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New $5.3 million NIH grant will support researchers into understanding lung cancer recurrence

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are leading a national study aimed at identifying patients with early-stage lung cancer who are at high risk of having the cancer return, even after surgery and chemotherapy appear to have eliminated their tumors.

28 Jun 2022

Study uncovers a new, specific target for developing treatments for cocaine addiction

Researchers have found that blocking certain acetylcholine receptors in the lateral habenula (LHb), an area of the brain that balances reward and aversion, made it harder to resist seeking cocaine in a rat model of impulsive behavior.

28 Jun 2022

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

28 Jun 2022

Increasing municipal resources does not automatically increase residents’ physical activity

A follow-up study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland shows that the resources used by municipalities for physical activity do not automatically increase physical activity.

28 Jun 2022

Study identifies critical genes and biological pathways related to COVID-19 myocarditis

Scientists from China have recently deciphered the genetic network and biological mechanisms associated with COVID-19 myocarditis using bioinformatic methods.

28 Jun 2022

OpenSAFELY-TPP data is broadly representative of the English population

Researchers evaluated the representativeness of the OpenSAFELY-TPP data to the general English population

28 Jun 2022

Low rates of severe COVID-19 found in patients treated with monoclonal antibodies during delta surge

A study of 10,775 high-risk adult patients during the COVID-19 delta variant surge in late 2021 finds that treatment with one of three anti-spike neutralizing monoclonal antibodies for mild to moderate symptoms led to low rates of severe disease, hospitalization, ICU admission and mortality, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.

28 Jun 2022

The mental health status and menstrual changes in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients

Researchers assessed the changes in the menstrual cycle and mental states among female coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

28 Jun 2022

Managing smoking cessation via a healthcare system model seems better than telephone quitline

A healthcare system model that offered tobacco cessation treatment to smokers being discharged from a hospital produced a higher rate of tobacco abstinence during the three- month program than referral to a state-based telephone quitline.

28 Jun 2022

Nurses and midwives feel forever altered by the impact of COVID-19, reports study

University of Nurses and midwives feel 'forever altered' by the impact of Covid-19 and remain deeply affected by what they experienced, new research from the University of Surrey reports. None felt they came through the last two years unscathed.

28 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 virus undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system

The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body's molecular machinery and cause disease.

28 Jun 2022

Antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV ameliorates cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome

Lamivudine, a commonly-used antiretroviral drug for treating HIV, improves cognition in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to the findings of a joint new study by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, a center jointly promoted by the "la Caixa" Foundation and the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

28 Jun 2022

Highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA on pigs is capable of rapidly adapting to human hosts

A new study has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA – methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus – has emerged in livestock in the last 50 years, probably due to widespread antibiotic use in pig farming.

28 Jun 2022

More than half a billion people in South Asia are exposed to increasing heat waves, finds study

Climate change is a reality and extremely high temperatures have been reported by India and Pakistan in the spring. In a new scientific journal article, researchers from the University of Gothenburg, amongst others, paint a gloomy picture for the rest of the century.

28 Jun 2022

Parental depression screening could help identify families in need of mental health support

Screening both mothers and fathers for depression beyond their child's first birthday in pediatric offices – the current standard practice – could identify families in need of mental health and other critical resources, according to a Rutgers study.

28 Jun 2022

Genome analysis of alphacoronavirus and betacoronavirus species from South Korean bats

Researchers performed genomic comparisons between alphacoronaviruses (αCoVs) and betacoronaviruses (βCoVs) originating from South Korean Bats.

28 Jun 2022

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 genomes based on continuing positive selection

Researchers hypothesized that ongoing positive selection strongly influences SARS-CoV-2 genomes, which plays an important role in shaping the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic.

28 Jun 2022

Effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages

Researchers assessed the in vivo effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antiviral agents against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages.

28 Jun 2022

Developmental dyslexia-associated cognitive differences from the perspective of cognitive search

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers assessed the characteristics of developmental dyslexia (DD).

28 Jun 2022

The potential of DNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

Researchers evaluated the immunogenicity of DNA-based candidate vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in mice.

28 Jun 2022

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New $5.3 million NIH grant will support researchers into understanding lung cancer recurrence

Study uncovers a new, specific target for developing treatments for cocaine addiction

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

Increasing municipal resources does not automatically increase residents’ physical activity

Study identifies critical genes and biological pathways related to COVID-19 myocarditis

OpenSAFELY-TPP data is broadly representative of the English population

Low rates of severe COVID-19 found in patients treated with monoclonal antibodies during delta surge

The mental health status and menstrual changes in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients

Managing smoking cessation via a healthcare system model seems better than telephone quitline

Nurses and midwives feel forever altered by the impact of COVID-19, reports study

SARS-CoV-2 virus undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system

Antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV ameliorates cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome

Highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA on pigs is capable of rapidly adapting to human hosts

More than half a billion people in South Asia are exposed to increasing heat waves, finds study

Parental depression screening could help identify families in need of mental health support

Genome analysis of alphacoronavirus and betacoronavirus species from South Korean bats

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 genomes based on continuing positive selection

Effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages

Developmental dyslexia-associated cognitive differences from the perspective of cognitive search

The potential of DNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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