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Study uses Twitter data to understand stigma against people with dementia during the pandemic

JMIR Publications recently published "Using Twitter to Examine Stigma Against People With Dementia During COVID-19: Infodemiology Study" in JMIR Aging which reported that during the pandemic, there has been significant social media attention focused on the increased COVID-19 risks and impacts for people with dementia and their care partners.

29 Jul 2022

Long periods in space can make bones age prematurely by up to ten years

Long periods in space damage bone structure irreparably in some cases and can make parts of the human skeleton age prematurely by up to 10 years.

29 Jul 2022

Celebrating the role of aspirin as chemopreventative agent against cancer

A special edition issue of the Aspirin Summaries has been published '125 years of aspirin - the role of aspirin in cancer' issue 2022.

29 Jul 2022

Yersinia pestis strains demonstrate susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Streptomycin is the preferred choice for therapy of plague in China and other countries.

29 Jul 2022

Two Weill Cornell doctoral students receive Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study from HHMI

Two doctoral students at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences have been awarded prestigious Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

29 Jul 2022

Survey: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans are concerned about contracting monkeypox

As Covid-19 cases surge across the United States dominated by a highly transmissible subvariant and worry about Covid persists, some in the public have begun to voice concern about the new health threat of monkeypox, according to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center national survey.

29 Jul 2022

Study finds asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection induced comparable memory B cell responses to mild symptomatic infection in young adults

Researchers identified that among healthy young adults, the development of SARS-CoV-2 triggered memory B cell and antibody reactions were equivalent following mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic infections.

29 Jul 2022

Vitamin A supplementation is missed by two in five children in India, analysis finds

Two in five eligible children in India are missing out on preventive vitamin A supplementation designed to ward off the health problems associated with deficiency of the vitamin, finds an analysis of representative survey data, published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

29 Jul 2022

RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) Approved by European Commission as an Oral Treatment for Adults with Active Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

With this approval, RINVOQ® is the first and only Janus Kinase inhibitor approved to treat patients across the spectrum of axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA and ankylosing spondylitis) in the EU.

From AbbVie 29 Jul 2022

New report provides a detailed picture of people with younger onset dementia

Younger onset dementia has a devastating impact on the lives of people diagnosed and their families, with many developing complex care needs as their illness progresses. In a new study of 5,400 people with younger onset dementia by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), over half (58%) required permanent residential aged care, with 25% of these people aged under 65 at the time of entry to care.

29 Jul 2022

Researchers develop new lab-based model of the heart and circulatory system

Researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have developed a new lab-based model of a heart and circulatory system that will help test devices to treat patients with one of the most common forms of heart failure.

29 Jul 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike subunit 2–targeted vaccine could more effectively combat all human coronaviruses

In a new study, researchers evidenced that the S2 subunit of SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) could be an integral component of a pan-coronavirus vaccine.

29 Jul 2022

What the polio case in New York tells us about the end of polio

No one studying polio knew more than Albert Sabin, the Polish-American scientist whose vaccine against the crippling disease has been used worldwide since 1959.

29 Jul 2022

Hospices have become big business for private equity firms, raising concerns about end-of-life care

Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift over the past decade, with more than two-thirds of hospices nationwide now operating as for-profit entities.

29 Jul 2022

One Health approach for emergent and resurgent infectious diseases

A recent editorial published in The Lancet Microbe underscored the ‘One Health’ policy for surveilling emergent infectious diseases.

29 Jul 2022

Tannins as therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers reviewed tannins as therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2.

29 Jul 2022

Study explores the role of endemic coronaviruses-induced cross-immunity in protection against severe COVID-19

A new study investigated whether prior exposure to coronaviruses induces cross-reactive immunity that protects adults from severe coronavirus disease 2019.

29 Jul 2022

Proteomics profiling of COVID-19 patients identifies dysregulated proteins and pathways

Researchers assessed the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity on coronary and Alzheimer’s disease pathways.

29 Jul 2022

Vaccination after COVID-19 recovery reduces reinfection risk by almost 50%

Researchers estimated the probability of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection following COVID-19 recovery. Additionally, they determined the effectiveness of the primary vaccination series in reducing the reinfection risk.

29 Jul 2022

Optimised microplate for cannabis sample processing

Porvair Sciences has developed a 2 ml 96-well microplate whose design is optimised for labs processing cannabis samples for analysis of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD).

From Porvair Sciences Limited 29 Jul 2022

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Study uses Twitter data to understand stigma against people with dementia during the pandemic

Long periods in space can make bones age prematurely by up to ten years

Celebrating the role of aspirin as chemopreventative agent against cancer

Yersinia pestis strains demonstrate susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents

Two Weill Cornell doctoral students receive Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study from HHMI

Survey: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans are concerned about contracting monkeypox

Study finds asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection induced comparable memory B cell responses to mild symptomatic infection in young adults

Vitamin A supplementation is missed by two in five children in India, analysis finds

RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) Approved by European Commission as an Oral Treatment for Adults with Active Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

New report provides a detailed picture of people with younger onset dementia

Researchers develop new lab-based model of the heart and circulatory system

SARS-CoV-2 spike subunit 2–targeted vaccine could more effectively combat all human coronaviruses

What the polio case in New York tells us about the end of polio

Hospices have become big business for private equity firms, raising concerns about end-of-life care

One Health approach for emergent and resurgent infectious diseases

Tannins as therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2

Study explores the role of endemic coronaviruses-induced cross-immunity in protection against severe COVID-19

Proteomics profiling of COVID-19 patients identifies dysregulated proteins and pathways

Vaccination after COVID-19 recovery reduces reinfection risk by almost 50%

Optimised microplate for cannabis sample processing

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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