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TAVR for aortic regurgitation: Moving beyond "off-label" use

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is currently a widely used option for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis with high to low surgical risk.

13 Jul 2023

pAQ monitor: innovative device provides real-time surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols

Researchers presented the proof-of-concept of a pathogen Air Quality (pAQ) monitor.

13 Jul 2023

New precision medicine trial shows promise for treating rare brain tumors

Papillary craniopharyngiomas (PCPs) are a rare type of brain tumor that cause substantial morbidity for patients.

13 Jul 2023

Wait, What’s a PBM?

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are intermediary companies that negotiate the price of prescription drugs.

13 Jul 2023

Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb enter licence agreement within neuroscience partnership

Evotec SE today announced that Bristol Myers Squibb Company has exercised its option to enter into an exclusive global licence agreement.

From Evotec 13 Jul 2023

What are the effects of insect consumption on human health?

A systematic review of human studies reveals that insect proteins are as good as other protein sources in providing essential amino acids and other health benefits.

13 Jul 2023

Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety

Amanda Condo works at her family's Pennsylvania dairy farm, but her son often won't drink milk at school. He doesn't like the flavor.

13 Jul 2023

Government seeks views on proposed changes to the Health Protection Notification Regulations 2010

The Health Protection Notification Regulations 2010 (HPNR) help us respond promptly to suspected cases of infectious disease that could have an impact on public health.

13 Jul 2023

IL-9 identified as contributor to viral spread and airway inflammation in COVID-19

Researchers used a K18-hACE2 transgenic (ACE2.Tg) mouse model to demonstrate that interleukin-9 (IL-9).

13 Jul 2023

New study links perfluoroalkyl substance exposure to childhood asthma phenotypes

Study evaluated the effects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances on asthma phenotypes.

13 Jul 2023

Iodine content in retail cow’s milk varies dramatically across the U.S.

Researchers investigate the amounts of iodine in retail cow’s milk across the United States.

13 Jul 2023

Long-term high fluoride exposure during adolescence causes hippocampal impairments

Researchers evaluated the impacts of prolonged fluoride exposure during adolescence and adulthood on cognition and associated hippocampal alterations.

13 Jul 2023

COVID-19 excess mortality measured by the Global Health Security Index

Researchers compare COVID-19 excess mortality rates across 183 countries.

13 Jul 2023

UCLA researchers confirm mutations that predispose patients to rare kidney cancer syndrome

Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have confirmed that a large number of genetic variants of unknown significance are in fact verified mutations that predispose patients to a rare hereditary syndrome that increases the risk of kidney cancer.

13 Jul 2023

Pembrolizumab combination therapies effective for advanced NSCLC, study shows

While pembrolizumab is an approved treatment for patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), only some patients respond to this therapy. Treatment failure, researchers say, is often caused by differences in the tumor microenvironment.

12 Jul 2023

Study: Shift to telehealth during the pandemic did not deter people seeking mental health services

People seeking mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic were not deterred by the widespread shift to telehealth services, according to research findings published in the Journal of Counseling & Development, a journal of the American Counseling Association.

12 Jul 2023

Washington University surgeons pioneer robotic liver transplantation

A surgical team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently performed the first robotic liver transplant in the U.S. in May at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

12 Jul 2023

Researchers develop a chemical approach to reverse aging

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unlocked a new frontier in the fight against aging and age-related diseases.

12 Jul 2023

New talking therapy shows promise in treating depression

A new talking therapy for depression has shown encouraging early signs of being more effective and cheaper to deliver than the current best practice of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

12 Jul 2023

Child mental health visits to ED increased sharply during the second year of COVID-19 pandemic

The number of young people in the United States visiting hospital emergency departments for mental health crises increased sharply during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led by researchers from the Department of Health Care Policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School.

12 Jul 2023

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TAVR for aortic regurgitation: Moving beyond "off-label" use

pAQ monitor: innovative device provides real-time surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols

New precision medicine trial shows promise for treating rare brain tumors

Wait, What’s a PBM?

Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb enter licence agreement within neuroscience partnership

What are the effects of insect consumption on human health?

Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety

Government seeks views on proposed changes to the Health Protection Notification Regulations 2010

IL-9 identified as contributor to viral spread and airway inflammation in COVID-19

New study links perfluoroalkyl substance exposure to childhood asthma phenotypes

Iodine content in retail cow’s milk varies dramatically across the U.S.

Long-term high fluoride exposure during adolescence causes hippocampal impairments

COVID-19 excess mortality measured by the Global Health Security Index

UCLA researchers confirm mutations that predispose patients to rare kidney cancer syndrome

Pembrolizumab combination therapies effective for advanced NSCLC, study shows

Study: Shift to telehealth during the pandemic did not deter people seeking mental health services

Washington University surgeons pioneer robotic liver transplantation

Researchers develop a chemical approach to reverse aging

New talking therapy shows promise in treating depression

Child mental health visits to ED increased sharply during the second year of COVID-19 pandemic

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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