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The Prospects of Semaglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Jan Westerink about recent studies into Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide and its potential benefits for Type 2 Diabetes patients, that he and Novo Nordisk collaborated on.

From Syneos Health 20 Nov 2020

Report highlights how tracking technologies will become part of everyday medicine by 2025

Vicon, a world leader in motion capture for the life sciences industry, today announces the launch of its latest vision paper highlighting some of the key trends and developments that will determine the future of motion capture technology in clinical settings within the next five years.

20 Nov 2020

Move to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars could benefit the health of professional drivers

As the Government announced today it will bring forward a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2030, new research shows professional drivers would benefit from improvements to their respiratory health, reducing their risks of cancers caused by their work.

20 Nov 2020

National health groups offer support for COPD patients and caregivers amid pandemic

An estimated 16.4 million Americans are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – a chronic lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe – which places them at an increased risk for more severe illness from COVID-19.

20 Nov 2020

Elsevier and JUSTICE agree on proposal for subscription publishing with measures to support Japan's OA goals

The Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources and Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, have successfully reached agreement on a new three-year proposal for subscription publishing with measures to support Japan's open access goals, beginning January 1, 2021.

From Elsevier 20 Nov 2020

NSR launches online treatment study for people experiencing poor sleep during COVID-19 pandemic

Those experiencing poor sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic are being invited to take part in an online treatment study run by sleep experts at Northumbria University.

20 Nov 2020

New method of repairing damage to optic nerve offers hope for people with glaucoma-related sight loss

Fight for Sight funded researchers have successfully demonstrated a new method of repairing damage to the optic nerve in the lab for the first time, in new research that hopes to restore vision to those who’ve lost it as a result of glaucoma and other conditions.

20 Nov 2020

COVID lockdown delays autism diagnosis in more than 128,000 at-risk children

More than 128,000 children and their families risk being ‘forgotten’ by the system, as COVID lockdowns delay autism diagnosis.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers highlight gap in effective mental health and substance use treatment options for people with FASD

This week, a team of researchers and partners published findings that show a startling gap in the evidence about treatment for mental health and substance use challenges for people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers receive coveted award for outstanding research on COVID-19

The 2020 ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research was presented to a 12-member team for their project "AI-Driven Multiscale Simulations Illuminate Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Dynamics."

20 Nov 2020

Study addresses gap in the discovery of new antibiotics

University of Oklahoma researchers published an opinion article in the journal Nature Chemical Biology that addresses the gap in the discovery of new antibiotics.

20 Nov 2020

Study: More investment is needed to produce, distribute approved COVID-19 vaccines

The success of a COVID-19 vaccine will depend not only on its efficacy but will hinge at least as much on how fast and widely it can be delivered, the severity of the pandemic, and the public's willingness to be immunized, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers examine nutritional benefits of meal kits

During the pandemic, handy meal kit delivery services are helping to develop home cooking habits incorporating healthy ingredients such as vegetables, and a balance of less harmful fats and salt.

20 Nov 2020

Residents of many countries have a positive attitude towards Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus

The Russian Direct Investment Fund, announces the results of a survey of more than 12,000 respondents in 11 countries on their attitude towards vaccination against coronavirus and their vaccine preferences.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers use deep-learning techniques to better allocate emergency services

Emergencies, by their very nature, are hard to predict. When and where the next crime, fire or vehicle accident will happen is often a matter of random chance.

20 Nov 2020

Pork consumption is not likely to cause COVID-19 infection

According to the current state of knowledge, there are no cases that have shown evidence of humans being infected with the novel coronavirus via the consumption of contaminated food.

20 Nov 2020

Multi-institution team receives prestigious award for breakthrough research on SARS-CoV-2

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) awarded its first ACM Gordon Bell Special Prize for High Performance Computing-Based COVID-19 Research to a multi-institution research team that included the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers propose way for increasing community participation in environmental engineering discipline

Black, Hispanic, and Native American students and faculty are largely underrepresented in environmental engineering programs in the United States.

20 Nov 2020

Study highlights the role of genetic testing in evaluation of in-stent thrombosis

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Nathan Burke, Tawanna Charlton, Hussam Hawamdeh, and Ki Park from the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers report a case of S-ICD implantation in patient with ccTGA and DDD pacemaker

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; Yu Zhang, Wen-Long Dai, Can-Can Lin, Qiao-Yuan Li and Cheng-Jun Guo from Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China consider implantation of an S-ICD in a patient with a DDD pacemaker and congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.

20 Nov 2020

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The Prospects of Semaglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Report highlights how tracking technologies will become part of everyday medicine by 2025

Move to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars could benefit the health of professional drivers

National health groups offer support for COPD patients and caregivers amid pandemic

Elsevier and JUSTICE agree on proposal for subscription publishing with measures to support Japan's OA goals

NSR launches online treatment study for people experiencing poor sleep during COVID-19 pandemic

New method of repairing damage to optic nerve offers hope for people with glaucoma-related sight loss

COVID lockdown delays autism diagnosis in more than 128,000 at-risk children

Researchers highlight gap in effective mental health and substance use treatment options for people with FASD

Researchers receive coveted award for outstanding research on COVID-19

Study addresses gap in the discovery of new antibiotics

Study: More investment is needed to produce, distribute approved COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers examine nutritional benefits of meal kits

Residents of many countries have a positive attitude towards Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus

Researchers use deep-learning techniques to better allocate emergency services

Pork consumption is not likely to cause COVID-19 infection

Multi-institution team receives prestigious award for breakthrough research on SARS-CoV-2

Researchers propose way for increasing community participation in environmental engineering discipline

Study highlights the role of genetic testing in evaluation of in-stent thrombosis

Researchers report a case of S-ICD implantation in patient with ccTGA and DDD pacemaker

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