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Survey: Americans remain largely skeptical that healthcare costs will fall as soon as Biden begins presidency

In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden vowed that "help is on the way" to a nation grappling with a pandemic that has already claimed over 420,000 lives and counting.

28 Jan 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The long road to unwinding Trump health policies

Thursday was "health day" in President Joe Biden's sprint to launch his presidency, and he signed two executive orders addressing health coverage and women's reproductive rights.

28 Jan 2021

Fetal and neonatal therapy combination may lessen the aftereffects of congenital CMV infection

A cross-institutional research group has revealed for the first time in the world that infants with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection who were treated with a combination of immunoglobulin fetal therapy and neonatal therapy with antiviral drugs were less likely to experience the severe aftereffects associated with the infection than those who only received the neonatal therapy.

28 Jan 2021

NUS researchers discover a mechanism controlling the replenishment of blood cells

Blood is vital to life, and a healthy body replenishes worn-out blood cells with new ones throughout one's lifetime. If something goes wrong with this process, serious illness will result.

28 Jan 2021

Light pollution can increase the likelihood of preterm births

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers discovered that light pollution leads to more than just wasted energy and washed-out starlight--it can increase the likelihood of a preterm birth by almost 13%.

28 Jan 2021

Researchers develop a simple and efficient way to generate hemogenic endothelial cells

Pioneering research into how our bodies manufacture the cells that make blood has moved us closer to regrowing tissues and organs. The findings also may let doctors grow the cells for transplantation into people to battle cancer, blood disorders and autoimmune diseases.

28 Jan 2021

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 may be more widespread than previously thought

Researchers in Cambodia, France, and the United States have conducted a study indicating that viruses related to SARS-CoV-2 – the agent that causes COVID-19 – are far more geographically widespread than previously thought.

28 Jan 2021

Variants emerging during COVID-19 pandemic resist antibody neutralization

Researchers in the U.S. have warned that recently emerged variants of SARS-CoV-2 have become worryingly resistant to monoclonal antibody therapies, plasma from convalescent patients and sera from vaccinated individuals.

28 Jan 2021

SARS-CoV-2 is resistant to extreme variations in temperature, finds study

A recent study from Belize and Taiwan shows that four essential proteins of SARS-CoV-2 are well adapted to habitable temperatures and exhibit extreme thermostability, which means temperature changes between the winter and summer months have a negligible effect on the viral spread.

28 Jan 2021

Early plasma markers help track the progression of Alzheimer's disease

A Quebec research team has discovered two early plasma markers to detect Alzheimer's disease five years before its onset.

28 Jan 2021

At Colorado’s rural edges, vaccines help assisted living homes crack open the doors

Bingo is back in the dining room. In-person visits have returned, too, though with masks and plexiglass. The Haven Assisted Living Facility's residents are even planning a field trip for a private movie screening once they've all gotten their second round of covid-19 vaccines.

28 Jan 2021

4 vital health issues — not tied to Covid — that Congress addressed in massive spending bill

Late last month, before President Joe Biden took office and proposed his pandemic relief plan, Congress passed a nearly 5,600-page legislative package that provided some pandemic relief along with its more general allocations to fund the government in 2021.

28 Jan 2021

Can the US keep covid variants in check? Here’s what it takes

The covid-19 variants that have emerged in the United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa and now Southern California are eliciting two notably distinct responses from U.S. public health officials.

28 Jan 2021

Huge gaps in vaccine data make it next to impossible to know who got the shots

As they rush to vaccinate millions of Americans, health officials are struggling to collect critically important information — such as race, ethnicity and occupation — of every person they jab.

28 Jan 2021

New covid cases plunge 25% or more as behavior changes

A dozen states are reporting drops of 25% or more in new covid-19 cases and more than 1,200 counties have seen the same, federal data released Wednesday shows. Experts say the plunge may relate to growing fear of the virus after it reached record-high levels, as well as soaring hopes of getting vaccinated soon.

28 Jan 2021

Neurological and psychiatric complications six months after COVID-19 recovery

Researchers in the United Kingdom have aimed to determine the prevalence of patients who experience neurological and psychiatric conditions six months after recovering from COVID-19.

28 Jan 2021

Moderna vaccine shows robust suppression of SARS-CoV-2 infection in animal model

Researchers have demonstrated that the prime or prime-boost vaccination of Moderna vaccine in hamsters induced robust neutralizing antibodies, ameliorated weight loss, and suppressed SARS-CoV-2 replication in the airways.

28 Jan 2021

COVID-19 patients in high-altitude ICUs had improved survival in case study

A team of researchers in Ecuador and the U.K. found that high altitudes may be linked to improved COVID-19 survival – particularly among patients with no comorbidities.

28 Jan 2021

Leica Microsystems and Imperial College London Launch the Leica and Imperial Imaging Hub

Leica Microsystems has announced a partnership with Imperial College London in the field of optical imaging and its use in research and innovation, to set up a dedicated imaging hub at Imperial, which will be equipped with advanced confocal and widefield microscopy systems.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 28 Jan 2021

Scientist wins 2021 Pioneer in Basic Science Award for breakthrough research on the inner ear

When Andrew Griffith, MD, PhD, looks at the inner ear, he sees what he describes as "an engineering marvel."

28 Jan 2021

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Survey: Americans remain largely skeptical that healthcare costs will fall as soon as Biden begins presidency

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The long road to unwinding Trump health policies

Fetal and neonatal therapy combination may lessen the aftereffects of congenital CMV infection

NUS researchers discover a mechanism controlling the replenishment of blood cells

Light pollution can increase the likelihood of preterm births

Researchers develop a simple and efficient way to generate hemogenic endothelial cells

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 may be more widespread than previously thought

Variants emerging during COVID-19 pandemic resist antibody neutralization

SARS-CoV-2 is resistant to extreme variations in temperature, finds study

Early plasma markers help track the progression of Alzheimer's disease

At Colorado’s rural edges, vaccines help assisted living homes crack open the doors

4 vital health issues — not tied to Covid — that Congress addressed in massive spending bill

Can the US keep covid variants in check? Here’s what it takes

Huge gaps in vaccine data make it next to impossible to know who got the shots

New covid cases plunge 25% or more as behavior changes

Neurological and psychiatric complications six months after COVID-19 recovery

Moderna vaccine shows robust suppression of SARS-CoV-2 infection in animal model

COVID-19 patients in high-altitude ICUs had improved survival in case study

Leica Microsystems and Imperial College London Launch the Leica and Imperial Imaging Hub

Scientist wins 2021 Pioneer in Basic Science Award for breakthrough research on the inner ear

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