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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
ASTROCYTES DERIVED FROM PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER MALFUNCTION
Cells called astrocytes derived from the induced pluripotent stem cells of patients with bipolar disorder offer suboptimal support...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
PHYSICS CAMP HAS PROVEN BENEFITS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Studies show that engaging high school girls in physics before they begin formal studies gives them an edge, and helping K-12 teachers...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
VISION IMPAIRMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MORTALITY
A meta-analysis finds that vision impairment and blindness are tied to an increased risk of mortality, prompting the need to address...
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WHAT CAN STREAM QUALITY TELL US ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE?
Findings reveal that demographics such as race and population density, as well as health indices such as cancer rates and food insecurity,...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
AFTER OLD AGE, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IS GREATEST RISK FACTOR FOR DEATH FROM COVID-19, STUDY FINDS
A study of national data shows the devastating impact the pandemic has had on those with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
RESEARCH IDENTIFIES IMPACT OF TEENAGE SCREEN USE
Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
TACKLING TUMORS WITH TWO TYPES OF VIRUS
An international research group led by the University of Basel has developed a promising strategy for therapeutic cancer vaccines....
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QUICK TO SMILE - STUDY SHOWS SPEED OF EXPRESSION OFFERS VITAL VISUAL CUES
The speed at which we produce facial expressions plays an important role in our ability to recognise emotions in others, according...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
NEW MODEL CAN PREDICT HOW BACTERIA DEVELOP ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Using theoretical models of bacterial metabolism and reproduction, scientists can predict the type of resistance that bacteria will...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW
A large majority of patients interacting with a health care provider via a video screen mounted on a robot said it was similar to an...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
NEW EVIDENCE COVID-19 ANTIBODIES, VACCINES LESS EFFECTIVE AGAINST VARIANTS
New research has found that new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVEALS CURRENT DRUGS THAT MAY HELP COMBAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Researchers have developed a method based on artificial intelligence that rapidly identifies currently available medications that may...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
FINE PARTICULATE MATTER FROM WILDFIRE SMOKE MORE HARMFUL THAN POLLUTION FROM OTHER SOURCES
Researchers examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
HOW DOES YOUR BRAIN PROCESS EMOTIONS? ANSWER COULD HELP ADDRESS LONELINESS EPIDEMIC
New research finds that specific regions of the brain respond to emotional stimuli related to loneliness and wisdom in opposing ways.
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
NOVEL URINE TEST DEVELOPED TO DIAGNOSE HUMAN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT REJECTION
Investigators proposes a new, noninvasive way to test for transplant rejection using exosomes - tiny vesicles containing mRNA - from...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
UNCOVERING HIDDEN FOREVER CHEMICALS
Researchers found large quantities of previously undetectable compounds from the family of chemicals known as PFAS in six watersheds...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
NEW POTENTIAL FOR FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY
Researchers have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into new neurons to promote recovery after...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
CONTROLLING ADHESIONS IN THE ABDOMEN
Adhesions are scars in the abdomen, which can occur after surgery, often have serious consequences. Now, researchers have discovered...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
THE GUT MYCOBIOME INFLUENCES THE METABOLISM OF PROCESSED FOODS
Studies of the microbiome in the human gut have largely overlooked non-bacterial microbes: viruses, protists, archaea and fungi. Now...
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By ScienceDaily - Mar 7, 2021
ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT STRAINS OF STAPH BACTERIA MAY BE SPREADING BETWEEN PIGS RAISED IN FACTORY FARMS
DNA sequencing of bacteria found in pigs and humans in rural eastern North Carolina, an area with concentrated industrial-scale pig-farming,...
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VIVIENNE PARRY: Should Covid-19 vaccines be mandatory for NHS staff?
NHS staff might be required to have a Covid-19 vaccine if they want to work in the health service according to indications coming from government sources, writes VIVIENNE PARRY.
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COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Cases Surpass 10K-Mark
In Maharashtra, the number of COVID-19 cases cross the 10K mark, first time since mid-October, officials said here.
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Vision Impairment Linked to High Mortality Risk
Research links high mortality risk to both mild and severe vision impairment.
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International Women's Day 2021: Choose to Challenge
International Women's Day observed annually on March 8th aims to increase women's access to leadership roles, a key step towards a more equal COVID-19 world.
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COVID Relief Bill Contains Lots of Healthcare Provisions
WASHINGTON - Both public and private health insurance would become less expensive for large numbers of people under the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill now being debated in the...
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4 Supplements That May Help Better Manage Your Anxiety, According to Experts
If you frequently feel anxious or experience other symptoms of anxiety , it's important that you talk to your doctor. There are a number of ways to manage anxiety , both on...
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CDC: In-Person Dining Adds COVID to the Community Menu
Mask mandates were associated with county level decreases in COVID-19 cases, while increases were seen when in-person restaurant dining was allowed, a modeling study found. The...
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Kids Hospitalized With COVID-19 Frequently Have Neuro Symptoms
Neurologic symptoms occurred frequently in children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19, a large case series of pediatric patients in the U.S. showed. Of 1,695 people 21...
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Another Weight-Loss Trial Win for Weekly GLP-1 Drug
When paired with lifestyle management, once-weekly semaglutide yielded significant weight loss for overweight adults with type 2 diabetes, the manufacturer-sponsored...
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The Joy And Relief People Are Feeling About Their COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID vaccines are being distributed, and you can almost hear the collective sigh of relief. There is finally a light at the end of this very long pandemic that flipped life as...