Archive: 06/05/2021

India sees record COVID-19 deaths, new cases in 24 hours

India saw record new jumps in COVID-19 cases and deaths on Thursday, dashing tentative hopes that a catastrophic recent surge that has stretched hospitals to the limit might be easing.

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Sydney hunts source of COVID outbreak, New Zealand suspends travel bubble

Sydney health authorities were on Thursday hunting the source of their first local COVID-19 cases in more than a month, as New Zealand paused a quarantine-free travel bubble with the city.

May 6, 2021

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New method identifies tau aggregates occurring in healthy body structures

It turns out that not all build-ups of tau protein are bad, and a team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania developed a method to show that. Using mammalian cell models, the ...

May 6, 2021

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Breathing problems are the second most common symptom of heart attacks

One in four heart attack patients have atypical symptoms such as breathing difficulties, extreme exhaustion, and abdominal pain, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal—Acute Cardiovascular Care, ...

May 6, 2021

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Earswitch to allow people with MND to communicate again using hidden, tiny ear muscle

A revolutionary assistive technology being developed by GP Dr. Nick Gompertz with a team of researchers at the University of Bath hopes to offer people with conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) new ways of communicating ...

May 6, 2021

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Researchers find possible novel migraine therapy

By discovering a potential new cellular mechanism for migraines, researchers may have also found a new way to treat chronic migraine.

May 6, 2021

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New mutation raises risk for AFib, heart failure for people of color

A new mutation found in a gene associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation poses a significantly increased risk for heart failure in Black people.

May 6, 2021

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340B hospitals offer more assistance removing barriers to medication access

According to a new study published in the journal Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program provide more medication access services—which are services that ...

May 6, 2021

Countries denied access to medicines and vaccines they help develop

A Yale-led study reveals that new medicines and vaccines approved for use in the United States are often unavailable in countries that hosted their clinical trials, suggesting that the benefits of drug research are not being ...

May 6, 2021

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First nation-wide data shows 2 doses of Pfizer vaccine highly effective against COVID infection, hospitalization, death

Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provide more than 95% protection against infection, hospitalisation, severe illness, and death, including among the elderly, according to the first national-level observational ...

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