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Tampons, pads and politics mesh in new push for access to menstrual supplies

Geoff Davis' gray Kia sedan is chock-full of tampons and maxi pads.

12 Mar 2020

Study shows how the body's inflammatory response can counterproductively suppress regeneration

In a new peer-reviewed publication, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers describe how the body's response to inflammation, which helps to fight many kinds of infections, also can counterproductively suppress much-needed cell repair and regeneration in blood vessels.

12 Mar 2020

Synopsys introduces automated segmentation tool for hips and knees

Synopsys is introducing a new automated segmentation tool for hips and knees, which will have the benefits.

From Synopsys Simpleware™ Software 12 Mar 2020

Could rushing a coronavirus vaccine cause more harm?

Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that is rapidly spreading worldwide, scientists are becoming more concerned that rushing vaccine production to prevent the infection may do more harm than good to patients.

12 Mar 2020

COVID-19 spares children but they play a crucial role in its spread – What can be done?

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) mysteriously spares children from severe disease, but it does not mean they do not get it. Though children and teens do not appear so far to get sick COVID-19, they play a pivotal role in the spread of the deadly pathogen.

12 Mar 2020

COVID-19 epidemic is now an official pandemic

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached pandemic status, spanning 114 countries and territories, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared. The novel coronavirus that emerged three months ago has rapidly infected more than 126,000 people, taking the lives of more than 4,600.

12 Mar 2020

Potential breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy with gasdermin E

A new study published in the journal Nature in March 2020 reports the discovery of a new approach to cancer immunotherapy, which could be useful in many more cancers than at present.

11 Mar 2020

Virtual reality becomes a drug design tool

A new study published in March 2020 in the journal PLOS ONE shows the use of virtual reality (VR) as a powerful tool to create next-generation therapeutics. The focus is on the ability of VR to simulate the way commonly used drugs act on the cells at the molecular level, which enables innovation to improve the mechanism of action or to use alternate mechanisms.

11 Mar 2020

New evidence-based guidelines define safe levels of exposure to high-frequency EMFs

A set of updated, evidence-based guidelines defining safe levels of exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic fields has been published in Health Physics, official journal of the Health Physics Society.

11 Mar 2020

Weight gain could lower woman’s chances of getting breast cancer before menopause

Gaining weight from early adulthood is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause, a major global study of more than 600,000 women has found.

11 Mar 2020

Survey: Emergency physicians may benefit from training on safely handling firearms

Emergency physicians may benefit from training on safely handling firearms, according to the findings of a survey to be published in the March 2020 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, a journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

11 Mar 2020

New two-step technique to repair herniated discs

A new two-step technique to repair herniated discs uses hyaluronic acid gel to re-inflate the disc and collagen gel to seal the hole, essentially repairing ruptured discs like you'd repair a flat tire.

11 Mar 2020

Air pollution exposure takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of chronic illnesses

Breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders and other chronic illnesses, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests.

11 Mar 2020

Potential targets for immune responses to novel coronavirus identified

Within two months, SARS-CoV-2, a previously unknown coronavirus, has raced around globe, infecting over a 100,000 people with numbers continuing to rise quickly.

11 Mar 2020

Bowel cancer on the up in England’s young adults

A new study published in March 2020, in the British Journal of Surgery (BJS), shows that the number of young adults with bowel cancer is rising at an alarming rate in England.

11 Mar 2020

Immunosuppressive therapy does not increase risk of vulvar or vaginal cancer in women with IBD

In a new retrospective study, researchers found that the use of immunosuppressive therapy does not increase the occurrence or recurrence of vulvar or vaginal cancer in women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

11 Mar 2020

Researchers prove the ability to grow human-derived blood vessels in a pig

A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School recently proved the ability to grow human-derived blood vessels in a pig--a novel approach that has the potential for providing unlimited human vessels for transplant purposes.

11 Mar 2020

Skin sensors for antenatal surveillance in developing countries

A new study published in March 2020 in the journal Nature Medicine reports the use of a wireless system of skin-mounted sensors to monitor the health of newborn babies in an inexpensive and versatile platform that can be adapted to the vast majority of healthcare settings with ease.

11 Mar 2020

Early, coordinated and targeted measures are needed to reduce COVID-19 spread in China

A study by the University of Southampton examining non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in response to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in China shows that a range of early, coordinated and targeted measures are needed to help significantly reduce its spread.

11 Mar 2020

Aging and competition for nutrients determine changes in gut bacteria

Two studies with surprising discoveries: in the elderly, the bacterium E. coli evolves in a way that can become potentially pathogenic and increase the risk of disease and, according to data obtained in another study, the metabolism of the same bacterium present in the microbiota evolves differently if it is alone or accompanied by other bacteria.

11 Mar 2020

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Tampons, pads and politics mesh in new push for access to menstrual supplies

Study shows how the body's inflammatory response can counterproductively suppress regeneration

Synopsys introduces automated segmentation tool for hips and knees

Could rushing a coronavirus vaccine cause more harm?

COVID-19 spares children but they play a crucial role in its spread – What can be done?

COVID-19 epidemic is now an official pandemic

Potential breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy with gasdermin E

Virtual reality becomes a drug design tool

New evidence-based guidelines define safe levels of exposure to high-frequency EMFs

Weight gain could lower woman’s chances of getting breast cancer before menopause

Survey: Emergency physicians may benefit from training on safely handling firearms

New two-step technique to repair herniated discs

Air pollution exposure takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of chronic illnesses

Potential targets for immune responses to novel coronavirus identified

Bowel cancer on the up in England’s young adults

Immunosuppressive therapy does not increase risk of vulvar or vaginal cancer in women with IBD

Researchers prove the ability to grow human-derived blood vessels in a pig

Skin sensors for antenatal surveillance in developing countries

Early, coordinated and targeted measures are needed to reduce COVID-19 spread in China

Aging and competition for nutrients determine changes in gut bacteria

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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