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Combination of investigational therapeutic and chemotherapy shows promise for AML treatment

The investigational therapeutic ficlatuzumab in combination with chemotherapy showed signs of clinical efficacy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

16 Jul 2021

Children in Indian districts with high climate vulnerability more likely to suffer from malnutrition

Children living in Indian districts that are highly vulnerable to climate variability are more likely to suffer from malnutrition than those living in districts with very low vulnerability, a study suggests.

16 Jul 2021

A comprehensive approach to encourage citizens to follow Mediterranean diet

If we are to recover the Mediterranean diet, as well as its health and environmental benefits, we have to stop treating it as an idealized model frozen in time in the 1960s.

16 Jul 2021

Learning disabilities increase the vulnerability to COVID-19 infection and severity of symptoms

Researchers have found that individuals with learning disabilities are more likely to suffer from severe cases of COVID-19 infection.

16 Jul 2021

Ultra-processed foods increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease

Ultra-processed foods containing high levels of added sugar, fat, and salt, but lacking in vitamins and fiber, are key contributors to the development of IBD.

16 Jul 2021

Dotmatics Announces Support for AWS for Health Initiative

Dotmatics announced support for the AWS to improve laboratory efficiency and accelerate the pace of scientific innovation by facilitating faster data access.

From Dotmatics 16 Jul 2021

Hospital ‘trauma centers’ charge enormous fees to treat minor injuries and send people home

The care was ordinary. A hospital in Modesto, California, treated a 30-year-old man for shoulder and back pain after a car accident. He went home in less than three hours.

16 Jul 2021

Moderna SARS-CoV-2 vaccine highly effective against alpha and beta variants

The Moderna SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was widely distributed and had a reported efficacy in clinical trials of 94.1% against the wildtype SARS-CoV-2 following the second dose administration. Therefore, Chemaitelly et al. used this as an opportunity to measure the vaccine's efficacy against these variants as reported in a recent Nature Medicine paper, finding that the vaccine has good efficacy in all aspects.

16 Jul 2021

Scientists decipher the activity of the brain in deep sleep

Thanks to a unique system that decodes brain activity during sleep, a UNIGE team is deciphering the neuronal mechanisms of memory consolidation.

16 Jul 2021

New tracker aims to identify, collect data on COVID-19 cases across Europe

According to the World Health Organization, a third wave of COVID infections is now all but inevitable in Europe.

16 Jul 2021

Spending time outdoors has a positive effect on the brain, study shows

If you're regularly out in the fresh air, you're doing something good for both your brain and your well-being.

16 Jul 2021

Study shows joint effects of perceived risk and availability on cannabis use

Combined perceptions of the risk and availability of cannabis influence the risk of cannabis use more than perceived risk and perceived availability alone, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

16 Jul 2021

Mixing COVID vaccines generates a comparable immune response

The validity and safety of mixing first and second doses of different types are explored in a paper recently uploaded to the preprint server medRxiv* by Rose et al. (July 13th, 2021), finding that robust antibody response is induced, comparable to, and perhaps even exceed that generated by homologous dosing.

16 Jul 2021

Brain signals translated into speech give paralyzed man back his words

Scientists at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" device that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to text on a screen.

15 Jul 2021

Water-soluble vitamin E compounds directly inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication and synergize with remdesivir

Researchers in the United States have shown that water-soluble derivatives of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) exhibit potent antiviral activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

15 Jul 2021

'Super glue' from snake venom can stop life-threatening bleeding in seconds

Indiana Jones hates snakes. And he's certainly not alone. The fear of snakes is so common it even has its own name: ophidiophobia.

15 Jul 2021

UN report highlights dramatic worsening of world hunger in the pandemic year

There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19.

15 Jul 2021

Study: Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency

Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency, according to interim results of a study of two different methods: daily use of the antiretroviral (ARV) tablet Truvada as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring, a new HIV prevention product currently under regulatory review in several countries.

15 Jul 2021

Reducing the impacts of stress on working cancer caregivers

It's difficult enough when a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, but employed spouses of those who receive the diagnosis also are confronted with an array of practical problems. It's now up to them to untangle issues around medical leave, health insurance, caregiving benefits, and more.

15 Jul 2021

Human waste contamination in urban surface waters is driving the spread of 'superbugs'

Contamination of urban lakes, rivers and surface water by human waste is creating pools of 'superbugs' in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) - but improving access to clean water, sanitation and sewerage infrastructure could help to protect people's health, a new study reveals.

15 Jul 2021

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Combination of investigational therapeutic and chemotherapy shows promise for AML treatment

Children in Indian districts with high climate vulnerability more likely to suffer from malnutrition

A comprehensive approach to encourage citizens to follow Mediterranean diet

Learning disabilities increase the vulnerability to COVID-19 infection and severity of symptoms

Ultra-processed foods increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease

Dotmatics Announces Support for AWS for Health Initiative

Hospital ‘trauma centers’ charge enormous fees to treat minor injuries and send people home

Moderna SARS-CoV-2 vaccine highly effective against alpha and beta variants

Scientists decipher the activity of the brain in deep sleep

New tracker aims to identify, collect data on COVID-19 cases across Europe

Spending time outdoors has a positive effect on the brain, study shows

Study shows joint effects of perceived risk and availability on cannabis use

Mixing COVID vaccines generates a comparable immune response

Brain signals translated into speech give paralyzed man back his words

Water-soluble vitamin E compounds directly inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication and synergize with remdesivir

'Super glue' from snake venom can stop life-threatening bleeding in seconds

UN report highlights dramatic worsening of world hunger in the pandemic year

Study: Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency

Reducing the impacts of stress on working cancer caregivers

Human waste contamination in urban surface waters is driving the spread of 'superbugs'

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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