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Understanding how different people think about risk

Many of our everyday activities involve a certain degree of risk – whether to our work, finances or health. But how is risk perceived within a society and how do individuals think about risk?

8 Jul 2022

Universal influenza B vaccine confers robust and sustained cross-immune protection

A new universal flu vaccine protects against influenza B viruses, offering broad defense against different strains and improved immune protection, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers find neural circuitry supporting mindfulness-induced pain relief

For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test if and how this actually works.

8 Jul 2022

Study examines the economic equity impacts of sweetened beverage taxes

Sugar-sweetened beverages are a known contributor to several health issues, including poor diet quality, weight gain and diabetes.

8 Jul 2022

Using data via a dashboard to decrease the use of pRBC transfusions and increase appropriate use

In a new paper, researchers from University Hospitals (UH) detail how they used data via a dashboard to decrease the use of packed red-blood cell (pRBC) transfusions and platelets with an increase in appropriate transfusions.

8 Jul 2022

nTIDE monthly report highlights the significant increase in employment for people with disabilities

Employment increased slightly from May to June for people with disabilities, reaching an all-time high.

8 Jul 2022

ASN paper highlights the strengths, limitations of research methods used in nutrition science

The American Society for Nutrition highlights the value that all methodologies used in nutrition research contribute to the discipline, and that all methodologies, when used and interpreted appropriately, contribute to the evidence base.

8 Jul 2022

Study establishes a transformative approach to studying perceptual learning in the brain

Our visual perception of the world is often thought of as relatively stable. However, like all of our cognitive functions, visual processing is shaped by our experiences.

8 Jul 2022

Scientists gain unprecedented insight into the key properties of antibody needed to combat cancer

Researchers at the University of Southampton have gained unprecedented new insight into the key properties of an antibody needed to fight off cancer.

8 Jul 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium gets PCORI funding to expand New York patient data network

A Weill Cornell Medicine-led database of more than 15 million patients has received close to $8 million in renewed funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to expand the database and its use for health research for the next three years.

8 Jul 2022

Brain ripples may help integrate information across the cortex during sleep, waking, and memory recall

A fundamental mystery of the human cortex is how its 16 billion neurons integrate or bind the many different kinds of information they encode into a single coherent unified experience or memory.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil analyzed data from 43 scientific articles describing the effects of COVID-19 on athletes and concluded that while the disease was asymptomatic or mild in the vast majority of cases (94%), about 8% of the subjects concerned had persistent symptoms affecting their performance and potentially preventing a return to training and competing.

8 Jul 2022

Clinical trial examining the combination of atezolizumab and chemoradiation for patients with limited-stage SCLC reaches accrual

The NRG Oncology/Alliance clinical trial NRG-LU005, examining the addition of the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab combined with chemoradiation for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) recently reached the trial's accrual goal of 506 patients.

8 Jul 2022

Moffitt researchers discover kidney cancer-specific splicing variant biomarkers

Kidney cancer accounts for only 4% of all cancers in the United States; however, its incidence has more than doubled since 1975, with the most common type being clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

8 Jul 2022

Moffitt researchers discover how YAP1 protein contributes to angiogenesis in cancers

The formation of new blood vessels, also known as angiogenesis, is critical to the development and progression of cancer.

8 Jul 2022

Brief online art viewing can have positive effects on well-being

Viewing art while visiting galleries and museums can have powerful effects on an individual's mood, stress and well-being. But does the same hold true for viewing art in digital space? A new study by psychologists led by MacKenzie Trupp, and Matthew Pelowski investigated whether engaging with art online also has this effect.

8 Jul 2022

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Understanding how different people think about risk

Universal influenza B vaccine confers robust and sustained cross-immune protection

Researchers find neural circuitry supporting mindfulness-induced pain relief

Study examines the economic equity impacts of sweetened beverage taxes

Using data via a dashboard to decrease the use of pRBC transfusions and increase appropriate use

nTIDE monthly report highlights the significant increase in employment for people with disabilities

ASN paper highlights the strengths, limitations of research methods used in nutrition science

Study establishes a transformative approach to studying perceptual learning in the brain

Scientists gain unprecedented insight into the key properties of antibody needed to combat cancer

Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium gets PCORI funding to expand New York patient data network

Brain ripples may help integrate information across the cortex during sleep, waking, and memory recall

Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes

Clinical trial examining the combination of atezolizumab and chemoradiation for patients with limited-stage SCLC reaches accrual

Moffitt researchers discover kidney cancer-specific splicing variant biomarkers

Moffitt researchers discover how YAP1 protein contributes to angiogenesis in cancers

Brief online art viewing can have positive effects on well-being

Researchers unravel the functioning of antibodies in autoimmune encephalitis

Study shows how tau protein, critical to Alzheimer's, turns from normal to diseased state

GI cancer survival rates improving among Northern Territorians except for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Study aims to determine the advantages of using robots in hip replacement surgery

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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