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Osmotic therapy device reduces swelling in rats with spinal cord injuries

When injured, the spinal cord swells, restricting blood flow, resulting in further, often critical and permanent motor, sensory, and autonomic function damage.

12 Aug 2020

Yoga improves generalized anxiety disorder, study shows

The feelings of fear are normal emotions felt when the brain senses an impending danger or stress. Anxiety is the body's natural response to stress. In some people, however, they experience constant and overwhelming anxiety and fear, impeding their normal activities.

12 Aug 2020

Scientists win grant to study brain's role in tracking odors

Seeking to unravel the mystery of how animals follow scent, a team of scientists from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado Boulder and Columbia University, have won a grant to peer deeply inside the brain as the process takes place.

12 Aug 2020

Researchers recommend inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding women in COVID-19 vaccine trials

Researchers from the United Kingdom have published their views on the inclusion of pregnant women in clinical trials for vaccines against the novel coronavirus and the related challenges this presents. Their article titled, “Inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 vaccine development”, was published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

12 Aug 2020

Women often prescribed excessive opioids after childbirth, research reveals

Excessive opioid prescriptions following childbirth may lead to higher rates of addiction within communities, according to a new report in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

12 Aug 2020

Mental stress and anger may worsen heart failure

Mental stress and anger may have clinical implications for patients with heart failure according to a new report published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.

12 Aug 2020

Study reveals the link between air pollution and COVID-19 death rate in England

A study by researchers from the Imperial College London provides specific evidence of an association between averaged exposure during 2014-2018 to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and COVID-19 mortality, while the role of atmospheric particulate matter (PM2.5) remains much more controversial. The paper is currently available on the medRxiv preprint server.

12 Aug 2020

Higher BCG vaccination coverage associated with improved COVID-19 outcomes

A tuberculosis vaccine administered during the past 15 years is associated with significantly improved COVID-19 outcomes, according to a new study published in Vaccines.

12 Aug 2020

America’s rural emergency physician shortage expected to worsen in future, analysis reveals

Despite the nation's growing reliance on emergency departments, large areas of rural America are experiencing shortages of emergency physicians, according to a new emergency medicine workforce analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

12 Aug 2020

A triplex SARS-CoV-2 assay based on nanopore sequencing is accurate, rapid and scalable

A novel breakthrough by a research group from Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a rapid way of testing and screening large numbers of samples for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

12 Aug 2020

UH researcher receives $2.2 million NIH grant to prevent obesity-induced cardiovascular diseases

In the early stages of obesity, endothelial cells - located in the inner layer of the arteries - become dysfunctional and lose their normal protective abilities.

12 Aug 2020

Short-term PrEP use could be a successful way to prevent HIV spread in at-risk men on vacation

Men at particular risk for HIV are very likely to consistently take prevention medication during vacations when their odds of contracting the virus are higher, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, The Fenway Institute and Harvard University.

12 Aug 2020

Researchers determine the effects of after-hours cannabis use on workplace performance

Although it has become increasingly accepted for medical and recreational use, cannabis is still considered among one of the most widely used illegal substances in the United States and in many European countries.

12 Aug 2020

A trustful relationship critical for successful treatment of mental illness

A trusting therapeutic relationship and outcome-oriented collaboration between therapist and patient are critical for the successful treatment of mental illness.

12 Aug 2020

Study explores children's perceptions of social robots in elderly care

The study of children's interactions with robots was carried out at the Norwegian research fair held in every major city. It is an annual national event where children gain insight into science and what researchers do.

12 Aug 2020

More than 40-year-old cancer mystery solved: Thanks to epigenetics

In an article that was just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by the group of Dr. Manel Esteller, is solved this mystery by describing that in cancer cells the protein that generates the nucleotide "Y" is epigenetically inactivated, causing small but highly aggressive tumors.

12 Aug 2020

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Osmotic therapy device reduces swelling in rats with spinal cord injuries

Yoga improves generalized anxiety disorder, study shows

Scientists win grant to study brain's role in tracking odors

Researchers recommend inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding women in COVID-19 vaccine trials

Women often prescribed excessive opioids after childbirth, research reveals

Mental stress and anger may worsen heart failure

Study reveals the link between air pollution and COVID-19 death rate in England

Higher BCG vaccination coverage associated with improved COVID-19 outcomes

America’s rural emergency physician shortage expected to worsen in future, analysis reveals

A triplex SARS-CoV-2 assay based on nanopore sequencing is accurate, rapid and scalable

UH researcher receives $2.2 million NIH grant to prevent obesity-induced cardiovascular diseases

Short-term PrEP use could be a successful way to prevent HIV spread in at-risk men on vacation

Researchers determine the effects of after-hours cannabis use on workplace performance

A trustful relationship critical for successful treatment of mental illness

Study explores children's perceptions of social robots in elderly care

More than 40-year-old cancer mystery solved: Thanks to epigenetics

Study of 300 COVID-19 patients shows efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy

Acupuncture can tame cytokine storm in mice with systemic inflammation

Nutrition labeling plays major role in nudging people towards better dietary choices

Physicians report misuse of thyroid tests for unsupported reasons

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