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Mask use in children shown to cause no respiratory distress

In a new study, researchers investigated whether surgical and N95 face masks cause respiratory distress in children.

11 Oct 2022

Colonoscopy-screening less effective to prevent patients from dying from colorectal cancer

On October 10 the world's first randomized study on using colonoscopy-screening to prevent colorectal cancer was presented during the 2022 UEG Week in Vienna.

11 Oct 2022

Researchers explore drug-repurposing candidates acting against nucleotide-binding pockets of multiple SARS-CoV-2 proteins

In a new study, researchers pursued direct-acting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 drugs that compete for nucleotide-binding pockets (NBPs) of SARS-CoV-2 proteins.

11 Oct 2022

New thesis reports the need to improve screening programs for childhood hearing loss

Screening programmes for childhood hearing loss need to become better at collecting data and measuring outcomes in order to increase quality, such as improving the percentage of follow-ups, a new thesis from Karolinska Institutet reports.

11 Oct 2022

Researchers identify brain cells responsible for shifts in the sleep-wake rhythm

A research team of the Center for Brain Research at the Medical University of Vienna has identified a specific cell group in the brain responsible for shifts in the sleep-wake rhythm caused by psychostimulants.

11 Oct 2022

Review on COVID-19 biomedical waste-derived microplastic toxicity

In a new study, researchers reviewed existing literature on the biomedical waste source, elements, and the recent upsurge of microplastics during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

11 Oct 2022

Exploring the possibilities of plasma-based therapies for cancer

Exploring the possibilities of atmospheric-pressure plasmas to develop and consolidate new medical therapies is the main objective of the PlasTHER network, an initiative funded by the European Union under the COST Actions.

11 Oct 2022

Are men or women impacted more by adverse reactions to prescription drug treatments?

Recently, researchers presented an overview of sex-based differences in adverse drug reactions (ADRs) based on epidemiology, technique, and underlying mechanism data.

11 Oct 2022

CT and MRI scans fail to detect many pancreatic cancer cases, study reveals

Pancreatic cancer tumors are being missed on CT and MRI scans, narrowing the window for life-saving curative surgery, research presented today at UEG Week 2022 has revealed.

11 Oct 2022

Video games may trigger life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children

Electronic gaming can precipitate life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have been previously unrecognized, according to a new report in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier.

11 Oct 2022

£50 million to turbo-charge research into health inequalities affecting local communities

People set to benefit from a £50 million research boost to tackle health inequalities in local areas and improve health outcomes across the country.

11 Oct 2022

10 new centers to deliver CT scans, MRIs and x-rays across England

Community diagnostic centers (CDCs) have delivered more than two million vital tests, checks and scans for patients, with a further 10 centers now approved, the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced today October 11.

11 Oct 2022

Study opens up new approaches for treating fatty liver disease

A study group at MedUni Vienna has identified a regulatory loop controlled by leptin, by which this adipocyte-derived hormone regulates hepatic lipid metabolism via the autonomic nervous system.

11 Oct 2022

What are the vaccine attributes influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among American parents?

A new study reports the results of a survey among parents in this country, aimed at identifying the primary risk factors for parental vaccine hesitancy.

11 Oct 2022

Linkam Scientific Instruments marks 40th anniversary in new UK premises

Linkam Scientific Instruments has opened the doors at its new UK premises in Redhill, Surrey, UK, on the occasion of its 40th anniversary in temperature-controlled microscopy.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 11 Oct 2022

Miami’s Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

More than 300,000 women around the world die from cervical cancer each year. In the U.S., women of Haitian descent are diagnosed with it at higher rates than the general population.

11 Oct 2022

If you’re worried about the environment, consider being composted when you die

Would you rather be buried or cremated when you die? If you feel the way I do, the answer is neither. I cringe at the thought of my body burning up at well over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit or being pumped full of toxic chemicals and spending the rest of eternity in a cramped box 6 feet underground.

11 Oct 2022

Hospitals have been slow to bring on addiction specialists

In December, Marie, who lives in coastal Swampscott, Massachusetts, began having trouble breathing. Three days after Christmas, she woke up gasping for air and dialed 911.

11 Oct 2022

What is the association of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination with the risk of PASC in patients with SARDs?

Findings of a new study depicted that fully vaccinated patients suffering from systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases harbor a lower propensity to developing long COVID symptoms compared to SARDs patients who are not fully vaccinated.

11 Oct 2022

Using neuroimaging to investigate how petting dogs could help clinicians improve animal-assisted therapy

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Rahel Marti, Ph.D. student in the faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel, about her new research, which shows that petting dogs engages the social brain, leading the way for new potentialities in animal-assisted clinical therapy.

11 Oct 2022

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Mask use in children shown to cause no respiratory distress

Colonoscopy-screening less effective to prevent patients from dying from colorectal cancer

Researchers explore drug-repurposing candidates acting against nucleotide-binding pockets of multiple SARS-CoV-2 proteins

New thesis reports the need to improve screening programs for childhood hearing loss

Researchers identify brain cells responsible for shifts in the sleep-wake rhythm

Review on COVID-19 biomedical waste-derived microplastic toxicity

Exploring the possibilities of plasma-based therapies for cancer

Are men or women impacted more by adverse reactions to prescription drug treatments?

CT and MRI scans fail to detect many pancreatic cancer cases, study reveals

Video games may trigger life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children

£50 million to turbo-charge research into health inequalities affecting local communities

10 new centers to deliver CT scans, MRIs and x-rays across England

Study opens up new approaches for treating fatty liver disease

What are the vaccine attributes influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among American parents?

Linkam Scientific Instruments marks 40th anniversary in new UK premises

Miami’s Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

If you’re worried about the environment, consider being composted when you die

Hospitals have been slow to bring on addiction specialists

What is the association of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination with the risk of PASC in patients with SARDs?

Using neuroimaging to investigate how petting dogs could help clinicians improve animal-assisted therapy

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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