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Study highlights burden of methamphetamine-associated heart failure hospitalizations in California

Heart failure hospitalizations and costs related to methamphetamine use jumped sharply over a decade in California, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

14 Jul 2021

COVID-19 vaccine booster strategy against Delta variant evidence of growing inequity, says WHO

Could the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose strategy being planned in wealthyy nations underscore issues of health inequality?

14 Jul 2021

Fungi and bacteria in the gut may equally impact human health and disease severity

The gut microbiome has received a lot of attention, but research shows that fungi in the gut is also an important microorganism in gut functioning and health.

14 Jul 2021

How has extensive media coverage of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine-related fatal events impacted healthcare services in Norway?

Scientists from Sweden and Norway have recently investigated how media reportage on fatal side-effects of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has impacted the use of healthcare services among newly vaccinated healthcare workers. The findings reveal that the media reporting has caused a sharp increase in primary and specialist healthcare service utilization by healthcare staff.

14 Jul 2021

Predictive model using vocal features from phone conversations can identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease

Study shows that a machine learning-based predictive model can be trained using telephone conversations to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

14 Jul 2021

Is niclosamide a potential SARS-CoV-2 antiviral inhibitor?

Niclosamide is an antihelminthic drug, historically used to treat tapeworm infestations, though has been investigated and repurposed for use against SARS-CoV-2. In a new study recently uploaded to the preprint server bioRxiv* by Garrett et al. (July 12, 2021), the drug demonstrates the ability to reorganize the lipid profile of SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero E6 cells, thereby limiting virus replication.

14 Jul 2021

Researchers examine efficacy of CT-P59 monoclonal antibody against SARS-CoV-2 Brazil variant

The therapeutic monoclonal antibody CT-P59 binds to the RBD of SARS-CoV-2, the site of these three major mutations, which may therefore reduce the potency of this antibody against the P.1 lineage. In a new study, the neutralizing potency of this monoclonal antibody towards both wildtype and P.1 SARS-CoV-2 is investigated. The researchers found that the ability to bind with the virus is impeded by the mutations, resulting in reduced potency in vitro.

14 Jul 2021

Red state, blue state, twin outbreak: Behind Wyoming and Colorado’s anomalous covid spikes

Brandon Graves said covid-19 arrived in Wheatland the way new movies do in this High Plains farming town: months after hitting the big cities and without much fanfare.

14 Jul 2021

Dying patients with rare diseases struggle to get experimental therapies

At 15, Autumn Fuernisen is dying. She was diagnosed at age 11 with a rare degenerative brain disorder that has no known cure or way to slow it down: juvenile-onset Huntington's disease.

14 Jul 2021

New study finds an association between alcohol use and higher risk of several cancers

A new study from the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), published in the journal Lancet Oncology, has found an association between alcohol and a substantially higher risk of several forms of cancer, including breast, colon, and oral cancers.

14 Jul 2021

Addressing social needs may help improve care for patients with gynecologic cancer

A new study published by Wiley early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has identified unmet social needs in women with gynecologic cancer that could be addressed to improve care for patients and lessen disparities.

14 Jul 2021

Ultra-processed food intake associated with increased risk of IBD

A higher intake of ultra-processed food is associated with higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), finds a study published by The BMJ today.

14 Jul 2021

Research identifies key role of CXCL9 cytokine in age-related chronic inflammation

An inflammatory-aging clock called developed by Stanford University School of Medicine and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging can predict how strong your immune system will be in 10 years, when you'll become frail or whether you may develop cardiovascular diseases a few years down the road.

14 Jul 2021

Study: Benefit-to-harm balance of statins for primary prevention of heart disease is favorable

Statins are associated with a small increased risk of side effects in patients without a history of heart disease, but these effects are mild compared with the potential benefits of treatment in preventing major cardiovascular events, say researchers in The BMJ today.

14 Jul 2021

People with learning disabilities are at higher risk of covid-19 related hospitalizations, deaths

People with learning disabilities with covid-19 are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital and eight times more likely to die compared with the general population of England, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

14 Jul 2021

Sleep twitches guide metamorphosis of motor cortex in rats

Electrical activity in the motor cortex of rats transforms from redundant to complex over the span of four days shortly after birth. Sleep twitches guide this metamorphosis, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

14 Jul 2021

Study: COVID-19 has not led to a net increase in smoking unlike other natural disasters

Unlike other population-level stressful events such as natural disasters, COVID-19 has not resulted in a net increase in smoking, according to a new study from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Project, at the University of Waterloo.

14 Jul 2021

Canadians with a history of drug dependence more likely to have mental illness, finds study

New research published online in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction found that Canadians with a history of drug dependence are much less likely to have flourishing mental health and are more likely to have mental illness.

14 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants show distinct humoral response and transcriptional profiles in hamster model

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel, highly infectious respiratory virus, and the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. SARS-CoV-2, which first originated in Wuhan, in Hubei province of China, is a member of the Coronavirdae family and has a large, non-segmented RNA genome.

14 Jul 2021

Researchers identify new type of nanoclusters for targeted imaging-guided combined cancer therapy

As a minimally invasive method for cancer therapy at precise locations, NIR-induced photothermal therapy (PTT) has drawn extensively attention. The therapeutic mechanism is the use of photothermal agents (PTAs) in the treatment of tumors,and its therapeutic effect happens only at the tumor site where both light-absorbent and localized laser radiation coexist.

14 Jul 2021

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Study highlights burden of methamphetamine-associated heart failure hospitalizations in California

COVID-19 vaccine booster strategy against Delta variant evidence of growing inequity, says WHO

Fungi and bacteria in the gut may equally impact human health and disease severity

How has extensive media coverage of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine-related fatal events impacted healthcare services in Norway?

Predictive model using vocal features from phone conversations can identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease

Is niclosamide a potential SARS-CoV-2 antiviral inhibitor?

Researchers examine efficacy of CT-P59 monoclonal antibody against SARS-CoV-2 Brazil variant

Red state, blue state, twin outbreak: Behind Wyoming and Colorado’s anomalous covid spikes

Dying patients with rare diseases struggle to get experimental therapies

New study finds an association between alcohol use and higher risk of several cancers

Addressing social needs may help improve care for patients with gynecologic cancer

Ultra-processed food intake associated with increased risk of IBD

Research identifies key role of CXCL9 cytokine in age-related chronic inflammation

Study: Benefit-to-harm balance of statins for primary prevention of heart disease is favorable

People with learning disabilities are at higher risk of covid-19 related hospitalizations, deaths

Sleep twitches guide metamorphosis of motor cortex in rats

Study: COVID-19 has not led to a net increase in smoking unlike other natural disasters

Canadians with a history of drug dependence more likely to have mental illness, finds study

SARS-CoV-2 variants show distinct humoral response and transcriptional profiles in hamster model

Researchers identify new type of nanoclusters for targeted imaging-guided combined cancer therapy

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How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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