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Study investigates characteristics of high utilizers for psychiatric hospital services

Dropping out of high school, having schizophrenia, or being diagnosed with a co-occurring personality disorder increases the likelihood of someone becoming a "high utilizer" of inpatient psychiatric hospital services, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston .

24 Feb 2021

Study: Many cancer survivors worried about treatment disruptions during the pandemic

New study reports that early in the 2020 pandemic in the United States, one-third of cancer survivors worried about treatment and cancer care disruptions.

24 Feb 2021

Travelers to the tropics are more prone to acquiring superbacteria than previously thought

Exploring exposure to superbacteria, researchers at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital got unexpected results from an international collaborative study conducted in real time among 20 travelers to Southeast Asia.

24 Feb 2021

Study shows antibody responses persisting 10 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers in Italy have conducted a study showing that patients who had tested positive for infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) still had neutralizing antibodies against the virus 10 months later.

24 Feb 2021

Study takes a closer look at the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dental hygienists

Despite having been designated as high risk for COVID-19 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a new study finds 3.1 percent of dental hygienists have had COVID-19 based on data collected in October 2020.

24 Feb 2021

Study examines health and economic impacts of mHealth technologies in diabetes care

Emerging smart mobile health (or mHealth) technologies are changing the way patients track information related to diagnosed conditions. A new study examined the health and economic impacts of mHealth technologies on the outcomes of diabetes patients in Asia.

24 Feb 2021

Research shows the effectiveness of a digital healthcare treatment for osteoarthritis

The steadily increasing prevalence and high costs of treating chronic joint pain worldwide poses a challenge for healthcare systems and healthcare payers.

24 Feb 2021

A new combination therapy for treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome in children

A study aiming to develop a new therapeutic technique could bring a revolution in our approach to treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome, a disorder that affects children as young as 2 years old and leads to childhood dementia and premature death.

24 Feb 2021

Wearing a face mask does not impair a person's ability to get air in and out of the body

Researchers at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital published new findings today that wearing a face mask - either a cloth mask or a surgical mask - did not impair the ability of subjects to get air in and out of their bodies.

24 Feb 2021

Study lays the groundwork for developing novel strategies to treat neurological diseases

A research team from the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong has recently discovered that SOX9 protein is an essential regulatory factor of choroid plexus function that ensures the correct composition of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

24 Feb 2021

Losing ACA protections for pre-existing conditions could increase health disparities

If Affordable Care Act protections for pre-existing condition coverage are no longer available, the coronavirus pandemic would leave many Americans - a disproportionate number of whom are people of color - without health insurance, a new Oregon Health & Science University study indicates.

24 Feb 2021

Older survivors of domestic violence are more vulnerable to elder abuse

Australian researchers have called for additional services for survivors of intimate partner violence - warning those who have these experiences are more vulnerable to elder abuse.

24 Feb 2021

Study shows prevalence of inappropriate treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Nearly half of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections received the wrong antibiotics and almost three-quarters received prescriptions for longer than necessary, with inappropriately long treatment durations more common in rural areas, according to a study of private insurance claims data published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

24 Feb 2021

Household odorant smell tests could help detect COVID-19, say study

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and other institutions developed a new tool to help detect COVID-19 infection. The team developed and tested a real-time tool to measure olfactory perception impairment by asking the participants to smell household odorants.

24 Feb 2021

Risk models for West Nile Fever may predict areas of future outbreaks a year in advance

Knowing the environmental and human-related variables that characterize the favorable areas for the incidence of the West Nile virus, a flavivirus that is transmitted from birds to humans by mosquitoes, is essential to identify those places in Europe at high risk of experiencing outbreaks, even before these are registered, thus enabling preventive measures to be taken.

24 Feb 2021

Long-term steroid treatment may not be necessary for kidney transplant patients

Long-term use of a medication used to treat kidney transplant patients may not be necessary in individuals with low-to-moderate risk of organ rejection, according to the results of a study led by a University of Cincinnati transplant researcher.

24 Feb 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations still high in England despite recent decline in cases, says study

Results from the latest round of the real-time assessment of community transmission study (REACT-1) study in England indicate that although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases have decreased, the number of hospitalizations remains high.

24 Feb 2021

Basigin does not facilitate SARS-CoV-2 entry, say researchers

Researchers investigated the significance of a transmembrane glycoprotein basigin, or CD147, as a host cell co-receptor required for the entry of SARS-CoV-2. The findings reveal that recombinant human basigin does not interact with full-length spike protein or spike RBD of SARS-CoV-2.

24 Feb 2021

Study offers new insights into "Niemann-Pick type C disease"

In the journal Nature Communications, scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) report new findings on the mechanisms of "Niemann-Pick type C disease" (NPC).

24 Feb 2021

UK and South African SARS-CoV-2 variants show higher binding affinity to host cell receptor

New research by a team of scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine in the U.S. found that both the UK and South African SARS-CoV-2 variants display tighter binding to the ACE2 receptor.

24 Feb 2021

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Study investigates characteristics of high utilizers for psychiatric hospital services

Study: Many cancer survivors worried about treatment disruptions during the pandemic

Travelers to the tropics are more prone to acquiring superbacteria than previously thought

Study shows antibody responses persisting 10 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study takes a closer look at the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dental hygienists

Study examines health and economic impacts of mHealth technologies in diabetes care

Research shows the effectiveness of a digital healthcare treatment for osteoarthritis

A new combination therapy for treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome in children

Wearing a face mask does not impair a person's ability to get air in and out of the body

Study lays the groundwork for developing novel strategies to treat neurological diseases

Losing ACA protections for pre-existing conditions could increase health disparities

Older survivors of domestic violence are more vulnerable to elder abuse

Study shows prevalence of inappropriate treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Household odorant smell tests could help detect COVID-19, say study

Risk models for West Nile Fever may predict areas of future outbreaks a year in advance

Long-term steroid treatment may not be necessary for kidney transplant patients

COVID-19 hospitalizations still high in England despite recent decline in cases, says study

Basigin does not facilitate SARS-CoV-2 entry, say researchers

Study offers new insights into "Niemann-Pick type C disease"

UK and South African SARS-CoV-2 variants show higher binding affinity to host cell receptor

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A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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