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First oral antiviral approved for early treatment of COVID-19

The United States Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization in December 2021 for the first oral antiviral, a pill containing two protease inhibitors – nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Paxlovid, Pfizer) – for early treatment of COVID-19.

11 May 2022

Study shows efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine in people receiving cancer treatment

People undergoing active cancer treatment, including stem cell transplant, should receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

11 May 2022

Funding for nursing in care homes rises by 11.5%

Increased funding for nursing in care homes will support tens of thousands of care home residents with nursing needs, including those with learning and physical disabilities, with an 11.5% increase in 2022-23 and an estimated £87 million backdated for 2021-22.

11 May 2022

Unique binding property may explain the ability of delta variant to spread more rapidly

Unlike other SARS-CoV-2 variants, the Delta variant can attach to copies of itself, forming larger aggregations, or clumps, of viral particles, suggests a study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health.

11 May 2022

New smoking-cessation program helps more cancer patients to quit successfully

Researchers at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to help more patients who want to stop smoking.

11 May 2022

First-of-its-kind longitudinal study launched to track and analyze lung health in millennials

Northwestern University and the American Lung Association have begun recruitment in Chicago for a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study to track and analyze lung health in millennials at the peak of their lung health.

11 May 2022

Prostate cancer patients benefit from precision oncology

Researchers at the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern have achieved a breakthrough in a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer.

11 May 2022

Controlling blood sugar levels soon after type 2 diabetes diagnosis could prevent heart attacks

People with type 2 diabetes may need to reduce their blood sugar levels sooner after diagnosis than previously thought, to prevent major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

11 May 2022

Research reveals how a leaky gut leads to inflammation in the lungs

Why are older adults more likely to get seriously ill or even die from pneumonia? It turns out the cause may have as much to do with the gut as it does with the lungs.

11 May 2022

Study modeling tumor evolution reveals a central tradeoff that could be exploited for cancer treatment

Though the mutations accumulated by cancer cells occur more or less randomly, certain regions of genes essential to cancer growth appear to be more frequently mutated than others in established tumors.

11 May 2022

World's first Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center could revolutionize cancer care

UVA Health and the Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation today announced the launch of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, the world's first center dedicated specifically to advancing a focused ultrasound and cancer immunotherapy treatment approach that could revolutionize 21st-century cancer care.

11 May 2022

Children exposed to maltreatment present a response-to-stress pattern like that of adolescents

The acute psychosocial stress states stimulate the secretion of an antibody type protein which is decisive in the first immune defence against infection, but only after puberty. However, children with a history of maltreatment present a similar response to that of adolescents, which suggests there is an early maturation of the immune system in these cases.

11 May 2022

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First oral antiviral approved for early treatment of COVID-19

Study shows efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine in people receiving cancer treatment

Funding for nursing in care homes rises by 11.5%

Unique binding property may explain the ability of delta variant to spread more rapidly

New smoking-cessation program helps more cancer patients to quit successfully

First-of-its-kind longitudinal study launched to track and analyze lung health in millennials

Prostate cancer patients benefit from precision oncology

Controlling blood sugar levels soon after type 2 diabetes diagnosis could prevent heart attacks

Research reveals how a leaky gut leads to inflammation in the lungs

Study modeling tumor evolution reveals a central tradeoff that could be exploited for cancer treatment

World's first Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center could revolutionize cancer care

Children exposed to maltreatment present a response-to-stress pattern like that of adolescents

Review portrays clinical journey of messenger RNA vaccines and mRNA-based therapies

Effectiveness of COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Vaccine features that could induce durable humoral immune responses against SARS-CoV-2

Association between physical activity paradox and risk variables for cardiovascular disease

How is the Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis Impacting Sepsis?

Susceptibility of four SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages to vaccines and monoclonal antibodies

COVID-19-induced non-cell-autonomous anosmia

Exploring routine saliva testing for SARS-CoV-2 in children

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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