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European development project aims to help child welfare services work better with young children

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Norwegian Constitution and Norway's Child Welfare Act all state that children have the right to participate in all matters that concern them. Child welfare workers are also duty-bound to work with children and parents and assist them as much as possible.

19 Apr 2022

Improving pregnancy care during the COVID-19 pandemic

A new preprint study shows how setbacks in healthcare services could be avoided in the area of maternal and neonatal care following childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Apr 2022

Fully vaccinated HIV patients may be less susceptible to develop severe breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study found that the risk of severe breakthrough infection of SARS-CoV-2 is low among fully vaccinated HIV patients.

19 Apr 2022

Researchers investigate COVID-19 data with logistic regression model training

A new study investigated how logistic regression model training affects performance, and which features are best to include when examining datasets from individuals suffering from COVID-19.

19 Apr 2022

Researchers investigate Zika virus and Dengue virus co-immunity

In a new study, researchers successfully created new strains of the Zika virus and proved that the process of passaging through mice resulted in significantly increased virulence.

19 Apr 2022

New insight into neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with Alzheimer’s disease

In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer's disease also suffer from mental health issues.

19 Apr 2022

NTNU researcher explores how kids are affected by coronavirus, RS virus and rhinovirus

For two years now, the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has ravaged populations the world over. Some researchers believe that the virus will mutate toward less harmless variants.

19 Apr 2022

Discovery can lead to new antiviral treatments against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified key signaling pathways that when blocked by existing drug candidates limit reproduction of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus.

19 Apr 2022

New therapeutic option for HPV-positive head and neck carcinoma discovered

The various manifestations of head and neck carcinomas rank sixth in frequency worldwide and are fatal for about half a million people every year. In a quarter of cases, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) and, currently, is not always treatable.

19 Apr 2022

Why cheap, older drugs that might treat covid never get out of the lab

In March 2020, Dr. Joseph Vinetz left the contemplative world of his Yale University infectious-disease laboratory and plunged into the covid ward at Yale New Haven Hospital, joining an army of health care workers who struggled to treat the deadly viral disease.

19 Apr 2022

Better ventilation can prevent covid spread. But are companies paying attention?

Americans are abandoning their masks. They're done with physical distancing. And, let's face it, some people are just never going to get vaccinated.

19 Apr 2022

As eating disorders spike during pandemic, rural treatment options lag

Erin Reynolds had battled bulimia since childhood, but the weeks before she entered treatment were among her worst. At 22, she was preparing to leave her home in Helena, Montana, for an inpatient program in New Jersey with round-the-clock medical care.

19 Apr 2022

Period Poverty in a Pandemic

In this interview, we speak to Professor Marni Sommers, about her recent study which investigated period poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (US).

19 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalizations in children during the Omicron period

Results of a new multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that vaccination with a primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in children ages 5–11 years by two-thirds during the Omicron period.

19 Apr 2022

Injectable hybrid inorganic nanoscaffold-templated stem cell assembly for cartilage repair

This study led by Prof. Qiuyu Zhang (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Prof. Ki-Bum Lee (Rutgers University), and Prof. Liang Kong (School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University).

19 Apr 2022

UK experts share their work in the field of opioid use disorder research at 2022 Rx Summit

University of Kentucky experts on the front lines of the nation's opioid and addiction crises will share their work in the field of opioid use disorder research, treatment and prevention this week at the 2022 Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta April 18-22.

19 Apr 2022

New microbiopsy device could change the way skin cancers are diagnosed

A skin microbiopsy device developed by researchers at The University of Queensland, that takes tissue samples smaller than 0.5mm in diameter, could change the way skin cancers and other skin conditions are diagnosed and monitored.

19 Apr 2022

Study finds link between woman's history of infertility and increased heart failure risk

A new study finds that a history of infertility is associated with increased risk of heart failure. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital revealed that women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.

19 Apr 2022

Practical tips available for parents via an online program to help children play rugby league

Practical tips to help maximize children's enjoyment and participation in Junior Rugby League (JRL) will soon be available for Queensland parents via an online program.

19 Apr 2022

New, longest documented case of persistent acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers describe a 16-month-old case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised individual.

18 Apr 2022

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European development project aims to help child welfare services work better with young children

Improving pregnancy care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fully vaccinated HIV patients may be less susceptible to develop severe breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers investigate COVID-19 data with logistic regression model training

Researchers investigate Zika virus and Dengue virus co-immunity

New insight into neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with Alzheimer’s disease

NTNU researcher explores how kids are affected by coronavirus, RS virus and rhinovirus

Discovery can lead to new antiviral treatments against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

New therapeutic option for HPV-positive head and neck carcinoma discovered

Why cheap, older drugs that might treat covid never get out of the lab

Better ventilation can prevent covid spread. But are companies paying attention?

As eating disorders spike during pandemic, rural treatment options lag

Period Poverty in a Pandemic

COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalizations in children during the Omicron period

Injectable hybrid inorganic nanoscaffold-templated stem cell assembly for cartilage repair

UK experts share their work in the field of opioid use disorder research at 2022 Rx Summit

New microbiopsy device could change the way skin cancers are diagnosed

Study finds link between woman's history of infertility and increased heart failure risk

Practical tips available for parents via an online program to help children play rugby league

New, longest documented case of persistent acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

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