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Low plasma vitamin D level appears to be an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection

Vitamin D is recognized as an important co-factor in several physiological processes linked with bone and calcium metabolism, and also in diverse non-skeletal outcomes, including autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity and cognitive decline, and infections.

27 Jul 2020

Cardiac stress caused by a marathon associated with relative exercise intensity

The European Journal of Applied Physiology has published the research in which the Universitat Jaume I participated.

27 Jul 2020

Yale and AI Therapeutics launch clinical trial of potential COVID-19 drug

Yale School of Medicine and the biopharmaceutical firm AI Therapeutics have launched a multi-institutional clinical trial of a drug for treating COVID-19.

27 Jul 2020

Reducing the incidence of drug-induced interstitial lung disease in breast cancer patients

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this case report the authors Zijun Zhao, Zhanghai He, Hongyan Huang, Jiewen Chen, Shishi He, Ailifeire Yilihamu and Yan Nie from Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China consider drug-induced interstitial lung disease in breast cancer patients.

27 Jul 2020

Little-used measurement of 'good cholesterol' can better predict heart attack and stroke risk

For decades, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol has been dubbed "good cholesterol" because of its role in moving fats and other cholesterol molecules out of artery walls.

27 Jul 2020

Brigham to play two key roles in phase 3 trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate

A vaccine candidate for preventing COVID-19 is advancing to a 30,000-participant phase 3 trial that begins today, and Brigham and Women's Hospital will play two key roles in the trial's next phase.

27 Jul 2020

$Study finds link between fewer hip fractures and decreases in smoking, heavy drinking$

Study finds link between fewer hip fractures and decreases in smoking, heavy drinking

A new study, which analyzed 40 years of Framingham Heart Study data, found an association between lowered rates of hip fractures and decreases in smoking and heavy drinking.

27 Jul 2020

Alternative amplification technique could accelerate COVID-19 testing

An alternative amplification technique to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA could offer a way to rapidly test large numbers of people for COVID-19, although the technique is not as sensitive as quantitative RT-PCR, the current standard method for COVID-19 testing.

27 Jul 2020

Lithium in drinking water may have a protective effect against suicide

Naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may have an anti-suicidal effect - according to a new study from Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London.

27 Jul 2020

Flu vaccine may lower chances of getting Alzheimer's disease

People who received at least one flu vaccination were 17% less likely to get Alzheimer's disease over the course of a lifetime, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

27 Jul 2020

NIDA funding allows Temple scientists to continue critical substance abuse research

Substance abuse is a major public health problem in the United States, with some 21 million Americans diagnosed with at least one substance use disorder.

27 Jul 2020

Study reveals molecular cause underlying rare genetic disorder

Virginia Tech scientists have revealed how a nonfunctioning version of an ordinary gene impairs brain structure and function. The findings help explain a genetic form of microcephaly -- a condition where babies' heads are small and grow more slowly than their peers.

27 Jul 2020

College students more anxious, depressed during initial COVID-19 outbreak, study finds

College students were more anxious and depressed during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 than they were during similar time frames in previous academic years, according to a Dartmouth study.

27 Jul 2020

AI Therapeutics announces start of Phase II clinical trial of potential COVID-19 treatment

AI Therapeutics announced the start of Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients in collaboration with Yale University.

27 Jul 2020

Pathological regression of lymph nodes better predicts survival in esophageal cancer patients

A group of researchers led by Osaka University established a new pathological grading system to evaluate the therapeutic effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for metastatic lymph nodes removed in esophageal cancer surgery, demonstrating that the system predicts recurrence and prognosis in EC patients better than conventional systems.

27 Jul 2020

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Low plasma vitamin D level appears to be an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection

Cardiac stress caused by a marathon associated with relative exercise intensity

Yale and AI Therapeutics launch clinical trial of potential COVID-19 drug

Reducing the incidence of drug-induced interstitial lung disease in breast cancer patients

Little-used measurement of 'good cholesterol' can better predict heart attack and stroke risk

Brigham to play two key roles in phase 3 trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Study finds link between fewer hip fractures and decreases in smoking, heavy drinking

Alternative amplification technique could accelerate COVID-19 testing

Lithium in drinking water may have a protective effect against suicide

Flu vaccine may lower chances of getting Alzheimer's disease

NIDA funding allows Temple scientists to continue critical substance abuse research

Study reveals molecular cause underlying rare genetic disorder

College students more anxious, depressed during initial COVID-19 outbreak, study finds

AI Therapeutics announces start of Phase II clinical trial of potential COVID-19 treatment

Pathological regression of lymph nodes better predicts survival in esophageal cancer patients

Overweight, obesity linked with low semen quality parameters

SwRI, UTSA researchers receive grant to create powerful, cost-effective malaria treatment

New review provides an update on management of premenopausal osteoporosis

Paired surgical approach improves chances for heart transplant in obese patients

Antibiotics alone can effectively treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis

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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