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Intussusceptive angiogenesis contributes to tumor growth in metastatic malignant melanoma

For the first time, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have shown that metastases in patients with malignant melanoma gain access to the circulatory system not only through the outgrowth of new blood vessel branches, but also an alternative process in which one blood vessel divide into two parallel vessels bylongitudinal splitting.

26 Oct 2021

RUB expert explores why public-private partnerships are important for health policy

Governments often cooperate with private partners when it comes to international health policy. This approach makes sense, says Professor Markus Kaltenborn.

26 Oct 2021

Study analyzes the potential consequences of canceling daylight saving time

A study by José María Martín-Olalla of the University of Seville has analysed retrospectively and from a physiological perspective the potential consequences of cancelling daylight saving time, the biannual change of clocks.

26 Oct 2021

New UQ-led center focuses on improving health and economic costs after road traffic injuries

Improving health and economic costs after road traffic injuries is the focus of a new University of Queensland-led Centre of Research Excellence awarded $2.5 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council.

26 Oct 2021

NIH invests $74.5 million to advance data science research and spur health discoveries across Africa

The National Institutes of Health is investing about $74.5 million over five years to advance data science, catalyze innovation and spur health discoveries across Africa.

26 Oct 2021

New treatment for HPV-associated oropharynx cancer leads to excellent disease control, less side effects

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a new, shorter treatment for patients with HPV-associated oropharynx cancer leads to excellent disease control and fewer side effects, compared to standard treatment.

26 Oct 2021

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Novel obesity treatments such as modulation of the gut microbiome and gene therapy are underutilized and could help fight the obesity epidemic, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrine Reviews.

26 Oct 2021

Lack of sleep affects gait control, study reveals

Good sleep can be hard to come by. But a new study finds that if you can make up for lost sleep, even for just a few weekend hours, the extra zzz's could help reduce fatigue-induced clumsiness, at least in how you walk.

26 Oct 2021

Study finds potentially long-lasting impact of the pandemic on scientists

More than a year-and-a-half after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scientific community is still feeling the effects of the vastly disruptive event - and may for many years to come.

26 Oct 2021

RSH's social housing sector data shows the impact of the pandemic on stocks and rents

The Regulator of Social Housing today published statistics about the social housing sector for both private and local authority registered providers, including stock ownership and rents as at 31 March 2021.

26 Oct 2021

Plants could help in the fight against Covid, study reveals

Broccoli, olives and chamomile could help in the fight against Covid, University of the West of Scotland (UWS) research has revealed.

26 Oct 2021

Non-pharmaceutical interventions reduce likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection following high-risk exposure

Researchers have been investigating the efficacy of many of the non-pharmaceutical interventions applied and exploring the theory that mask use results in less severe symptoms in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2.

26 Oct 2021

Study finds SARS-CoV-2 infection is proportional to cell surface ACE2 levels

Researchers from Oregon State University have developed a system to assess the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to bind to ACE2 orthologs.

26 Oct 2021

Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination amongst essential workers

A new study has addressed these gaps in knowledge regarding the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among essential workers.

26 Oct 2021

Analysis: A procedure that cost $1,775 in New York was $350 in Maryland. Here’s why.

For the past 18 months, while I was undergoing intensive physical therapy and many neurological tests after a complicated head injury, my friends would point to a silver lining: "Now you'll be able to write about your own bills." After all, I'd spent the past decade as a journalist covering the often-bankrupting cost of U.S. medical care.

26 Oct 2021

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Intussusceptive angiogenesis contributes to tumor growth in metastatic malignant melanoma

RUB expert explores why public-private partnerships are important for health policy

Study analyzes the potential consequences of canceling daylight saving time

New UQ-led center focuses on improving health and economic costs after road traffic injuries

NIH invests $74.5 million to advance data science research and spur health discoveries across Africa

New treatment for HPV-associated oropharynx cancer leads to excellent disease control, less side effects

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Lack of sleep affects gait control, study reveals

Study finds potentially long-lasting impact of the pandemic on scientists

RSH's social housing sector data shows the impact of the pandemic on stocks and rents

Plants could help in the fight against Covid, study reveals

Non-pharmaceutical interventions reduce likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection following high-risk exposure

Study finds SARS-CoV-2 infection is proportional to cell surface ACE2 levels

Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination amongst essential workers

Analysis: A procedure that cost $1,775 in New York was $350 in Maryland. Here’s why.

Understaffed state psychiatric facilities leave mental health patients in limbo

Direct primary care, with a touch of Robin Hood

Evaluation of COVID-19 infection risk during US spring semester in-person teaching

Study: Understanding the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy is key to boosting global uptake of immunization

Researchers develop genetic risk score to predict development of alcohol-induced cirrhosis

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