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Study provides important insights into prostate cancer metabolism

South Australian medical researchers have identified a new way in which prostate cancer cells use glucose to grow and survive, which in turn could be the secret to destroying them.

27 Aug 2021

Study examines safety of COVID-19 vaccine in a nationwide mass-vaccination setting

The Clalit Research Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Harvard University, analyzed one of the world's largest integrated health record databases to examine the safety of the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162B2 vaccine against COVID-19.

27 Aug 2021

New MOGONET outperforms existing supervised multi-omics integrative analysis approaches

Genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics -- rapid advances in high-throughput biomedical technologies has enabled the collection of data with unprecedented detail from the growing number of omics.

27 Aug 2021

NIH HEAL Initiative leverages the strengths of communities to address opioid public health crisis

An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association highlights the results of numerous strategies through which the National Institutes of Health's Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, is finding scientific solutions to address the nation's opioid crisis.

26 Aug 2021

Brain refreshing takes place during the dream-active phase of sleep

Scientists have long wondered why almost all animals sleep, despite the disadvantages to survival of being unconscious.

25 Aug 2021

Study provides new insight into the mosquito immune system and disease transmission

A new study that details mosquito immune cells could shed light on the insect immune system and how mosquitoes transmit parasites that cause malaria.

25 Aug 2021

Researchers find clues to how lung damage develops in the aftermath of a respiratory infection

The deadliest time in a viral respiratory illness sometimes is actually after the virus is cleared from the body. Destructive processes that are set in motion during an infection crest in the weeks after the virus is defeated, leading to organ damage that can cause chronic illness or even death.

24 Aug 2021

New clinical trial to test third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised people

A new clinical trial to determine whether a third dose of vaccine will improve the immune response for people who have weakened immune systems is launching in the UK.

24 Aug 2021

Drinking, smoking throughout the first trimester of pregnancy associated with higher stillbirth risk

Drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco cigarettes throughout the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with nearly three times the risk of late stillbirth (at 28 or more weeks), compared to women who neither drink or smoke during pregnancy or quit both before the end of the first trimester, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

23 Aug 2021

New AI blood test found to detect over 90% of lung cancers

A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center was found to detect over 90% of lung cancers in samples from nearly 800 individuals with and without cancer.

20 Aug 2021

Researchers recommend urgent adaptation plans to mitigate heat-related deaths and illnesses

Extreme heat is an increasingly common occurrence worldwide, with heat-related deaths and illnesses also expected to rise.

20 Aug 2021

Genetic nurture has a significant effect on child's educational success, study finds

A child's educational success depends on the genes that they haven't inherited from their parents, as well as the genes they have, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

19 Aug 2021

Researchers receive $6.2 million grant to launch a center for perioperative mental health

Clinicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a four-year, $6.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to launch a center designed to help improve mental health in surgery patients, particularly older surgery patients.

19 Aug 2021

Antihypertensives may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer

Common blood-pressure drugs may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests.

19 Aug 2021

People with cognitively stimulating jobs have lower risk of dementia in old age, study finds

People with mentally stimulating jobs have a lower risk of dementia in old age than those with non-stimulating jobs, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

19 Aug 2021

Study finds link between physical activity and better cognition among breast cancer patients

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a strong association between high levels of physical activity and the ability to maintain cognitive function among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.

18 Aug 2021

Convalescent plasma does not benefit high-risk COVID-19 outpatients with early symptoms, study shows

The final results of the Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO) demonstrate that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in a high-risk group of outpatients with COVID-19, when administered within the first week of their symptoms.

18 Aug 2021

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Study provides important insights into prostate cancer metabolism

Study examines safety of COVID-19 vaccine in a nationwide mass-vaccination setting

New MOGONET outperforms existing supervised multi-omics integrative analysis approaches

NIH HEAL Initiative leverages the strengths of communities to address opioid public health crisis

Brain refreshing takes place during the dream-active phase of sleep

Study provides new insight into the mosquito immune system and disease transmission

Researchers find clues to how lung damage develops in the aftermath of a respiratory infection

New clinical trial to test third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised people

Drinking, smoking throughout the first trimester of pregnancy associated with higher stillbirth risk

New AI blood test found to detect over 90% of lung cancers

Researchers recommend urgent adaptation plans to mitigate heat-related deaths and illnesses

Genetic nurture has a significant effect on child's educational success, study finds

Researchers receive $6.2 million grant to launch a center for perioperative mental health

Antihypertensives may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer

People with cognitively stimulating jobs have lower risk of dementia in old age, study finds

Study finds link between physical activity and better cognition among breast cancer patients

Convalescent plasma does not benefit high-risk COVID-19 outpatients with early symptoms, study shows

Study investigates airborne and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Syrian hamsters

New clinical trial investigates aspirin as part of new treatment for triple negative breast cancer

Single two-hour session of pain management skills could offer as much benefit as longer-course of CBT

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