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Study finds novel pathway for understanding why debilitating conditions happen for cancer patients

Severe and persistent disability often undermines the life-saving benefits of cancer treatment. Pain and fatigue - together with sensory, motor, and cognitive disorders - are chief among the constellation of side effects that occur with the platinum-based agents used widely in chemotherapy treatments worldwide.

9 Jan 2022

Blood test plus risk model can accurately determine who may benefit from lung cancer screening

A blood test, combined with a risk model based on an individual's history, more accurately determines who is likely to benefit from lung cancer screening than the current U.S. recommendation, according to a study published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

9 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron a product of offensive evolution with compromised antigenicity

Researchers investigate the relationship between the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and immune system based on self/nonself short constituent sequences.

9 Jan 2022

Dual-receptors help widespread dissemination of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers demonstrate the role of integrins in the establishment of the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

9 Jan 2022

Study reveals how the brain’s blue spot shapes selective attention

How can we shift from a state of inattentiveness to one of highest attention? The locus coeruleus, literally the "blue spot," is a tiny cluster of cells at the base of the brain.

7 Jan 2022

ED visits for pediatric poisonings increased nine times following cannabis legalization

Ontario saw nine times more emergency department (ED) visits per month for cannabis poisonings in young children under the age of 10 after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

7 Jan 2022

Researchers analyze the role of self-deception in everyday life

A philosophy team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the University of Antwerp analyzed the role self-deception plays in everyday life and the strategies people use to deceive themselves.

7 Jan 2022

Physical activity may help boost synaptic functioning in older adults

When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition, a UC San Francisco study has found.

7 Jan 2022

Traditional martial arts can improve self-regulation in school children

The report, published in the journal Developmental Psychology, details how researchers from the University of Surrey studied 240 primary school students aged 7 - 11 years across a period of 11 weeks.

7 Jan 2022

Vaccinated mothers transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants

Women vaccinated against COVID-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research.

7 Jan 2022

Researchers set the framework for improved colorectal cancer surveillance using precision medicine

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has revealed some of the mechanisms by which polyps develop into colorectal cancer, setting the framework for improved surveillance for the cancer utilizing precision medicine.

7 Jan 2022

Researchers receive $990,000 grant to study a low-cost way to help patients with Type 2 diabetes

Mental time travel - transporting someone from the present through imagining a personal, positive future event - has been proven to help reduce alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.

7 Jan 2022

Study shows probiotics can reduce symptoms of COVID-19 when taken post-exposure

A new study shows how a daily use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) probiotic may protect against symptom development in instances when it is used as post-exposure prophylaxis within seven days after exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

7 Jan 2022

Booster mRNA vaccination effective in reviving anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers among the elderly

A new study found that a booster dose vaccination against COVID-19 was successful in taking binding. and neutralizing antibodies to levels higher than those observed after the initial double-dose regimen.

7 Jan 2022

Vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections found to be less likely transmitted

A new study displays that vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections are far less likely to transmit from the index patient to contacts than infections in partially or unvaccinated individuals.

7 Jan 2022

Researchers investigate SARS-CoV-2 specific inflammatory response

New research can confirm that while some of the response from monocytes to SARS-CoV-2 is generic to virus infection, most of it SARS-CoV-2 specific, especially proinflammatory responses.

7 Jan 2022

Exploring neurodevelopmental effects on infants from in-utero exposure to COVID-19

A new study aimed to determine the associations between fetal exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, in-utero, and child neurodevelopmental status.

7 Jan 2022

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children rare after COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents

The current study was based on merged results using the CDD’s surveillance database coupled with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), along with reports from health departments or physicians to the CDC.

7 Jan 2022

Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in children

These findings bear out earlier reports that COVID-19 is less frequent and severe in children than adults.

7 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses

A new study reported the neutralization of Omicron by a large panel of sera collected from convalescent early pandemic, Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta infected individuals, as well as among vaccinees receiving three doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca (AZD1222) or the Pfizer BioNtech (BNT16b2) vaccines.

7 Jan 2022

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Study finds novel pathway for understanding why debilitating conditions happen for cancer patients

Blood test plus risk model can accurately determine who may benefit from lung cancer screening

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron a product of offensive evolution with compromised antigenicity

Dual-receptors help widespread dissemination of SARS-CoV-2

Study reveals how the brain’s blue spot shapes selective attention

ED visits for pediatric poisonings increased nine times following cannabis legalization

Researchers analyze the role of self-deception in everyday life

Physical activity may help boost synaptic functioning in older adults

Traditional martial arts can improve self-regulation in school children

Vaccinated mothers transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants

Researchers set the framework for improved colorectal cancer surveillance using precision medicine

Researchers receive $990,000 grant to study a low-cost way to help patients with Type 2 diabetes

Study shows probiotics can reduce symptoms of COVID-19 when taken post-exposure

Booster mRNA vaccination effective in reviving anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers among the elderly

Vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections found to be less likely transmitted

Researchers investigate SARS-CoV-2 specific inflammatory response

Exploring neurodevelopmental effects on infants from in-utero exposure to COVID-19

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children rare after COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents

Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in children

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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