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Study: Even a small amount for health insurance could make healthy low-income people to drop coverage

Twenty dollars a month might not seem like a lot to pay for health insurance. But for people getting by on $15,000 a year, it's enough to make some drop their coverage - especially if they're healthy, a new study of Medicaid expansion participants in Michigan finds.

10 May 2021

Meal premiums in child-directed fast-food TV advertisements work against obesity prevention efforts

A new Dartmouth-led study, published this week in the journal Pediatrics, has found that the disproportionate use of premiums within child-targeted TV advertising for children's fast-food meals is deceptive.

10 May 2021

New spray protocol improves delivery of nasal antiseptic to reduce COVID-19 infection

A trip to visit family in Kolkata, India, put South Dakota State University assistant professor Saikat Basu in the middle of that country's second wave of COVID-19 infections.

10 May 2021

Normalizing cholesterol metabolism in microglia alleviates chronic neuropathic pain

Chemotherapy can induce a painful peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), a chronic condition and common adverse effect for cancer patients undergoing treatment.

10 May 2021

Previously overlooked hormone plays critical role in the development of endometriosis

Endometriosis, a disease found in up to 10 per cent of women, has been enigmatic since it was first described. A new theory developed by researchers at Simon Fraser University suggests a previously overlooked hormone -- testosterone -- has a critical role in its development.

10 May 2021

CDK inhibitors may boost the effectiveness of immune therapy in metastatic breast cancer

A class of drugs that inhibits breast cancer progression when used with hormonal therapy might also boost the effectiveness of immune therapy in cases of recurrent, metastatic breast cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

10 May 2021

Different social groups have varying reactions about Covid-19 health disparities, study finds

The Covid-19 pandemic, like many other health crises, has had unequal effects on the U.S. population, with communities of color often hit the hardest.

10 May 2021

New study finds a stark decrease in the number of abdominal surgeries among older adults

Many have assumed that the rates of major abdominal surgeries in adults over 65 is increasing over time as the U.S. population ages and as new technology renders surgical procedures safer for older adults.

10 May 2021

Study discovers harmful inflammatory protein in patients with symptomatic tuberculosis

A pioneering study by UCL scientists has discovered the presence of a harmful inflammatory protein in patients with symptomatic tuberculosis (TB).

10 May 2021

Blocking fat-busting enzyme with a drug compromises cardiac repair during acute heart failure

Blocking the fat-busting enzyme lipoxygenase with a synthetic inhibitor throws the immune system's innate inflammatory response out of whack, compromising cardiac repair during acute heart failure, USF Health researchers found.

10 May 2021

New vaccine shows potential to protect from a variety of coronavirus infections

A potential new vaccine developed by members of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has proven effective in protecting monkeys and mice from a variety of coronavirus infections -- including SARS-CoV-2 as well as the original SARS-CoV-1 and related bat coronaviruses that could potentially cause the next pandemic.

10 May 2021

New filling method to treat cerebral aneurysms

Cerebral aneurysms are malformations caused by abnormalities on the walls of blood vessels in the brain. When these blood vessels rupture, about 30% of the sufferers die on the spot, giving these the rightful label of 'ticking bombs in the head'.

10 May 2021

Poor lifestyle habits associated with greater risk of cardiovascular conditions in autistic adults

Autistic people have far greater risks of long term physical health conditions than others, but the reasons for this remain unclear.

10 May 2021

Research suggests Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine reprograms innate immune responses

Researchers in The Netherlands have warned that Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine induces complex reprogramming of innate immune responses that should be considered in the development and use of mRNA-based vaccines.

10 May 2021

Novel approach to immunotherapy design could pave the way for new brain cancer treatments

A novel approach to immunotherapy design could pave the way for new treatments for people with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma.

10 May 2021

Researchers identify first biomarker to predict severity of COVID-19

Severe cases of COVID-19 can now be detected at an early stage. Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified the first biomarker that can reliably predict which patients will develop severe symptoms.

10 May 2021

Cardiovascular risk factors accumulated from childhood linked to poorer brain function at midlife

Managing weight, blood pressure and cholesterol in children may help protect brain function in later life, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

10 May 2021

Scientists produce a universal flu vaccine using nanoparticles to induce long-lasting immunity

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)’s Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Institute for Protein Design (IPD) developed a universal flu vaccine candidate using small particles (nanoparticles), which can induce a long-lasting immune response.

10 May 2021

$Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with impaired first-phase ejection fraction have higher death risk$

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with impaired first-phase ejection fraction have higher death risk

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with impaired first-phase ejection fraction were nearly 5 times more likely to die compared to patients with healthier measures of this early, often undetected sign of heart failure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

10 May 2021

Cardiac complications found to be rare in college athletes who contracted COVID-19

In a small study, researchers found college athletes who contracted COVID-19 rarely had cardiac complications. Most had mild COVID symptoms that did not require treatment, and in a small percentage of those with abnormal cardiac testing, there was no evidence of heart damage on special imaging tests.

10 May 2021

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Study: Even a small amount for health insurance could make healthy low-income people to drop coverage

Meal premiums in child-directed fast-food TV advertisements work against obesity prevention efforts

New spray protocol improves delivery of nasal antiseptic to reduce COVID-19 infection

Normalizing cholesterol metabolism in microglia alleviates chronic neuropathic pain

Previously overlooked hormone plays critical role in the development of endometriosis

CDK inhibitors may boost the effectiveness of immune therapy in metastatic breast cancer

Different social groups have varying reactions about Covid-19 health disparities, study finds

New study finds a stark decrease in the number of abdominal surgeries among older adults

Study discovers harmful inflammatory protein in patients with symptomatic tuberculosis

Blocking fat-busting enzyme with a drug compromises cardiac repair during acute heart failure

New vaccine shows potential to protect from a variety of coronavirus infections

New filling method to treat cerebral aneurysms

Poor lifestyle habits associated with greater risk of cardiovascular conditions in autistic adults

Research suggests Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine reprograms innate immune responses

Novel approach to immunotherapy design could pave the way for new brain cancer treatments

Researchers identify first biomarker to predict severity of COVID-19

Cardiovascular risk factors accumulated from childhood linked to poorer brain function at midlife

Scientists produce a universal flu vaccine using nanoparticles to induce long-lasting immunity

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with impaired first-phase ejection fraction have higher death risk

Cardiac complications found to be rare in college athletes who contracted COVID-19

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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