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Home care for older persons has deteriorated significantly during COVID-19 crisis

The care situation of older persons who receive care at home has deteriorated significantly during of the COVID-19 crisis.

21 Jul 2020

Leftover fermented barley may reduce animals’ stress, improve pork quality

Tastier pork comes from pigs that eat the barley left over after making the Japanese liquor shochu. A team of professional brewers and academic farmers state that nutrients in the leftover fermented barley may reduce the animals' stress, resulting in better tasting sirloin and fillets.

21 Jul 2020

Study may lead to new diagnostic and treatment strategies for fighting bone cancer

Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common form of aggressive bone cancer. A MedUni Vienna study, led by geneticist Erwin Wagner, has uncovered new insights into the disease mechanisms of OS, paving the way for potential new diagnostic and treatment strategies for fighting the bone disease

21 Jul 2020

Pandemic-inspired food labeling raises alarms for those with food allergies

As the mother of a child with food allergies, Heather Sapp was well versed in reading labels and calling manufacturers to verify ingredients. For years, she kept her daughter's diet free of the peanuts and tree nuts that could kill her.

21 Jul 2020

NIH project homes in on COVID racial disparities

While the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Hispanic Americans is no secret, federal officials have launched studies of the disparity that they hope will better prepare the country for the next great epidemic.

21 Jul 2020

GPs are now kept informed about patients' COVID-19 test results

COVID-19 test results are now being automatically sent to GP systems as well as being communicated to the individual, giving GPs visibility of which of their patients have had COVID-19 tests and whether they have tested positive or negative.

21 Jul 2020

Coronavirus pandemic could be just the “tip of the iceberg” this winter, warns health charity

With experts stating that 120,000 people could perish from Coronavirus in the closing months of the year, a health charity is warning Britain had better brace itself for another crisis – antibiotic resistant infections.

21 Jul 2020

$65m investment increases British Patient Capital’s exposure to life sciences and health technology

British Patient Capital announces a cornerstone commitment of $65m to SV Health Investors’ latest fund, SV7 Impact Medicine Fund, to turn scientific breakthroughs into biotech companies producing high impact precision medicine drugs for poorly treated diseases.

21 Jul 2020

Mailing colorectal cancer screening kits could be a cost-effective way to boost screening rates

New research indicates that mailing colorectal cancer screening kits to Medicaid enrollees is a cost-effective way to boost screening rates. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

21 Jul 2020

Research explores behavior of spectators at sporting events to understand group dynamics

The philosopher Gerhard Thonhauser investigates the behavior of spectators at sports events to help him better understand group dynamics.

21 Jul 2020

Study shows feasibility of using Masimo SET pulse oximetry for CCHD screening

Masimo today announced the results of a prospective study published in the International Journal of Neonatal Screening in which researchers in Marrakesh, Morocco, conducted the first Moroccan study on critical congenital heart disease screening for newborns using Masimo SET pulse oximetry.

21 Jul 2020

China’s progress in developing COVID-19 vaccines could surprise the world, GlobalData says

China is among the leading countries that are aggressively involved in developing vaccines for COVID-19, with one vaccine each from Sinopharm Group and Sinovac Biotech entering Phase 3 clinical development.

21 Jul 2020

Young people with epilepsy report increase in seizures during lockdown

More seizures, more stress and appointments being cancelled are among the challenges faced by young people with epilepsy during the pandemic, the charity Young Epilepsy has found.

21 Jul 2020

Government must ease the lockdown safely and responsibly as pandemic is 'still rife', BMA warns

The coronavirus pandemic is still rife – too many people are still becoming infected and dying every day. If the Government wants to set the country on the path to ‘normality’, it must ensure that lockdown is eased safely and responsibly.

21 Jul 2020

Analysis: Mental health crisis will lead to a surge in referrals for NHS’ talking therapy service

A mental health crisis on an ‘unprecedented’ scale will lead to a surge in referrals to the NHS’ talking therapy service.

21 Jul 2020

GlobalData: Hematology tests can be a prognostic marker to predict severity of COVID-19 patients

With the rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across India, identifying the critically ill COVID-19 patients in the early stage of infection can help in assessing the risk stratification and clinical management.

21 Jul 2020

Drug discovery pipeline to exploit transcription factors for cancer therapy

Cancer is a leading cause of death and one of the most complex challenges to modern medicine. By employing cutting-edge technologies that precisely measure the effects of candidate targets and drugs on the fundamental process of transcription, the new start-up company QUANTRO Therapeutics strives to radically change the precision and scope of cell-based drug screening.

21 Jul 2020

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Home care for older persons has deteriorated significantly during COVID-19 crisis

Leftover fermented barley may reduce animals’ stress, improve pork quality

Study may lead to new diagnostic and treatment strategies for fighting bone cancer

Pandemic-inspired food labeling raises alarms for those with food allergies

NIH project homes in on COVID racial disparities

GPs are now kept informed about patients' COVID-19 test results

Coronavirus pandemic could be just the “tip of the iceberg” this winter, warns health charity

$65m investment increases British Patient Capital’s exposure to life sciences and health technology

Mailing colorectal cancer screening kits could be a cost-effective way to boost screening rates

Research explores behavior of spectators at sporting events to understand group dynamics

Study shows feasibility of using Masimo SET pulse oximetry for CCHD screening

China’s progress in developing COVID-19 vaccines could surprise the world, GlobalData says

Young people with epilepsy report increase in seizures during lockdown

Government must ease the lockdown safely and responsibly as pandemic is 'still rife', BMA warns

Analysis: Mental health crisis will lead to a surge in referrals for NHS’ talking therapy service

GlobalData: Hematology tests can be a prognostic marker to predict severity of COVID-19 patients

Drug discovery pipeline to exploit transcription factors for cancer therapy

Keeping out COVID-19 in Newfoundland

Antibody profile and estimated seroprevalence in COVID-19 infection

3D imaging device provides a better understanding on the causes of heart attack

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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