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Researchers identify new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are advancing understanding of a potential Alzheimer's disease treatment.

18 Aug 2020

Link not found between child sexual abuse and telomere length

Researchers and medical experts have long known that child sexual abuse has profoundly negative effects on the health of survivors; however, an international team of researchers was not able to find a link between the abuse and telomere length, considered an indicator of cellular aging and health.

17 Aug 2020

Researchers receive funding to develop a model for delivering palliative care in nursing homes

Research scientists from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and University of Maryland are working to develop a model for delivering palliative care to people living in nursing homes to improve their quality of life.

17 Aug 2020

New study finds a connection between traffic noise and obesity

Transport noise is a major problem in Europe, with over 100 million people living in areas where road traffic noise exceeds levels greater than 55dB, the health-based threshold set by the EU.

17 Aug 2020

Loughborough expert predicts how COVID-19 will impact the birth weight of babies

Being pregnant is a wonderful experience, but at the same it can be incredibly stressful - throw a global pandemic into the mix and those nine months may see an expecting mother go from happy and joyful, to fearful and concerned.

15 Aug 2020

Infrared technology can be adapted to study infant behavior

A new study from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology describes how existing infrared technology can be adapted to measure recognition memory and other cognitive outcomes in infants.

15 Aug 2020

COVID-19 virus acts as a 'sponge' to deplete specific host microRNAs

Why is the COVID-19 virus deadly, while many other coronaviruses are fairly innocuous and just cause colds?

15 Aug 2020

Gaiter face covering provides respiratory containment of exhaled droplets

Experts with the West Virginia University Center for Inhalation Toxicology found that – assuming it's a good fit - a gaiter will, despite recent reports, provide a respiratory containment of exhaled droplets comparable to a common over-the-ear cloth mask.

15 Aug 2020

Health and safety consequences of policing homelessness

Two weeks ago, Colorado State Patrol troopers began clearing out nearly 200 residents from homeless encampments that surround the Colorado Capitol.

13 Aug 2020

Researchers identify a protein that facilitates spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus through cells

Eric Ross and Sean Cascarina, biochemistry and molecular biology researchers at Colorado State University, have released a research paper identifying a protein encoded by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that may be associated with the quick spread of the virus through cells in the human body.

13 Aug 2020

Synthetic nanobodies prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection

A team of researchers from the University of California San Francisco has created a powerful nasal spray or inhaler that can provide high-grade protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The report is presently available on the bioRvix* preprint server.

13 Aug 2020

Lockdowns and business closures could fuel the rise of obesity, warn researchers

Scientists sound the alarm: Lockdowns may escalate the obesity epidemic Emotional stress, economic anxiety, physical inactivity and social distance - locking down society to combat COVID-19 creates psychosocial insecurity that leads to obesity, warn three Danish researchers.

13 Aug 2020

Diet, not gastric bypass surgery, accounts for improved health

In many studies, bariatric surgery has been highlighted as an almost magical method for weight loss and reversing type 2 diabetes.

13 Aug 2020

Stone age instinct and daily stress have left disproportionate number of women in agony

We're 100% behind knowledge-based research, but sometimes you really do have to question evolution! Jaw-dropping research? Not really, quite the opposite actually!

13 Aug 2020

Dying young: The health care workers in their 20s killed by COVID-19

Jasmine Obra believed that if it wasn't for her brother Joshua, she wouldn't exist. When 7-year-old Josh realized that his parents weren't going to live forever, he asked for a sibling so he would never be alone.

13 Aug 2020

Diabetes linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s

New research funded by Parkinson’s UK has identified further evidence that diabetes may increase risk of Parkinson's.

13 Aug 2020

Pharmacy teams still not receiving adequate COVID-19 risk assessments, survey finds

A new survey carried out by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the UK Black Pharmacists Association has found that pharmacy teams are still not receiving adequate individual COVID-19 risk assessments.

13 Aug 2020

Study: Lower socioeconomic status is associated with reduced size of anterior hippocampus

A new study by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) has identified the region of the brain's hippocampus that links low income with decreased memory and language ability in children.

13 Aug 2020

NHS Tayside and Inhealthcare launch new app to support IBS patients

People suffering from irritable bowel syndrome are set to benefit from a new app launched by NHS Tayside, in partnership with Inhealthcare.

13 Aug 2020

'Quality of life' policing undermines physical safety and mental health of homeless persons

Two weeks ago, Colorado State Patrol troopers began clearing out nearly 200 residents from homeless encampments that surround the Colorado Capitol. The enforcement of city ordinances like camping bans, park curfews and obstructions of public passageways is lawful.

13 Aug 2020

Stress News and Research

Researchers identify new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Link not found between child sexual abuse and telomere length

Researchers receive funding to develop a model for delivering palliative care in nursing homes

New study finds a connection between traffic noise and obesity

Loughborough expert predicts how COVID-19 will impact the birth weight of babies

Infrared technology can be adapted to study infant behavior

COVID-19 virus acts as a 'sponge' to deplete specific host microRNAs

Gaiter face covering provides respiratory containment of exhaled droplets

Health and safety consequences of policing homelessness

Researchers identify a protein that facilitates spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus through cells

Synthetic nanobodies prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection

Lockdowns and business closures could fuel the rise of obesity, warn researchers

Diet, not gastric bypass surgery, accounts for improved health

Stone age instinct and daily stress have left disproportionate number of women in agony

Dying young: The health care workers in their 20s killed by COVID-19

Diabetes linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s

Pharmacy teams still not receiving adequate COVID-19 risk assessments, survey finds

Study: Lower socioeconomic status is associated with reduced size of anterior hippocampus

NHS Tayside and Inhealthcare launch new app to support IBS patients

'Quality of life' policing undermines physical safety and mental health of homeless persons

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How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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