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COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid brain aging in adolescents

Researchers assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the neurological development of young adults.

4 Dec 2022

Trial shows acoziborole drug clears body of African sleeping sickness parasites

Researchers evaluate the efficacy and safety of an oral antimicrobial drug acoziborole in patients with human African trypanosomiasis.

4 Dec 2022

Does air pollution reduce cognitive function over time?

Researchers examine available studies for correlations between declining cognitive function in childhood and adult life and air pollution.

4 Dec 2022

Hepatitis B virus haplotype number is a predictive marker of functional cure during antiviral therapies

Patients with a lower hepatitis B virus haplotype number are more likely to achieve a functional cure with chronic hepatitis B treatment.

4 Dec 2022

Managers express explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups, study finds

In a study that examined bias in the workplace, a University of Florida researcher found that those in management positions demonstrate explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups and often express more implicit bias than people who are not in management.

2 Dec 2022

AI could make doctors’ work simpler, faster, and more precise

One in nine women in the developed world will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life. The prevalence of breast cancer is increasing, an effect caused in part by the modern lifestyle and increased lifespans.

2 Dec 2022

Adoption of front-of-pack nutrition labeling in the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related NCDs

The adoption of best practice front-of-pack nutrition labeling in more countries of the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure and some cancers in the region, a recent study led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Pan American Health Organization suggests.

2 Dec 2022

Study assesses the prevalence of residual lung abnormalities following COVID-19 hospitalization

In a new study published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers sought to determine the percentage of COVID-19 patients discharged from the hospital who had a type of fibrotic lung damage, known as interstitial lung disease, that requires ongoing follow-up care.

2 Dec 2022

Klick scientists use machine learning and 12 hours of CGM data to predict diabetes onset

Scientists at Klick Applied Sciences have discovered a way to transform a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) into a powerful diabetes screening and prevention tool using artificial intelligence.

2 Dec 2022

Exploring neurodevelopment among Zika virus-exposed children without Zika syndrome

In a new study, researchers assessed the neurodevelopment in preschool-aged Zika-exposed children without congenital Zika syndrome.

2 Dec 2022

Pumpkin byproducts exhibit antioxidant and antimicrobial activity

Researchers characterized the bioactive agents in the food industry byproducts of pumpkins.

2 Dec 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections pose long-COVID risks despite reduced severity

researchers compared the post-coronavirus disease complaints and symptoms in individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant with those in individuals with Delta variant infections to understand whether the long-term complaints after Omicron infections are similar to those in infections with other SARS-CoV-2 variants.

2 Dec 2022

Mucosal IgA fused nanobody as a non-invasive, cost-effective prophylaxis and therapeutic option against major SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers from the United States developed an affordable, non-invasive, inhalable prophylactic treatment consisting of immunoglobulin (Ig) A fused nanobodies against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

2 Dec 2022

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COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid brain aging in adolescents

Trial shows acoziborole drug clears body of African sleeping sickness parasites

Does air pollution reduce cognitive function over time?

Hepatitis B virus haplotype number is a predictive marker of functional cure during antiviral therapies

Managers express explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups, study finds

AI could make doctors’ work simpler, faster, and more precise

Adoption of front-of-pack nutrition labeling in the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related NCDs

Study assesses the prevalence of residual lung abnormalities following COVID-19 hospitalization

Klick scientists use machine learning and 12 hours of CGM data to predict diabetes onset

Exploring neurodevelopment among Zika virus-exposed children without Zika syndrome

Pumpkin byproducts exhibit antioxidant and antimicrobial activity

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections pose long-COVID risks despite reduced severity

Mucosal IgA fused nanobody as a non-invasive, cost-effective prophylaxis and therapeutic option against major SARS-CoV-2 variants

Exploring the effects of dietary fiber on gut microbiome and inflammatory diseases

New tool may help better predict resistance to immunoglobulin therapy among children with Kawasaki disease

Novel biosensor enhances performance of home-based continuous glucose monitoring

Laser light therapy effective in improving working memory

'One size fits all' approach may not help address the needs of all young people with psychosis

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities opened at Aston University

Maternal stress during pregnancy linked to accelerated cell aging of white children, not Black kids

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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