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Study highlights the importance of interpersonal relationships to improve homeless people’s health

A study conducted at the UPV/EHU's Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology highlights the importance of developing interpersonal relationships to improve the perception homeless people have about their health.

2 Dec 2021

Improving light availability can help normalize the altered sleep timing in people with schizophrenia

Disturbed sleep timing in people living with schizophrenia is more likely to be related to light exposure than to intrinsic biological factors.

2 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 evolution in animals could provide insights on the mutability of COVID-19

When animals catch COVID-19 from humans, new SARS-CoV-2 variants can arise. To evaluate this phenomenon, an interdisciplinary team at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences systematically analyzed mutation types occurring in the virus after infection of cats, dogs, ferrets, and hamsters.

2 Dec 2021

Men with inherited gene mutation have high risk of aggressive prostate cancer

Men who inherit mutations in a gene called TP53 have a high risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a multicenter research team in the United States has found.

2 Dec 2021

Genetic variant found in Old Order Amish may confer protective effects against cardiovascular disease

Whole-exome sequencing and association analysis in nearly 7,000 Old Order Amish reveals a genetic variant that may confer protective effects against cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers report.

2 Dec 2021

Mini-stomach organoids could be used to study how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects children

The team, led from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) and the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (Legnaro, Italy), have built on recent advances to grow 'mini-organs' in a laboratory, known as organoids.

2 Dec 2021

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital have developed a blood test, or liquid biopsy, for head and neck cancer associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV) that was shown in a new study to be more accurate, faster and cheaper than conventional testing methods.

2 Dec 2021

Most U.S. states failed to prioritize cancer patients for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Almost two-thirds of U.S. states failed to prioritize cancer patients for COVID-19 vaccinations, despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

2 Dec 2021

Green seaweed extract exhibits anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro

Researchers investigate the antiviral activities of SSPS extracted from green seaweed Ulva sp. to demonstrate the anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of ulvans.

2 Dec 2021

Investigating the zoonotic adaptation and anthropozoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers summarize the possible causes and routes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between humans and animals.

2 Dec 2021

Researchers introduce new method for observing cell interactions

Researchers created a system that allows scientists to ‘log’ a cell’s reactions to external stimuli within the cell’s genetic material.

2 Dec 2021

New bioinformatics method for viral sgRNA analysis

A recent study discusses a bioinformatics method to help identify and explore sgRNAs uncovered in next-generation sequencing data.

2 Dec 2021

Study explores the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant across Brazil

Brazilian researchers aim to determine the emergence and spread of the Delta VOC in different regions in Brazil.

2 Dec 2021

Financial incentives effective in helping pregnant smokers stop smoking

Pregnant women are more likely to stop smoking if financial incentives are offered as part of a treatment plan, finds a trial from France published in The BMJ today.

2 Dec 2021

‘Boost Day’ drive launches to mark one year since COVID-19 vaccine approval in the UK

The UK is marking one year since it became the first country in the world to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine with a "Boost Day" call.

2 Dec 2021

Hospitals refused to give patients ivermectin. Lockdowns and political pressure followed.

One Montana hospital went into lockdown and called police after a woman threatened violence because her relative was denied her request to be treated with ivermectin.

2 Dec 2021

As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism

While growing up in the ’90s in Johnson County, Kansas, in a suburb of Kansas City, I had a friend, Kevin Aaron, who was a dedicated environmentalist.

2 Dec 2021

Advancing our understanding of T cells to improve cancer therapies

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Brendan Horton about his latest research which has shed new light on cancer and T cells.

2 Dec 2021

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on testis function

A study published in the journal Nature Reviews Urology discusses the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on male fertility.

2 Dec 2021

New insights offered into cell-to-cell propagation of SARS-CoV-2

Evidence from a new study supports previous findings showing SARS-CoV-2 particles inside host cells are morphologically identical to those outside of cells.

2 Dec 2021

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Study highlights the importance of interpersonal relationships to improve homeless people’s health

Improving light availability can help normalize the altered sleep timing in people with schizophrenia

SARS-CoV-2 evolution in animals could provide insights on the mutability of COVID-19

Men with inherited gene mutation have high risk of aggressive prostate cancer

Genetic variant found in Old Order Amish may confer protective effects against cardiovascular disease

Mini-stomach organoids could be used to study how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects children

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Most U.S. states failed to prioritize cancer patients for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Green seaweed extract exhibits anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro

Investigating the zoonotic adaptation and anthropozoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers introduce new method for observing cell interactions

New bioinformatics method for viral sgRNA analysis

Study explores the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant across Brazil

Financial incentives effective in helping pregnant smokers stop smoking

‘Boost Day’ drive launches to mark one year since COVID-19 vaccine approval in the UK

Hospitals refused to give patients ivermectin. Lockdowns and political pressure followed.

As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism

Advancing our understanding of T cells to improve cancer therapies

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on testis function

New insights offered into cell-to-cell propagation of SARS-CoV-2

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