Health
Singapore clinician-scientist part of team winning £30M to end early death from killer heart diseases in global British Heart Foundation challenge
SINGAPORE, 29 July 2022 – An international team of researchers—including Professor Stuart Cook, Tanoto Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at...
Disparities in United States COVID-19 vaccine distribution
When reports showed COVID-19 vaccination rates were lower among racial/ethnic minority groups, most discussions focused on mistrust and misinformation among...
Science publication first to describe Modifi Bio’s novel approach to fight cancer cells with DNA modification
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 28, 2022 -- Modifi Biosciences announced today that the journal Science has published a critical study...
In early COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, health facilities in US metropolitan areas with a high proportion of Black citizens were less likely to administer immunizations – indicating a possible vaccine access barrier
In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Medicine: Credit: Mat...
Novel targeted therapy could be effective treatment option for deadly childhood cancer
New research from VCU Massey Cancer Center — published Thursday in Cell Reports — demonstrated that a novel targeted therapy...
Technique based on artificial intelligence detects Chagas disease using images taken with smartphone
When Brazilian immunologist Helder Nakaya visited Evandro Chagas Institute in Belém (the capital of Pará state, Brazil) in 2017, there was a...
Researchers discover sophisticated mechanism that bacteria use to resist antibiotics
Researchers have discovered a significant and previously unknown mechanism that many bacteria use to resist antibiotics.Credit: McMaster University Researchers have...
High-tech imaging reveals details about rare eye disorder
Credit: Johnny Tam, National Eye Institute Method of Research Observational study Subject of Research People Article Title Photoreceptor and retinal...
Dr. Jedd Wolchok appointed Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine
NEW YORK (July 28, 2022)—Dr. Jedd Wolchok, an internationally acclaimed medical oncologist whose innovations in immunotherapy have revolutionized melanoma treatment,...
COVID-19: New energy for flagging immune cells
When we fall ill, we often lose our appetite. This also has an effect on our metabolism: since it is...
COVID vaccine patch fights variants better than needles
A needle-free vaccine patch could better fight COVID-19 variants, such as Omicron and Delta, than a traditional needle vaccine according...
What bats can teach us about stopping the next pandemic
Why are bats often linked to incubating coronaviruses such as those behind COVID-19, SARS and other highly contagious respiratory diseases? A...
UNC research reveals role of genetic variants on psychedelics’ therapeutic effects
CHAPEL HILL, NC – When all else fails, some patients trying to overcome alcoholism, severe depression or anxiety, and even...
New insights into HIV latent cells yield potential cure targets
WHAT: In a presentation today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, scientists with the National Institute...
Study identifies regions on the SARS-CoV-2 genome linked to virus replication and transmission
Since COVID-19 emerged, scientists worldwide have sequenced more than 6 million genomes of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the disease. Today,...
NCCN publishes new patient guidelines for breast cancer screening and diagnosis emphasizing annual mammograms for all average-risk women over 40
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has published new NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Breast Cancer Screening and...
Bringing children closer to nature helps improve their lung health
Getting children closer to green spaces as they grow up could improve their lung health, according to a study published...
Call to action: consistent measurement of social determinants of health
Access to quality healthcare depends on the accurate evaluation of social determinants of health (SDOH), but the healthcare industry has...
Special report outlines actionable steps to address racial/ethnic, linguistic and socioeconomic disparities in telehealth models of care
Researchers in San Francisco and New York have proposed a health equity framework to address growing disparities in the uptake...
Public health researchers develop web-based guide to help family physicians address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Public health researchers in Canada developed an interactive, web-based guide to help family physicians better address a wide range of...
