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(Alzheimer Europe) In a new position statement, Alzheimer Europe has issued a call for prioritization of people with dementia and their carers in national COVID-19 vaccination strategies, urging governments to recognize ...

(University of Iowa Health Care) A new University of Iowa study challenges the idea that gray matter (the neurons that form the cerebral cortex) is more important than white matter (the myelin covered axons that physical...

(Boston University School of Medicine) Elizabeth Hutton, MD, assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics, has been recognized with Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) highest teaching honor, the Stanley L. R...

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) IOF has announced that the first FLS to be established in New Zealand, the Waitematā District Health Board FLS, has earned Gold Standard recognition from the Capture The Fracture�...

(Say Communications) The dermatological impact of COVID-19 is a burning topic at EADV's 2021 Spring Symposium. New research presented today highlights the effect that stringent hand hygiene during the pandemic has had on...

(Uppsala University) Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys' mental health appears to be affected more if they suffer from obesity. Irrespective of gender, bullying i...

(Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences) In order to find our way in the world, we classify it into concepts, such as "telephone". Until now, it was unclear how the brain retrieves these when we only...

(Frontline Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC Alliance)) After the most comprehensive review to date, a panel of leading medical experts conclude that ivermectin should be systematically and globally adopted for the ...

(New York University) Which wound cuts deeper: the loss of an only child or loss of a spouse? A new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Fudan University suggests that Chinese parents find t...

(Boston Children's Hospital) Neonatal hypothermia -- which occurs when an infant's core body temperature falls below the normal range needed to maintain health -- contributes to approximately one million deaths each year...

(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) The Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) and the Colorado Consortium on Climate Change and Human Health have launche...

(Children's Hospital Colorado) Children ages two to five who have the most common form of cystic fibrosis have not had any modulator treatments available to them until recently. A new study authored by researchers at Chi...

(Indiana University) Study examines neighborhood and social network relation to adult binge drinking.

(University of Pittsburgh) Mutations in a protein called GEMIN5 cause developmental delay and loss of coordination in young children.

(Rutgers University) Rutgers has been selected as a clinical trial site for the global Pfizer-BioNTech research study to evaluate the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to 11 years. This is the th...

(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) Sleep disorders are associated with significantly higher rates of health care utilization including more doctors visits and prescriptions, placing an additional $94.9 billion in cost...

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Brazilian researchers show that feed supplementation improves fatty acid profile of milk and promotes a healthier omega-6/omega-3 ratio.

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Among collegiate football players and other athletes, Black athletes recognize fewer concussion-related symptoms than their White counterparts, reports a study in the May/June issue of the Journal...

(Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) A new study finds that the indoor aerosol species are primarily from outdoor air exchange.

(American Gastroenterological Association) The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is excited to announce the 45 researchers inducted into the 2021 class of AGA Research Foundation Awards Program recipients.

(University of Zurich) The world's largest terrestrial conservation area is located in southern Africa and covers 520,000 square kilometers spanning five countries. A study from the University of Zurich now shows that th...

(Say Communications) Findings presented at today's EADV 2021 Spring Symposium suggest that an imbalance in gut microbiota (dysbiosis), could play a significant role in the progression of inflammatory skin disease, Hidrad...