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Activity patterns saw dramatic shifts during and beyond COVID-19 pandemic in UK
A new analysis describes how U.K. residents shifted the amount of time they spent on various activities over the course...
Research reveals how brain inflammation may link Alzheimer’s risk, sleep disturbance
Irvine, Calif., July 13, 2022 – A multisite research team from the University of California, Irvine, the University of Wisconsin–Madison...
2022 RELX SDG Inspiration Day: Aspiring to make SDG-16 a reality
In 2015, the United Nations put forth 17 Sustainable Development Goals that aim to transform the world and envision a...
Apgar scores discriminate the risk of infant mortality after birth less well in certain racial groups – including Black infants – than in White babies
In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Medicine: Credit: Solen...
The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital announces a new Co-Director
HOUSTON (Jul. 12, 2022) - Dr. Joshua Shulman, Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, has been named the new Co-Director...
Those with substance use disorder largely resilient during the pandemic, IU study finds
Stay-at-home orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted many facets of our lives and created many barriers, particularly for those...
How stressed-out plants produce their own aspirin
Plants protect themselves from environmental hazards like insects, drought and heat by producing salicylic acid, also known as aspirin. A...
Research shows investigational drug fosters nerve repair after injury
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have shown that a brain-penetrating candidate drug currently in development as a cancer therapy...
10,000 Aussie workers set to develop lung cancer from silica dust: Study
As many as 10,000 Australians are predicted to develop lung cancer in their lifetime from being exposed to silica dust,...
Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine to participate in World Orphan Drug Congress panel on genomic newborn screening
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – July 11, 2022 – Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine® (RCIGM) today announced that Wendy Benson,...
NIH launches clinical trial of mRNA Nipah virus vaccine
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched an early-stage...
Preterm birth more likely with exposure to phthalates
Pregnant women who were exposed to multiple phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth, according to new...
Sources of transmission of monkeypox in Madrid and in Berlin: from private encounters to larger gatherings
A multi-country outbreak of monkeypox outside endemic areas has been ongoing worldwide since the beginning of May with Europe as...
Adding salt to your food at the table is linked to higher risk of premature death
People who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying prematurely from any...
Universal influenza B vaccine induces broad, sustained protection, biomedical sciences researchers find
ATLANTA—A new universal flu vaccine protects against influenza B viruses, offering broad defense against different strains and improved immune protection, according...
A major step forward for organ biofabrication
Heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — is so deadly in part because the heart,...
Immune system uses two-step verification to defend against HIV
LA JOLLA, CA— Human immunodeficiency virus 1, more commonly known as HIV-1, is known for its uncanny ability to evade...
Malignant or benign? Quick and accurate diagnosis with artificial tactile neurons
The stiffness levels and distributions of various biological materials reflect disease-related information, from cells to tissues. For example, malignant breast...
The health effects of hookahs
Led by Ziyad Ben Taleb, assistant professor of public health in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation and director...
Higher physical activity may lower risk of heart disease in adults with chronic kidney disease
In this long-term study of 3,926 adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) recently published in the American Journal of Kidney...
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