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Researchers from Universite Grenoble Alpes have been investigating the changes in the Omicron variant RBD and how they affect ACE2 binding.Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
Researchers from the Management and Science University in Malaysia have used computational tools to investigate the new variant.Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in with you, chatting for 11 to 20 minutes, perhaps answering a question you contacted her office with, or asking how you're responding to a medication change.Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
“An independent analysis shows that payments for cancer care will be slashed by close to 45% causing cancer clinics to close and massively raising your healthcare costs”Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
A new study has focussed on determining the levels of nAb in individuals who received the second and third doses of the RNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna.Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
The scanR high-content screening station provides fully automated image acquisition and data analysis. Version 3.3 improves the deep-learning technology’s capabilities to reliably separate objects in biological samples using instance...Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
Canopy Biosciences, a Bruker Company, today announced the launch of a first in a series of assay kits for ChipCytometry, a quantitative, high dynamic range and high-resolution multiplexing technology for spatial proteomics.Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will lead projects aimed at identifying new solutions to help prevent antimicrobial-resistant infections and their spread.Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
A combination of vaccination and naturally acquired infection appears to boost the production of maximally potent antibodies against the COVID-19 virus, new UCLA research finds.Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from THE MEDICAL NEWS
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) is the development of computer systems that are able to perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence. AI/ML is used by people every day, for example, while using smart home...Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from Medical Daily
The fast-spreading omicron variant is already in the U.S., causing many people to worry, even those vaccinated against COVID-19.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Home Health Care News
While most states have seen an increase in the size of their home care workforce, the nursing home workforce has experienced a slight decrease, a new analysis shows. This growth and decline took place between 2009 and 2021. The analysis...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Home Health Care News
A month after the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better bill, LeadingAge and other aging services organizations are urging lawmakers not to reduce the legislation’s investments into home- and community-based services....Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Home Health Care News
In 2013, the Obama administration included live-in caregivers in U.S. wage and overtime law. Previously, those caregivers – along with salaried workers – had been exempt from overtime provisions. The administration’s goal at the time was...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
Studies are underway in test tubes and animals to determine whether the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus can slip past the immune protection of vaccination or a previous infection.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
From more than 3,000 older adults with the eye disease, researchers found those who had surgery were about 30% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's in the coming years.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
New research suggests that Black women have more than three times the risk for lymphedema -- a side effect of breast cancer treatment that can lead to swelling in the arms and legs -- compared to white women.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
New research has revealed how humans evolved greater resistance against anthrax multiple times during history: when they developed a diet of more ruminants, and when agricultural practices took hold.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
Treatment targeting immune-regulating neutrophil activation may reduce pathological thrombosis in COVID-19 patients, researchers report.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Living Well News -- ScienceDaily
Whether it's a dollop on your morning cereal or a simple snack on the go, a daily dose of yogurt could be the next go-to food for people with high blood pressure, according to new research.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
Study analyzes grid stability under a scenario in which wind, water and solar energy sources plus storage power 100% of U.S. energy needs for all purposes. It finds that blackouts can be avoided with short-duration batteries while...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
Although the primary focus of clinical burnout has been health care professionals -- with good reason -- a new model suggests adding the patient could improve chronic condition outcomes.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
In April 2020, the Toronto-based Canadian Women's Foundation launched the “signal for help,” a hand gesture that has led to the rescue of endangered women.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
Whether a Christmas tree is real or artificial, there is plenty you can do to reduce the chance that it will trigger an allergy or asthma attack, doctors say.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Medical Xpress - Feature story
In humans, aging is often associated with changes in sleeping patterns, cognitive abilities and functional network connectivity (i.e., the strength with which activity in different brain regions correlates over time). While many...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
researchers found that those taking Viagra were 69% less likely to develop Alzheimer's, when compared to non-users. And lab experiments showed that the medication seemed to target part of the underlying disease process in Alzheimer's.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
A new study confirms that most dog breeds are now highly inbred, increasing a dog's risk of health problems.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
If one of your parents majored in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) field, there's a better chance you'll also major and persist in a STEM field, according to a new study.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed the first metal-organic framework (MOFs) antibody-drug delivery system that has the potential to fast-track potent new therapies for cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
The last common ancestor of chimps, gorillas and humans developed an increased resistance toward cobra venom, according to new research.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Living Well News -- ScienceDaily
Many people experience forgetfulness as they age, but it's often difficult to tell if these memory issues are a normal part of aging or a sign of something more serious. A new study finds that a simple, self-administered test can...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Living Well News -- ScienceDaily
As many as a half of all drinkers underestimated how drunk they were, judging themselves still safe to drive despite having exceeded the legal driving limit.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
Although many people lose their nerve and panic when they see a spider, only very few of the creatures are actually dangerous. The black widow, however, is a force to be reckoned with: it catches its prey by means of nerve poison -- to...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a growing global health challenge and poses a substantial economic burden. A large-scale epidemiologic study has identified links between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists in recent years have developed ways to measure biological age by tracking chemical changes in DNA that occur naturally as people age but occur at different times in different people. These so-called 'epigenetic clocks' have...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
If you can't stop saying or doing things that you later regret, here's a diagnostic test for you: Researchers have pioneered a way to better determine when acting on one's worst impulses verges on pathological. Turns out, acting more...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
Wildfire smoke contains microparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier, triggering neurotoxic effects.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
CRISPR is widely used to target specific cell types, but only one at a time. Researchers have now developed methods to edit genes in multiple organisms within a diverse community of microbes simultaneously, a first step toward editing...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
New research has led to a promising potential therapy for neonatal jaundice that's more safe, simple and convenient than the blood transfusions currently given to babies suffering from the most dangerous forms of the condition.Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
In a discovery that could one day benefit people suffering from traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia, researchers have identified the characteristics of more than 100 memory-sensitive neurons that play a central...Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
A recent phase II clinical trial results suggest that the monoclonal antibody hu14.18K322A could help change treatment of children with high-risk neuroblastoma.Monday, December 6, 2021 from Home Health Care News
Home health providers have felt the full force of the U.S. nursing shortage this year. But it’s important to remember that some of those pressures are short term in nature and tied to the public health emergency, LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq:...Monday, December 6, 2021 from Home Health Care News
Despite Humana Inc.’s (NYSE: HUM) dedication to value-based care models in its own network, it still finds a lot of value from a business perspective in the fee-for-service (FFS) model for home health care. Now that the Louisville-based...Monday, December 6, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
The end of Canada’s ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood based on sexual orientation alone may soon be history.Monday, December 6, 2021 from Home Health Care News
In 2020, Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) announced that it would be investing $1 billion in a relatively new primary care company: VillageMD. Since that point, the home- and community-focused VillageMD has thrived in the...Monday, December 6, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
Psychedelic therapy focused on psilocybin has received new interest as a potential treatment against anxiety, depression and other mental illness.Monday, December 6, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
As scientists hunt for alternatives for people who can't access vaccines for COVID-19, they are searching underwater in unexpected places to study the therapeutic potential of edible marine algae.Monday, December 6, 2021 from WebMD Health Headlines
The idea of blending health care with fitness has been intensifying in recent years. CrossFit's announcement is just the latest salvo.Monday, December 6, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
A research team has succeeded in producing two molecules that are otherwise only formed by microorganisms from extremely contaminated wastewater in an abandoned mine in South Korea. The method, which took four years to develop, could...Monday, December 6, 2021 from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily
A special form of four-stranded DNA, recently seen in human cells, has been found to interact with a gene that causes Cockayne Syndrome when faulty.