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(Wiley) Cochrane is delighted to announce the signing of a new contract with John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (NYSE:JWA) (NYSE:JWB), to publish the Cochrane Library for the next 10 years from January 2021.

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) NIH investigators and colleagues have discovered that when the immune system first responds to infectious agents such as viruses or bacteria, a natural brake on...

(Institute for In Vitro Sciences) First funding received by IIVS from Chinese owned and operated beauty tech company demonstrates growing desire in China for non-animal test methods.

(University of Kentucky) The University of Kentucky announced a research collaboration with Atomwise, an industry leader in using artificial intelligence (AI) for small molecule discovery, to explore potential COVID-19 t...

(University of Texas at El Paso) A research team from The University of Texas at El Paso has made strides in understanding how memories are formed through the brain mechanisms of fruit flies. Their findings could enhance...

(CoverMyMeds) The 2020 Medication Access Report uncovers the impact of common medication access challenges, including those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and assesses how the market is responding to these challenges w...

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD, has received the 2020 ASH Award for Leadership in Promoting Diversity.

(SAGE) The compulsive hoarding of animals is a poorly understood psychiatric disorder in people. Characterised by failure to provide minimum standards of care, it can result in malnourishment, uncontrolled breeding, over...

(National University of Ireland Galway) Researchers from Earth and Ocean Sciences and the Ryan Institute at NUI Galway have carried out a study on the contribution of widely flushed personal care textile products (wet wi...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A new clinical trial aims to discover the optimal time for surgery after a knee dislocation, and when to begin rehabilitation post-surgery.

(Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today, building on its rapid response to the COVID-19 health crisis, approved allocating up to $5...

(University of California - Davis Health) UC Davis Health researchers took a critical step in defining the possible paths for SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 to get transmitted from the mother to her newborn baby.

(Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) The weight loss industry in the United States is vast and generates about $20 billion each year from over 100 million dieters. Commercial weight loss progra...

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) In the face of a multipronged front to drive blood pressure up, including a high-salt diet, females are better able to keep their pressure down by increasing levels of a...

(University of the Witwatersrand) The first clinical trial in South Africa and on the continent for a Covid-19 vaccine was announced today, 23 June 2020, at a virtual press conference hosted by the University of the Witw...

(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Healthcare epidemiologists report using unprecedented methods in response to the unique circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a n...

(New York University) NYU College of Dentistry's Department of Pediatric Dentistry has received a nearly $2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train dentists and other health pr...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a new analysis of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, test results for nearly 38,000 people has found a positivity rate among Latinx populations about 3 times higher than for any other...

(National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Scientists are launching a national study into whether the COVID-19 pandemic will amplify the public health risks of extreme heat...

(University of Washington) About three-quarters of US workers, or 108 million people, are in jobs that cannot be done from home during a pandemic, putting these workers at increased risk of exposure to disease. This majo...

(University of Turku) Mother's chronic prenatal psychological distress and elevated hair cortisol concentrations are associated with gut microbiota composition of the infant, according to a new publication from the FinnB...

(San Diego State University) Cardiology researchers have discovered how a key protein can help the heart regulate oxygen and blood flow and repair damage.