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Study focuses on improving support for older adults who experience homelessness

Improving supports for older adults who experience homelessness in three major Canadian cities is the focus of an ongoing study being led by Simon Fraser University adjunct professor Sarah Canham.

22 Nov 2022

Shingles linked with higher long-term risk of major cardiovascular event

A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, demonstrated that shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is associated with an almost 30% higher long-term risk of a major cardiovascular event such a stroke or heart attack.

22 Nov 2022

Study provides insight into the natural course of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy

A UT Southwestern study of more than 1,300 pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 found that just 1 in 10 developed moderate, severe, or critical illness and that COVID-19 symptoms and severity were similar across all trimesters.

22 Nov 2022

People having trouble sleeping should try exercise, study suggests

The vast majority of people have trouble sleeping from time to time. However, 10 to 20 per cent of the population struggle more than the rest of us and have serious long-term sleep problems.

22 Nov 2022

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in domestic cats has increased over time

Researchers evaluated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission among domestic cats in the United Kingdom (UK).

22 Nov 2022

Discovery could lead to new mantle cell lymphoma drugs

A form of blood cancer known as mantle cell lymphoma is critically dependent on a protein that coordinates gene expression, such that blocking its activity with an experimental drug dramatically slows the growth of this lymphoma in preclinical tests, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

22 Nov 2022

Proteomic analysis identifies novel phenotypes associated with COVID-19 severity in circulating immune cells

In a recent study, researchers used proteomic analysis to identify novel immune cell phenotypes associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

22 Nov 2022

Remdesivir appears to make a big difference in Japanese patients with COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion of clinical research resulting in the development of a variety of vaccines and treatments, although the efficacy of some remains controversial.

22 Nov 2022

Males exposed to COVID-19 in utero may be at elevated risk of neurodevelopmental disorders

Researchers investigated the impact of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in utero on the neurodevelopment of children.

22 Nov 2022

Unexpected declines in cognitive performance after epilepsy surgery

In severe epilepsies, surgical intervention is often the only remedy - usually with great success. While neuropsychological performance can recover in the long term after successful surgery, on rare occasions, unexpected declines in cognitive performance occur.

22 Nov 2022

Using warmer brain-irrigation fluid can reduce repeat operations to remedy subdural hematoma

A simple method can halve the number of repeat operations to remedy bleeding under the cranium, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows.

22 Nov 2022

Mindfulness found to be associated with emotional resilience in children during the COVID-19 pandemic

In a new study, researchers determined whether mindfulness was related to emotional resilience in children.

22 Nov 2022

Monkeypox viruses can be inactivated by two who-recommended hand disinfectants

People in many countries are contracting monkeypox, even though they have not travelled to any regions where the virus is mainly circulating.

22 Nov 2022

Stroke patients with delirium could be more prone to developing cognitive and psychiatric difficulties

Stroke patients who experience delirium during a stroke could be more prone to developing cognitive and psychiatric difficulties.

22 Nov 2022

Was fan attendance at NFL games during the 2020-21 season associated with subsequent spikes in COVID-19 cases?

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open evaluated whether NFL attendance was associated with a higher incidence of COVID-19 cases.

22 Nov 2022

Microniches of intratumoral microbiota impact spatial and cellular heterogeneity in cancer

Researchers mapped spatial, cellular, and molecular interactions of host and tumor-associated bacteria within the tumor microenvironment.

22 Nov 2022

Effects of implemented vaccine rollout strategies on spread of SARS-CoV-2, subsequent global burden of disease, and emergence of novel variants

Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis to investigate the impact of vaccine-sharing strategies on the heterogenous global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

22 Nov 2022

The separate and combined associations of coffee and tea consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality

Researchers investigated the association between individual and combined coffee and tea consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality, such as those due to cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive diseases.

22 Nov 2022

Low-dose CT screening improves survival rate of lung cancer patients

Diagnosing early-stage lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening drastically improves the survival rate of cancer patients over a 20-year period, according to a large-scale international study being presented by Mount Sinai researchers at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

22 Nov 2022

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can alter the baby's brain structure

A new MRI study revealed that consumption of alcohol even in low to moderate amounts during pregnancy can change the baby's brain structure and delay brain development.

22 Nov 2022

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Study focuses on improving support for older adults who experience homelessness

Shingles linked with higher long-term risk of major cardiovascular event

Study provides insight into the natural course of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy

People having trouble sleeping should try exercise, study suggests

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in domestic cats has increased over time

Discovery could lead to new mantle cell lymphoma drugs

Proteomic analysis identifies novel phenotypes associated with COVID-19 severity in circulating immune cells

Remdesivir appears to make a big difference in Japanese patients with COVID-19

Males exposed to COVID-19 in utero may be at elevated risk of neurodevelopmental disorders

Unexpected declines in cognitive performance after epilepsy surgery

Using warmer brain-irrigation fluid can reduce repeat operations to remedy subdural hematoma

Mindfulness found to be associated with emotional resilience in children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Monkeypox viruses can be inactivated by two who-recommended hand disinfectants

Stroke patients with delirium could be more prone to developing cognitive and psychiatric difficulties

Was fan attendance at NFL games during the 2020-21 season associated with subsequent spikes in COVID-19 cases?

Microniches of intratumoral microbiota impact spatial and cellular heterogeneity in cancer

Effects of implemented vaccine rollout strategies on spread of SARS-CoV-2, subsequent global burden of disease, and emergence of novel variants

The separate and combined associations of coffee and tea consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality

Low-dose CT screening improves survival rate of lung cancer patients

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can alter the baby's brain structure

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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