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Raising awareness of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy could boost uptake among doubters

Informing people about how well the new COVID-19 vaccines work could boost uptake among doubters substantially, according to new research.

13 Jul 2021

Linguistic isolation impacts health outcomes of older Mexican Americans

New research from the University of Georgia finds that older Mexican Americans who live in low English-speaking neighborhoods are at greater risk for poor health and even an early death.

13 Jul 2021

Reductions in local government funding contribute to declines in life expectancy

A new study from researchers at the University of Liverpool shows that decreasing local government funding over recent years probably contributed to declines in life expectancy in some areas of England, which was stalling even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Jul 2021

Study reveals how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can develop into a life-threatening complication

Researchers revealed how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can develop into a life-threatening complication.

13 Jul 2021

As Congress wrestles with plans to expand Medicare, Becerra says any one will do

The Biden administration will support whatever expansions to Medicare Congress is willing to make, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Tuesday.

13 Jul 2021

Could aspirin intake reduce mortality risk in COVID-19 patients?

Scientists from the Michigan State University, USA, have conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare mortality rate in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who are aspirin users or non-users. The Findings reveal that the use of aspirin is associated with a significant reduction in overall and in-hospital mortality rates.

13 Jul 2021

Prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination is improved by including health and socioeconomic factors

Allocating COVID-19 vaccines has been determined primarily by age group, but a new study shows that other factors including health risks are also important.

13 Jul 2021

Patient characteristics including demographic factors and comorbidities can accurately predict the outcome of COVID-19 infection severity

New machine learning models incorporating COVID-19 infection data show that patient demography is a key predictor of infection outcome.

13 Jul 2021

Asia accounts for more than half of global temperature-related deaths, study finds

Asia accounts for more than half of the over five million global deaths attributed to ambient cold and hot temperatures, according to an international study. But many governments are failing to prioritize health in their climate change strategies, experts warn.

12 Jul 2021

UCR scientists receive additional federal funding to boost research on brain injury

Earlier this year, Viji Santhakumar, an associate professor of molecular, cell and systems biology at the University of California, Riverside, received funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disaster and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, to further pursue research on moderate concussive brain injury.

12 Jul 2021

Study: Diet rich in fermented foods boosts microbial diversity, decreases inflammation

A diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.

12 Jul 2021

The progressive increase in transmissibility and virulence of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants could lead to a significantly more deadly pandemic

Researchers from Toronto University, Canada, recently showed that these emerging VOCs were linked to increased virulence, as determined by hospitalization risk, ICU admission, and mortality. This study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

12 Jul 2021

Curbing COVID-19 through border controls and restricted entry

In our latest interview, we spoke to Dr. Sheng-Chia Chung about her latest research that investigated curbing COVID-19 transmission through border controls.

12 Jul 2021

What is behind the inconsistent results of COVID-19 clinical trials?

“Most clinical studies of antiviral drugs for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have failed to observe a statistically significant effect, which may be due to poor designs of clinical trials.”

12 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine efficacy reduced in patients with CD20-B-cell depleting treatment history

Researchers from Switzerland recently investigated humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to mRNA-based vaccines in patients undergoing treatment with CD20-B-cell depleting agents for autoimmune diseases, transplantation, or malignancy.

12 Jul 2021

MRI screening and targeted biopsies could reduce overdiagnoses of prostate cancer

Most countries have not introduced nationwide prostate-cancer screening, as current methods result in overdiagnoses and excessive and unnecessary biopsies. A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, which is published in The New England Journal of Medicine, indicates that screening by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and targeted biopsies could potentially cut overdiagnoses by half.

9 Jul 2021

Mortality News and Research

Raising awareness of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy could boost uptake among doubters

Linguistic isolation impacts health outcomes of older Mexican Americans

Reductions in local government funding contribute to declines in life expectancy

Study reveals how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can develop into a life-threatening complication

As Congress wrestles with plans to expand Medicare, Becerra says any one will do

Could aspirin intake reduce mortality risk in COVID-19 patients?

Prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination is improved by including health and socioeconomic factors

Patient characteristics including demographic factors and comorbidities can accurately predict the outcome of COVID-19 infection severity

Asia accounts for more than half of global temperature-related deaths, study finds

UCR scientists receive additional federal funding to boost research on brain injury

Study: Diet rich in fermented foods boosts microbial diversity, decreases inflammation

The progressive increase in transmissibility and virulence of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants could lead to a significantly more deadly pandemic

Curbing COVID-19 through border controls and restricted entry

What is behind the inconsistent results of COVID-19 clinical trials?

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine efficacy reduced in patients with CD20-B-cell depleting treatment history

MRI screening and targeted biopsies could reduce overdiagnoses of prostate cancer

Immaturity of gut microbiota and epithelial barriers linked to neonatal meningitis

Societies experience a sense of fatigue due to the pandemic

Study links conflict violence reduction in Colombia with better pregnancy outcomes

Scientists discover potential marker for the success of immunotherapy in lung cancer patients

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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