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Study estimates level of protection induced by booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

A team of scientists has recently conducted a study to understand the association between magnitudes of COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibodies and the level of protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

16 Aug 2022

Genetic variant associated with Alzheimer's disease plays a role in protecting against glaucoma

New research led by scientists at Mass Eye and Ear and Brigham and Women's Hospital, member hospitals of Mass General Brigham, reveals the role that a genetic variant associated with Alzheimer's disease, APOE4, plays in protecting against glaucoma.

16 Aug 2022

Study finds a declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance among Americans

Americans aren't turning to pharmaceutical options as often in the never-ending battle for a good night's sleep.

16 Aug 2022

Discovery explains how impaired metabolism triggers neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands

Researchers have deciphered a signaling cascade through which inborn errors in metabolism provoke deadly neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands.

16 Aug 2022

WVU researcher explores how sedentary behavior and pregnancy may raise a woman’s cardiovascular disease risk

For reasons scientists don't fully understand, women in their 20s, 30s and 40s tend to develop cardiovascular-disease risk factors much faster than men of similar ages do.

16 Aug 2022

Antiviral drugs in combination with antibody therapies could help protect people from the flu pandemic

Researchers at McMaster University have found a class of well-known antiviral drugs could be part of a one-two punch to treat seasonal influenza and prevent a flu pandemic when used in combination with antibody therapies.

16 Aug 2022

Unpartnered older adults remain at higher risk for loneliness during the pandemic

A new study released in the European Journal of Ageing found that having a partner had a greater impact than having children in helping to stave off loneliness among older adults during the pandemic's first wave.

16 Aug 2022

Study identifies an optimal rTMS treatment regimen for older adults

A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience is the first to identify an optimal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment regimen for older adults with treatment-resistant depression, according to researchers at Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and the Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health at Hebrew SeniorLife.

16 Aug 2022

A new method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients

A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering details a novel method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients as well as the results of a pilot clinical study.

16 Aug 2022

CSU part of $12.5 million-supported institute to advance virus research and education

Colorado State University researchers are part of a $12.5 million National Science Foundation-supported institute that will advance research and education around viral emergence – the process of viruses jumping from animals to humans.

16 Aug 2022

LSHTM expert comment: UK's MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a booster vaccine made by Moderna which targets two COVID-19 variants, known as a bivalent vaccine. Following clinical trial data that showed it triggers a strong immune response against both strains, the vaccine was found to meet the UK regulator's standards for safety, quality and effectiveness. Vaccine expert, Professor Beate Kampmann reacts to this announcement.

16 Aug 2022

Neither cholesterol nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing dementia

Many patients stop taking medication for high cholesterol because they are afraid it may have negative side effects. But the observed association between risk of dementia and high cholesterol, may be caused by your lifestyle.

16 Aug 2022

Non-invasive biomarker could aid with earlier diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis

One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every fourteen seconds somewhere across the globe - based on data showing that an approximate 2.3 million women worldwide were newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.

16 Aug 2022

People prefer health services to be mainly publicly regulated and financed

In many countries, health services have traditionally been publicly managed and financed. But in recent decades, several countries have undergone major health reforms, inspired by more market thinking.

16 Aug 2022

People forced to relocate after a bushfire found to be at higher risk of PTSD

New research published in the Australian Journal of Rural Health has shown people who are forced to relocate after a bushfire are at a higher risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD.

16 Aug 2022

Do our tonsils absorb nanoplastics?

In a new study, researchers examined if the tonsils absorb nanoplastics.

16 Aug 2022

Inventia Life Science Accelerates Growth with AU$35 million Series B Led by Blackbird Ventures, Launching 3D Cell Culture Platform into US Market

Company aims to democratise access to affordable biomedical research especially in cancer research and new drug development through its novel 3D cell culture platform.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

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Study estimates level of protection induced by booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Genetic variant associated with Alzheimer's disease plays a role in protecting against glaucoma

Study finds a declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance among Americans

Discovery explains how impaired metabolism triggers neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands

WVU researcher explores how sedentary behavior and pregnancy may raise a woman’s cardiovascular disease risk

Antiviral drugs in combination with antibody therapies could help protect people from the flu pandemic

Unpartnered older adults remain at higher risk for loneliness during the pandemic

Study identifies an optimal rTMS treatment regimen for older adults

A new method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients

CSU part of $12.5 million-supported institute to advance virus research and education

LSHTM expert comment: UK's MHRA approves bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

Neither cholesterol nor statins can explain an increased risk of developing dementia

Non-invasive biomarker could aid with earlier diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis

People prefer health services to be mainly publicly regulated and financed

People forced to relocate after a bushfire found to be at higher risk of PTSD

Do our tonsils absorb nanoplastics?

Inventia Life Science Accelerates Growth with AU$35 million Series B Led by Blackbird Ventures, Launching 3D Cell Culture Platform into US Market

What is the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, fetal, and neonatal characteristics?

Study gains new insights into heart and lung conditions in babies born with Down Syndrome

Australian company accelerating the speed of drug discovery wins prestigious Eureka prize

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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