Archive: 10/11/2020

Using metagenomic sequencing to quickly identify pathogens in body fluids

A team of researchers from the University of California San Francisco, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has found that it is possible to use metagenomic sequencing to quickly identify pathogens ...

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No, your birth control won't cause depression

Women who struggle with mental illness often don't take the most effective birth control methods because they worry the hormones in these contraceptives can trigger depression and suicide, a myth that has been perpetuated ...

Nov 10, 2020

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Babies breastfed for longer gain emotional benefits

Children who are breastfed for three months or more develop fewer behavioural difficulties than those who are not, research suggests.

Nov 10, 2020

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COVID-19 vaccine: Reliable communications needed to beat 'infodemic' of misinformation

A coordinated program to combat anti-vaxx misinformation and encourage confidence in a COVID-19 vaccine is essential if a take-up target of eight in ten people in the UK is to be achieved, according Oxford Professor Melinda ...

Nov 10, 2020

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Scientists speed up artificial organoid growth and selection

The method currently used to produce stem cell-derived tissues has a very limited throughput. By semi-automating tissue differentiation, researchers from MIPT and Harvard have made the process nearly four times faster without ...

Nov 10, 2020

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Q&A: Finding treatments for muscular dystrophy starts with understanding the condition better

Muscular dystrophy, a condition that affects the body's muscles, comes with progressive muscle weakness and prolonged periods of muscle tightness. An estimated 975,000 to 3 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with ...

Nov 10, 2020

Learning the lessons of COVID-19: Protecting cancer services and research through the pandemic

It's going to be a tough winter for all of us.

Nov 10, 2020

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Scientists develop next-generation immunotherapy now entering early phase clinical trials

Cancer Research UK scientists have invented a new experimental drug that aims to harness the full power of the body's own immune system, launching a two-pronged response against cancer, according to a study published in Nature ...

Nov 10, 2020

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Assessing risk of heart disease no different for individuals with obesity

The standard approach of assessing long-term risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) works just as well for patients who are overweight as they do for patients at an optimal weight, according to a new study ...

Nov 10, 2020

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Study finds that lovers perform better than random pairs in collaborative creative tasks

Love and romantic relationships are the core inspiration for countless literary and artistic works, including poems, songs, novels and movies. Over the past few decades, some psychology researchers have conducted studies ...

Nov 10, 2020 feature

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