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New approach can advance medical AI algorithms, reduce risks to patient privacy

Within the field of artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning is an area of rapid and high-impact innovation in the healthcare industry.

9 Mar 2021

New therapeutic video game to improve outcomes in children with neurodevelopmental challenges

An innovative team of Canadian partners have come together bridging academic university, private industry, and community health leadership for child brain health, bringing a novel therapeutic video game to children and families.

8 Mar 2021

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine induce humoral protection against U.K. and S.A. variants

Researchers at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Virology, Paris, France determined that in BNT162b2-vaccinated participants who received two doses, their sera harbored at least a neutralizing titer against the three SARS-CoV-2 variants.

8 Mar 2021

Self-assembling nanoparticles an effective vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2

The currently developed vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 include the RBD in their immunogen. With a similar objective, a new study developed an RBD protein-based vaccine candidate against the SARS-CoV-2, using self-assembling Helicobacter pylori-bullfrog ferritin nanoparticles as an antigen delivery system. The study is published recently in the journal mBio (by the American Society of Microbiology).

8 Mar 2021

Financial pollution: Wasteful health care spending that harms vulnerable populations

Financial pollution arises when exorbitant or unnecessary healthcare spending depletes resources needed for the wellbeing of the population.

8 Mar 2021

Study outlines new model with recommendations for health care team effectiveness

Health care teams must prepare for anything, including the unconventional work environments brought about by a global pandemic and social unrest.

8 Mar 2021

Study shows persistence of marijuana THC in breast milk for six weeks

In a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado have found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of marijuana, stays in breast milk for up to six weeks.

8 Mar 2021

Continued vigilance needed as COVID lockdown is relaxed in England, warn researchers

Researchers have reported findings from round nine of the REal-time Assessment of Community Transmission Study (REACT-1) that estimates community prevalence of infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.

8 Mar 2021

Functional connectivity in brain's fatigue network changes in response to cognitive fatigue

Kessler Foundation researchers have demonstrated changes in the functional connectivity within the 'fatigue network' in response to cognitive fatigue.

8 Mar 2021

Study: More than 2/3 of Indiana nursing home staff show willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine

In a study conducted shortly before COVID-19 vaccines became available in the U.S., more than two-thirds of nursing home and assisted living staff in Indiana indicated willingness to receive a vaccine immediately or in the future.

8 Mar 2021

Narrowing down on small molecular inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 key protease

A recent methodological study by researchers from the University of Luxembourg shows that the combination of virtual screening approaches, molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning can substantially facilitate small molecule screening investigations targeted at key SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins.

8 Mar 2021

Data from Israel’s vaccination program suggests Pizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine induces strong host antibody response

A team of scientists from Israel has recently evaluated the efficacy of an mRNA-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, BNT162b2, in inducing host humoral immune response. The findings reveal that the vaccine is capable of inducing strong anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody response and that the response varies significantly with age. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

8 Mar 2021

Push is on for states to ban organ transplant discrimination

Griffin Dalrymple is an energetic 7-year-old who loves going to school in Eureka, Montana. But two years ago, the boy described by his mother, Jayci, as a "ball of fire" was suddenly knocked back by severe bacterial pneumonia that hospitalized him for two weeks.

8 Mar 2021

Interaction between LDL cholesterol and PRS can predict risk of heart attack

Allelica, a leading genomics software company specializing in developing polygenic risk scores (PRS) for personalised medicine, today announced publication of a study in Circulation (Vol. 143, Issue 10) showing that the effect of LDL cholesterol on a person's risk of having a heart attack depends on their genes.

8 Mar 2021

Researchers perform new study on intersex experience

Intersex and Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) are two terms used to describe those born with sex characteristics (i.e., chromosomes, gonads, genitals) that do not fit the typical definitions of male or female bodies.

8 Mar 2021

Small negative lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown could accumulate, say researchers

An interesting new study by researchers in Australia, which has been published in the journal PLOS ONE, suggests that lifestyle changes due to pandemic restrictions on outdoor mobility have been small. But they warn that these may accumulate over time.

8 Mar 2021

Scientists optimize wastewater disinfection process to minimize spread of antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a global threat today, owing in part to the efficiency with which resistance spreads among them. Some of this spread happens in waterbodies—and our wastewater systems are no exception.

8 Mar 2021

Digital technologies may underpin primary care services beyond COVID pandemic

Over the last twelve months, the NHS has been fundamentally reshaped. Plans and ideas that were bubbling away in the background for years suddenly received the green light by default. 2020 saw a huge increase in the adoption of digital technologies within modern healthcare economies.

8 Mar 2021

New trend can widen racial disparities in patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials

For the drug approval process in the United States, investigators have been expanding clinical trials to sites outside the country.

8 Mar 2021

Rare Disease Day: Illumina shines a spotlight on people living with rare diseases

With a mission of empowering the rare disease community, Illumina has today partnered with medical researchers and families to highlight the importance of genomic sequencing and to shine the spotlight on the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.

8 Mar 2021

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

New approach can advance medical AI algorithms, reduce risks to patient privacy

New therapeutic video game to improve outcomes in children with neurodevelopmental challenges

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine induce humoral protection against U.K. and S.A. variants

Self-assembling nanoparticles an effective vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2

Financial pollution: Wasteful health care spending that harms vulnerable populations

Study outlines new model with recommendations for health care team effectiveness

Study shows persistence of marijuana THC in breast milk for six weeks

Continued vigilance needed as COVID lockdown is relaxed in England, warn researchers

Functional connectivity in brain's fatigue network changes in response to cognitive fatigue

Study: More than 2/3 of Indiana nursing home staff show willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Narrowing down on small molecular inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 key protease

Data from Israel’s vaccination program suggests Pizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine induces strong host antibody response

Push is on for states to ban organ transplant discrimination

Interaction between LDL cholesterol and PRS can predict risk of heart attack

Researchers perform new study on intersex experience

Small negative lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown could accumulate, say researchers

Scientists optimize wastewater disinfection process to minimize spread of antibiotic resistance

Digital technologies may underpin primary care services beyond COVID pandemic

New trend can widen racial disparities in patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials

Rare Disease Day: Illumina shines a spotlight on people living with rare diseases

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