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Anticipating future election-related stress can affect people's emotional well-being, study finds

A new study from North Carolina State University finds that anticipating future stress related to political elections can affect people's emotional well-being before anything has even happened.

31 May 2022

Study employs eye-tracking technology to evaluate mental workload of intensive care unit nurses

The mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can successfully be evaluated using eye-movement tracking glasses.

31 May 2022

COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of cancer-related mortality in the U.S., study shows

According to a new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), the COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of cancer-related deaths by 3.2% in the United States from 2019- 2020.

31 May 2022

Study highlights the need for liver cirrhosis patients to be educated on hepatic venous pressure gradient

Just like the hypertension that people develop when their blood pressure increases, the increase of blood pressure in the main vein that supplies blood to the liver, called the portal vein, is also a dangerous situation.

31 May 2022

Parental cancer linked with greater chances of family-level food insecurity, financial worry for children

In a new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), findings show parental cancer is associated with a greater likelihood of family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation barriers to medical care for children in the United States.

31 May 2022

People lifting weights for aesthetic reasons run the risk of bigorexia

New research from The University of Queensland has found people lifting weights for aesthetic reasons run the risk of developing muscle dysmorphia.

31 May 2022

NHS complaint-handling policies focus on assessing a complaint's validity and not on learning

The current design of national policies for complaint handling in NHS hospitals in England means there is too much focus on assessing a complaint's validity and not enough on learning from the concerns raised, according to a new study published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

31 May 2022

Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants linked with pregnancy complications

A new study in mice by UCLA scientists reveals how exposure to traffic-related air pollutants causes cellular changes in the placenta that can lead to pregnancy complications and affect the health of both mother and offspring.

31 May 2022

New research shows how fathering can have lasting effects across generations

University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Anthropology Lee Gettler and his collaborators have drawn on data collected over more than 30 years from almost 1,000 men in the Philippines to help shed light on the importance of adolescence and father-son experiences to sons' adult testosterone patterns.

31 May 2022

UCLA researchers identify a method to make tumors susceptible to immune attack

One powerful way cancer cells defend against tumor-killing immune cells is to load up their cell surface with a protein known as PD-L1. Now a team of UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers led by Roger S. Lo, MD, PhD, has identified a method to degrade tumor cell-surface PD-L1, thereby making tumors susceptible to immune attack.

31 May 2022

Study highlights the positive effects of Humanin G in reducing inflammation in AMD

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on the cover of Volume 14, Issue 10, entitled, "Effect of Humanin G (HNG) on inflammation in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)."

31 May 2022

Study may explain why people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are prone to tooth decay

People with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are prone to tooth decay, and a new study from Rutgers may explain why: reduced strength and durability of enamel and dentin, the hard substance under enamel that gives structure to teeth.

31 May 2022

Telemedicine, continuous glucose monitoring helped attenuate COVID-19 impact on children with Type 1 diabetes

The rapid adoption of telemedicine and increased use of continuous glucose monitoring helped to attenuate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with Type 1 diabetes, according to a new study from UT Southwestern researchers.

31 May 2022

Dementia diagnosis can also make a big difference in health care costs

Getting diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another kind of dementia is never pleasant – but a new study shows that when and how someone's cognitive issues come to light can also make a big difference in their health care costs.

31 May 2022

Loneliness and social stress can have negative impact on COVID-19 vaccine antibody response, study reveals

Groundbreaking University of Limerick, Ireland research has revealed for the first time that loneliness and social stresses can have a negative impact on our antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines.

31 May 2022

New class of antibiotics found to be highly effective against drug-resistant tuberculosis

Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people worldwide every year. Antibiotics to treat TB exist, but in recent years, multi-drug resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and totally drug-resistant (TDR) strains of the bacterium have developed.

31 May 2022

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Anticipating future election-related stress can affect people's emotional well-being, study finds

Study employs eye-tracking technology to evaluate mental workload of intensive care unit nurses

COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of cancer-related mortality in the U.S., study shows

Study highlights the need for liver cirrhosis patients to be educated on hepatic venous pressure gradient

Parental cancer linked with greater chances of family-level food insecurity, financial worry for children

People lifting weights for aesthetic reasons run the risk of bigorexia

NHS complaint-handling policies focus on assessing a complaint's validity and not on learning

Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants linked with pregnancy complications

New research shows how fathering can have lasting effects across generations

UCLA researchers identify a method to make tumors susceptible to immune attack

Study highlights the positive effects of Humanin G in reducing inflammation in AMD

Study may explain why people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are prone to tooth decay

Telemedicine, continuous glucose monitoring helped attenuate COVID-19 impact on children with Type 1 diabetes

Dementia diagnosis can also make a big difference in health care costs

Loneliness and social stress can have negative impact on COVID-19 vaccine antibody response, study reveals

New class of antibiotics found to be highly effective against drug-resistant tuberculosis

Study analyzes how four types of COVID-19 vaccines prepare the body to fight SARS-CoV-2

Scientists develop new way to attack synovial sarcoma using an investigational drug

SARS-CoV-2 infection during late pregnancy can lead to severe inflammatory responses in the placenta

Study: Cardiovascular mortality risk differs among cancer survivors by race/ethnicity and cancer types

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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