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Study reveals health impacts of heat waves on people experiencing homelessness

In 2020, amidst a worldwide pandemic, 580,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States, marking the fourth consecutive year that homelessness has increased nationwide, according to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

23 Dec 2021

New program boosts buprenorphine treatment rates for opioid use disorder

A program designed to increase initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department led to a sixfold increase in its use at three Penn Medicine hospitals, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

23 Dec 2021

Vaccinated kidney transplant recipients not adequately protected against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Kidney transplant recipients tend to mount impaired antibody responses against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants after standard two-dose COVID-19 vaccination, according to new research published in CJASN.

23 Dec 2021

Incarcerated Black individuals experience higher mortality rates, study shows

A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center shows that Black individuals who were incarcerated experience higher mortality rates post-incarceration compared to non-Hispanic non-Black individuals who were incarcerated.

23 Dec 2021

Schools account for a small, but important part of young person's mental health

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports in adolescents 11-14 years old, that schools account for a small, but significant part of a young person's mental health.

23 Dec 2021

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep behavior, emotional stability of people with previous pathologies

Selene Valero and José Gil, researchers at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy of the University of Valencia, have studied the changes in sleep behaviour and emotional stability of healthy patients and with previous pathologies before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Dec 2021

Cryo-EM of Omicron variant reveals antibody evasion by spike-ACE2 complex

Researchers compare the obtained binding affinities to wild-type and Delta spike proteins to determine the impact of Omicron mutations.

23 Dec 2021

Allele-specific RT-qPCR assay to identify SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in wastewater

Researchers develop a new allele-specific RT-qPCR to detect the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in wastewater.

23 Dec 2021

Children produce a much more robust antibody response to a SARS-CoV-2 infection than 18+

Scientists compared receptor binding domain antibodies and SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in children and adults.

23 Dec 2021

Study may lead to effective strategies for rehabilitation of children with arthrogryposis

HSE academics joined researchers from the Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children's Orthopaedics to study how the brains of children with arthrogryposis control elbow flexion after muscle transplantation.

23 Dec 2021

Omicron has enhanced infectivity that is only weakly neutralized by vaccination or prior infection

Scientists used virus-like particles and found that Omicron showed increased infectivity, relative to the B.1 and B.1.1 strains, which was similar to the Delta variant.

23 Dec 2021

Researchers report loss of antibody potency against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Researchers find that vaccine-mediated protection against SARS-CoV-2 is significantly reduced against the Omicron variant.

23 Dec 2021

Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and human rhinovirus associated with more severe health outcomes

Researchers discuss the incidence and effect of coinfections with SARS-CoV-2 and human rhinovirus.

23 Dec 2021

Cochlear implantation provides benefits for deaf children with autism spectrum disorder

Restoring hearing through cochlear implantation for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can help them understand spoken language and enhance social interactions, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

23 Dec 2021

Blocking function of a blood-clotting protein may help prevent or treat periodontal disease

Blocking function of a blood-clotting protein prevented bone loss from periodontal (gum) disease in mice, according to research led by scientists at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health.

23 Dec 2021

Fiber-rich diet may help some melanoma patients to respond to immunotherapy

A diet rich in fiber may help some people being treated for melanoma respond to immunotherapy treatment by influencing the gut microbiome, according to a new study led by researchers at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

23 Dec 2021

Spatiotemporal patterns of Delta variant progression and its associated health interventions

In a new study, researchers adopted a prospective space-time scan method to conduct spatiotemporal analysis at the district level in the seven selected countries in SEA from June 2021 to October 2021.

23 Dec 2021

Impact of the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Southern Africa

A new study has focused on the genomic profile and early transmission dynamics of Omicron. This study revealed the dominance of the Omicron variant in regions with high levels of population immunity.

23 Dec 2021

Study finds abrupt decline in the prevalence of cognitive impairment among older American adults

A new nationally representative study published online in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease found an abrupt decline in the prevalence of cognitive impairment among American adults aged 65 and older compared to the same age group a decade earlier.

23 Dec 2021

Exploring why children have milder COVID-19 infections compared to adults

A new study has revealed that an activated pre-exposure innate interferon response in airways together with significantly reduced systemic interferon-stimulated populations are associated with relatively milder severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children.

23 Dec 2021

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Study reveals health impacts of heat waves on people experiencing homelessness

New program boosts buprenorphine treatment rates for opioid use disorder

Vaccinated kidney transplant recipients not adequately protected against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Incarcerated Black individuals experience higher mortality rates, study shows

Schools account for a small, but important part of young person's mental health

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep behavior, emotional stability of people with previous pathologies

Cryo-EM of Omicron variant reveals antibody evasion by spike-ACE2 complex

Allele-specific RT-qPCR assay to identify SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in wastewater

Children produce a much more robust antibody response to a SARS-CoV-2 infection than 18+

Study may lead to effective strategies for rehabilitation of children with arthrogryposis

Omicron has enhanced infectivity that is only weakly neutralized by vaccination or prior infection

Researchers report loss of antibody potency against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and human rhinovirus associated with more severe health outcomes

Cochlear implantation provides benefits for deaf children with autism spectrum disorder

Blocking function of a blood-clotting protein may help prevent or treat periodontal disease

Fiber-rich diet may help some melanoma patients to respond to immunotherapy

Spatiotemporal patterns of Delta variant progression and its associated health interventions

Impact of the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Southern Africa

Study finds abrupt decline in the prevalence of cognitive impairment among older American adults

Exploring why children have milder COVID-19 infections compared to adults

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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