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New evidence-based training program to improve serious illness conversations for cancer patients

Patients with advanced cancer want and need to partner with their care team to make treatment decisions that reflect their own values and align with what matters most.

20 Jul 2022

COVID-19 infection in late pregnancy associated with higher rates of preterm birth

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, but only for women infected in their final trimester, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE.

20 Jul 2022

How does vitamin D supplementation impact COVID-19 vaccine efficacy?

Researchers assessed the impact of vitamin D supplementation on the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

20 Jul 2022

Smoking increases risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients

New research assessed the association of smoking with COVID-19 complications.

20 Jul 2022

Hollings researcher awarded grant to continue research into mechanisms behind medulloblastoma relapse

When MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Jezabel R. Blanco, Ph.D., began studying neurosciences, first as a graduate student and later as a postdoctoral fellow, her research was focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying brain disease, both in the context of neurodegeneration and cancer, but mostly from a basic research angle.

20 Jul 2022

What is the prevalence of orthopoxviruses across different populations?

In a new study, researchers assessed the prevalence of orthopoxviruses among the general populations of Bolivia, France, Laos, and Mali.

20 Jul 2022

Telehealth may be a great way for treating some menopause symptoms

The explosion of interest in women's health has led to rapid growth in the relatively new FemTech industry. This trend, which coincided with the onset of the COVID19 pandemic, has accelerated the adoption of telehealth for the treatment of menopause symptoms.

20 Jul 2022

Low risk of myocarditis recurrence after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

A new study investigated the safety profile of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in individuals with a history of myocarditis.

20 Jul 2022

Hypertension linked to double the risk of severe COVID-19 despite booster vaccination

Having high blood pressure more than doubled a person's risk for hospitalization from an Omicron-variant COVID-19 infection - even despite full vaccination including a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines, in an analysis of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles between December 2021 and April 2022, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

20 Jul 2022

Racial discrimination may affect brain matter integrity through the stress system

Racial discrimination increases the risk for physical and mental illnesses, and Black women suffer from diseases at significantly higher rates than White women.

20 Jul 2022

Brain stimulation can improve the age-related impairment in learning new motor skills

Even though we don't think about it, every movement we make in our daily life essentially consists of a sequence of smaller actions in a specific order.

20 Jul 2022

How are bacterial and fungal colonies on facemasks impacted by mask type, usage and lifestyle?

Researchers identified and quantified fungal and bacterial microbial colonies attached to face masks used in the COVID-19 pandemic, and investigated if the microbes were associated with mask type, usage and lifestyles of individuals in Japan.

20 Jul 2022

Scientists introduce SARS-CoV-2 phenotype screening for identifying novel antiviral drugs

Researchers introduced a phenotypic screening assay for identifying compounds with SARS-CoV-2 inhibition potential based on caspase 3/7 activation.

20 Jul 2022

The clinical, epidemiological, and evolutionary consequences of a potential SARS-CoV-2-related bat virus spillover into humans

A team of scientists from France has recently described the epidemiological and clinical consequences of a bat sarbecovirus infection in humanized mice.

20 Jul 2022

Study finds significant evidence for inaccurate and misleading labeling of CBD content

In a new study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers tested more than 100 topical cannabidiol (CBD) products available online and at retail stores, and found significant evidence of inaccurate and misleading labeling of CBD content.

20 Jul 2022

Is there an association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden sensorineural hearing loss?

Researchers investigated a potential association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

20 Jul 2022

What is the role of a niclosamide-based organic/inorganic hybrid in the suppression of SARS-CoV-2 infections?

A new study involved the preparation of NIC-MgO and NIC-MgO-HPMC by solid-state intercalation reaction followed by cetrimonium bromide (CTAB) stabilized NIC-MgO and MgO Nanoparticles (NP) preparation.

20 Jul 2022

Researchers observe that a combination of oral and nasal swabs would yield better results for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Researchers observed that a combination of oral and nasal swabs would yield better results for detecting SARS-CoV-2.

20 Jul 2022

Neutralizing activity of skin-patch delivered subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study involved an analysis of the serum from a previous study to determine neutralizing activity against new variants.

20 Jul 2022

Adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle may lower stroke risk

Genes and lifestyle factors together play a role in stroke risk. However, even for people at high risk for stroke, adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle may significantly lower the risk of stroke in their lifetime, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

20 Jul 2022

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New evidence-based training program to improve serious illness conversations for cancer patients

COVID-19 infection in late pregnancy associated with higher rates of preterm birth

How does vitamin D supplementation impact COVID-19 vaccine efficacy?

Smoking increases risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients

Hollings researcher awarded grant to continue research into mechanisms behind medulloblastoma relapse

What is the prevalence of orthopoxviruses across different populations?

Telehealth may be a great way for treating some menopause symptoms

Low risk of myocarditis recurrence after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Hypertension linked to double the risk of severe COVID-19 despite booster vaccination

Racial discrimination may affect brain matter integrity through the stress system

Brain stimulation can improve the age-related impairment in learning new motor skills

How are bacterial and fungal colonies on facemasks impacted by mask type, usage and lifestyle?

Scientists introduce SARS-CoV-2 phenotype screening for identifying novel antiviral drugs

The clinical, epidemiological, and evolutionary consequences of a potential SARS-CoV-2-related bat virus spillover into humans

Study finds significant evidence for inaccurate and misleading labeling of CBD content

Is there an association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden sensorineural hearing loss?

What is the role of a niclosamide-based organic/inorganic hybrid in the suppression of SARS-CoV-2 infections?

Researchers observe that a combination of oral and nasal swabs would yield better results for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Neutralizing activity of skin-patch delivered subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle may lower stroke risk

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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