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(Penn State) Shipping pallets -- often used as display platforms in retail settings or seen as raw material for household projects -- were responsible for sending more than 30,000 people to the emergency rooms of U.S. ho...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) UT Health San Antonio scientists studied the cascade of events that begins when alcohol diminishes norepinephrine release in a brain structure called the locus c...

(Brown University) A new federal grant will enable a Brown research team and Genesis HealthCare to identify and track health impacts after elderly residents in long-term care facilities receive vaccinations.

(McGill University) An international study has found a link between the brain's network connections and grey matter atrophy caused by certain types of epilepsy, a major step forward in our understanding of the disease.

(University of Bath) No-deal Brexit likely to raise cigarette and tobacco pricesIt offers the UK opportunities to strengthen its world-leading tobacco control measures, by creating greater flexibility to respond to indus...

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(CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy) The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) today launched CONVINCE USA, part of a global project to increase un...

(University of Würzburg) For the first time ever, expansion microscopy allows the imaging of even the finest details of cell membranes. This offers new insights into bacterial and viral infection processes.

(Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology) A new study shows that breast cancer survivors may benefit from a combination of exercise and mindfulness training. When used together, the two approaches seem to h...

(Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) Differences in the immune systems and better blood vessel health were among the factors protecting children from severe COVID-19, according to a new review.

(St. Petersburg State University) A research team, which included scientists from St Petersburg University, has shownfor the first time that special amyloid fibrils are found in plants. These fibrils areresponsible for t...

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Medication originally developed to kill bacteria displayed the capacity to increase cell energy expenditure in tests with mice. Researchers are testing compounds wi...

(Center for BrainHealth ) GoMo Health and the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas have joined forces to incorporate the Center's research-backed strategies that enhance brain health and build re...

(Geisinger Health System) An analysis of Geisinger's electronic health records has revealed chronic kidney disease to be the leading risk factor for hospitalization from COVID-19.

(American Heart Association) Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease than non-LGB adults. Yet, LGB adults who have diabetes or high cholesterol are less likely than non-LGB ad...

(Health Affairs) Lacking vaccines, countries have relied on multiple non-pharmaceutical interventions to control COVID-19 transmission. Despite the urging of the World Health Organization (WHO) in March to "test, test, a...

(American Association for Cancer Research) Among patients with lung cancer from Latin America, genomic and ancestry analyses revealed that Native American ancestry was associated with increased mutations in the EGFR gene...

(CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy) As COVID-19 surges nationwide, 78% of New York City residents believe it is likely or very likely the city will again experience a resurgence of cases similar to ...

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Research has yielded fundamental insights into the causes of severe birth defects known as CHARGE syndrome cases. These congenital birth defects include severe and life-threatening h...

(University of Cambridge) Study uses forty years of quarterly data to project a lengthy global recession from COVID-19 -- knocking 3% off world GDP by end of next year. The manufacturing bases of China and East Asia are ...

(Penn State) People can continue using mineral-based aerosol sunscreens without fear of exposure to dangerous levels of nanoparticles or other respirable particulates, according to Penn State research published in the jo...

(Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)) The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is hosting a project to create a low-cost surgery simulator; a much more accessible tool than those currently available and which could be...