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(George Washington University) Over the next month, 209 U.S. counties in the United States will need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with potentially dangerous shortfalls of intensive care unit doctors, ...

(Elsevier) Cervical cancer is a serious global health threat which kills more than 300,000 women every year. Recognizing this urgent public health issue, the editorial team of Preventive Medicine, led by Editor-in-Chief ...

(American Association for Cancer Research) Cancer survivors had a greater risk of reduced ambulatory function, which was associated with an increased risk of death.

(Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona) A new study reveals that a precarious, unstable initiation by young people to working life is associated with poorer future mental health. The study was conducted by researchers fro...

(American Society for Nutrition) Complimentary press passes are now available for the year's biggest virtual nutrition meeting, NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE. Join us June 7-10, 2021 for a dynamic program featuring leading ...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Researchers have developed a method based on artificial intelligence that rapidly identifies currently available medications that may treat Alzheimer's disease. The method also reveals po...

(University of California - San Diego) Shark scientists at Georgia Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and Dalhousie University are challenging the status quo in shark and ray mating research i...

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Pandemic-related anxiety, boredom, and irregular routines were cited as major drivers of increased nicotine and tobacco use during the initial COVID-19 "lockdown," ...

(Mayo Clinic) Social distancing guidelines have reduced the spread of COVID-19, but lockdowns and isolation also have created or aggravated other well-being concerns, reports new research. Mayo Clinic investigators found...

(Rice University) A mutation that replaces a single amino acid in a potent tumor-suppressing protein makes it prone to nucleating amyloid fibrils implicated in many cancers as well as neurological diseases.

(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) Clinical relevance of patient-reported outcomes: new threshold proven feasible in practice Current examples prove the feasibility of the 15 percent threshold newly de...

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) COVID?19 has altered the labor market for millions of people, including public health graduates, yet an analysis of job postings for Master's level public health gr...

(Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ)/German Primate Center) Pancreatitis drug Camostat inhibits new SARS-CoV-2 activators identified in the upper respiratory tract

(BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) The vegan diet is on trend. How this type of diet affects health is the subject of scientific studies. In a new study from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR...

(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that an experimental safety switch incorporated as part of a chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cell...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) Equitable implementation of COVID?19 vaccine delivery is a national and global priority, with a strong focus on reducing existing disparities and not creating new disparitie...

(University of Houston) Of those diagnosed with a "spongy heart," 47% will die. University of Houston pharmacologist Mingfu Wu has been awarded $2.5 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to explore t...

(Aarhus University) A group of people with sleep disorders have helped researchers from Aarhus make an important discovery about Parkinson's disease. The study could pave the way for new diagnostic tools and forms of tre...

(Columbia University Irving Medical Center) A systematic screening program designed for athletes testing positive for COVID-19 has detected a low incidence of inflammatory heart disease, so far returning professional ath...

(Lehigh University) Lehigh University College of Health faculty member, Fathima Wakeel, will present at the virtual Women in Data Science GM Multiregional Conference 2021 on International Women's Day, this Monday, March ...

(Oxford Brookes University) Researchers have reviewed previous research findings to understand cognitive effects of the virusA wide range of neuropsychiatric problems were reported by patients1 in 5 people who have had C...