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(Edelman Public Relations, Seattle) California Walnut Commission (CWC), a non-profit organization funded by mandatory assessments of the growers, is pleased to announce a new scientific and research initiative with the A...

(Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation) In a commentary in Exploration in Medicine, Alzheimer's experts lay out a vision for a worldwide research consortium that can give clinicians -- and patients -- the answers to whic...

(University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine) In a paper published Jan. 5 in Diabetes Care, researchers compared seven algorithms to detect diabetic retinopathy against the diagnostic expertise of retina special...

(University of Birmingham) Assessing the ability of unresponsive patients with severe brain injury to understand what is being said to them could yield important insights into how they might recover, according to new res...

(University of New South Wales) Babies and asymptomatic cases account for up to half of COVID-19 infections in the under-five age group, which has implications for vaccination programs, a new UNSW study has found.

(American College of Physicians) Trio of articles suggest that a single dose of vaccine, even if less effective than two doses, may have greater population benefit: Three articles published today in Annals of Internal Me...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) For older patients with COVID-19 infections, the clot-preventing drug heparin and immunity-enhancing drugs may improve outcomes. Patients with conditions such as obesity, diabetes and hig...

(International Vaccine Institute) Cellid and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have exchanged a collaborative research agreement to analyze the immunogenicity of the COVID-19 vaccine 'AdCLD-CoV19'.

(University of Birmingham) An imbalance of the body's oxygen producing free radicals and its antioxidant cells could be the reason why gum disease and chronic kidney disease affect each other, a new study led by the Univ...

(International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics) Interdisciplinary scientists have come together to create the first international consensus definition of fermented foods. Their paper, published in Na...

(University at Buffalo) The human body is filled with friendly bacteria. However, some of these microorganisms, such as Veillonella parvula, may be too nice. These peaceful bacteria engage in a one-sided relationship wit...

(University of Tennessee Health Science Center) - The Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded an RPB Challenge Grant by Research to Prevent Blindness to continue...

(University of Birmingham) Researchers at the University of Birmingham are investigating how sex offenders have changed their behaviour in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

(The University of Bergen) A recent study shows that thyroid cancer is related to in-utero exposures.

(University of Chicago Medical Center) A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10 years has found that individuals who reported the highest sensitivity to alcohol's pleasu...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) Decades of data paint a compelling case for why COVID-19 survivors, even those with few symptoms, could experience long-term effects on the brain and central ner...

(University of Surrey) Practicing gratitude and looking to the future will help safeguard our mental wellbeing during Covid-19 lockdowns, a new study in the Journal of Positive Psychology reports.

(Salk Institute) Lithium is considered the gold standard for treating bipolar disorder (BD), but nearly 70 percent of people with BD don't respond to it. This leaves them at risk for debilitating, potentially life-threat...

(The Francis Crick Institute) Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Western Australia have developed a new imaging method to see where antibiotics have reached bacteria within tissues. The meth...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) As anyone living with hay fever can attest, days with high pollen counts can bring attacks of sneezing, nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms. Now, a new study suggests rising pollen levels ...

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) "Our analysis has implications for countries trying to determine whether to keep physical schools open as they battle rising infection rates," Miron says. "Vaccin...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Study offers a key finding in the development of a promising treatment