Health
New at-home, saliva-based COVID test as effective as PCR in preliminary analysis
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — PCR tests, also called molecular tests or nucleic acid tests, are considered the gold standard in...
Study that investigated whether three smoking cessation drugs could reduce alcohol intake yields unexpected finding
A clinical trial to test whether three proven smoking cessation treatments could also reduce alcohol intake found no differences between...
A new biosynthesis method has been developed to produce antibiotics from natural substances
Active drug agents have been chemically modified with fluorine for decades, owing to its numerous therapeutic effects: Fluorine can strengthen...
Children’s headaches and mental health worsened during pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (August 5, 2022) Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many pediatric patients who suffer from headaches...
Digital support for reduced alcohol consumption
A digital support tool on your phone can help if you want to reduce your alcohol consumption. This has been...
Study finds that gold may hold the secret to treating inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), also known as "green cancer", is a chronic, non-specific disease of the intestine. IBD includes ulcerative...
Pediatric obesity is a complex condition with multiple subtypes
Approximately one third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. A study publishing August 4th in PLOS...
How pathogenic gene variants lead to heart failure
Cardiomyopathy is not a uniform disease. Rather, individual genetic defects lead to heart failure in different ways, an international consortium...
New tool measures moral distress in pandemic nursing care
PHILADELPHIA (August 4, 2022) – The COVID‐19 pandemic created novel patient care circumstances that may have increased nurses' moral distress,...
Monoclonal antibody prevents malaria in US adults, NIH trial shows
One injection of a candidate monoclonal antibody (mAb) known as L9LS was found to be safe and highly protective in...
Kids’ noses can better fight COVID-19
University of Queensland-led research has found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses.Credit:...
Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer
ATLANTA, August 3, 2022 — A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older...
FSU researchers use 3D culture techniques to develop improved therapy for neurological diseases
Florida State University researchers have developed a promising strategy for producing therapeutic particles in stem cells, work that could help...
23.3% of hospital admissions of detained immigrants in Louisiana and Texas relate to infectious diseases, while 16.6% arise through psychiatric illness, according to analysis of 2015-2018 data
23.3% of hospital admissions of detained immigrants in Louisiana and Texas relate to infectious diseases, while 16.6% arise through psychiatric...
Perceived choice in music listening is linked to pain relief
A new study explores the use of music-listening to relieve acute pain, finding that people who were given the impression...
Monitoring polar ice melting by combining data from different satellites
The Antarctic region is particularly vulnerable to climate change, and studies have shown that the melting of Antarctic ice sheets...
Pioneering dementia model could be replicated across UK after success in Sussex
Credit: University of Chichester Ground-breaking project may be rolled-out across UK once scientists evaluate impact on people living with dementia...
General Optical Council awards full approval for the University of Huddersfield’s Optometry degree
THE University of Huddersfield, home to one of the UK's newest Optometry departments, is pleased to announce it has now...
American College of Lifestyle Medicine named new content provider for American Medical Association online learning platform
The addition of ACLM as a content provider to AMA Ed Hub will greatly expand access to the professional medical...
Smaller airways increase COPD risk for women
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Structural differences in lung airways between men and woman may be the cause of differences in...
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