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Daylight Saving Time may also suit morning risers just fine, study finds

Night owls may be looking forward to falling back into autumn standard time but a new study from the University of Ottawa has found Daylight Saving Time may also suit morning types just fine.

4 Nov 2022

NIH leaders plan to address the threat of climate change to human health

Leaders from the National Institutes of Health discuss the agency's plan to address the risk to human health posed by a changing climate in a commentary published in The Lancet.

4 Nov 2022

UTA researcher aims to develop assistive robots to help people with spinal cord injuries

A University of Texas at Arlington computer science researcher is developing a robotic system that helps people with spinal cord injuries perform everyday tasks, and she's involving members of the UTA Movin' Mavs wheelchair basketball team in the effort.

4 Nov 2022

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective in children 6 months to 5 years of age

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in children 6 months to 5 years of age, a clinical trial co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center vaccine expert C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, has found.

4 Nov 2022

New mathematical model could aid in assessing different approaches for treating metastatic cancer

A Rochester Institute of Technology scientist helped develop a new mathematical model that could aid doctors and patients assessing different approaches for treating metastatic cancer.

4 Nov 2022

Study finds 30-fold increase in heat-related mortality among people in Texas prisons

The U.S. has the world's largest population of prisoners, and Texas holds more incarcerated people than any other state.

4 Nov 2022

Study finds low absolute risk of glomerular disease relapse associated with COVID-19 vaccination

Several reports have described a relapse of certain autoimmune kidney diseases in patients after they've received COVID-19 vaccines, but it's unclear if this association is real or a coincidence.

4 Nov 2022

Monkeypox: Painful, itchy skin lesions localized in the genital region

In the setting of the current monkeypox outbreak it is important to consider different clinical courses. This includes skin changes/lesions that are primarily localized at the presumed inoculation sites, a low exanthematous component, and onset of general symptoms only over the course if the illness.

4 Nov 2022

Vaccinations against COVID-19 lead to higher antibody concentrations in persons with vaccine reactions

After the second and third vaccinations against COVID-19, a significantly higher antibody concentration has been confirmed, while tolerability was good.

4 Nov 2022

Exploring BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 among pediatric and adolescent population of Qatar

Researchers evaluated Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine effectiveness (VE) against SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infections among the pediatric and adolescent population of Qatar.

4 Nov 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron's newest subvariant BQ.1.1 shows extraordinary immune evasion potential against vaccine sera

In a new study, researchers pursued immunological evidence of why BQ.1.1 prevalence swiftly increased in areas where Omicron BA.5 was dominant in the United States (US).

4 Nov 2022

What were the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence estimates for industrial livestock operation workers in the USA for 2021-2022?

In a new study, researchers measured SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in industrial livestock operation workers of North Carolina, United States, between February 2021 and July 2022.

4 Nov 2022

Researchers identify therapies for multiple myeloma patients whose cancer relapses after CAR-T

Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) researchers have identified therapies that can help patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma who try an immunotherapy known as CAR-T only to find their cancer coming back afterwards.

4 Nov 2022

Study: One out of three Canadians experienced severe loneliness in the second wave of COVID-19

Pandemic-induced public health measures, such as social distancing and stay-at-home orders, while successful in decreasing the transmission of COVID-19, could exacerbate pre-existing mental health challenges, including loneliness, one of the major public health concerns in pre-pandemic times.

4 Nov 2022

PFA training can help healthcare workers to overcome stress and strengthen resilience

A new study has shown that Psychological First Aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help healthcare workers in care homes improve their own mental wellbeing.

4 Nov 2022

Persistent COVID-19 symptoms among South Africans infected during SARS-CoV-2 Beta, Delta and Omicron variant waves

Researchers longitudinally followed up hospitalized (H) and non-hospitalized (NH) COVID-19 patients for six months after laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections to identify factors that increase the risk of post-COVID-19 condition development in the South African population.

4 Nov 2022

Developing art and creativity to help fight cancer

Developing art and creativity to improve the effectiveness and delivery of healthcare. From narrative medicine to the disclosure of one's medical records on the net: how "open sourcing" feelings and fears can help fight cancer and reshape the concept of "cure".

4 Nov 2022

'Tobacco-flavored' e-cigarette liquids contain high levels of sweet and fruit-flavored chemicals

There are now high levels of sweet and fruit-flavoured chemicals likely to appeal to young people in e-cigarette liquids ostensibly marketed as 'tobacco-flavoured', compared with a decade ago, finds research published today in a special supplement of the journal Tobacco Control.

4 Nov 2022

Efficacy of booster messenger ribonucleic acid COVID-19 vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant severity

Researchers estimated the effectiveness of monovalent messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern (VOC) infection severity outcomes among adults.

4 Nov 2022

Blood pressure drug associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in Black patients

Considering how patients from different ethnic groups respond to the same drug could be crucial to finding new Alzheimer's disease treatments – a disorder the Alzheimer's Association previously deemed a "silent epidemic" among Black adults.

4 Nov 2022

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Daylight Saving Time may also suit morning risers just fine, study finds

NIH leaders plan to address the threat of climate change to human health

UTA researcher aims to develop assistive robots to help people with spinal cord injuries

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective in children 6 months to 5 years of age

New mathematical model could aid in assessing different approaches for treating metastatic cancer

Study finds 30-fold increase in heat-related mortality among people in Texas prisons

Study finds low absolute risk of glomerular disease relapse associated with COVID-19 vaccination

Monkeypox: Painful, itchy skin lesions localized in the genital region

Vaccinations against COVID-19 lead to higher antibody concentrations in persons with vaccine reactions

Exploring BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 among pediatric and adolescent population of Qatar

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron's newest subvariant BQ.1.1 shows extraordinary immune evasion potential against vaccine sera

What were the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence estimates for industrial livestock operation workers in the USA for 2021-2022?

Researchers identify therapies for multiple myeloma patients whose cancer relapses after CAR-T

Study: One out of three Canadians experienced severe loneliness in the second wave of COVID-19

PFA training can help healthcare workers to overcome stress and strengthen resilience

Persistent COVID-19 symptoms among South Africans infected during SARS-CoV-2 Beta, Delta and Omicron variant waves

Developing art and creativity to help fight cancer

'Tobacco-flavored' e-cigarette liquids contain high levels of sweet and fruit-flavored chemicals

Efficacy of booster messenger ribonucleic acid COVID-19 vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant severity

Blood pressure drug associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in Black patients

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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