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Vulnerable renters to be helped by a £65 million support package

Vulnerable renters struggling due to the impact of the pandemic will be helped by a £65 million support package announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities today (23 October 2021).

22 Oct 2021

New project to deploy AI technology for detecting sight-threatening diabetic eye disease

St George's, University of London and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are leading a half a million pound project on artificial intelligence (AI), funded by NHSX and the Health Foundation, and enabled by the National Institute for Health Research.

22 Oct 2021

Fluorescent system reveals how viruses produced during RSV infection change shape

Respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, is a highly contagious respiratory virus that can be very serious and even fatal for young children and the elderly.

22 Oct 2021

Nuclear Stammering Network offers support for adults who stammer

As active members (and in Michael and Paul's case, founder members) of the Nuclear Stammering Network, there are probably no better people to help us understand the impact of stammering than Michael Wright, Paul Martin and David Adams.

22 Oct 2021

CDC lab testing identifies deadly bacteria in an aromatherapy spray

Laboratory testing at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei in an aromatherapy spray - the same type of bacteria that sickened four people in the United States earlier this year.

22 Oct 2021

Nurses experience suicidal ideation in greater numbers than other workers

Mayo Clinic researchers report that nurses in the U.S. experience suicidal ideation in greater numbers than other general workers and those who do are less likely to tell anyone about it. The findings appear in the American Journal of Nursing.

22 Oct 2021

Specific amino acid supplementation could prevent the development of dementia

Dementia- a condition involving the extreme loss of cognitive function- is caused by a variety of disorders, including Alzheimer's disease.

22 Oct 2021

Gene therapy strategy against Angelman syndrome shows early promise

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have reported in the journal JCI Insight encouraging early tests of a gene therapy strategy against Angelman syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that features poor muscle control and balance, hard-to-treat epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities.

22 Oct 2021

Newborns who sleep longer without disturbances less likely to be overweight in infancy

Scientists have long suggested that getting enough sleep at night is vital to staying healthy. Few studies, however, highlight the necessity of sufficient sleep during the first months of life.

22 Oct 2021

Study reveals key role of fat cells in cognitive decline and neurodegeneration

Findings published this week reveal new insights into the role of fat cells in cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, according to a study that involves the oxidant amplification loop led by Marshall University scientists.

22 Oct 2021

Antidepressant offers no improvement in agitation for people with dementia, study shows

A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study.

22 Oct 2021

Study examines effectiveness of BNT162b2 vaccine against Delta variant in adolescents

The Clalit Research Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Harvard University, analyzed one of the world's largest integrated health record databases to examine the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162B2 vaccine against the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 among adolescents.

22 Oct 2021

CDC releases food safety alert regarding multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections

A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/oranienburg-09-21/index.html.

22 Oct 2021

CDC endorses ACIP's recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots in certain populations

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines in certain populations.

22 Oct 2021

Researchers identify mechanism behind insufficient treatment efficacy of psoriasis drugs

Interleukin-12 - a messenger molecule of immune cells - was long considered to trigger the development of psoriasis.

22 Oct 2021

Citizen-generated data could help fight antimicrobial resistance

Citizen-generated data could help combat the misuse of medicines and prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR), says a report by the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD).

22 Oct 2021

Study finds an increase in unplanned pregnancies during the first lockdown

There were nearly twice as many unplanned pregnancies during the first lockdown compared to before, finds a major study led by researchers from UCL and University College London Hospital.

22 Oct 2021

WHO and partners call on governments to ensure better protection of health and care workers

The World Health Organization and partners have issued an urgent call for concrete action to better protect health and care workers worldwide from COVID-19 and other health issues.

22 Oct 2021

‘Down to my last diaper’: The anxiety of parenting in poverty

For parents living in poverty, "diaper math" is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go through six to 10 disposable diapers a day, at an average cost of $70 to $80 a month. Name-brand diapers with high-end absorption sell for as much as a half a dollar each, and can result in upwards of $120 a month in expenses.

22 Oct 2021

Montana tribes want to stop jailing people for suicide attempts but lack a safer alternative

When Maria Vega was a senior in high school in 2015, she found the body of one of her closest friends, who had died by suicide. A few days later, devastated by the loss, Vega tried to take her own life.

22 Oct 2021

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Vulnerable renters to be helped by a £65 million support package

New project to deploy AI technology for detecting sight-threatening diabetic eye disease

Fluorescent system reveals how viruses produced during RSV infection change shape

Nuclear Stammering Network offers support for adults who stammer

CDC lab testing identifies deadly bacteria in an aromatherapy spray

Nurses experience suicidal ideation in greater numbers than other workers

Specific amino acid supplementation could prevent the development of dementia

Gene therapy strategy against Angelman syndrome shows early promise

Newborns who sleep longer without disturbances less likely to be overweight in infancy

Study reveals key role of fat cells in cognitive decline and neurodegeneration

Antidepressant offers no improvement in agitation for people with dementia, study shows

Study examines effectiveness of BNT162b2 vaccine against Delta variant in adolescents

CDC releases food safety alert regarding multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections

CDC endorses ACIP's recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots in certain populations

Researchers identify mechanism behind insufficient treatment efficacy of psoriasis drugs

Citizen-generated data could help fight antimicrobial resistance

Study finds an increase in unplanned pregnancies during the first lockdown

WHO and partners call on governments to ensure better protection of health and care workers

‘Down to my last diaper’: The anxiety of parenting in poverty

Montana tribes want to stop jailing people for suicide attempts but lack a safer alternative

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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