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Studies examine rates of blindness and vision impairment worldwide

Sobering new statistics released by the Global Burden of Disease study found no significant reduction in the number of people with treatable sight loss worldwide since 2010 as public health services failed to meet World Health Organization (WHO) targets.

2 Dec 2020

Study: Shipping pallets were responsible for sending people to emergency rooms of US hospitals

Shipping pallets -- often used as display platforms in retail settings or seen as raw material for household projects -- were responsible for sending more than 30,000 people to the emergency rooms of U.S. hospitals over a recent five-year period, according to a new study.

2 Dec 2020

Researchers use new imaging technique to produce digital reconstruction of eye tissues

A new study by scientists at the University of Southampton has made a breakthrough that could help the search for treatments against age related sight loss.

2 Dec 2020

Study links declines in working-class jobs to suicide, deaths of despair

Declines in blue-collar jobs may have left some working-class men frustrated by unmet job expectations and more likely to suffer an early death by suicide or drug poisoning, according to a study led by sociologists at The University of Texas at Austin.

2 Dec 2020

Chronic kidney disease strongly associated with COVID-related hospitalization

An analysis of Geisinger's electronic health records has revealed chronic kidney disease to be the leading risk factor for hospitalization from COVID-19.

2 Dec 2020

Circadian gene mutation increases drug-taking behaviors in mice

A mutation in the gene regulating circadian rhythms increases self-administration of cocaine in mice, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences researchers found in a paper published today in the Journal of Neuroscience.

2 Dec 2020

Testing intensity has greatest influence on COVID-19 transmission

Lacking vaccines, countries have relied on multiple non-pharmaceutical interventions to control COVID-19 transmission.

2 Dec 2020

Carrot-based Japanese herbal medicine may improve muscle complications associated with COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of harmful gases such as cigarette smoke.

2 Dec 2020

New insight into role of autophagy in controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection

A team of researchers at the University of Manitoba in Canada said that nanoparticle targeting of autophagy at the sites could be a potent tool to effectively overcome COVID-19 while preventing the common adverse effects of the drug.

2 Dec 2020

Immune system differences, better blood vessel health could protect children from severe COVID-19

Differences in the immune systems and better blood vessel health were among the factors protecting children from severe COVID-19, according to a new review.

2 Dec 2020

CDC to reduce quarantine period from 14 days to 7 to 10 days

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with other health agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), recommend that people who may have been in close contact with a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case should undergo quarantine for 14 days.

2 Dec 2020

Study finds link between brain’s network connections and epilepsy-related atrophy

An international study has found a link between the brain's network connections and grey matter atrophy caused by certain types of epilepsy, a major step forward in our understanding of the disease.

2 Dec 2020

Combination of exercise and mindfulness training can help alleviate fatigue in cancer survivors

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found that a combination of exercise and mindfulness training can help reduce fatigue in breast cancer survivors.

2 Dec 2020

Surprising discovery reveals new target for aggressive lung adenocarcinoma

Targeted therapies are currently available for about one-third of people with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common kind of lung cancer.

2 Dec 2020

Atrial fibrillation patients should avoid heavy alcohol consumption, warns study

Fourteen drinks a week is linked with a higher risk of health problems including stroke and embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to research published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

2 Dec 2020

Brexit offers opportunities to strengthen UK's tobacco control measures

Brexit offers the UK opportunities to strengthen its world-leading tobacco control measures, by creating greater flexibility to respond to industry action and market developments, according to new research from the University of Bath.

2 Dec 2020

Emergence of new zoonotic infections like SARS-CoV-2 is inevitable

A team of researchers at the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute explored the role of animals, the veterinary, and associated zoonotic links of SARS-CoV-2 and prevention and control strategies based on 'One Health' approaches. The research is published in the journal Veterinary Quarterly.

2 Dec 2020

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Studies examine rates of blindness and vision impairment worldwide

Study: Shipping pallets were responsible for sending people to emergency rooms of US hospitals

Researchers use new imaging technique to produce digital reconstruction of eye tissues

Study links declines in working-class jobs to suicide, deaths of despair

Chronic kidney disease strongly associated with COVID-related hospitalization

Circadian gene mutation increases drug-taking behaviors in mice

Testing intensity has greatest influence on COVID-19 transmission

Carrot-based Japanese herbal medicine may improve muscle complications associated with COPD

New insight into role of autophagy in controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection

Immune system differences, better blood vessel health could protect children from severe COVID-19

CDC to reduce quarantine period from 14 days to 7 to 10 days

Study finds link between brain’s network connections and epilepsy-related atrophy

Combination of exercise and mindfulness training can help alleviate fatigue in cancer survivors

Surprising discovery reveals new target for aggressive lung adenocarcinoma

Atrial fibrillation patients should avoid heavy alcohol consumption, warns study

Brexit offers opportunities to strengthen UK's tobacco control measures

Emergence of new zoonotic infections like SARS-CoV-2 is inevitable

The UK approves Pfizer vaccine for December 2020 roll out

Physical activity could mitigate some of the menopause symptoms

Study finds disparity in telemedicine use during the pandemic among head and neck cancer patients

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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