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Study finds curcumin is a potential therapeutic agent against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

A recent study demonstrated that the phytochemical curcumin is a potent therapeutic prospect against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

29 Apr 2022

Improving Medical Communication through Social Media

News-Medical interviews Dr. Benjamin Schmidt about using social media to highlight different perspectives in the medical community and improve communication between patients and doctors.

29 Apr 2022

Autism, ADHD and school absence are associated with increased risk for self- harm in adolescents

Research led by King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analyzed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old.

29 Apr 2022

Study investigates the link between teenagers’ wellbeing and exam performance

Pupils who feel particularly joyful do not do any better in their GCSEs than their peers who do not feel as happy, according to UCL research led by Professor John Jerrim.

28 Apr 2022

Immune fitness plays a vital role in pandemic preparedness

Most of the attempts to curtail the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) focused on the development of vaccines and the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions such as lockdowns and social distancing restrictions to limit the transmission of the disease.

28 Apr 2022

Study shows polysaccharides of seaweed and abalone inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

A new study published in Marine Drugs evaluated the inhibitory effect of three polysaccharides, crude polysaccharide from Hizikia fusiforme (CPHF), crude polysaccharide from Sargassum horneri (CPSH), and crude polysaccharide from abalone viscera (CPAV) on the propagation of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro.

28 Apr 2022

Video conferencing hinders creativity

In-person teamwork has now transformed into virtual collaboration due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But does this affect innovation and creativity?

28 Apr 2022

Historical redlining policies associated with current disparities in access to behavioral health services

Researchers at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health found that the structurally racist policy of redlining in the past, is associated with current disparities in the availability of behavioral health clinicians in those same areas.

28 Apr 2022

Behavior differences led to higher COVID-19 mortality rates in the southern U.S.

During the pre-Omicron phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, regions of the U.S. had markedly different mortality rates, primarily due to differences in mask use, school attendance, social distancing, and other behaviors.

28 Apr 2022

UrFU sociologists identify digital fears among young people

Sociologists at the Ural Federal University have identified digital fears among young people. According to experts, these are additional fears that do not replace, but complement and reinforce traditional ones.

28 Apr 2022

Yale researchers identify immune system culprit in severe COVID cases

Yale researchers have identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

28 Apr 2022

High-frequency spinal cord stimulation proves to be more effective at improving perceived pain reduction

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for chronic pain involves delivering low levels of electricity directly into the spinal cord using an implanted device, which modifies or blocks nerve activity to minimize the sensation of pain reaching the brain.

28 Apr 2022

Study offers critical clues into longstanding mystery of deep sleep

Healthy sleep is a basic physiologic need. In its absence, a myriad of processes in the body can go terribly awry. Chronic sleep problems have been linked to mental health disorders, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, among other conditions.

28 Apr 2022

Scientists identify the neural basis of pleasant touch sensation

Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide - a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells - that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the brain.

28 Apr 2022

Lipofilling produces lasting improvements for patients with painful finger osteoarthritis

For patients with painful finger osteoarthritis, a nonsurgical procedure called lipofilling – in which fat obtained from another part of the body is transferred into the arthritic joints – produces lasting improvements in hand function and especially pain, suggests a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

28 Apr 2022

Novel method could bring life-saving benefits of CAR T-cell therapy to patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have developed a novel treatment strategy that has the potential to bring the life-saving benefits of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T) to patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) the most common form of leukemia in adults.

28 Apr 2022

Medical Research News

Study finds curcumin is a potential therapeutic agent against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

Improving Medical Communication through Social Media

Autism, ADHD and school absence are associated with increased risk for self- harm in adolescents

Study investigates the link between teenagers’ wellbeing and exam performance

Immune fitness plays a vital role in pandemic preparedness

Study shows polysaccharides of seaweed and abalone inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

Video conferencing hinders creativity

Historical redlining policies associated with current disparities in access to behavioral health services

Behavior differences led to higher COVID-19 mortality rates in the southern U.S.

UrFU sociologists identify digital fears among young people

Yale researchers identify immune system culprit in severe COVID cases

High-frequency spinal cord stimulation proves to be more effective at improving perceived pain reduction

Study offers critical clues into longstanding mystery of deep sleep

Scientists identify the neural basis of pleasant touch sensation

Lipofilling produces lasting improvements for patients with painful finger osteoarthritis

Novel method could bring life-saving benefits of CAR T-cell therapy to patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Study finds significant decline in attending adult health care appointments among pediatric transplant patients

Study investigates intestinal ischemia in COVID-19 patients

U.S. ban on menthol cigarettes will lead more than 1.3 million smokers to quit

Aspirin for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular events

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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