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Lifestyle habits play a key role in predicting the risk of metabolic syndrome in non-obese individuals

Researchers from Japan have found that lifestyle habits play an important role in predicting the risk of developing metabolic syndrome in non-obese individuals, not only obese individuals.

18 Nov 2021

Education and income impact survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Socioeconomic factors affect the risk of cardiovascular disease and the chances of recovery. New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden interrogates the significance of socioeconomic factors for sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

18 Nov 2021

LSHTM expert comments on NICE approval of first long-acting injectable HIV treatment

NHS watch-dog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has published guidance recommending the use of the first long-acting injectable treatment for HIV-1.

18 Nov 2021

Public health measures should be continued alongside covid-19 vaccination, suggest experts

Several personal protective and social measures, including handwashing, mask wearing, and physical distancing are associated with reductions in the incidence covid-19 and should be continued alongside vaccination, suggest experts after reviewing the latest evidence in The BMJ today.

18 Nov 2021

Experts debate whether whole genome sequencing is necessary for all newborn babies

Genomics England, a government owned company, recently announced a pilot programme of whole genome sequencing to screen for genetic diseases in 200,000 healthy seeming newborns.

18 Nov 2021

New CDC report reveals the characteristics of homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native people

A recently published CDC report is helping uncover the characteristics of homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people.

18 Nov 2021

UQ strikes a deal with Canadian company to revolutionize the way patients take medical cannabis

The University of Queensland has struck a deal with Canadian health and wellness company PreveCeutical Medical which could revolutionize the way patients take medical cannabis.

18 Nov 2021

New mothers' placenta could help reduce brain injury in other growth-restricted babies

The placenta from mothers of healthy newborns could one day be used to reduce brain injury in growth-restricted babies, according to University of Queensland research.

18 Nov 2021

Researchers receive $22 million grant for clinical trial that aims to reduce lung transplant rejection

Physicians at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston have received a seven-year, $22 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to help lead a multicenter clinical trial evaluating whether a novel immunosuppressant can reduce the risk of organ rejection after a lung transplant.

18 Nov 2021

$10 million gift helps launch the Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn

Thanks to a generous $10 million gift from Stewart and Judy Colton, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will continue to be on the leading edge of autoimmune research and care with the launch of the Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn.

18 Nov 2021

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announces Dr. Ude Welcome as new chief of surgery

Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome, MD, a renowned bariatric and minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgeon, has been named chief of surgery at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.

18 Nov 2021

New strategies for dealing with future pandemics

In a recent study, researchers explore strategies for managing pandemics as well as model potentially optimal solutions.

18 Nov 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Boosting confusion

With covid caseloads rising across much of the country, several governors and mayors are unilaterally expanding access to booster shots, getting out ahead of federal health officials.

18 Nov 2021

What is the public perception surrounding COVID immunity certificates?

Researchers investigate views on immunity certificates and how they interact with other opinions on the pandemic.

18 Nov 2021

NIH study finds naturally acquired immunity is weak against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Immunity acquired after recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection is not sufficient in protecting against reinfection from variants.

18 Nov 2021

Novel strategy to produce SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein for serological testing

New research discusses an alternative method of purifying the SARS-CoV-2 N protein using only metal exchange chromatography and denaturing conditions.

18 Nov 2021

Study finds no strong evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to menstrual changes

A new study reports on the incidence of changes in menstruation in women who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

18 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection and reinfection in farmed mink

A new study finds that farmed mink acquire SARS-CoV-2 infection, freely transmit it among themselves, and were reinfected, despite being seropositive.

18 Nov 2021

What is the global prevalence of long COVID?

This study aims to provide a comprehensive synthesis of information on the prevalence and symptoms of PASC.

18 Nov 2021

Simulating SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics for reopening European universities

Researchers from Graz University of Technology modeled transmission dynamics in a European university.

18 Nov 2021

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Lifestyle habits play a key role in predicting the risk of metabolic syndrome in non-obese individuals

Education and income impact survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

LSHTM expert comments on NICE approval of first long-acting injectable HIV treatment

Public health measures should be continued alongside covid-19 vaccination, suggest experts

Experts debate whether whole genome sequencing is necessary for all newborn babies

New CDC report reveals the characteristics of homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native people

UQ strikes a deal with Canadian company to revolutionize the way patients take medical cannabis

New mothers' placenta could help reduce brain injury in other growth-restricted babies

Researchers receive $22 million grant for clinical trial that aims to reduce lung transplant rejection

$10 million gift helps launch the Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announces Dr. Ude Welcome as new chief of surgery

New strategies for dealing with future pandemics

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Boosting confusion

What is the public perception surrounding COVID immunity certificates?

NIH study finds naturally acquired immunity is weak against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Novel strategy to produce SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein for serological testing

Study finds no strong evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to menstrual changes

SARS-CoV-2 infection and reinfection in farmed mink

What is the global prevalence of long COVID?

Simulating SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics for reopening European universities

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

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

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

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