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(Wiley) A new analysis published in Public Administration found that student graduation rates improve as more faculty employed by a college or university share sex and race/ethnic identities with students.

Some universities are using spit tests to tests students for coronavirus. But a wider roll out could transform the diagnosis of COVID-19.

Checking for symptoms is just the beginning. Here are 10 ways schools can help keep children, families and faculty safe.

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Data from the first COVID-19 patients treated at three large Massachusetts hospitals reveal important trends, including disproportionate representation of vulnerable populations, high rat...

(Cell Press) The release of massive amounts of proteins called cytokines can lead to some of the most severe symptoms of COVID-19. An August 19 study in the journal Cell now suggests that high levels of some cytokines ma...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) New stud shows high levels of some cytokines seen in COVID-19 patients, as part of a cytokine storm, may prevent the development of long-term immunity to SARS-CoV-2.

(Chan Zuckerberg Initiative) The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is providing grant funding for pairs of researchers to collaborate and unlock the underlying biology of neurodegenerative diseases.

(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) Castration-resistant prostate cancer at high risk of metastasis: enzalutamide has added benefit. For the first time, new data from the PROSPER study show an advantage...

(SAGE) People who suffer one or more forms of maltreatment in childhood have a higher chance of multimorbidity in later life.

(American Heart Association) For children with Kawasaki disease with higher risk of developing blood vessel complications, adding corticosteroids to standard intravenous immunoglobulin treatment could boost initial treat...

(University of Illinois at Chicago) A first-of-its-kind contraceptive developed at the University of Illinois Chicago has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The new contraceptive, called Phexxi, is a...

(DZNE - German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases) A European research alliance headed by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University of Bonn tracks the onset of ataxias. The results pub...

(University of California - Riverside) How we adapt to aging late in life may be genetically influenced, according to a study led by a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside. The research has implication...

(Osaka University) HEARTROID PROJECT launched by Osaka University, JMC Corporation and Fuyo Corporation aims to developing a training system with a heart model and a pulsatile pump for interventional cardiologists and me...

(Shinshu University) The mechanism behind salt-intake and hypertension has been elucidated for the first time, through vascular non-canonical Wnt5a/RhoA under Klotho deficiency.

(The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)) Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy are at an increased risk for chronic hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, stroke, and early cardiovascular death. ...

(Mayo Clinic) Women with a history of high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy are more likely to experience bothersome menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, according to a study published Wedne...

(Radboud University Medical Center) Covid-19 patients with hypoxia respond positively to icatibant treatment, Radboud university medical center researchers wrote in JAMA Network Open. These findings have led to a follow-...

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has announced the launch of a new initiative to promote awareness, provide education and training, and support research advances rel...

(City College of New York) The CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York and TechnoVax, Inc., a biotechnology developer of novel vaccines, announce a breakthrough in their collaborative effort to develop a ...

(Japan Science and Technology Agency) A research group elucidated the brain circuit mechanism that cause of spatial memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease.In the future, improving brain remapping function may reverse s...

(University of California - San Diego) A recent study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggests transmission of COVID-19 through breast milk is not likely. The infectious virus was ...