197 articles from FRIDAY 30.10.2020
Healthcare app reduces symptoms of COPD compared to regular treatment
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- 20/10/30 05:00
A Southampton-developed healthcare app that helps people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) manage their condition can speed up recovery after hospital admission and reduce flare-ups of symptoms, a newly published study has shown.
Hospital floors are hotspot for bacteria, creating route of transfer to patients
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- 20/10/30 05:00
The floors of hospital rooms are frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria within hours of patient admission, creating a route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients, according to a study published today as part of the proceedings from Decennial 2020: The Sixth International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections. Decennial 2020, an initiative of the...
In a hurry to develop drugs? Here's your cHAT
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Rice University scientists develop cHAT to simplify the reduction of alkenes to more useful intermediate molecules for drugs and other useful chemical compounds.
Infection by confection: COVID-19 and the risk of trick-or-treating
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Researchers determined that COVID-19 transmission risk via Halloween candies is low, even when they are handled by infected people, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even further.
Laboratory findings associated with severe illness, mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID
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- 20/10/30 05:00
This observational study examined how well sociodemographic features, laboratory value and comorbidities of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Eastern Massachusetts might predict a course of severe illness.
Living near green space linked to lower rates of smoking and higher chances of quitting
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- 20/10/30 05:00
A study led by the University of Plymouth showed people living in areas with a high proportion of greenspace were 20% less likely to be current smokers than those in less green areas, and up to 12% more likely to have successfully quit smoking.
Malaria parasites adapt to survive the dry season, research shows
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- 20/10/30 05:00
The main parasite that causes malaria can alter its gene expression to survive undetected in the human blood stream, new research has shown.
Melding biology and physical sciences yields deeper understanding of cancer
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- 20/10/30 05:00
An evolving understanding of cancer that incorporates the physical properties of tumors and their surrounding tissues into existing biologic and genetic models can direct cancer researchers down previously uncharted avenues, potentially leading to new drugs and new treatment strategies, say investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Ludwig Center at...
Microbes in the gut could be protective against hazardous radiation exposure
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- 20/10/30 05:00
A study by scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues showed that mice exposed to potentially lethal levels of total body radiation were protected from radiation damage if they had specific types of bacteria in their gut. They demonstrated that the bacteria mitigated radiation exposure and enhanced the recovery of blood cell production as well as repair of the...
Minimally invasive Ellipsys system creates fused, permanent vascular access for dialysis
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- 20/10/30 05:00
A new case report published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery provides one of the first known opportunities to directly visualize the permanent and fused connection (anastomosis) that is created with the minimally invasive Ellipsys® Vascular Access System.
Mobile smartphone technology is associated with better clinical outcomes for OHCA
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Mobile smartphone technology can accelerate first responder dispatch and may be instrumental to improving out?of?hospital cardiac arrest (OCHA) survival.
Most isolated massive stars are kicked out of their clusters
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- 20/10/30 05:00
A pair of University of Michigan studies reveals how some massive stars -- stars eight or more times the mass of our sun--become isolated in the universe: most often, their star clusters kick them out.
New artificial skin functions like natural skin
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Researchers at RIKEN in Japan have developed an improved human-skin equivalent that reproduces a property that controls the structure and physiological function of skin. This artificial skin will enhance in-depth analyses of physiological skin functions, provide solutions to skin problems caused by diseases or ageing, and reduce the need for animal testing.
New cause of inflammation in people with HIV identified
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- 20/10/30 05:00
A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center examined what factors could be contributing to this inflammation, and they identified the inability to control HIV RNA production from existing HIV DNA as a potential key driver of inflammation.
New drone technology improves ability to forecast volcanic eruptions
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Specially-adapted drones developed by a UCL-led international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes that will enable local communities to better forecast future eruptions. The cutting-edge research at Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea is improving scientists' understanding of how volcanoes contribute to the global carbon cycle, key to sustaining life on Earth.
New drug candidate for the treatment of COVID-19
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Researchers from the University of Kent, the Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), and the Hannover Medical School (Germany) have identified a drug with the potential to provide a treatment for COVID-19.
New fault zone measurements could help us to understand subduction earthquake
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- 20/10/30 05:00
University of Tsukuba researchers have conducted detailed structural analyses of a fault zone in central Japan to identify the specific conditions that lead to devastating earthquake. The seismic slip processes that were inferred based on the measurements may be applicable to other subduction zones, such as those below the oceans. The gathered data could be applied in future attempts to describe...
New non-allergenic, anti-inflammatory fragrance can be game changer for dry skin sufferers
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Researchers have developed a novel allergen-depleted and anti-inflammatory fragrance that can be used in moisturisers for people with extremely dry, xerotic skin.
New study reveals United States a top source of plastic pollution in coastal environments
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- 20/10/30 05:00
The United States ranks as high as third among countries contributing to coastal plastic pollution when taking into account its scrap plastic exports as well as the latest figures on illegal dumping and littering in the country.
Novel adoptive cell transfer method shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture
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- 20/10/30 05:00
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers find a new way to generate T-cells faster, making immediate treatment with this therapy possible.
Parasitology - Bringing the locals onboard
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- 20/10/30 05:00
A new study examines local perceptions of Chagas disease in a region where the infectious agent is endemic. The results underline the need to take social and cultural factors into account in campaigns designed to curb infectious diseases.
Photopharmacology - A light-trigger for the proteasome
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers have designed a light-sensitive inhibitor that can control cell division and cell death - and provides a promising approach for studies of essential cellular processes and the development of novel tumor therapies.
Physician burnout, sleep disorders
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Researchers investigated the association between sleep disorders and symptoms of burnout among faculty and staff in a large teaching hospital system.
Plankton turn hunters to survive dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
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- 20/10/30 05:00
New research by an international team of scientists shows how marine organisms were forced to 'reboot' to survive following the asteroid impact 66 million years ago which killed three quarters of life on earth.
Radical changes in ecosystems
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- 20/10/30 05:00
Earth and all the living organisms on it are constantly changing. But is there any way we can detect if these changes are occurring at an abnormal rate? An international team of researchers including scientists from FAU have developed a method of detecting such developments and tracking how new ecosystems are formed.