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Sharing health data could improve a person's weight loss maintenance

Creating healthy habits, like increasing physical activity and improving eating habits, can be difficult to maintain long term, especially without accountability.

14 Dec 2020

Compound derived from thunder god vine could improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients

The results of a pre-clinical study led by researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest how a compound derived from the thunder god vine -- an herb used in China for centuries to treat joint pain, swelling and fever -- is able to kill cancer cells and potentially improve clinical outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.

14 Dec 2020

New method shortens the timeline to generate mice for vaccine research

To develop vaccines and investigate human immune responses, scientists rely on a variety of animal models, including mice that can produce human antibodies through genetically engineered B cell receptors, which are specialized antibodies bound to the B cell membrane.

14 Dec 2020

Study: First week and a half after leaving hospital may be dangerous for COVID-19 patients

In the first months after their COVID-19 hospital stay, patients face a high risk of ongoing health problems, trips back to the hospital, and death, a growing number of studies has shown.

14 Dec 2020

FARI and The Cooper Institute publish new research paper on omega-3s and heart rate recovery

The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) has published a new research paper in conjunction with The Cooper Institute on omega-3s and heart rate recovery.

14 Dec 2020

Researchers examine whether regenerative patch for spina bifida defect can promote healing

Researchers are investigating whether a human umbilical cord patch placed on the spina bifida defect could improve healing after minimally invasive fetoscopic surgery in a clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

14 Dec 2020

Multisystem immune-related adverse events linked with improved survival from immunotherapy in NSCLC

The results of a large, retrospective study of patients who received a form of immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) revealed that patients may get more than one immune-related side effect, and identified a correlation between these multisystem immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and improved patient survival.

14 Dec 2020

Landmark heart study reveals new insights about risk factors for depression

Recently published UT Southwestern research reveals new insights about risk factors for depression based on data from a landmark longitudinal study focused on heart disease.

14 Dec 2020

New combination therapy has potential to treat aggressive cancers with common mutations

Scientists have long known that therapies that target the cancer-driving MAPK pathway are only effective in a handful of cancers with specific mutations in a cancer gene called BRAF, and these cancers that initially respond to the therapy often end up developing resistance to the treatment, resulting in relapse for many patients.

14 Dec 2020

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide benefit to people with migraine

Migraine is a neurological disease that can be severely debilitating and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide.

14 Dec 2020

COVID-19 pandemic impacts retirement homes differently, research shows

Research from McMaster University shows the Ontario retirement homes impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are those with more residents, those connected to a nursing home, owned by large corporations, or offering many on-site services.

14 Dec 2020

Point-of-care testing for influenza can lead to better treatment, faster patient recovery

Southampton-led research has shown that implementing point-of-care testing in hospitals to diagnose influenza can lead to better treatment and faster recovery for patients.

14 Dec 2020

Study shows long-term consequences of peripubertal stress

This work has investigated the long-term consequences of stress experienced at this critical period of life in rodents, in collaboration with the Behavioural Genetics laboratory at the Brain and Mind Institute of the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (Switzerland), led by the Spanish researcher Carmen Sandi.

14 Dec 2020

Preference to be a night owl associated with anxiety, impulsivity and substance use

Young people who prefer to stay up late are more impulsive than their peers who go to bed earlier, which makes them more likely to drink alcohol and smoke, a new study in the journal Chronobiology International, reports.

14 Dec 2020

Moffitt Cancer Center finds a way for researchers and patients to engage with each other

Behind every new cancer treatment and scientific breakthrough is a research team. However, because they spend most of their time in their labs, basic science researchers rarely get to meet the patients who benefit most from their work.

14 Dec 2020

Quality family time and work flexibility: Australians report unexpected positives to the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers at the University of Sydney wanted to determine what Australians think are the positive effects brought on by the pandemic.

14 Dec 2020

Children with cancer do not appear to be at increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection

Results from the first national study of children with cancer who test positive from COVID-19 has found that these patients do not appear to be at any increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection compared to healthy children.

14 Dec 2020

Researchers in Canada explore risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in retirement homes

Researchers at the McMaster University, Canada, have found that the higher the population in retirement homes, the higher the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. Moreover, they found that retirement homes in a community with a higher ethnic concentration are also more likely to face COVID-19 outbreaks.

14 Dec 2020

Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care boosts maternal wellbeing

When a child is born before term, the mother and baby are physically separated due to the hospital care required by the latter.

14 Dec 2020

UK researchers examine university students behavior amid COVID-19 prevention measures

A team of UK-based researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Exeter found that university students report fewer daily contacts amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, most of these contacts were those not affiliated with the university, indicating potential transmission to other people other than students and staff.

14 Dec 2020

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Sharing health data could improve a person's weight loss maintenance

Compound derived from thunder god vine could improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients

New method shortens the timeline to generate mice for vaccine research

Study: First week and a half after leaving hospital may be dangerous for COVID-19 patients

FARI and The Cooper Institute publish new research paper on omega-3s and heart rate recovery

Researchers examine whether regenerative patch for spina bifida defect can promote healing

Multisystem immune-related adverse events linked with improved survival from immunotherapy in NSCLC

Landmark heart study reveals new insights about risk factors for depression

New combination therapy has potential to treat aggressive cancers with common mutations

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide benefit to people with migraine

COVID-19 pandemic impacts retirement homes differently, research shows

Point-of-care testing for influenza can lead to better treatment, faster patient recovery

Study shows long-term consequences of peripubertal stress

Preference to be a night owl associated with anxiety, impulsivity and substance use

Moffitt Cancer Center finds a way for researchers and patients to engage with each other

Quality family time and work flexibility: Australians report unexpected positives to the COVID-19 pandemic

Children with cancer do not appear to be at increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection

Researchers in Canada explore risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in retirement homes

Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care boosts maternal wellbeing

UK researchers examine university students behavior amid COVID-19 prevention measures

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