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Life-Changing Online Therapy: 7 Points to Note Before Starting
Discover - 5 Mar 2021 08:00
What is online therapy? How does it work? What are the key features? Where to get reliable and convenient help? Find out all about it & more here.
African American breast cancer survivor cardiovascular disease risk high but knowledge low
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(George Mason University) New research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services faculty Dr. Michelle Williams assessed African American breast cancer survivors' risk factors and knowledge abo...
After old age, intellectual disability is greatest risk factor for death from COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Thomas Jefferson University) A study of national data shows the devastating impact the pandemic has had on those with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.
CVIA has just published a new issue, Volume 5 Issue 3
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Compuscript Ltd) Beijing, 26 February 2021: the journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) has just published the third issue of Volume 5. This issue brings together important research from authors in th...
Canadian scientists and Swiss surgeons discover the cause of excess post-surgical scarring
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(University of Calgary) Canadian Scientists and Swiss Surgeons discover the cause of excess post-surgical scarring.The finding could improve recovery from abdominal and pelvic surgery. The research published in Science, ...
Controlling adhesions in the abdomen
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(University of Bern) Adhesions are scars in the abdomen, which can occur after surgery, often have serious consequences. Now, researchers from the University of Bern and Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, in collabor...
Eight ways chemical pollutants harm the body
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) A new review of existing evidence proposes eight hallmarks of environmental exposures that chart the biological pathways through which pollutants contribute to dise...
Fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke more harmful than pollution from other sources
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several t...
How does your brain process emotions? Answer could help address loneliness epidemic
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) In a study published in the March 5, 2021 online edition of Cerebral Cortex, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that specific regions of the ...
Huntington's disease driven by slowed protein-building machinery in cells
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Scripps Research Institute) The gene for Huntington's disease was found nearly 40 years ago, yet there are no approved treatments. A new study shows the problem may lie with slowed protein assembly.
IU researchers discover new potential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Indiana University School of Medicine) Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into new neurons to promote recovery after spina...
Leading migraine researcher supported by the NIH wins The Brain Prize 2021
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) The Brain Prize has been awarded to Michael A. Moskowitz, M.D., a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Char...
Molecular mechanisms identified in chronic skin inflammation
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Medical University of Vienna) Frequently occurring chronic skin inflammation like in atopic dermatitis (AD or neurodermatitis) and psoriasis have different causes. A team at MedUni Vienna has now been able to identify n...
New Corona test developed
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) In order to monitor and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 it is necessary to test large numbers of people on a regular basis in decentralized settings. Researchers of t...
New method facilitates development of antibody-based drugs
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Lund University) In recent years, therapeutic antibodies have transformed the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new, efficient method based on th...
New molecular driver of frontal circuit maturation discovered
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Mount Sinai Researchers find a new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X, a leading genetic cause of autism, in an animal model.
New test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Kanazawa University) Researchers from Kanazawa University developed a new test for dementia and mild cognitive impairment. The computerized assessment battery for cognition (C-ABC) was able to accurately discriminate mi...
Novel urine test developed to diagnose human kidney transplant rejection
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Exosome Diagnostics proposes a new, noninvasive way to test for transplant rejection using exosomes -- tiny vesicles containin...
Overweight children exposed to lead in utero may have poor future kidney function
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Overweight children who were exposed to lead in utero and during their first weeks of life have the potential for poorer kidney function in adulthood, according...
Psychologist shares skills to improve relationships at every stage of addiction recovery
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(St. Edward's University) In her new book, titled Relationships in Recovery: Repairing Damage and Building Healthy Connections While Overcoming Addiction, Kelly E. Green has expanded upon what she has learned as a resear...
RCSI researchers discover new way to halt excessive inflammation
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(RCSI) RCSI researchers have discovered a new way to 'put the brakes' on excessive inflammation by regulating a type of white blood cell that is critical for our immune system.
Research identifies impact of teenage screen use
EurekAlert! - 5 Mar 2021 07:00
(University of Leicester) Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the Univ...