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(Medical University of Vienna) The Vienna lung transplantation programme plays a leading role in an international consortium comprising experts from the USA, Europe and Asia. Approximately 40 transplants have now been ca...

Cancer may never have a singular cure -- but that doesn't mean experts aren't optimistic about what's in store for future patients.

Fertility does decline with age, but it's not all bad news.

(American Marketing Association) To be accepted, sustainability intervention policies must consider social practices.

(University of Leicester) DEPRIVATION among society at large is 'driving' Covid-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups - predominantly South Asian and Black African or Caribbean populations - and could be considered...

(JAMA Network) This study updates an analysis of deaths in the United States in 2020, including deaths due to COVID-19 as well as all other causes.

(JAMA Network) This survey study examined the career development, productivity, childcare needs and likelihood of leaving the workforce among employees at an academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(University of California - San Diego) UC San Diego researchers found that the chemical inhibitor K777 reduces the coronavirus' ability to infect cell lines by blocking human enzyme cathepsin L; clinical trials are under...

(Boyce Thompson Institute) Symbiotic relationships between plants and soil microbes could yield new methods for enriching soil and improving crop yields. Researchers have discovered that fungi living symbiotically with m...

(Purdue University) A new study by Purdue University researchers shows that couples often decreased their speed when walking together. Speed further decreased if they were holding hands.

(Shinshu University) Researchers at Shinshu University developed an affordable portable equipment which can detect fluoride in a simple manner at low costs. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Number 6, add...

(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) A team of researchers has identified several candidates for drugs against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 at DESY´s high-brilliance X-ray lightsource PETRA III. They bind to an importa...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Within southeast Michigan's Middle Eastern and North African community, those who worry about deportation or believe they've been treated unfairly are likely to face more adve...

(Children's National Hospital) A personalized tumor cell vaccine strategy targeting Myc oncogenes combined with checkpoint therapy creates an effective immune response that bypasses antigen selection and immune privilege...

(University of California - Davis) Waiting for your turn can be frustrating, especially when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. But prioritizing who receives the limited supply of vaccines available saves lives and reduc...

(Niigata University) Researchers from Niigata University, Japan and their collaborators have identified adipose most abundant 2 protein as a potential marker to predict the sensitivity to cisplatin chemotherapeutic medic...

(JAMA Network) Researchers compared rates of health maintenance organization (HMO) enrollment, by race and ethnicity, for children with commercial and public coverage with the use of national survey data.

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Humans and mice with red hair have a different tolerance for pain because their skin's pigment-producing cells lack the function of a certain receptor. Lack of this receptor function caus...

(Rice University) Understanding what drives food choices can help high-volume food service operations like universities reduce waste, according to a new study.

(Boston Medical Center) New research led by investigators from Boston Medical Center and Grady Memorial Hospital demonstrates the significant decline in hospitalizations for neurological emergencies during the COVID-19 p...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Of the nine drugs found to reduce SARS-CoV-2 replication in respiratory cells, three already have FDA approval: the transplant-rejection drug cyclosporine, the cancer drug ...

(Veterans Affairs Research Communications) A new VA study finds that combat experience is linked to a higher risk of alcohol use to cope with PTSD symptoms. But the connection is weaker when accounting for the severity o...