New algorithm can predict advanced liver disease (HealthDay)—A model that uses routine primary care data can predict the risk for advanced liver disease, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in BMJ Open. Mar 3, 2021 0 5
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. Using two different viruses as vehicles, they administered specific tumor components in experiments ... Mar 3, 2021 0 93
Presence and prevalence of salivary gland ectasia and oral disease in COVID-19 survivors The clinical picture of COVID-19 in various target organs has been extensively studied and described, but relatively little is known about the characteristics of oral cavity involvement. The study "Frequent and Persistent ... Mar 3, 2021 0 8
New, highly precise 'clock' can measure biological age Using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, researchers at the University of Cologne have developed an 'aging clock' that reads the biological age of an organism directly from its gene expression, the transcriptome. ... Mar 3, 2021 0 14
Diagnosis of genetic condition could help patients stop smoking and prevent lung disease New research shows that people diagnosed with a genetic condition, called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), are far more likely to stop smoking and therefore prevent the development of lung disease. Mar 3, 2021 0 2
Solid sign-ups for Biden's new 'Obamacare' coverage offer More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden reopened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday. Mar 3, 2021 0 2
Top US health official says not time to end COVID-19 curbs A top US health official warned Wednesday that measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 had to stay in place if the pandemic is to be beaten, after Texas dropped its mask-wearing mandate. Mar 3, 2021 0 5
Incentives can reduce alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native people The researchers' findings showed that participants who were given A low-cost, easy-to-administer intervention that uses small prizes and other incentives to reward alcohol abstinence can serve as an effective tool to reduce ... Mar 3, 2021 0 18
Study reveals details of immune defense guidance system At the beginning of an immune response, a molecule known to mobilize immune cells into the bloodstream, where they home in on infection sites, rapidly shifts position, a new study shows. Researchers say this indirectly amplifies ... Mar 3, 2021 0 71
Forecast: The impacts of vaccines and variants on the U.S. COVID-19 trajectory In a report summary released today Thomas McAndrew, a computational scientist and assistant professor at Lehigh University's College of Health includes probabilistic forecasts of the impact of vaccines and variants on the ... Mar 3, 2021 0 5
