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Intimate partner violence linked with self-harm, suicidality in both men and women

Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, a new study is the first to show that intimate partner violence (IPV) is strongly associated with self-harm and suicidality in both men and women, and across all ages in England.

21 Jun 2022

Study finds vaccination hesitancy among parents of children with kidney disease or hypertension

In this study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), over 60% of surveyed parents of children with kidney disease or hypertension reported they were unsure or unwilling to vaccinate their child against COVID-19.

21 Jun 2022

Vitamins are a waste of money for non-pregnant and healthy Americans, scientists say

Drawn to the allure of multivitamins and dietary supplements filling nutritional gaps in their diet, people in the U.S. in 2021 spent close to $50 billion on vitamins and dietary supplements.

21 Jun 2022

Simplicity is key when it comes to ablation, global AFib study finds

Results from one of the largest global studies of atrial fibrillation (AFib) procedures show that the simple approach is usually best when it comes to ablation, a procedure where physicians destroy or ablate cardiac tissue to correct irregular heart rhythms.

21 Jun 2022

Insufficient drug exposure most likely to cause COVID-19 rebound

Paxlovid is the leading oral medication for preventing severe cases of COVID-19 in high-risk individuals.

21 Jun 2022

Erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer

A group of drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer, according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council.

21 Jun 2022

Childhood bronchitis increases the risk of lung diseases in adult life

Bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age according to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne.

21 Jun 2022

URI’s Metcalf Institute secures $1.7 million grant to create the SciComm Identities Project

The University of Rhode Island's Metcalf Institute was recently awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create the SciComm Identities Project (SCIP), a fellowship designed to train and support science communicators from marginalized communities in environmental science.

21 Jun 2022

Updated safe-sleep guidelines for infants aim to reduce risk of SIDS

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its safe-sleep guidelines for infants for the first time in more than five years, emphasizing that babies should sleep on their backs on flat, level surfaces to reduce their risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

21 Jun 2022

Computer simulation model helps understand why chemotherapy resistance occurs

Understanding why and how chemotherapy resistance occurs is a major step toward optimizing treatments for cancer.

21 Jun 2022

Breast cancer trial results may not translate to real-world outcomes based on treatment discontinuation

New research in the June 2022 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network raises issues with clinical trial findings that show adjuvant hormone therapy (AHT)-related hot flashes predict better outcomes for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer.

21 Jun 2022

New screening tool could increase the number of tests on solid tumor sample by up to 50 times

A screening tool developed at the University of Strathclyde, UK, could increase the number of tests on a solid tumor sample by up to 50 times.

21 Jun 2022

Wistar scientists discover a new way to boost a person's immune response to tumors

Due to the development of resistance to chemotherapy and recurring tumors, patients with ovarian cancer often have low survival rates.

21 Jun 2022

Vaccination uptake found to be critical to limiting COVID-19 transmission during variant-driven surges

US states with low vaccination rates bore the brunt of the COVID-19 surge caused by the Delta variant during the summer of 2021, says a study published today in eLife.

21 Jun 2022

AGA's new clinical guidelines outline a personalized approach for treating IBS patients

New treatment guidelines released today in Gastroenterology outline a personalized approach for treating patients with approved drug treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation (IBS-C) or IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D).

21 Jun 2022

Research may pave the way for a future test to diagnose ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease of the nervous system. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons.

21 Jun 2022

After-school activities can make children happier and healthier than screen time

Whether it's sports practice, music lessons or a casual catch up with friends, when children are involved in after-school activities, they're more likely to feel happier and healthier than their counterparts who are glued to a screen.

21 Jun 2022

Binghamton faculty member receives $2.3 million NIH grant for research on ’smart’ knee replacements

About 4 million people in the U.S. have total knee replacements, and that number is expected to increase over the next few decades as the population ages and younger patients get the procedure because of sports injuries.

21 Jun 2022

A quantitative analysis on the recruitment of female students in US neurosurgery programs

The authors of this article evaluated residents enrolled in US neurosurgery programs in 2021 to characterize which medical schools most successfully recruited female students into the field over a 7-year period.

21 Jun 2022

INTEGRA pipettes simplify PCR testing for COVID-19

Matrix Diagnostics – a dedicated COVID-19 testing lab in California – is relying on INTEGRA Biosciences’ EVOLVE and MINI 96 pipettes to streamline and accelerate its PCR workflows

From INTEGRA Biosciences 21 Jun 2022

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Intimate partner violence linked with self-harm, suicidality in both men and women

Study finds vaccination hesitancy among parents of children with kidney disease or hypertension

Vitamins are a waste of money for non-pregnant and healthy Americans, scientists say

Simplicity is key when it comes to ablation, global AFib study finds

Insufficient drug exposure most likely to cause COVID-19 rebound

Erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer

Childhood bronchitis increases the risk of lung diseases in adult life

URI’s Metcalf Institute secures $1.7 million grant to create the SciComm Identities Project

Updated safe-sleep guidelines for infants aim to reduce risk of SIDS

Computer simulation model helps understand why chemotherapy resistance occurs

Breast cancer trial results may not translate to real-world outcomes based on treatment discontinuation

New screening tool could increase the number of tests on solid tumor sample by up to 50 times

Wistar scientists discover a new way to boost a person's immune response to tumors

Vaccination uptake found to be critical to limiting COVID-19 transmission during variant-driven surges

AGA's new clinical guidelines outline a personalized approach for treating IBS patients

Research may pave the way for a future test to diagnose ALS

After-school activities can make children happier and healthier than screen time

Binghamton faculty member receives $2.3 million NIH grant for research on ’smart’ knee replacements

A quantitative analysis on the recruitment of female students in US neurosurgery programs

INTEGRA pipettes simplify PCR testing for COVID-19

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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