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Domestic violence incidents in California have more than tripled in the Great Recession

Emergency room visits for domestic violence incidents in California more than tripled during the Great Recession compared to the years before, signaling a need to prepare for similar and more prolonged effects during the COVID-19 financial crisis, suggest University of California, Davis, researchers.

14 Jul 2020

Vav3 protein promotes cystic fibrosis, shows study

Cystic fibrosis, one of the most common genetic diseases in Switzerland, causes severe respiratory and digestive disorders.

14 Jul 2020

Cancer drug could help inhibit adenovirus infection

An adenovirus infection can be potentially life-threatening, especially for children after a stem cell transplant.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers identify new factor that regulates the size of scar following heart injury

When a person has a heart attack, the person's coronary artery is blocked, cutting off the flow of blood and oxygen to that portion of the person's heart.

14 Jul 2020

A new measles-based COVID-19 vaccine

Now, a new study by researchers from Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institute and published on the preprint server bioRxiv in July 2020 describes a potential vaccine based on the measles vaccine, which elicits both an antibody response and cellular immunity against the virus. This also protects against the measles virus. This could be a significant weapon in the fight against these two threats.

14 Jul 2020

Study examines how optimism changes across human lifespan

Is middle age really the "golden age" when people are the most optimistic in life? Researchers from Michigan State University led the largest study of its kind to determine how optimistic people are in life and when, as well as how major life events affect how optimistic they are about the future.

14 Jul 2020

Public insurance users pay more for bariatric surgery compared to private insurance patients

A new study from the University of Georgia finds that users of public insurance are paying more for bariatric weight loss surgery compared to private insurance patients.

14 Jul 2020

Researcher and health research journalist point out biased misinformation on coronavirus

In a new JAMA editorial, a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher and a health research journalist outline common ways that media, governments, and industry and academic public relations press releases have incompletely and misleadingly reported coronavirus research, and how they can do better.

14 Jul 2020

Spectral notch filters in glasses enhance color vision for those with red-green CVD

A new UC Davis Eye Center study, conducted in collaboration with France's INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, found that special patented glasses engineered with technically advanced spectral notch filters enhance color vision for those with the most common types of red-green color vision deficiency ("anomalous trichromacy").

14 Jul 2020

Mortality rates for complex cancer procedures vary based on hospital ratings

A new paper in the JNCI Cancer Spectrum, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the mortality rates for complex cancer procedures differ greatly between one-star hospitals (10.4%) and five-star hospitals (6.4%).

14 Jul 2020

Alcohol and autoclaving are not efficient for disinfecting face masks

A University of Cincinnati researcher is advising against using two widely available sterilization methods to clean disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators for reuse in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers review scientific articles on the role of zinc in COVID-19 prevention

Researchers from Sechenov University in collaboration with colleagues from Germany, Greece and Russia reviewed scientific articles on the role of zinc in the prevention and treatment of viral infections and pneumonia, with projections on those caused by SARS-CoV-2. The results were published in the International Journal of Molecular Medicine.

14 Jul 2020

Study explores effect of COVID-19 mortality in kinship networks

Deaths from COVID-19 will have a ripple effect causing impacts on the mental health and health of surviving family members.

14 Jul 2020

Genetic variation shapes individual perception of fatty foods, twins study reveals

Most people would agree that the pleasure of some foods stems in part from its fat content. New research, led by the Monell Chemical Senses Center, has now found that liking of fatty food is more complex than its fat content alone - it could also be related to inborn genetic traits of the consumer related to fat perception.

14 Jul 2020

Current assays reflect non-neutralizing antibodies, finds study

Several serologic tests have been developed to help diagnose the presence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), either currently or in the past. However, all of them are not equally effective.

14 Jul 2020

Antenatal treatment can improve outcomes in preterm children

Extremely preterm children have very low birth weights, underdeveloped organs, and risks of long-term problems or disabilities.

14 Jul 2020

Nationwide project aims to study how memory training leads to cognitive benefits

How does memory training lead to cognitive benefits? Aaron Seitz, director of the Brain Game Center for mental fitness and well-being at the University of California, Riverside, has wrestled with this question for several years.

14 Jul 2020

Study may lead to new treatments for people with PTSD and memory disorders

Memories linked with strong emotions often become seared in the brain.Most people can remember where they were on 9/11, or what the weather was like on the day their first child was born. Memories about world events on Sept 10, or lunch last Tuesday, have long been erased.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers uncover new mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus

A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a new mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus. The study is currently available in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers stabilize the closed SARS-CoV-2 spike trimer

Now, a new study by researchers at Janssen Vaccines & Prevention BV and Leiden University and published on the preprint server bioRxiv uses cryoEM to reveal the structure of this trimer, in order to support both vaccine development and diagnostic testing based on antibody production.

14 Jul 2020

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Domestic violence incidents in California have more than tripled in the Great Recession

Vav3 protein promotes cystic fibrosis, shows study

Cancer drug could help inhibit adenovirus infection

Researchers identify new factor that regulates the size of scar following heart injury

A new measles-based COVID-19 vaccine

Study examines how optimism changes across human lifespan

Public insurance users pay more for bariatric surgery compared to private insurance patients

Researcher and health research journalist point out biased misinformation on coronavirus

Spectral notch filters in glasses enhance color vision for those with red-green CVD

Mortality rates for complex cancer procedures vary based on hospital ratings

Alcohol and autoclaving are not efficient for disinfecting face masks

Researchers review scientific articles on the role of zinc in COVID-19 prevention

Study explores effect of COVID-19 mortality in kinship networks

Genetic variation shapes individual perception of fatty foods, twins study reveals

Current assays reflect non-neutralizing antibodies, finds study

Antenatal treatment can improve outcomes in preterm children

Nationwide project aims to study how memory training leads to cognitive benefits

Study may lead to new treatments for people with PTSD and memory disorders

Researchers uncover new mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus

Researchers stabilize the closed SARS-CoV-2 spike trimer

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