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What is the association between natural killer cell dysfunction and COVID-19 disease severity?

Researchers assessed the association between natural killer cell dysfunction and COVID-19 disease severity.

20 Jul 2022

Researchers describe viral shedding of monkeypox virus in patients to better understand the possible role of different bodily fluids in disease transmission

Researchers described the shedding of the monkeypox (MPX) virus (MPXV) in Barcelona city of Spain.

20 Jul 2022

Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine provides superior immune protection against two viral subvariants

Yale scientists have developed a novel Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection against two viral subvariants than standard mRNA vaccines.

20 Jul 2022

Machine learning models help forecast immunotherapy response from gut microbiomes

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget on July 19, 2022, entitled, "Predicting cancer immunotherapy response from gut microbiomes using machine learning models."

20 Jul 2022

Marijuana use is higher among US states that have legalized recreational cannabis use

A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The City University of New York found that the rates of cannabis use and daily cannabis use have increased across the U.S., and that current cannabis use and daily use are substantially higher among individuals residing in states that have legalized recreational cannabis use, relative to those where cannabis use remains illegal.

20 Jul 2022

New score shows improved prediction of mortality after acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs commonly in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.

20 Jul 2022

Adolescents are more likely than older adults to get COVID

At the beginning of the pandemic, there was a general perception that children and teenagers were much less likely to get COVID-19 than adults. It was fueled by early data from across the globe that found very low rates of COVID in adolescents (defined as ages 10-19) and youth (15-24). But the data was mixed and some questioned its validity.

20 Jul 2022

Nurses do not receive adequate support in the aftermath of violent incidents

Nurses experience workplace violence daily, but new research has found nurses say there is a lack of adequate support systems in the aftermath of violent incidents.

20 Jul 2022

NJOC unveils a new method for sharing ideas, insights and concerns with senior leadership

The U.S. Navy's first management advisory group - known as Naval Junior Officer Counsel (NJOC) - recently unveiled a new method for sharing ideas, insights and concerns with senior leadership.

20 Jul 2022

Keto and Mediterranean diets are good for controlling blood glucose levels and aiding weight loss

A low-carbohydrate diet is generally recommended for people who have Type 2 diabetes or who are at risk of developing the disease.

20 Jul 2022

Changes in daily activity patterns may help predict cognitive decline in older adults

Wearable movement-tracking devices may someday be useful in providing early warnings of cognitive decline among older adults, suggest new findings from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

20 Jul 2022

Influenza surveillance systems may have helped detect early signs of COVID-19 pandemic

Outliers in the number of cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) that tested negative for influenza were present in global influenza surveillance networks early in the COVID-19 pandemic, an average of 13.3 weeks before the first reported COVID-19 peaks in 16 of the 28 countries included in a new study publishing July 19th in PLOS Medicine by Natalie Cobb of University of Washington, US, and colleagues.

20 Jul 2022

Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, particularly in the three months following infection, according to a new study by Emma Rezel-Potts, Martin Gulliford, and colleagues of King's College London, United Kingdom, publishing July 19th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

20 Jul 2022

New way to test vaccines may be as rigorous and stringent as exposure to field strains of malaria

Malaria is the deadliest mosquito-borne parasitic infection of humans. In 2021, after a century of research, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the world's first malaria vaccine.

20 Jul 2022

Study determines the reason behind the failure of IVF embryos

In humans, a fertilized egg is no guarantee of reproductive success. Most embryos stop developing and perish within days of fertilization, usually because they have an abnormal number of chromosomes. Now, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have found that most of these mistakes are due to spontaneous errors in DNA replication in the earliest phase of cell division.

20 Jul 2022

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What is the association between natural killer cell dysfunction and COVID-19 disease severity?

Researchers describe viral shedding of monkeypox virus in patients to better understand the possible role of different bodily fluids in disease transmission

Omicron-specific mRNA vaccine provides superior immune protection against two viral subvariants

Machine learning models help forecast immunotherapy response from gut microbiomes

Marijuana use is higher among US states that have legalized recreational cannabis use

New score shows improved prediction of mortality after acute kidney injury

Adolescents are more likely than older adults to get COVID

Nurses do not receive adequate support in the aftermath of violent incidents

NJOC unveils a new method for sharing ideas, insights and concerns with senior leadership

Keto and Mediterranean diets are good for controlling blood glucose levels and aiding weight loss

Changes in daily activity patterns may help predict cognitive decline in older adults

Influenza surveillance systems may have helped detect early signs of COVID-19 pandemic

Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

New way to test vaccines may be as rigorous and stringent as exposure to field strains of malaria

Study determines the reason behind the failure of IVF embryos

NHS Breast Screening Programme confers only a low risk of overdiagnosis

Skins swabs may help identify Covid-19 infection in the future

Ofsted publishes new briefings on the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers

First ever government-led Women's Health Strategy to benefit women and girls across England

Potential mRNA vaccines for influenza

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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