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Research suggests a novel mechanism for modulating emotional behavior

Research led by Si-Qiong June Liu, MD, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, discovered a surprising reciprocal interaction between chemicals in the brain resulting in accelerated loss of molecules that regulate brain cell communication.

17 Dec 2020

Slower drill rotation during dental procedures can reduce COVID-19 spread

Dental procedures can pose a high risk of viral transmission because the tools that are used often produce aerosols, which can contain high numbers SARS-CoV-2 virions, copies of the virus causing COVID-19.

17 Dec 2020

Lipid mediators can enhance regeneration of inflamed periodontal tissue

Maresin and resolvin, produced by the body from omega-3 fatty acids, can help repair tissue damaged by periodontal disease.

16 Dec 2020

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack

Women face a 20 per cent higher risk than men of dying or having heart failure during the five years following a heart attack, according to a new study from University of Alberta cardiology researchers.

16 Dec 2020

Flavobac™ Cold & Flu Guard provides a natural barrier against bacteria and viruses

Flavobac Cold & Flu Guard, developed by leading preventative dentistry provider Oraldent, is a completely natural oral and nasal barrier against bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza.

15 Dec 2020

COVID-19 pandemic reveals need for consensus on definition of essential oral healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the need for consensus on the definition of essential oral healthcare. The article "Pandemic considerations on essential oral healthcare" provides a layered model of essential oral healthcare, integrating urgent and basic oral healthcare, as well as advanced and specialist oral healthcare.

11 Dec 2020

OU Health Sciences Center receives federal grant for opioid management in older adults

Chronic pain can be quite common among older adults as they face conditions such as arthritis and neuropathy. Treating pain in older adults requires special considerations, however, especially when it comes to opioids.

8 Dec 2020

Study investigates the role of neighborhood deprivation on COVID-19 in Louisiana

A study by researchers at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, believed to be the first study to investigate the role of neighborhood deprivation on COVID-19 in Louisiana, found that the more a neighborhood is deprived, the higher the risk for cases of COVID-19.

5 Dec 2020

UZ Leuven team performs double lung transplant with lungs of an ex-COVID-19 patient

The lung transplantation team at UZ Leuven, the university hospital of Leuven, performed a double lung transplantation for the first time with lungs from a donor who had experienced a mild form of COVID-19 three months earlier.

4 Dec 2020

Come for your eye exam, leave with a band-aid on your arm

With multiple COVID-19 vaccines rapidly heading toward approval, optometrists and dentists are pushing for the authority to immunize patients during routine eye exams and dental cleanings.

3 Dec 2020

Stay-at-home orders are hindering US academic productivity of faculty with young children

The academic productivity of higher education faculty In the United States in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) fields with very young children suffered as a result of the stay-at-home orders during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.

3 Dec 2020

UTHSC receives $1.25 million to conduct a study on improving adherence to HPV vaccine

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced in the United States for preteens more than a dozen years ago, yet adherence rates are still below those for other childhood vaccines.

2 Dec 2020

Study uncovers a promising therapeutic target for retinal dystrophies

A team of LSU Health New Orleans researchers reports for the first time that deleting one of the inhibitors of the RPE65 gene in a mouse model that carries a human disease mutation prevents degeneration of cone photoreceptors that are used for daytime high-resolution color vision.

1 Dec 2020

Rutgers leading a clinical trial assessing combination treatment for coronavirus

Rutgers is leading a clinical trial assessing the combination of nitazoxanide, ribavirin and hydroxychloroquine to treat people 21 or older who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic.

30 Nov 2020

Study: More than one-third of children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic

More than one-third of kids who have COVID-19 are asymptomatic, according to a University of Alberta study that suggests youngsters diagnosed with the disease may represent just a fraction of those infected.

30 Nov 2020

NIH-funded study to test emergency treatment for devastating stroke in Memphis

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Stroke Team is joining researchers from more than 100 hospitals worldwide to conduct a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research study called FASTEST that will test the safety and efficacy of a medication called recombinant factor Vlla to prevent hemorrhage expansion in patients with strokes caused by bleeding in the brain - intracerebral hemorrhage strokes.

19 Nov 2020

RUDN University dentists identify reason for early deterioration of dental implants

A team of dentists from RUDN University confirmed that a change in the dominant side of chewing is a reason for the early deterioration of dental implants.

19 Nov 2020

Machine learning can fill significant gap in Canadian public health data

Machine learning can be used to fill a significant gap in Canadian public health data related to ethnicity and Aboriginal status, according to research published today in PLOS ONE by a University of Alberta research epidemiologist.

19 Nov 2020

UTHSC and Regeneron partner to advance precision medicine

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has entered into an agreement with the Regeneron Genetics Center, a subsidiary of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for the company to sequence DNA that has been voluntarily collected and stored as part of a biorepository initiative UTHSC is building in collaboration with its partner teaching hospitals.

18 Nov 2020

Existing UV light technology has potential to be effective against Covid-19

A recent study has shown that a UV light technology already used to prevent the spread of other airborne diseases in buildings has the potential to be effective against Covid-19.

17 Nov 2020

Dentistry News and Research

Latest Dentistry News and Research

Research suggests a novel mechanism for modulating emotional behavior

Slower drill rotation during dental procedures can reduce COVID-19 spread

Lipid mediators can enhance regeneration of inflamed periodontal tissue

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack

Flavobac™ Cold & Flu Guard provides a natural barrier against bacteria and viruses

COVID-19 pandemic reveals need for consensus on definition of essential oral healthcare

OU Health Sciences Center receives federal grant for opioid management in older adults

Study investigates the role of neighborhood deprivation on COVID-19 in Louisiana

UZ Leuven team performs double lung transplant with lungs of an ex-COVID-19 patient

Come for your eye exam, leave with a band-aid on your arm

Stay-at-home orders are hindering US academic productivity of faculty with young children

UTHSC receives $1.25 million to conduct a study on improving adherence to HPV vaccine

Study uncovers a promising therapeutic target for retinal dystrophies

Rutgers leading a clinical trial assessing combination treatment for coronavirus

Study: More than one-third of children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic

NIH-funded study to test emergency treatment for devastating stroke in Memphis

RUDN University dentists identify reason for early deterioration of dental implants

Machine learning can fill significant gap in Canadian public health data

UTHSC and Regeneron partner to advance precision medicine

Existing UV light technology has potential to be effective against Covid-19

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