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As deaths mount, coronavirus testing remains wildly inconsistent in long-term care

Mary Lanham's assisted living complex in Florida tested all residents for COVID-19 — once in March and again in April — even though no one showed symptoms.

12 May 2020

Repetitive head impacts for NFL players lead to increased risk of premature death

A new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by researchers from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University shows that an increase in repetitive head impacts for NFL players leads to an increased risk of premature death.

12 May 2020

Biomechanical footwear reduces pain associated with knee osteoarthritis

Wearing shoes specifically designed with a novel sole (biomechanical footwear) significantly reduces the pain associated with knee osteoarthritis.

12 May 2020

Personalized therapeutic approach can improve bone healing process, prevent complications

When someone breaks a bone in their lower leg, the fracture can often be complex, making the healing process lengthy and involved. In these cases, it is usual for the fractured bone to be surgically stabilized using an orthopedic implant.

12 May 2020

Rotavirus vaccination leads to a decrease in hospitalizations and deaths of children

Vaccination against rotavirus has led to a significant decrease in hospitalisations and deaths of children due to severe diarrhoea in the Western Pacific region, a new study has found.

12 May 2020

Scientists discover a new way for T cells to attack diseased cells

Scientists at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology in the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences have discovered a new way for T cells to attack cells infected by viruses or deranged by cancer.

12 May 2020

Woman's genetic make-up may play a role in weight gain from birth control

A woman's genetic make-up may cause her to gain weight when using a popular form of birth control, according to a study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

12 May 2020

Study illuminates the impact of COVID-19 on hospitals and health systems

In the third week of March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, large hospitals in the Northeast experienced a 26 percent decline in average per-facility revenues based on estimated in-network amounts as compared to the same period in 2019.

12 May 2020

Clinical trial to evaluate two-drug immunotherapy combination in cancer patients with COVID-19

A unique two-drug immunotherapy combination first evaluated at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as an approach for treating some cancers will soon be available to cancer patients with COVID-19 through a clinical trial at Roswell Park.

12 May 2020

Simple saliva test detects early throat cancer

A simple saliva test developed by QUT biomedical scientists has detected early throat cancer in a person who had no symptom and no clinical signs of cancer.

12 May 2020

A comprehensive analysis of evidence-based information to help manage myopia

A new literature analysis published in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, the peer-reviewed journal of The College of Optometrists, gives eye care practitioners (ECPs) a comprehensive analysis of evidence-based information needed to help manage myopia.

12 May 2020

Sanford director receives major grant to advance broad-spectrum antivirals for respiratory diseases

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is pleased to announce that Sumit Chanda, Ph.D., has received a $10.2 million, four-year grant from the Department of Defense to develop and advance broad-spectrum antivirals for respiratory diseases.

12 May 2020

New molecular analysis system warns the presence of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Valencia University (UV) have developed a molecular analysis system that can warn of the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (which causes the Covid-19 disease) in a community based on the study of its waste water.

12 May 2020

Researchers propose COVID-19 app that protects the privacy of users

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and of the FZI Research Center for Information Technology, an innovation partner of KIT, have now proposed an app that combines the advantages of a central and a decentralized approach and, thus, enhances privacy.

12 May 2020

Incineration is not needed to dispose COVID-19 biowaste, says environmental scientist

An environmental scientist, who led medical waste treatment during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, says that COVID-19 is one of the "easiest pathogens to destroy" and hospitals need not resort to environmentally unfriendly incineration to dispose of biomedical waste piling up from treating those infected with the virus.

12 May 2020

Celebrities support poetry anthology for NHS Covid-19 Emergency Fund

Actor Simon Callow and author Stephen Fry are backing a poetry anthology for the NHS Covid-19 Emergency Fund which includes a poem by Dr Emma Halliday of Lancaster University.

12 May 2020

Physical presence of spouses can alter each other's brain activity

A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) researchers has revealed how the physical presence of spouses who are co-parenting can alter each other's brain activity.

12 May 2020

Study: Prediction errors also play a role in the context of highly dynamic perceptual events

A popular theory in neuroscience called predictive coding proposes that the brain produces all the time expectations that are compared with incoming information.

12 May 2020

Study: New measure of broad psychopathology could predict future adverse outcomes

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show that different measures of psychopathology can be combined into a single factor, "p", which predicts the patient's prognosis and need of extra support.

12 May 2020

Novel telemedicine platform protects health professionals caring for patients with infectious diseases

Physician-scientists have developed a communication management system built on a telemedicine platform that can help minimize the exposure of health care professionals to highly infectious diseases while still providing personalized patient care, according to a new report published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

12 May 2020

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As deaths mount, coronavirus testing remains wildly inconsistent in long-term care

Repetitive head impacts for NFL players lead to increased risk of premature death

Biomechanical footwear reduces pain associated with knee osteoarthritis

Personalized therapeutic approach can improve bone healing process, prevent complications

Rotavirus vaccination leads to a decrease in hospitalizations and deaths of children

Scientists discover a new way for T cells to attack diseased cells

Woman's genetic make-up may play a role in weight gain from birth control

Study illuminates the impact of COVID-19 on hospitals and health systems

Clinical trial to evaluate two-drug immunotherapy combination in cancer patients with COVID-19

Simple saliva test detects early throat cancer

A comprehensive analysis of evidence-based information to help manage myopia

Sanford director receives major grant to advance broad-spectrum antivirals for respiratory diseases

New molecular analysis system warns the presence of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers propose COVID-19 app that protects the privacy of users

Incineration is not needed to dispose COVID-19 biowaste, says environmental scientist

Celebrities support poetry anthology for NHS Covid-19 Emergency Fund

Physical presence of spouses can alter each other's brain activity

Study: Prediction errors also play a role in the context of highly dynamic perceptual events

Study: New measure of broad psychopathology could predict future adverse outcomes

Novel telemedicine platform protects health professionals caring for patients with infectious diseases

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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