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(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) A new Columbia University study has found that Medicaid expansion in 2014 in New York State was associated with a statistically significant reduction in severe mate...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A Michigan Medicine team describes a method for screening so-called genetic variants of uncertain significance in the hopes of identifying those mutations that could cause can...

(Ohio State University) Nearly nine out of 10 Americans say they enjoy sports at least a little, but heterosexual men more commonly identify as passionate sports fans, a new study suggests. A survey of nearly 4,000 Ameri...

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) In a study evaluating the BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine's ability to neutralize the B.1.1.7 ('UK') viral variant, researchers found no loss of immune protection co...

(Wiley) Thrombosis, the clogging of blood vessels, is a major cause of heart attacks and embolism. Scientists have now engineered the first inhibitors of thrombin, a protease promoting thrombosis, that is three-fold effi...

(Boston University School of Medicine) Another wave of COVID-19 is putting millions out of work, while tens of millions more remain unemployed, and Congress debates aid.Now, a new Boston University School of Public Healt...

(American College of Physicians) 1. Study finds Black race higher risk factor for COVID-19 infection than occupational exposureA large survey of health care workers found that community and demographic factors, such as c...

(University of Maryland School of Medicine) School closures during COVID-19 have decreased access to school meals, which is likely to increase the risk for food insecurity among children in Maryland, according to a new r...

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) Childhood trauma could affect the trajectory of multiple sclerosis development and response to treatment in adulthood, a new study in mice found. Mice that had ex...

(University of East Anglia) New research finds that millions of UK patients could benefit from genetic screening (cheek swab) before being prescribed common medications including antidepressants, stomach ulcer treatments...

(University of Seville) Researchers have observed how lipids distribute proteins within cells, a discovery that could open the door to understanding the causes of protein transport related diseases, such as cancer or neu...

(University of Bristol) Evidence is emerging that vitamin D -- and possibly vitamins K and A -- might help combat COVID-19. A new study from the University of Bristol published in the journal of the German Chemical Socie...

(Institut national de la recherche scientifique - INRS) An interdisciplinary team of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) used an innovative imaging technique for a better understanding of motor defi...

(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation) The latest COVID-19 forecasts from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington now incorporate two new virus variants, showing possible sc...

(The University of Bergen) New research just published identifies and explores the impacts of salient viral or COVID-19 behavioural identities that are emerging.

(University of Turku) SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but it also plays a role in cancer cells. Professor Johanna Ivaska's research group at Turku Bioscience observed that...

(NRG Oncology) A combination of reduced-dose radiotherapy using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) combined with concurrent cisplatin met the threshold for disease control and quality of life compared to the standar...

(University of Chicago) New PME research shows how the COVID-19 drug remdesivir works at the molecular level, which could help scientists determine how best to use it to treat the disease.

(Boston University School of Medicine) There is a growing awareness of systematic inequality and structural racism in American society. Science and medicine are no exception, as evidenced by historical instances of discr...

(Salk Institute) As we endure a global viral pandemic, our appreciation for health and immunity has never been greater. Now, thanks to a generous gift from the NOMIS Foundation, Salk's NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and ...

(University of Southern Denmark Faculty of Health Sciences) Knowledge about health is a cornerstone in a child's development of physical and psychosocial health. A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows ...

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place in the cone photoreceptor cells, specifically in the cilia and the ribbon synapses, according to a new st...