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High-speed 5G network effective in providing telerehabilitation and teletreatment in remote community

Japan's population is rapidly aging. As a result, new challenges have emerged as an increased number of elderly people, many of whom live in isolated parts of the country, need medical and nursing care despite inadequate medical resources.

16 Dec 2022

AI-based neural network can detect early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and the Central Finland Health Care District have developed an AI based neural network to detect an early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images.

16 Dec 2022

Study reveals subtypes and EBV-associated regulatory epigenome reprogramming in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered a novel subtype of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and EBV-associated immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment (TME).

16 Dec 2022

Researchers report the development of robust candidate single immunization PNP hydrogel COVID vaccines

Researchers developed a one-dose subunit vaccine for the induction of durable, potent, and broad immunity against SARS-CoV-2.

16 Dec 2022

Study finds anti-S binding antibody levels are a valid correlate of protection against Omicron BA.1/BA.2 infections

Researchers used serological measurements from a longitudinal cohort to evaluate the use of binding antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain as correlates of protection against the immune evasive Omicron subvariants BA.1 and BA.2.

16 Dec 2022

Common psychiatric medications can give some protection against COVID-19

A new meta-analysis shows that psychiatric medications can give some protection against COVID-19, with the common antidepressant fluvoxamine showing the strongest effect.

16 Dec 2022

Does nirmatrelvir and ritonavir reduce the risk of hospitalization or death among outpatients with early COVID-19?

Researchers investigated the efficacy of ritonavir and nirmatrelvir combination treatment in reducing the risk of COVID-19 severity outcomes such as hospital admissions and deaths when administered during the initial period of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

16 Dec 2022

Changing heart cell programming can reverse the lasting damage caused by heart attacks

Back in 1971, the Bee Gees asked, "How can you mend a broken heart?". Now, researchers from Japan reveal that they may just have found a way to repair cardiac damage in patients suffering from chronic heart attack and heart failure.

16 Dec 2022

The mpox viral load kinetics over time in various parts of the body

Researchers characterized the time to mpox virus clearance of immunocompetent individuals with mild MPX in a real-world community-based setting utilizing longitudinal information.

16 Dec 2022

Study reports that delaying surgery post-COVID-19 reduces the risk of postoperative cardiovascular issues

Researchers assessed the temporal relationship between COVID-19 diagnosis and surgery time with the risk of occurrence of cardiovascular morbidity events within 30 days of surgery.

16 Dec 2022

Study suggests most clinical studies posted to medRxiv and later published in peer-reviewed journals had concordant study characteristics, results, and interpretations

Researchers compared and determined the concordance between the study design, results, and inferences of clinical and observational studies and meta-analyses that were first posted as medRxiv preprints and were later peer-reviewed and published in journals.

16 Dec 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BQ and XBB subvariants show exceptional immune evasion properties

Researchers demonstrated the exceptional immune evasion properties of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron subvariants, BQ and XBB.

16 Dec 2022

The impact of the US vaccination program on reducing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths

A recent study reported that in the two years following the initiation of the US COVID-19 vaccination campaign, over 18 million hospitalizations and three million deaths have been prevented, and close to $1.15 trillion have been saved in medical costs.

16 Dec 2022

Experimental therapy shows promise as treatment for metastatic colon cancer in preclinical models

An experimental therapy showed promise as treatment for an aggressively spreading type of colorectal cancer in preclinical models, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

16 Dec 2022

Is bottled water really safer?

A new study looked at over 500 contaminants and indicators of microbial activity in 30 brands of bottled water and found some evidence that this supposition might be unfounded.

16 Dec 2022

Data mining approaches for the detection of signals associated with pediatric post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

Researchers described tree-based scan statistics for pediatric long COVID-19.

16 Dec 2022

Global Access Diagnostics joins consortium to co-develop on-farm rapid test for calf pneumonia, RaDiCal

Global Access Diagnostics (GADx) today announced the development of RaDiCal, a one-step molecular lateral flow test to enable rapid diagnosis of pneumonia, one of the most significant diseases affecting calves

From Global Access Diagnostics 16 Dec 2022

PhoreMost and ThinkCyte collaborate to advance AI based drug discovery

PhoreMost Ltd. and ThinkCyte K.K today announced a strategic research partnership aimed at advancing modern phenotypic drug screening using artificial intelligence (AI).

From PhoreMost 16 Dec 2022

INTEGRA Biosciences furthers scientific education with festive donation

INTEGRA Biosciences is proud to be supporting the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) with a $20,000 donation this festive season.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 16 Dec 2022

Why Medicaid expansion ballots may hit a dead end after a fleeting victory in South Dakota

Republican-led legislatures have repeatedly thwarted Medicaid expansion in a dozen conservative states, despite high numbers of uninsured residents. In recent years, supporters of expansion have found success with another strategy: letting voters decide.

16 Dec 2022

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High-speed 5G network effective in providing telerehabilitation and teletreatment in remote community

AI-based neural network can detect early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images

Study reveals subtypes and EBV-associated regulatory epigenome reprogramming in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Researchers report the development of robust candidate single immunization PNP hydrogel COVID vaccines

Study finds anti-S binding antibody levels are a valid correlate of protection against Omicron BA.1/BA.2 infections

Common psychiatric medications can give some protection against COVID-19

Does nirmatrelvir and ritonavir reduce the risk of hospitalization or death among outpatients with early COVID-19?

Changing heart cell programming can reverse the lasting damage caused by heart attacks

The mpox viral load kinetics over time in various parts of the body

Study reports that delaying surgery post-COVID-19 reduces the risk of postoperative cardiovascular issues

Study suggests most clinical studies posted to medRxiv and later published in peer-reviewed journals had concordant study characteristics, results, and interpretations

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BQ and XBB subvariants show exceptional immune evasion properties

The impact of the US vaccination program on reducing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths

Experimental therapy shows promise as treatment for metastatic colon cancer in preclinical models

Is bottled water really safer?

Data mining approaches for the detection of signals associated with pediatric post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

Global Access Diagnostics joins consortium to co-develop on-farm rapid test for calf pneumonia, RaDiCal

PhoreMost and ThinkCyte collaborate to advance AI based drug discovery

INTEGRA Biosciences furthers scientific education with festive donation

Why Medicaid expansion ballots may hit a dead end after a fleeting victory in South Dakota

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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