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Coronavirus transmission risk increases along wildlife supply chains
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 20:10
Coronaviruses were detected in a high proportion of bats and rodents in Viet Nam from 2013 to 2014, with an increasing proportion of positive samples found along the wildlife supply chain from traders to large markets to...
UT southwestern levels the playing field for testicular cancer patients
EurekAlert! - 10 Aug 2020 06:00
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) DALLAS - Aug. 10, 2020 - By offering the same level of care and expertise to two very different populations, UT Southwestern physicians were able to eliminate the sociodemographic dispari...
Standardized care may help equalize health outcomes among patients with testicular cancer
EurekAlert! - 10 Aug 2020 06:00
(Wiley) New research suggests that although sociodemographic factors have been associated with poor outcomes for patients treated for testicular cancer, guideline-directed, expert care can help to address this issue. The...
New study documents increasing frequency, cost, and severity of gunshot wounds
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 22:01
The rise in firearm violence has coincided with an increase in the severity of injuries firearms inflict as well as the cost of operations.
GI symptoms linked to behavioral problems in children, especially those with autism
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 22:01
A new study found that common gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation and bloating are linked to troubling sleep problems, self-harm and physical complaints in preschool children. According to the s...
Agtech to the rescue in a pandemic: Adapting plant labs for human testing
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 22:01
Sophisticated agtech labs and equipment used for crop and animal breeding, seed testing, and monitoring of plant and animal diseases could easily be adapted for diagnostic testing and tracing in a human pandemic or epide...
Schooling is critical for cognitive health throughout life
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 20:54
New research suggests that education provides little to no protection against the onset of cognitive declines later in life. It can, however, boost the cognitive skills people develop earlier in life, pushing back the po...
How Close Are We To Making Babies from Bone Marrow?
Discover - 10 Aug 2020 20:35
A popular Discover Magazine story from 2007 raised the possibility of using stem cells to produce human sperm. Where does the science of reproduction via stem cells stand today?
Prenatal depression can alter child's brain connectivity, affect behavior
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 20:10
Altered brain connectivity may be one way prenatal depression influences child behavior, according to new research.
What the rest of the world can learn from South Korea's COVID-19 response
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 20:10
As the world continues to closely monitor the newest coronavirus outbreak, the government of South Korea has been able to keep the disease under control without paralyzing the national health and economic systems.
HPV strains may impact cervical cancer prognosis
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 20:09
An analysis of cervical cancers in Ugandan women has uncovered significant genomic differences between tumors caused by different strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), signifying HPV type may impact cervical cancer char...
Quality of care at rural hospitals may not differ as much as reported
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 17:55
A research team found that differences in diagnosis coding practices has resulted in artificially inflated mortality rate comparisons to other hospitals.
Globally, only half of women get treatment for preventable killer of newborns
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 17:32
Only half of pregnant women worldwide who need a 50-year-old treatment that prevents an often-fatal disease in fetuses and newborns receive it, researchers have found.
Nanocatalysts that remotely control chemical reactions inside living cells
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 16:33
The enzymes responsible for catalytic reactions in our body's biological reactions are difficult to use for diagnosis or treatment as they react only to certain molecules or have low stability. Many researchers anticipat...
Confused by whole grain labels on food packaging? Study finds you're not alone
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 16:33
Whole grain labels are confusing to consumers, according to a new study that found many made the wrong choice when asked to pick the healthier option based on product labels. The researchers say the results provide legal...
GI symptoms linked to behavioral problems in children, especially those with autism
EurekAlert! - 10 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of California - Davis Health) A new UC Davis Health study found that common gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation and bloating are linked to troubling sleep problems, self-harm and phy...
Gulf war illness, chronic fatigue syndrome distinct illnesses, Georgetown study suggests
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 16:33
A brain imaging study of veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI) and patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) (sometimes called myalgic encephalomyelitis), has shown that the two illnesses produce distinctly different, ...
New approach to treating osteoarthritis advances
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 16:32
Injections of a natural 'energy' molecule prompted regrowth of almost half of the cartilage lost with aging in knees, a new study in rodents shows.
New treatment targets found for blinding retinal disease
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 16:32
When the eye isn't getting enough oxygen in the face of common conditions like premature birth or diabetes, it sets in motion a state of frenzied energy production that can ultimately result in blindness, and now scienti...
Study finds ATV-related head and neck injuries among youth continue to remain high
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 16:32
A new study analyzed data regarding ATV-related head and neck injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments from 1990 through 2014 involving patients younger than 18 years of age.
Mouthwashes could reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, study shows
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 16:32
Results from cell culture experiments show that commercially available preparations have an effect on Sars-Cov-2 viruses.
Miscarriage risk increases each week alcohol is used in early pregnancy
Science Daily - 10 Aug 2020 16:24
Each week a woman consumes alcohol during the first five to 10 weeks of pregnancy is associated with an incremental 8% increase in risk of miscarriage, according to a new study.