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New technique to improve hearing aid performance by canceling out unwanted sounds

People with hearing aids and other assistive listening devices often struggle at crowded events, because the various sources of sound make it difficult to make out any one of them clearly.

25 May 2022

A generous gift supports the creation of New Vision of Health Campus in downtown Louisville

The University of Louisville is creating a new campus in downtown Louisville to be known as the UofL Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute - New Vision of Health Campus, where study will focus on health as a shared community resource, incorporating environmental and cultural factors.

25 May 2022

Case Western Reserve signs license agreement to bring groundbreaking AI for helping cancer patients

When Case Western Reserve University research showed that artificial intelligence (AI) could identify which lung cancer patients would benefit from chemotherapy, a national magazine called the finding one of the "10 Most Incredible Medical Breakthroughs of 2018."

25 May 2022

CUNY SPH awarded $125,000 grant to engage students in developing health communications strategies

The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) Foundation has been awarded a $125,000 grant to connect students with local nonprofits to develop and implement health communications strategies for the organizations.

25 May 2022

Immune response and the lymphatic system are key to cardiac repair after heart attack

Immune response and the lymphatic system are central to cardiac repair after a heart attack, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute.

25 May 2022

Lowering blood glucose levels could improve fertility in females with obesity

Reproductive hormone levels in females with obesity may be partially restored by lowering blood glucose levels, leading to improved fertility, according to a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology.

25 May 2022

Vaccinated people with breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection can experience debilitating long COVID

Even vaccinated people with mild breakthrough COVID-19 infections can experience debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect the heart, brain, lungs and other parts of the body, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

25 May 2022

Epigenetic markers associated with different risks of developing complications in type 2 diabetes

A new study by researchers at Lund University supports the notion that patients with type 2 diabetes patient should be divided into subgroups and given individualized treatment.

25 May 2022

Development of a rapid, inexpensive and highly accurate diagnostic method to fight African Swine Fever

While the attention of public health authorities has been rivetted on the current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, many other viruses have been stealthily circling the globe, causing serious disease and death in humans and other animals.

25 May 2022

Online tool accurately predicts the likelihood for post-operative ICU need

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care unit (ICU) beds were in limited supply, and the pandemic only exacerbated this growing concern.

25 May 2022

Air pollutant exposures can exacerbate the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 infection

Data from a new USC study shows a significant increase in the risk of severe outcomes for COVID-19 patients exposed to fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), two common (and correlated) components of ambient air pollution in Southern California.

25 May 2022

Study measures viral antigen and inflammatory biomarkers in CSF of COVID-19 patients in relation to neurologic symptoms and disease severity

Researchers investigated the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

25 May 2022

Review addresses the need for innovative adjuvant approaches and delivery strategies for the advancement of new mucosal vaccines

Researchers reviewed available mucosal vaccines discussing the current challenges and ways to advance the existing approaches.

25 May 2022

NTU scientists discover why NAFLD patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, because NAFLD prompts the over-production of a class of proteins that cause inflammation and damage to their blood vessels.

25 May 2022

HKUMed researchers report the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on bone metabolism

A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok and Dr Jasper Chan Fuk-woo from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered that SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause inflammatory activation of bone resorption cells, leading to severe bone loss during the acute and post-recovery phases of COVID-19.

25 May 2022

Researchers propose DLPE method to extract interpretable and predictive subvisual features from CT scans of COVID-19 inpatients and survivors

Researchers assessed deep learning workflows involved in CT scans of COVID-19.

25 May 2022

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces contest, products for centrifugation milestone

Leading the way since 1947 with automation and innovation in centrifugation, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces a series of events to celebrate its 75th anniversary.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 25 May 2022

The effectiveness of sotrovimab vs. molnupiravir in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes in non-hospitalized high-risk COVID-19 adult patients

Researchers compared the efficacy of sotrovimab and molnupiravir in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes among non-hospitalized and high-risk COVID-19 patients across England.

25 May 2022

The Blackfeet nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations

As the pandemic was setting in during summer 2020, Justin Lee Littledog called his mom to tell her he was moving from Texas back home to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana with his girlfriend, stepson, and son.

25 May 2022

As ‘trigger law’ looms, new clinic preps to provide abortions in conservative bastion

A modest, tan building sandwiched between a gas station and a small apartment house near this Western city's downtown has become an unexpected focal point of America's abortion debate, just weeks before Wyoming could outlaw the procedure.

25 May 2022

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New technique to improve hearing aid performance by canceling out unwanted sounds

A generous gift supports the creation of New Vision of Health Campus in downtown Louisville

Case Western Reserve signs license agreement to bring groundbreaking AI for helping cancer patients

CUNY SPH awarded $125,000 grant to engage students in developing health communications strategies

Immune response and the lymphatic system are key to cardiac repair after heart attack

Lowering blood glucose levels could improve fertility in females with obesity

Vaccinated people with breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection can experience debilitating long COVID

Epigenetic markers associated with different risks of developing complications in type 2 diabetes

Development of a rapid, inexpensive and highly accurate diagnostic method to fight African Swine Fever

Online tool accurately predicts the likelihood for post-operative ICU need

Air pollutant exposures can exacerbate the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study measures viral antigen and inflammatory biomarkers in CSF of COVID-19 patients in relation to neurologic symptoms and disease severity

Review addresses the need for innovative adjuvant approaches and delivery strategies for the advancement of new mucosal vaccines

NTU scientists discover why NAFLD patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease

HKUMed researchers report the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on bone metabolism

Researchers propose DLPE method to extract interpretable and predictive subvisual features from CT scans of COVID-19 inpatients and survivors

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces contest, products for centrifugation milestone

The effectiveness of sotrovimab vs. molnupiravir in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes in non-hospitalized high-risk COVID-19 adult patients

The Blackfeet nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations

As ‘trigger law’ looms, new clinic preps to provide abortions in conservative bastion

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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