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K-pop fans helped COVID-19 public health messaging go viral
Three years ago, as part of the public health messaging in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization...
Mobile positioning-based population statistics make crisis management more effective
Human and economic losses inflicted by disasters are still growing in the world in spite of technological advances. A recent...
New study reveals Australian Long COVID response lagging
New research by RMIT University and Northern Health has examined Australia’s Long COVID services, guidelines and public health information, compared...
Unmet health needs for HIV, hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa
The burden of non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes is increasing globally, especially in low-income and middle-income countries where they...
Ketamine-related drug gives better treatment for difficult to treat clinical depression
Type of work: peer-reviewed/clinical trial/peopleCredit: Eurostat Type of work: peer-reviewed/clinical trial/people A major clinical trial shows that the drug, esketamine,...
Esketamine nasal spray: an option for patients with treatment-resistant depression
Understanding Treatment-Resistant DepressionCredit: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV Understanding Treatment-Resistant Depression Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a particularly challenging form of major depressive...
AI model for age-related disease target discovery
“In this work, we focused on the application of the established pipeline to the identification of the potential targets related...
Antimicrobials don’t appear to help pet dogs with uncomplicated diarrhea – so should likely be prescribed less often by vets – according to new causal inference study
Antimicrobials don't appear to help pet dogs with uncomplicated diarrhea - so should likely be prescribed less often by vets...
Being a vegetarian may be partly in your genes
CHICAGO --- From Impossible Burger to “Meatless Mondays,” going meat-free is certainly in vogue. But a person’s genetic makeup plays a role...
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation names Special Olympics International Recipient of 2023 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health and awards Honorary Pardes Prize to Henry Jarecki, M.D
NEW YORK (October 4, 2023) -- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced that Special Olympics International is the recipient...
LSU Health New Orleans’ Porche awarded top honor by National League for Nursing
New Orleans – The National League for Nursing (NLN) presented Demetrius Porche, DNS, PhD, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and...
Large-scale proteomics in population-based studies from UK and Iceland
In an article revealed today in Nature, scientists from deCODE Genetics, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Amgen, demonstrated how...
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery names new executive director after yearlong search
After a yearlong and extensive nationwide search, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the nation’s largest professional...
From A to Z: An alternative base modification for mRNA therapeutics
Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology has become popular in the last few years due to its use in COVID-19 vaccines. This...
Despite increasing rates of tuberculosis in prisons across the globe, current WHO TB prevention guidelines fail to reach incarcerated populations
Despite increasing rates of tuberculosis in prisons across the globe, current WHO TB prevention guidelines fail to reach incarcerated populations....
Human disease simulator lets scientists choose their own adventure
Imagine a device smaller than a toddler’s shoebox that can simulate any human disease in multiple organs or test new...
Van Andel Institute scientist awarded $2.9 million to tackle insulin resistance, a driver of Type 2 diabetes
Van Andel Institute’s Nick Burton, Ph.D., has earned a five-year, nearly $2.9 million New Innovator Award from the National Institutes...
Emerging drug discovery ecosystems in Virginia
Oak Brook, IL – A Special Issue of SLAS Discovery, Emerging Drug Discovery Ecosystems, is new for September. Volume 28,...
How floods kill, long after the water has gone – global decade-long study
With New York declared a state of emergency following flash flooding, there is increasing concern such events will become more...
Study uncovers reasons Americans did not get booster vaccines
The paper, “Understanding low bivalent COVID-19 booster uptake among US adults,” was published in the journal Vaccine.Credit: UArizona Health Sciences...
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