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Experts advocate for increased diversity in vaccine clinical trials

A team of scientific experts from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico are advocating for increased diversity in vaccine trials after publishing a new report that highlights a decade's worth of disparities.

20 Feb 2021

New isolated lymphatic vessel lumen perfusion system to evaluate nanoparticle dynamics

Nanoparticles used in drug delivery systems, bioimaging, and regenerative medicine migrate from tissues to lymphatic vessels after entering the body, so it is necessary to clarify the interaction between nanoparticles and lymphatic vessels.

20 Feb 2021

Low-frequency brain stimulation prevents seizures in mice with temporal lobe epilepsy

Epileptic activity originating from one or more diseased brain regions in the temporal lobe is difficult to contain.

20 Feb 2021

Research calculates the years of life lost to COVID-19 in 81 countries

The major direct and indirect effects of covid-19 have forced the authorities to implement policies that strike a balance between minimizing the immediate health impact of the pandemic and containing the long-term damage to society arising from protective policies.

20 Feb 2021

Participatory programs critical for rehabilitation of older adults in long-term care

A group of researchers has developed a new program showing participation and activity is critical for the rehabilitation of older adults in long-term care.

20 Feb 2021

Addressing vision loss caused by diabetes

Diabetes and the Eye familiarize the readers with the relationship between diabetes mellitus and the visual system.

20 Feb 2021

Study: Asthma does not increase risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19

A new study looking at how COVID-19 affects people with asthma provides reassurance that having the condition doesn't increase the risk of severe illness or death from the virus.

20 Feb 2021

ESO guidelines provide recommendations on intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke

Patients with stroke due to blood clots in brain arteries ('ischaemic stroke') can be treated with clot-dissolving drugs called 'thrombolytics'.

20 Feb 2021

Feds OK’d export of millions of N95 masks as U.S. workers cried for more

In the midst of a national shortage of N95 masks, the U.S. government quietly granted an exception to its export ban on protective gear, allowing as many as 5 million of the masks per month to be shipped overseas.

19 Feb 2021

New single-payer bill intensifies Newsom’s political peril

A group of Democratic state lawmakers introduced legislation Friday to create a single-payer health care system to cover all Californians, immediately defining the biggest health policy debate of the year and putting enormous political pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom.

19 Feb 2021

FDA warns 10 companies for selling unlawful dietary supplements that claim to treat mental health problems

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced warning letters to 10 companies for illegally selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent depression and other mental health disorders, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

19 Feb 2021

UNH's new report on child maltreatment shows mixed trends

A new report from the University of New Hampshire's Crimes against Children Research Center, using data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, showed a marked increase in the share of child maltreatment cases resulting in fatalities as well as a decline in cases of physical abuse and neglect in 2019.

19 Feb 2021

To vaccinate veterans, health care workers must cross mountains, plains and tundra

A Learjet 31 took off before daybreak from Helena Regional Airport in Montana, carrying six Veterans Affairs medical providers and 250 doses of historic cargo cradled in a plug-in cooler designed to minimize breakage.

19 Feb 2021

Spurred by pandemic, Little Shell Tribe fast-tracks its health service debut

Linda Watson draped a sweater with the words "Little Shell Chippewa Tribe" over her as she received the newly recognized tribal nation's first dose of covid-19 vaccine.

19 Feb 2021

Companies pan for marketing gold in vaccines

For a decade, Jennifer Crow has taken care of her elderly parents, who have multiple sclerosis. After her father had a stroke in December, the family got serious in its conversations with a retirement community — and learned that one service it offered was covid-19 vaccination.

19 Feb 2021

Live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate shows protective efficacy in vivo

A new preprint on the bioRxiv* server describes the development of a live attenuated vaccine candidate to counter the growing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Feb 2021

Llama-derived nanobodies show neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in vitro

A new study reports the development of nanoantibodies (nAbs) – also called or nanobodiesTM or single-domain antibodies – that effectively bind the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from the ancestral Wuhan variant as well as the recently detected UK and South African variants.

19 Feb 2021

Chicken-derived antibody shows potent neutralizing capacity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

Researchers report on a Chicken-derived antibody against SARS-CoV-2, offering preliminary data on a potential therapeutic for COVID-19 warranting further research.

19 Feb 2021

Hydrogel injection could help repair damage to the heart muscle after heart attack

Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, and BIOFORGE Lab, at the University of Valladolid in Spain, have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent further damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack event.

19 Feb 2021

Researchers use zebrafish to study cancer-immune interactions

Cancer researcher Rita Fior uses zebrafish to study human cancer. Though this may seem like an unlikely match, her work shows great promise with forthcoming applications in personalized medicine.

19 Feb 2021

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Experts advocate for increased diversity in vaccine clinical trials

New isolated lymphatic vessel lumen perfusion system to evaluate nanoparticle dynamics

Low-frequency brain stimulation prevents seizures in mice with temporal lobe epilepsy

Research calculates the years of life lost to COVID-19 in 81 countries

Participatory programs critical for rehabilitation of older adults in long-term care

Addressing vision loss caused by diabetes

Study: Asthma does not increase risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19

ESO guidelines provide recommendations on intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke

Feds OK’d export of millions of N95 masks as U.S. workers cried for more

New single-payer bill intensifies Newsom’s political peril

FDA warns 10 companies for selling unlawful dietary supplements that claim to treat mental health problems

UNH's new report on child maltreatment shows mixed trends

To vaccinate veterans, health care workers must cross mountains, plains and tundra

Spurred by pandemic, Little Shell Tribe fast-tracks its health service debut

Companies pan for marketing gold in vaccines

Live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate shows protective efficacy in vivo

Llama-derived nanobodies show neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in vitro

Chicken-derived antibody shows potent neutralizing capacity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

Hydrogel injection could help repair damage to the heart muscle after heart attack

Researchers use zebrafish to study cancer-immune interactions

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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