Medical News
Study reveals COVID-19 transmission rate on trains
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of Southampton) A study by scientists from the University of Southampton has examined the chances of catching COVID-19 in a train carriage carrying an infectious person.
Memory loss reversed or abated in those with cognitive decline
Science Daily - 31 Jul 2020 16:41
Researchers sought to determine whether a comprehensive and personalized program, designed to mitigate risk factors of Alzheimer's disease could improve cognitive and metabolic function in individuals experiencing cognit...
Insights on the gut microbiome could shape more powerful, precise treatment
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In a recently published study, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital explore how the dynamics of bacterial species may influence the success of fecal microbiota transplantation in...
To improve students' mental health, study finds, teach them to breathe
Science Daily - 31 Jul 2020 19:55
When college students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their well-being improves across a range of measures and leads to better mental health, a new study finds.
Tinkering with roundworm proteins offers hope for anti-aging drugs
Science Daily - 31 Jul 2020 16:26
Researchers have been able to dial up and down creatures' lifespans by altering the activity of proteins found in roundworm cells that tell them to convert sugar into energy when their cellular energy is running low. Hum...
Five days until ATS 2020 virtual
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(American Thoracic Society) It's not too late to complete your free registration for ATS 2020 Virtual, the American Thoracic Society's annual conference, which takes place on Aug. 5-10 with access through Nov. 10.
Reducing corticosteroid use in rheumatoid arthritis
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) Is the long-term use of glucocorticoids essential in people with chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, or can early discontinuation prevent characteristic si...
A simple screening process may enhance monoclonal antibody-based drug development
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(American Association for the Advancement of Science) By screening potential monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based drugs solely based on a measure of their colloidal stability, scientists may be able to weed out mAbs that do n...
Gale & Ira Drukier Prize in Children's Health Research awarded to two leading pediatricians
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(Weill Cornell Medicine) Dr. Sallie Permar, a physician-scientist who investigates the prevention and treatment of neonatal viral infections, and Dr. Stephen Patrick, a neonatologist focused on the impact of the opioid e...
Huntsman Cancer Institute illuminates potential new treatment in acute myeloid leukemia
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(Huntsman Cancer Institute) In a study published in the journal Leukemia, lead author Ami Patel, MD, Huntsman Cancer Institute researcher and assistant professor in the Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies...
Policies to mitigate wildfire impacts have public health implications, amplified amid COVID
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(PSE Healthy Energy) A review of the human health hazards, risks, and impacts of California wildfires, and impacts of policies aimed to prevent and mitigate wildfires to serve as a resource in the development and deploym...
'Little brain' or cerebellum not so little after all
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(San Diego State University) When we say someone has a quick mind, it may be in part thanks to our expanded cerebellum that distinguishes human brains from those of macaque monkeys, for example.High-res imaging shows the...
Insight on novel genetic approaches to metabolic liver diseases
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Faculty from Wayne State University's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are leading a team of researchers to understand the caus...
Psychologist to study how motor development changes infants' learning experiences
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of California - Riverside) John Franchak has long been interested in how learning a new motor skill, such as sitting or walking, changes how infants interact with their surroundings. He has now been awarded a...
Low-cost moist heat treatment of N95 masks eliminates SARS-CoV-2, bacteria
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) A new study shows that moist heat treatment of N95 masks eliminates severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and bacteria, which would allow reuse of these scarc...
Memory loss reversed or abated in those with cognitive decline
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(IOS Press) Affirmativ Health sought to determine whether a comprehensive and personalized program, designed to mitigate risk factors of Alzheimer's disease could improve cognitive and metabolic function in individuals e...
The Lancet Public Health: UK and US healthcare workers report higher rates of COVID-19 compared to general population in early pandemic period
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(The Lancet) Frontline healthcare workers may have substantially higher risk of reporting a positive test for COVID-19 than people from the general population, according to an observational study of almost 100,000 health...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards fellowships to 15 young scientists
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation) Grants totaling nearly $3.5 million give early career investigators independence to pursue brave and bold cancer research.
ESMO experts: Do not discontinue or delay cancer treatment impacting on overall survival
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(European Society for Medical Oncology) An ESMO interdisciplinary expert consensus paper on how to manage cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic has been published today in Annals of Oncology, encouraging medical o...
Youth more likely to stick with CGM if they are part of decision to start
EurekAlert! - 31 Jul 2020 06:00
(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) In a new study published in Diabetes Care, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that youth who are involved with the decision to start CGM are more li...
Gut feelings help promote positive body image
Science Daily - 31 Jul 2020 02:58
New research has found that paying greater attention to internal bodily sensations can increase our appreciation of our own bodies.