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Point-of-care biomarker assay predicts traumatic brain injury in minutes

Intracranial abnormalities on CT scan in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be predicted by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels in the blood.

16 Sep 2020

A ferry protein in the pancreas safeguards beta-cells from high-fat diet induced stress

Every time we eat, the glucose level in our body goes up. This spurs our pancreatic machinery into action and through intricate physiological mechanisms, appropriate amounts of insulin are produced, our blood glucose levels are controlled, and we remain healthy.

16 Sep 2020

Changes in risk perception and protective behavior during coronavirus pandemic

In the first week of the coronavirus pandemic, people living in the United States underestimated their chances of catching the virus, or of getting seriously ill from the virus, according to a recently published Caltech-led study.

16 Sep 2020

Researchers uncover how vitamin E acetate might cause lung injury in vapers

E-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injury (EVALI) has sickened thousands of people, most under the age of 35.

16 Sep 2020

Kessler Foundation tests digital therapeutic device to improve mobility after stroke

Karen Nolan, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, received a grant from MedRhythms to test the company's investigational digital therapeutic device, the Stride Plus, in individuals striving to recover mobility after stroke.

16 Sep 2020

Labeling e-cigarette emissions as 'chemicals' or 'aerosols' increases the perceived risk of exposure

A new study led by Dr. Matthew Rossheim at the George Mason University College of Health and Human Services provides important findings on how labeling of secondhand emissions from e-cigarettes can help more effectively communicate the harm from e-cigarettes and build support for tobacco-free campus policies.

16 Sep 2020

Specialized parental training helps improve quality of life for preschool children with ADHD

Research findings from Aarhus University and the Central Denmark Region's Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Centre show that quality of life is poorer for preschool children with ADHD compared to children from the control population.

16 Sep 2020

Azithromycin use for treating COVID-19 may increase risk of cardiac events

Debates over whether hydroxychloroquine should be taken to help lessen the duration and impact of COVID-19 have revolved around the drug's reputation for causing cardiac events such as abnormal heart rhythms or beats and cardiac arrest.

16 Sep 2020

Pollution exposure associated with stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation

People with one of the most common heart disorders who are exposed to greater levels of pollution have a 1.2-fold higher risk of stroke than their peers who live with less pollution, according to a JAMA Network Open study published recently by researchers at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

16 Sep 2020

UC Davis uses microneedles to deliver gene therapy for retinal diseases

A novel approach to delivering gene therapy for retinal diseases eliminates the need for complex eye surgery and treats more damaged cells than existing methods, a team of UC Davis physicians and veterinary eye specialists has found.

16 Sep 2020

World’s smallest optical ultrasound detector developed

Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the world's smallest ultrasound detector. It is based on miniaturized photonic circuits on top of a silicon chip.

16 Sep 2020

Pandemic spread could make more people susceptible to xenophobia, racism

When viruses, parasites and other pathogens spread, humans and other animals tend to hunker down with immediate family and peer groups to avoid outsiders as much as possible.

16 Sep 2020

Adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapor than adults, study finds

University of Guelph researchers are the first to discover that adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapor than adults.

16 Sep 2020

First clinical trial launched to test psilocybin therapy for depression in cancer patients

The first clinical trial to test the safety and feasibility of psilocybin therapy with simultaneous administration and one-on-one patient support to treat depression in cancer patients was launched today by Maryland Oncology Hematology at the Aquilino Cancer Center at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center.

16 Sep 2020

Conditions linked to obesity leave the lungs of obese patients more susceptible to COVID-19

Conditions related to obesity, including inflammation and leaky gut, leave the lungs of obese patients more susceptible to COVID-19 and may explain why they are more likely to die from the disease, UTSW scientists say in a new article published online in eLife.

16 Sep 2020

New York City’s initial lockdown reduced coronavirus spread by 70 percent, study says

A team of researchers at Columbia University and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have shown that this move by the government was effective in reducing the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

16 Sep 2020

New app developed to promote the inclusion of people with intellectual disability

The Institute for Research on Well-being Policies (Poliwelfare) of the University of Valencia, a partner of European project Mind Inclusion 2.0, has developed the app Mind Inclusion 2.0, to promote the inclusion of people with disability in public places. The app is already available in the Google Play Store in five languages.

16 Sep 2020

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Point-of-care biomarker assay predicts traumatic brain injury in minutes

A ferry protein in the pancreas safeguards beta-cells from high-fat diet induced stress

Changes in risk perception and protective behavior during coronavirus pandemic

Researchers uncover how vitamin E acetate might cause lung injury in vapers

Kessler Foundation tests digital therapeutic device to improve mobility after stroke

Labeling e-cigarette emissions as 'chemicals' or 'aerosols' increases the perceived risk of exposure

Specialized parental training helps improve quality of life for preschool children with ADHD

Azithromycin use for treating COVID-19 may increase risk of cardiac events

Pollution exposure associated with stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation

UC Davis uses microneedles to deliver gene therapy for retinal diseases

World’s smallest optical ultrasound detector developed

Pandemic spread could make more people susceptible to xenophobia, racism

Adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapor than adults, study finds

First clinical trial launched to test psilocybin therapy for depression in cancer patients

Conditions linked to obesity leave the lungs of obese patients more susceptible to COVID-19

New York City’s initial lockdown reduced coronavirus spread by 70 percent, study says

New app developed to promote the inclusion of people with intellectual disability

Breakthrough discovery could turn cancer into a treatable disease

Free online course launched to provide better understanding of the human microbiome

Public transport service cuts disproportionately affect vulnerable groups

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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