Archive: 09/12/2021

Violence increased most in marginalized neighborhoods early in the COVID-19 pandemic

During the first five months of the pandemic in 2020, low-income communities of color experienced significantly greater increases in firearm violence, homicides and assaults compared to more affluent, white neighborhoods. ...

Dec 9, 2021

Progress on England's mental health services 'requires improvement,' finds panel

An expert panel chaired by UCL's Professor Dame Jane Dacre has concluded the UK Government's overall progress to achieve its nine key commitments on mental health services "requires improvement."

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Breast cancer patients with estrogen receptor mutations may benefit from early switch to fulvestrant/palbociclib

Among patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer treated with an aromatase inhibitor plus palbociclib (Ibrance), those who displayed a rising ESR1 mutation detected in their blood before disease progression doubled ...

Dec 9, 2021

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New 3D imaging method may help doctors better determine prostate cancer aggressiveness

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men, and for men in the United States, it's the second leading cause of death.

Dec 9, 2021

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New technology is one step closer to targeted gene therapy

Gene therapy is a powerful developing technology that has the potential to address myriad diseases. For example, Huntington's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder, is caused by a mutation in a single gene, and if researchers ...

Dec 9, 2021

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SARS-CoV-2 mutations come and go, and physicians' advice remains the same: Please vaccinate

Mayo Clinic experts say that regardless of the variant, prevention of infection works. The vaccines reduce and prevent hospitalization and death based on current knowledge. If a person can get vaccinated or is eligible for ...

Dec 9, 2021

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Head-mounted microscope allows long-term brain imaging in freely moving mice

Researchers have developed the first detachable head-mounted photoacoustic microscope for imaging brain activity in freely moving mice. Because the device can be removed after imaging, it enables long-term studies that could ...

Dec 9, 2021

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Two organizations issue new joint coronary artery revascularization guideline

People who have heart artery-opening procedures, called coronary artery revascularization, experience similar outcomes regardless of gender or race; thus the use of invasive heart procedures should not be limited among women ...

Dec 9, 2021

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Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Jordan, the West Bank, and Syria

Analysis of a December 2020 survey conducted in Jordan, the West Bank, and Syria finds that about two-thirds of participants were unwilling or hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Sima Zein of the American University ...

Dec 9, 2021

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Are scientists homing in on a cure for Parkinson's disease?

A molecule that shows promise in preventing Parkinson's disease has been refined by scientists at the University of Bath in the UK, and has the potential to be developed into a drug to treat the deadly neurodegenerative disease.

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