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Heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. to increase by mid-century

The number of heat related cardiovascular deaths in the United States will increase over the next four decades, according to a new analysis from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

31 Oct 2023

Government to open 160 community diagnostic centers by March 2024

The government will meet its target to open 160 community diagnostic centres a year early, the Health and Social Care Secretary will announce today [31 October 2023].

31 Oct 2023

Using synthetic biology to develop smarter cell therapies for cancer patients

We are embarking on an unprecedented era of therapeutic development enabled by live cell engineering.

31 Oct 2023

What is the course and stability of maternal depressive symptoms throughout the perinatal period?

Researchers examined maternal depressive symptoms in diverse observational cohorts.

31 Oct 2023

New digital atlas reveals detailed stages of human fetal brain maturation

A comprehensive digital atlas of fetal brain maturation from a large cohort.

31 Oct 2023

Study finds pleasurable music and 'chills' predict music-induced hypoalgesia

In the present study, researchers evaluated which subjective aspects of listening to relaxing and favorite music were crucial for hypoalgesia.

31 Oct 2023

Understanding COVID-19 mortality in people with severe mental illness and different ethnicities

In a recent study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, researchers evaluated mortality in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) following COVID-19.

31 Oct 2023

Simple dietary substitutions can slash US carbon footprint by over 35%

The environmental and health impact of simple food substitutions in the United States (U.S.) diet.

31 Oct 2023

Unsupervised genome-wide variant effect predictor based on pretraining of DNA language models

The Genomic Pre-trained Network (GPN), a multispecies model developed to learn genome-wide variant effects.

31 Oct 2023

Start shopping: Enrollment begins Nov. 1 for most Obamacare insurance plans

For millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of reckoning: It's time to compare benefits and prices and change to a new plan or enroll for the first time.

31 Oct 2023

COVID-19’s long reach: Some physical symptoms can persist up to two years post-diagnosis

Researchers investigated the prevalence rate of physical-type symptoms by the severity of acute COVID-19 beyond two years of diagnosis.

31 Oct 2023

The sunscreen paradox: individuals with higher levels of sun exposure use more but not an adequate quantity of sunscreen

Researchers investigated the variables contributing to the varying frequency of melanoma in the Atlantic provinces of Canada to improve understanding of participants' attitudes toward exposure to the sun and inform public health guidelines related to CM prevention.

31 Oct 2023

Axon Biology & The Future of Drug Discovery: A Deep Dive with Dr Federico Dajas-Bailador

News-Medical sits down with Dr. Federico Dajas-Bailador, a leading expert in axon biology and drug discovery.

From ELRIG (UK) Ltd. 31 Oct 2023

University of Melbourne students develop customized video game controller for kid with cerebral palsy

Jerome, a seven-year-old boy with cerebral palsy (CP), has been able to play a video game for the first time, with the help of a team of University of Melbourne Biomedical Engineering Masters students, who have co-designed a customised video game controller with him.

31 Oct 2023

Sleepiness during virtual meetings may be the result of mental underload and boredom

New research suggests sleepiness during virtual meetings is caused by mental underload and boredom. Earlier studies suggested that fatigue from virtual meetings stems from mental overload, but new research from Aalto University shows that sleepiness during virtual meetings might actually be a result of mental underload and boredom.

31 Oct 2023

UniSA seeks public support for vital research on deadly brain cancers

The University of South Australia is seeking public support for vital brain cancer research that could potentially save hundreds of lives.

31 Oct 2023

Broken String Biosciences’ INDUCE-seq platform demonstrates impact of structural DNA changes on specificity of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

Broken String Biosciences today announced that its INDUCE-seq™ DNA break-mapping technology had been used in a peer-reviewed research paper to characterize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing resulting from changes in DNA topology.

From Broken String Biosciences 31 Oct 2023

New study identifies regional hotspots for Parkinson's disease

A new study led by researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute has found that people living in regions with median levels of air pollution have a 56 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease compared to those living in regions with the lowest level of air pollution.

30 Oct 2023

University of Cincinnati to lead NIH StrokeNet for next five years

The University of Cincinnati and UC Health have been renewed as the National Coordinating Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) StrokeNet, which is the primary infrastructure for multicenter trials of stroke funded by NIH and the pipeline for new potential treatments for adults and children with stroke and those at risk for stroke.

30 Oct 2023

Late nights and skipping breakfast linked to increased heart disease risk, especially in men

Late sleepers who skip breakfast face elevated risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, especially in men, according to a large-scale study. The effects vary by age and gender, pointing to the complex interactions between sleep patterns, eating habits, and heart health.

30 Oct 2023

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Heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. to increase by mid-century

Government to open 160 community diagnostic centers by March 2024

Using synthetic biology to develop smarter cell therapies for cancer patients

What is the course and stability of maternal depressive symptoms throughout the perinatal period?

New digital atlas reveals detailed stages of human fetal brain maturation

Study finds pleasurable music and 'chills' predict music-induced hypoalgesia

Understanding COVID-19 mortality in people with severe mental illness and different ethnicities

Simple dietary substitutions can slash US carbon footprint by over 35%

Unsupervised genome-wide variant effect predictor based on pretraining of DNA language models

Start shopping: Enrollment begins Nov. 1 for most Obamacare insurance plans

COVID-19’s long reach: Some physical symptoms can persist up to two years post-diagnosis

The sunscreen paradox: individuals with higher levels of sun exposure use more but not an adequate quantity of sunscreen

Axon Biology & The Future of Drug Discovery: A Deep Dive with Dr Federico Dajas-Bailador

University of Melbourne students develop customized video game controller for kid with cerebral palsy

Sleepiness during virtual meetings may be the result of mental underload and boredom

UniSA seeks public support for vital research on deadly brain cancers

Broken String Biosciences’ INDUCE-seq platform demonstrates impact of structural DNA changes on specificity of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

New study identifies regional hotspots for Parkinson's disease

University of Cincinnati to lead NIH StrokeNet for next five years

Late nights and skipping breakfast linked to increased heart disease risk, especially in men

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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