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FDA issues emergency use authorization for first fully at-home OTC COVID-19 diagnostic test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) fully at-home diagnostic test for COVID-19.

15 Dec 2020

Surgical and drug treatment approaches are equally effective for diabetic eye disease

Surgical and injectable drug approaches are equally effective for treatment of bleeding inside the eye from proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), according to a National Eye Institute (NEI)-supported clinical study from the DRCR Retina Network (DRCR.net).

15 Dec 2020

Xenon positively affects the properties of coatings deposited on titanium implants

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with the colleagues from Siberian State Medical University (SSMU) and Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University studied the properties of calcium phosphate coatings deposited on titanium implants in various inert gases environment.

15 Dec 2020

Trump’s wrong. 15% ‘herd immunity’ is not on par with strength of a vaccine

During a Dec. 8 press conference about Operation Warp Speed, President Donald Trump likened the spread of the coronavirus throughout the population — which experts agree bestows some immunity on the people who became ill — to having a COVID-19 vaccine.

15 Dec 2020

Hazardous chemicals in plastics threaten human health

Plastics contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that threaten human health.

15 Dec 2020

Electrical impulses may help reduce the complications of arterial hypertension

Electrical impulses applied to a particular branch of the vagus nerve could be used in the future to reduce complications of arterial hypertension.

15 Dec 2020

Researchers use HACCP framework to assess COVID-19 transmission risks in universities

Using the Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) framework, researchers assessed the risk and mitigation strategies for universities with students returning to campus. The methodology allowed a rapid response to curb disease transmission with continuing education.

15 Dec 2020

Pulmonary hypertension drug may become a treatment option for cancer

A drug used to treat pulmonary hypertension significantly reduced the capacity of tumor cells to migrate and invade other tissues in trials involving pancreatic, ovarian, breast cancer, and leukemia cell lines.

15 Dec 2020

Structural inequalities in Brazil linked to higher COVID-19-related mortality in low-income areas

A team of researchers aimed to determine the differential health effects of COVID-19 on disadvantaged population groups. They found that low-income and Black and Pardo communities in the country are more likely to die from COVID-19.

15 Dec 2020

Genes play a decisive role in cruciate ligament injuries

It has long been known that the choice of shoe, surface and type of sport can all be contributing factors when someone suffers an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now observed that genes also play a decisive role.

15 Dec 2020

Flavobac™ Cold & Flu Guard provides a natural barrier against bacteria and viruses

Flavobac Cold & Flu Guard, developed by leading preventative dentistry provider Oraldent, is a completely natural oral and nasal barrier against bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza.

15 Dec 2020

Study offers new clues to the pathogenesis of glaucoma

In the search for new ways to treat the incurable eye disease glaucoma, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and St. Erik Eye Hospital in Sweden have discovered more clues as to its pathogenesis.

15 Dec 2020

Researchers develop new method to predict COVID-19 worldwide

Methods currently used around the world for predicting the development of COVID-19 and other pandemics fail to report precisely on the best and worst-case scenarios. Newly developed prediction method for epidemics, published in Nature Physics, solve this problem.

15 Dec 2020

People in poorest areas more likely to be affected by severe Covid-19

People in Scotland's poorest areas are more likely to be affected by severe Covid-19 - and to die from the disease - than those in more affluent districts, according to a study of critical care units.

15 Dec 2020

Environmental monitoring shows SARS-CoV-2 contamination of surfaces in food plants

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has presented new challenges to food manufacturers.

15 Dec 2020

Digital dipstick is more accurate to test urinary tract infections at home

Soon you will be able to perform a bacterial culture at home to test for urinary tract infection (UTI), with clinical-level results.

15 Dec 2020

Pediatricians want kids to be part of COVID vaccine trials

If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren't expanded soon to include children, it's unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year.

15 Dec 2020

SIMON – The Machine Learning Platform Paving the Future of Vaccine Development

A machine learning algorithm developed by the Oxford Vaccine Group promises more effective vaccine development for several diseases, including COVID-19.

15 Dec 2020

High-poverty neighborhoods bear the brunt of COVID’s scourge

Over the course of the pandemic, COVID-19 infections have battered high-poverty neighborhoods in California on a staggeringly different scale than more affluent areas, a trend that underscores the heightened risks for low-wage workers as the state endures a deadly late-autumn surge.

15 Dec 2020

UK government declares identification of a “new variant” of coronavirus

The UK government has released a statement that a “new variant” of coronavirus that could be causing a faster spread of the virus has been identified.

15 Dec 2020

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FDA issues emergency use authorization for first fully at-home OTC COVID-19 diagnostic test

Surgical and drug treatment approaches are equally effective for diabetic eye disease

Xenon positively affects the properties of coatings deposited on titanium implants

Trump’s wrong. 15% ‘herd immunity’ is not on par with strength of a vaccine

Hazardous chemicals in plastics threaten human health

Electrical impulses may help reduce the complications of arterial hypertension

Researchers use HACCP framework to assess COVID-19 transmission risks in universities

Pulmonary hypertension drug may become a treatment option for cancer

Structural inequalities in Brazil linked to higher COVID-19-related mortality in low-income areas

Genes play a decisive role in cruciate ligament injuries

Flavobac™ Cold & Flu Guard provides a natural barrier against bacteria and viruses

Study offers new clues to the pathogenesis of glaucoma

Researchers develop new method to predict COVID-19 worldwide

People in poorest areas more likely to be affected by severe Covid-19

Environmental monitoring shows SARS-CoV-2 contamination of surfaces in food plants

Digital dipstick is more accurate to test urinary tract infections at home

Pediatricians want kids to be part of COVID vaccine trials

SIMON – The Machine Learning Platform Paving the Future of Vaccine Development

High-poverty neighborhoods bear the brunt of COVID’s scourge

UK government declares identification of a “new variant” of coronavirus

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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