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Aerobic exercise may be more important for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases

A new study from Trinity College Dublin highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases during exercise trials, rather than weight loss.

29 Jul 2020

Gender inequities in surgical residencies may take decades to reach parity

Women compose half of the entering classes of medical students, yet they are underrepresented in many of the largest surgical specialties.

29 Jul 2020

Stand Up To Cancer announces $1.1 million in funding to foster collaborative research

Stand Up To Cancer announced today five new awards that will cut across institutional and national lines to foster collaborative research and explore new paths to improve cancer treatment.

29 Jul 2020

Thinner tissues induce problematic flutter in aortic heart valve replacements

You're in the middle of the aorta, the body's pipeline for oxygen-rich blood, looking back toward the heart's primary pump, the left ventricle.

29 Jul 2020

Study identifies novel function of SMS enzyme to facilitate colorectal cancer growth

A new study by researchers at the University of Kentucky identifies a novel function of the enzyme spermine synthase (SMS) to facilitate colorectal cancer growth.

29 Jul 2020

Early-in-life antibiotic exposure increases susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease

Even short, single antibiotic courses given to young animals can predispose them to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when they are older, according to Rutgers researchers.

29 Jul 2020

Study explains the mechanisms used by human brain to recognize specific smells

However, this precision only concerns the first "door" for the odors' recognition, namely the nose. But something changes when the information collected and processed by the nose arrives in a more central structure of the brain, called the olfactory cortex.

29 Jul 2020

Oxford/Berlin partnership moves forward with the establishment of Centre for Advanced Studies

The Berlin University Alliance and the University of Oxford are taking forward their research partnership with the establishment of a Centre for Advanced Studies.

29 Jul 2020

Non-White adults are more likely to worry about paying for COVID-19 treatment

People of color are far more likely to worry about their ability to pay for healthcare if diagnosed with COVID-19 than their White counterparts, according to a new survey from nonprofit West Health and Gallup.

29 Jul 2020

Study shows how climate change may alter prescribed burning across Australia

As the Bushfire Royal Commission investigates the deadly "Black Summer" and how it could have been prevented, research from the Climate the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) and Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales shows how climate change may alter prescribed burning in the future across Australia.

29 Jul 2020

Researchers identify potential anti-viral strategy for SARS-CoV-2 virus

In the case of an infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus must overcome various defense mechanisms of the human body, including its non-specific or innate immune defense. During this process, infected body cells release messenger substances known as type 1 interferons. These attract natural killer cells, which kill the infected cells.

29 Jul 2020

COVID-19 may increase risk of blot cots in women who are pregnant or taking birth control pills

COVID-19 may increase the risk of blot cots in women who are pregnant or taking estrogen with birth control or hormone replacement therapy, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrinology.

29 Jul 2020

Expert gives tips to cope with COVID-19 news fatigue

Media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing full blast for more than half the year by July, seems to have hit a bump. There are indications that people are getting tired of the daily diet of coronavirus stories.

29 Jul 2020

Pilot study shows cholesterol-lowering medication improves function of coronary arteries

In a pilot study of people living with HIV or high levels of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of the coronary arteries that provide oxygen to the heart.

29 Jul 2020

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Aerobic exercise may be more important for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases

Gender inequities in surgical residencies may take decades to reach parity

Stand Up To Cancer announces $1.1 million in funding to foster collaborative research

Thinner tissues induce problematic flutter in aortic heart valve replacements

Study identifies novel function of SMS enzyme to facilitate colorectal cancer growth

Early-in-life antibiotic exposure increases susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease

Study explains the mechanisms used by human brain to recognize specific smells

Oxford/Berlin partnership moves forward with the establishment of Centre for Advanced Studies

Non-White adults are more likely to worry about paying for COVID-19 treatment

Study shows how climate change may alter prescribed burning across Australia

Researchers identify potential anti-viral strategy for SARS-CoV-2 virus

COVID-19 may increase risk of blot cots in women who are pregnant or taking birth control pills

Expert gives tips to cope with COVID-19 news fatigue

Pilot study shows cholesterol-lowering medication improves function of coronary arteries

New edition of trilateral study on access to medical technologies and innovation launched

Where mask-wearing isn’t gospel: Colorado churches grapple with reopening

WHO and NDWG launch framework for evaluation of new tests for TB infection

Public health experts fear a hasty FDA signoff on vaccine

Study: HIV, TB, and malaria deaths could increase in low- and middle-income countries

Analysis: When is a coronavirus test not a coronavirus test?

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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