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Black men of all income levels experience higher levels of discrimination than white counterparts

A woman grips her purse tightly as you approach. A store manager follows you because you look "suspicious." You enter a high-end restaurant, and the staff assume you're applying for a job. You're called on in work meetings only when they're talking about diversity.

8 Mar 2021

Sniffer dogs could be used to detect SARS-CoV-2 infections, say researchers

Researchers in Germany suggest that sniffer dogs should be considered as an additional screening tool for detecting infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

8 Mar 2021

Study: More than 2/3 of Indiana nursing home staff show willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine

In a study conducted shortly before COVID-19 vaccines became available in the U.S., more than two-thirds of nursing home and assisted living staff in Indiana indicated willingness to receive a vaccine immediately or in the future.

8 Mar 2021

Clinical trial launched to test the effectiveness of mouthwash in reducing COVID-19 spread

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry have launched a clinical trial to test whether mouthwash can reduce a person's risk of spreading coronavirus.

8 Mar 2021

Multisystem intervention could potentially prevent or reverse frailty, research shows

Physicians understand frailty as a dysregulation among multiple systems in the body that make it less resilient and unable to recover completely when faced with a physical challenge such as injury or illness.

8 Mar 2021

Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with severity of COVID-19

A team of researchers from the CHUM Research Centre has identified new biomarkers associated with the severity of COVID-19 in infected patients.

8 Mar 2021

Rheumatoid arthritis drug improves outcomes in severely ill COVID-19 patients, finds new trial

Tocilizumab, an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, improves outcomes in severely ill COVID-19 patients, finds the results of a new trial conducted in hospitals across India -- one of the world's most ethnically diverse countries.

8 Mar 2021

Boston violence intervention advocacy program effectively engages client population, study shows

A Boston violence intervention advocacy program is effectively engaging the client population that hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) have been designed to support.

8 Mar 2021

Supplement presents latest evidence on quitlines' effectiveness for smoking termination

While cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S., the evidence base for cessation support has revealed that telephone call centers, or "quitlines," have been a particularly successful intervention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recently published a compilation of scientific research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

8 Mar 2021

Study offers new clues to how night shift work increases cancer risk

New clues as to why night shift workers are at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer are presented in a new study conducted at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane.

8 Mar 2021

Outdoor activities help improve mental health and well-being of teenagers during the pandemic

A study from North Carolina State University found outdoor play and nature-based activities helped buffer some of the negative mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents.

8 Mar 2021

Narrowing down on small molecular inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 key protease

A recent methodological study by researchers from the University of Luxembourg shows that the combination of virtual screening approaches, molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning can substantially facilitate small molecule screening investigations targeted at key SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins.

8 Mar 2021

New inhibitor makes drug-resistant tumor cells respond again to chemotherapy

A new substance could improve the treatment of persistent cancers. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Greifswald have developed a new inhibitor that makes drug-resistant tumour cells respond again to chemotherapy.

8 Mar 2021

Five-day course of high-dose antibiotic will do just as well for children with pneumonia

Many parents know the struggle of having to make children with pneumonia finish the usual 10-day course in antibiotics despite the child feeling better after a few days of medication.

8 Mar 2021

New academic spin-out based in Finland introduces a nasal spray vaccine against COVID

Rokote Laboratories Finland Ltd., a newly-founded academic spin-out based in Finland is working to develop and introduce to the markets a nasal spray vaccine against COVID.

8 Mar 2021

Data from Israel’s vaccination program suggests Pizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine induces strong host antibody response

A team of scientists from Israel has recently evaluated the efficacy of an mRNA-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, BNT162b2, in inducing host humoral immune response. The findings reveal that the vaccine is capable of inducing strong anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody response and that the response varies significantly with age. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

8 Mar 2021

Medical News

Black men of all income levels experience higher levels of discrimination than white counterparts

Sniffer dogs could be used to detect SARS-CoV-2 infections, say researchers

Study: More than 2/3 of Indiana nursing home staff show willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Clinical trial launched to test the effectiveness of mouthwash in reducing COVID-19 spread

Multisystem intervention could potentially prevent or reverse frailty, research shows

Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with severity of COVID-19

Rheumatoid arthritis drug improves outcomes in severely ill COVID-19 patients, finds new trial

Boston violence intervention advocacy program effectively engages client population, study shows

Supplement presents latest evidence on quitlines' effectiveness for smoking termination

Study offers new clues to how night shift work increases cancer risk

Outdoor activities help improve mental health and well-being of teenagers during the pandemic

Narrowing down on small molecular inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 key protease

New inhibitor makes drug-resistant tumor cells respond again to chemotherapy

Five-day course of high-dose antibiotic will do just as well for children with pneumonia

New academic spin-out based in Finland introduces a nasal spray vaccine against COVID

Data from Israel’s vaccination program suggests Pizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine induces strong host antibody response

Radiotherapy-resistant cancers could be rendered susceptible through immunotherapy treatment

Study rethinks the role of ACE2 in SARS-CoV-2 viral entry

Researchers present fragment-based computational design of antibodies that target structured epitopes

Impairments in immune response contribute to severe COVID-19

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

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