer

Researchers performed phylogenetic analyses to trace the evolution of breast cancer and precursor lesions.

2 Aug 2023

Added sugar consumption linked to greater risk of kidney stones

Between 7% and 15% of people in North America, between 5% and 9% of people in Europe, and between 1% and 5% of people in Asia suffer from kidney stones.

2 Aug 2023

Breast Cancer Now-funded research aims to improve quality of care for black women with breast cancer

Researchers are investigating how to improve the quality of care for black women with breast cancer and reduce health inequalities, thanks to funding from Breast Cancer Now.

2 Aug 2023

New treatment offers hope for children suffering from rare skin condition

It’s a beautiful moniker, but for Australia’s ‘butterfly children’ it belies a devastating reality filled with enormous pain and suffering caused by a rare skin condition – Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

2 Aug 2023

Pet ownership and care can support communication, wellbeing for people with aphasia

Feathers, fins or fur, all pets can make us feel happier. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that pet ownership and pet care can also support communication and wellbeing, especially for people with acquired language difficulties such as aphasia.

2 Aug 2023

Stress of neighborhood poverty and community violence affects Black adolescents' mental health

It's easy to imagine that growing up in a neighborhood with safe and clean parks, little to no discrimination, and where people are not struggling financially makes for a lower-stress childhood. In contrast, neighborhoods with few community spaces, violence, and poverty create a higher-stress environment for a child to live in.

2 Aug 2023

Rapid test could determine the existence of a key driver of severe asthma

Based on decades of work to uncover the underlying mechanisms of asthma and other respiratory conditions, researchers at McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton have produced a simple, rapid test that can identify the presence of a key driver of severe asthma.

2 Aug 2023

Uncovering the mechanisms of attention processing in frontoparietal networks

Almost half of patients who experienced a stroke in the right cerebral hemisphere later develop a very unusual symptom: they lose the ability to perceive what is happening in the left side of space.

2 Aug 2023

Study offers deeper understanding of regulatory T cells yielding therapeutic benefits

Decades of research have left knowledge gaps about cells that regulate the immune system: Purdue and NIH.

1 Aug 2023

Maintaining regular sleep patterns may improve gut health

New research has found irregular sleep patterns are associated with harmful bacteria in your gut.

1 Aug 2023

Non-invasive brain stimulation shows promise for treating ADHD in children

Non-invasive brain stimulation, combined with cognitive training, could significantly improve symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to new research jointly led by the University of Surrey and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1 Aug 2023

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Enhanced clinician decision-making: structured data-sharing networks drive quality improvement

The impact of medicinal plants on the gut microbiome in cancer

Does long-term, daily low-dose aspirin treatment affect the incidence of stroke or intracerebral bleeding?

Using wastewater monitoring to assess patterns in community transmission of COVID-19

Analytical and clinical evaluation of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests against the most encountered SARS-CoV-2 variants

The number of deaths attributable to second hand smoke exposure has increased between 1990 and 2019

Intranasally administered SARS-CoV-2 RBD-based nanoparticle vaccine provides protection against lung pathology and viral load

Does the anti-influenza vaccination protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Does COVID-19 increase the risk of future gastrointestinal disorders?

Cancer's silent progression: research delves into evolutionary clues in breast cancer

Added sugar consumption linked to greater risk of kidney stones

Breast Cancer Now-funded research aims to improve quality of care for black women with breast cancer

New treatment offers hope for children suffering from rare skin condition

Pet ownership and care can support communication, wellbeing for people with aphasia

Stress of neighborhood poverty and community violence affects Black adolescents' mental health

Rapid test could determine the existence of a key driver of severe asthma

Uncovering the mechanisms of attention processing in frontoparietal networks

Study offers deeper understanding of regulatory T cells yielding therapeutic benefits

Maintaining regular sleep patterns may improve gut health

Non-invasive brain stimulation shows promise for treating ADHD in children

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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