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New app promotes gratitude among staff working in ICUs

An app was developed that allowed carers to thank co-workers, which even led to an improved working environment.

3 Nov 2020

Study focuses on current practices of restraint use in emergency settings

A study published in the most recent issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), journal showed an increased risk of restraint use in Black patients compared with white patients in the emergency setting.

2 Nov 2020

Fight against trachoma disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic

Progress towards the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem has been substantial, but the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted community-based control efforts.

2 Nov 2020

Immunotherapy side effect could signal improved control of kidney cancer

An autoimmune side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) drugs could signal improved control of kidney cancer, according to a new study by researchers in UT Southwestern's Kidney Cancer Program (KCP).

2 Nov 2020

Remdesivir metabolite GS-441524 inhibits SARS CoV-2 in mouse model, finds study

This new study titled, "Remdesivir Metabolite GS-441524 Efficiently Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Mouse Model," was released online as a preprint on the bioRxiv* server, prior to undergoing the peer-review process.

2 Nov 2020

Finding ways to reduce rising alcohol consumption during COVID-19 pandemic

Alcohol consumption is a common coping response to stress, and historically, it has increased in the United States following catastrophic events, such as terrorist attacks and large-scale natural disasters.

2 Nov 2020

Multidisciplinary curriculum helps surgical residents to better treat victims of firearm violence

Firearm violence impacts not only individuals and their communities, but also the health care providers who treat them.

2 Nov 2020

Study elucidates mechanisms behind protective farm effect on childhood asthma

Asthma impacts millions of children already at a young age. Children growing up on a farm have a lower risk of developing asthma than children not living on a farm.

2 Nov 2020

Estonian researchers provide clues to control the aggressive nature of SARS-CoV-2

Recent study by Estonian researchers in University of Tartu explains how coronavirus is activated before attacking the cell and what could help to impede that.

2 Nov 2020

Less screen time, more extracurricular activities associated with better mental health among teens

A new study from UBC researchers finds that teens, especially girls, have better mental health when they spend more time taking part in extracurricular activities, like sports and art, and less time in front of screens.

2 Nov 2020

Temperature and humidity do not play a significant role in COVID-19 spread

At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures could reduce its spread. Although summer didn't bring widespread relief, the connection between the weather and COVID-19 continues to be a hot topic.

2 Nov 2020

Only 56 percent of people intend to have free flu vaccination in the U.K. amid COVID

Now, a team of researchers at Keele University and Public Health England aimed to determine how many residents in the U.K. intend to get flu shots amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers found that 55.8 percent of people intended to have the vaccination.

2 Nov 2020

Microneedle patch for rapid, blood-free malaria testing

Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage.

2 Nov 2020

Innovative hybrid approach increases vaccinations and primary care visits during pandemic

Nemours Children's Health System increased patient immunizations by 4.6% from January - September 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, through an innovative hybrid approach to care using both in-person and telemedicine, according to new data presented today at the Children's Hospital Association's 2020 Annual Leadership Conference.

2 Nov 2020

Children with asthma having fewer attacks amid the coronavirus pandemic, study says

During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an international team of researchers has found that children with asthma experienced fewer upper respiratory tract infections, emergency visits, fever episodes, asthma attacks, and hospital admissions compared with the previous year.

2 Nov 2020

Global survey of 25,000 reveals early impact of COVID-19 on scientific community

The initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the scientific community has been revealed in one of the largest academic surveys ever conducted.

2 Nov 2020

Global collaboration provides a COVID-19 disease map

A collaboration of researchers from 120 different institutes across 30 countries including France, Germany, Australia, Japan, USA, India, Turkey, Brazil, and Canada initiated an effort to develop a COVID-19 Disease Map - a collection of computational models and diagrams of molecular mechanisms implicated in COVID-19.

2 Nov 2020

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New app promotes gratitude among staff working in ICUs

Study focuses on current practices of restraint use in emergency settings

Fight against trachoma disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic

Immunotherapy side effect could signal improved control of kidney cancer

Remdesivir metabolite GS-441524 inhibits SARS CoV-2 in mouse model, finds study

Finding ways to reduce rising alcohol consumption during COVID-19 pandemic

Multidisciplinary curriculum helps surgical residents to better treat victims of firearm violence

Study elucidates mechanisms behind protective farm effect on childhood asthma

Estonian researchers provide clues to control the aggressive nature of SARS-CoV-2

Less screen time, more extracurricular activities associated with better mental health among teens

Temperature and humidity do not play a significant role in COVID-19 spread

Only 56 percent of people intend to have free flu vaccination in the U.K. amid COVID

Microneedle patch for rapid, blood-free malaria testing

Innovative hybrid approach increases vaccinations and primary care visits during pandemic

Children with asthma having fewer attacks amid the coronavirus pandemic, study says

Global survey of 25,000 reveals early impact of COVID-19 on scientific community

Global collaboration provides a COVID-19 disease map

Survey: Emergency care doctors need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts

NUS researchers develop high sensitivity, low hysteresis pressure sensor

Drug combo for Type 2 diabetes continues to stay effective after two years of treatment

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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