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(University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science) Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine ...

(American College of Cardiology) United by a shared commitment of transforming cardiovascular care, the American College of Cardiology is partnering with the Singapore Cardiac Society (SCS) to host ACC Asia 2021 Together...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) For health care organizations looking to improve performance and patient experiences, implementing data-driven solutions can be effective when focusing on addressing health equity and reducing pat...

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Doctors and patients are being advised to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use following new data suggesting that these medicines may increase the risk of cancer of the large intestin...

(University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) To survive life threatening injuries, cancer cells use a technique in which they eat parts of the membrane surrounding them. This is shown for the f...

(University of North Carolina Health Care) Migraine is one of the largest causes of disability in the world. Existing treatments are often not enough to offer full relief for patients. A new study published in The BMJ de...

(Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia) The molecule, known as DAF, increases disease severity in mice upon infection with Influenza A virus, the most prevalent cause of the seasonal flu. Understanding this novel virulence mec...

(International & American Associations for Dental Research) The IADR/AADR announce that the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) 2-year Journal Impact Factor™ is over 6 for the first time at 6.116, ranking #5 of 91 journal...

(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that TVT 2021 will feature 12 studies as Late-Breaking Clinical Science. An annual meeting from CRF, TVT features cutting-edge r...

(Boston University School of Medicine) Would you be more willing to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus if you could participate in a lottery for cash and prizes? The answer was surprisingly no, according to Boston...

(New York University) For the first time in the UAE, researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have used nuclear magnetic resonance techniques to determine the structure of a specific nanobody, Nb23, potentially leading to a better u...

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Researchers based in Munich and Tuebingen have developed an open-source camera system that images natural habitats as they appear to rodents.

(University of Chicago Medical Center) A new study found that while 43 states (out of 51, including all 50 states and Washington, D.C.) created a committee to develop a vaccine distribution plan, only 20 plans mentioned ...

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Obese patients with colorectal cancer receive lower cumulative doses of adjuvant chemotherapy, relative to their body surface area (BSA), than non-obese patients, show results from...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Using a method developed for HIV, researchers have identified stable T cell vaccine targets in SARS-CoV-2. These stable targets, known as highly networked epitopes, are highly likely to b...

(The Physiological Society) New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows that researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnoea in people by at least 30...

(Deep Longevity Ltd) Rudi GJ Westendorp to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conference

(University of Arizona Health Sciences) The support of the Arizona Center for Rural Health assures Arizona's rural populations will continue to benefit from health programs and services.

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) Dr. Elizabeta Nemeth, professor of medicine and director of the Center for Iron Disorders at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been awarded the 2021...

(Kyushu University) Kyushu University researchers found that the main gene that causes Rett syndrome, MeCP2, controls the differentiation pattern of neural stem cells through the microRNA miR-199a. Dysfunction in MeCP2 o...

(Kessler Foundation) "The labor force participation of people with disabilities is now higher than it was prior to the pandemic. This has been a bright spot during the Covid-19 pandemic, as people with disabilities, perh...