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Eating contaminated lake fish may be damaging people's eyesight

Lake Tanganyika is one of Africa's Great Lakes. It is an aquatic biodiversity hotspot, containing species that are not found anywhere else in the world.

29 Dec 2020

New, rapid antibody test gives detailed information on how the immune system reacts to Covid-19

A new type of antibody test is being developed by researchers at Linnaeus University and the bioanalysis company Attana. Compared to the binary antibody tests used today, this rapid test can give more detailed information on how our immune systems react to Covid-19 and other types of viruses and bacteria.

29 Dec 2020

Live free or die if you must, say Colorado urbanites — but not in my hospital

Whenever Larry Kelderman looks up from the car he's fixing and peers across the street, he's looking across a border. His town of 28,000 straddles two counties, separated by County Line Road.

29 Dec 2020

FDA approves first generic glucagon for injection to treat severe hypoglycemia

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic of glucagon for injection USP, 1 mg/vial packaged in an emergency kit, for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar), which may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus.

28 Dec 2020

Neurologists say there is no medical justification for neck restraints in policing

Some police departments in the United States continue to teach officers that neck restraints are a safe method for controlling agitated or aggressive people, but that's a dangerous myth, according to a Viewpoint written by three neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in JAMA Neurology.

28 Dec 2020

Researchers discover how chromosomal instability allows cancer cells to avoid immune defenses

Cancer cells are known for spreading genetic chaos. As cancer cells divide, DNA segments and even whole chromosomes can be duplicated, mutated, or lost altogether. This is called chromosomal instability, and scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering have learned that it is associated with cancer's aggressiveness.

28 Dec 2020

Scientists identify distinct sub-types of angiosarcomas to allow for targeted treatment

A new study led by clinician-scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, with collaborators from research institutions worldwide, has found that angiosarcomas have unique genomic and immune profiles which allow them to be classified into three different subtypes.

28 Dec 2020

Phase 3 trial of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate begins enrolling volunteers

The Phase 3 trial of another investigational coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has begun enrolling adult volunteers.

28 Dec 2020

In fast-moving pandemic, health officials try to change minds at warp speed

Nine months into the pandemic that has killed more than 320,000 people in the U.S., Kim Larson is still trying to convince others in her northern Montana county that COVID-19 is dangerous.

28 Dec 2020

New studies uncover link between vaping and mental fog

Two new studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center have uncovered an association between vaping and mental fog. Both adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers.

28 Dec 2020

Heart transplantations: Larger case volumes correlate with higher survival probabilities

In a series of commissions awarded by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) to the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, the question is whether for certain surgical procedures, a correlation can be shown between the volume of services provided per hospital and the quality of treatment results.

28 Dec 2020

Dr. Genova wins K18 award to advance research on transition-age youth with autism

Helen M. Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, was awarded a two-year K18 grant for $266,988 from the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health - the NIMH Career Enhancement Award to Advance Autism Services Research for Adults and Transition-Age Youth.

28 Dec 2020

The evolving role of platelet-rich plasma in cosmetic procedures

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment, which involves injecting a small amount of a patient's own blood to release various growth factors from platelets, continues to increase in popularity.

28 Dec 2020

Study identifies the effects of malnutrition on patient survival after cardiac surgery

Nutrients are the structural components of food that the body needs to function properly. They are divided into macronutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) and micronutrients (vitamins, provitamins, various minerals, and so on). Their shortage is called nutritional deficiency.

28 Dec 2020

Model to assess the effect of lockdowns has fundamental shortcomings

In a recent study, researchers from Imperial College London developed a model to assess the effect of different measures used to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

28 Dec 2020

Popular glucose-lowering drug may cause rare diabetes complication in COVID-19 patients

Diabetes is a known risk factor for morbidity and mortality related to COVID-19. In diabetes patients, rare but severe complications, like the potentially lethal condition diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can arise when illness or certain conditions prevent cells from receiving enough glucose to fuel their functioning.

28 Dec 2020

Surgery may increase length of survival for metastatic breast cancer patients

Surgery, in addition to treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy, may increase the length of survival for metastatic breast cancer patients, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Cancer Institute researchers.

28 Dec 2020

Scientists decode music-evoked emotions in the brain

Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis for emotional responses to music.

28 Dec 2020

Researchers develop new system for direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols

Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, in collaboration with specialists from the University of Valencia (UV), have come up with a new system based on a high-sensitivity mass biosensor that continuously monitors signals for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 in environmental aerosols.

28 Dec 2020

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant to study emotional processing deficits in children with TBI

Jean Lengenfelder, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, received a two-year $168,001 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research to study the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the ability of children to reliably process the emotions of others.

24 Dec 2020

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Eating contaminated lake fish may be damaging people's eyesight

New, rapid antibody test gives detailed information on how the immune system reacts to Covid-19

Live free or die if you must, say Colorado urbanites — but not in my hospital

FDA approves first generic glucagon for injection to treat severe hypoglycemia

Neurologists say there is no medical justification for neck restraints in policing

Researchers discover how chromosomal instability allows cancer cells to avoid immune defenses

Scientists identify distinct sub-types of angiosarcomas to allow for targeted treatment

Phase 3 trial of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate begins enrolling volunteers

In fast-moving pandemic, health officials try to change minds at warp speed

New studies uncover link between vaping and mental fog

Heart transplantations: Larger case volumes correlate with higher survival probabilities

Dr. Genova wins K18 award to advance research on transition-age youth with autism

The evolving role of platelet-rich plasma in cosmetic procedures

Study identifies the effects of malnutrition on patient survival after cardiac surgery

Model to assess the effect of lockdowns has fundamental shortcomings

Popular glucose-lowering drug may cause rare diabetes complication in COVID-19 patients

Surgery may increase length of survival for metastatic breast cancer patients

Scientists decode music-evoked emotions in the brain

Researchers develop new system for direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant to study emotional processing deficits in children with TBI

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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