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Caring for an aging nation

Health care for the nation's seniors looms large as the baby-boom generation ages into retirement. President Joe Biden tacitly acknowledged those needs in March with his proposal to spend $400 billion over the next eight years to improve access to in-home and community-based care.

28 May 2021

COLCORONA study shows that colchicine can reduce complications in certain COVID-19 patients

The Montreal Heart Institute announces that the COLCORONA study results are published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

28 May 2021

Social media sites have revolutionized the way plastic surgeons market their practice

Social media sites - especially Instagram - have revolutionized the way plastic surgeons market their practice. These platforms allow surgeons to post testimonials, educational videos, and before-and-after photos.

28 May 2021

WHO and Swiss Confederation launch Biohub facility to improve sharing and analysis of viruses

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch the first WHO BioHub Facility as part of the WHO BioHub System, which was announced in November 2020. This facility will enhance the rapid sharing of viruses and other pathogens between laboratories and partners globally.

28 May 2021

Study may lead to new treatments that eliminate cancer cells without harming other body cells

Normal cells usually have multiple solutions for fixing problems. For example, when DNA becomes damaged, healthy white blood cells can use several different strategies to make repairs.

28 May 2021

Researchers take a different perspective to mitigate the spread of COVID-19

While earlier research has mostly looked into factors such as fear, perceived risk, age and political views to determine what makes individuals and societies more or less willing to drastically change their lifestyle and support government-imposed strict restrictions, in order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychologists at the University of Zurich Charlotte Kukowski, Katharina Bernecker and Veronika Brandstätter took a different perspective.

28 May 2021

New study advances knowledge about the link between obesity-associated inflammation and cancer

A review study led by Maria D. Sanchez-Pino, PhD, an assistant research professor in the departments of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans' School of Medicine and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, advances knowledge about the connection between obesity-associated inflammation and cancer.

28 May 2021

Study explains why it is difficult to withdraw from certain antidepressants

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago are a step closer to discovering why it is so difficult for people to withdraw from some antidepressant medications.

28 May 2021

Lactate has antidepressant effect in mice, shows study

Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Neuroscientists from Synapsy - the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research into Mental Illness - based at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University (UNIL) have recently demonstrated that lactate, a molecule produced by the body during exercise, has an antidepressant effect in mice.

28 May 2021

Scientists identify many new gene variants that increase risk for depression

In the largest genetic analysis of depression to date, Veterans Affairs researchers identified many new gene variants that increase the risk for depression. The groundbreaking study helps researchers better understand the biological basis of depression and could lead to better drug treatments.

28 May 2021

WHO releases new guidance for deployment of genetically modified mosquitoes

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidance for the deployment of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to combat vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue.

28 May 2021

Researchers discover cross-reactive coronavirus antibody triggered during COVID-19 infection

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people in the United States already had been sick with a coronavirus, albeit a far less dangerous one.

28 May 2021

Researchers develop chemical probe to fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to give human medicine the edge, in part by revealing bacterial weaknesses and potentially by leading to more targeted or new treatments for bacterial infections.

28 May 2021

Mindfulness-based intervention can benefit children with ADHD

Children with ADHD are generally treated with medication and/or behavioral treatments. However, medication-alone is insufficient in a quarter to a third of the children.

28 May 2021

One in seven Ohio women visits crisis pregnancy center, shows study

An estimated one in seven Ohio women of adult, reproductive age has visited a crisis pregnancy center, a new study has found.

28 May 2021

New tool will help identify the most promising protein molecules for drug development

A cutting-edge digital tool that will make it cheaper, safer and faster for pharmaceutical companies to predict protein stability - a vital step in the development of new medicines - is being rolled out by scientists from the UK's University of Bath through their spin-out company, BLOC Labs.

28 May 2021

COVID-19 increases heart attack rates in people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Individuals with genetic high cholesterol, heart disease or both, who were infected with COVID-19 had more heart attacks according to new research by the FH Foundation.

28 May 2021

Study examines impact of chemotherapy on mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells

Malignant tumor cells undergo mechanical deformation more easily than normal cells, allowing them to migrate throughout the body.

28 May 2021

UC Riverside expert receives NIH grant to pursue research on moderate concussive brain injury

Viji Santhakumar, an associate professor of molecular, cell and systems biology at the University of California, Riverside, has received funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disaster and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health to further pursue research on moderate concussive brain injury, which results from car accidents or sports-related concussions.

28 May 2021

New article discusses health and economic inequalities in Latin America and Caribbean

More than 500,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, demonstrating the health and economic inequalities throughout the region.

28 May 2021

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Caring for an aging nation

COLCORONA study shows that colchicine can reduce complications in certain COVID-19 patients

Social media sites have revolutionized the way plastic surgeons market their practice

WHO and Swiss Confederation launch Biohub facility to improve sharing and analysis of viruses

Study may lead to new treatments that eliminate cancer cells without harming other body cells

Researchers take a different perspective to mitigate the spread of COVID-19

New study advances knowledge about the link between obesity-associated inflammation and cancer

Study explains why it is difficult to withdraw from certain antidepressants

Lactate has antidepressant effect in mice, shows study

Scientists identify many new gene variants that increase risk for depression

WHO releases new guidance for deployment of genetically modified mosquitoes

Researchers discover cross-reactive coronavirus antibody triggered during COVID-19 infection

Researchers develop chemical probe to fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Mindfulness-based intervention can benefit children with ADHD

One in seven Ohio women visits crisis pregnancy center, shows study

New tool will help identify the most promising protein molecules for drug development

COVID-19 increases heart attack rates in people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Study examines impact of chemotherapy on mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells

UC Riverside expert receives NIH grant to pursue research on moderate concussive brain injury

New article discusses health and economic inequalities in Latin America and Caribbean

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