Archive: 17/02/2022

COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced lung cancer clinical trial enrollment

Enrollment in lung cancer clinical trials declined 14 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official journal of the International Association for the ...

Feb 17, 2022

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Dendrites may help neurons perform complicated calculations

Within the human brain, neurons perform complex calculations on information they receive. Researchers at MIT have now demonstrated how dendrites—branch-like extensions that protrude from neurons—help to perform those ...

Feb 17, 2022

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Pressure to feel good associated with poorer individual wellbeing in happier countries: study

In countries with higher national happiness, citizens who perceive societal pressure to be happy report poorer wellbeing than those in countries with lower national happiness, finds a study published in Scientific Reports.

Feb 17, 2022

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MRI may lower breast cancer deaths from variants in 3 genes

Annual MRI screenings starting at ages 30 to 35 may reduce breast-cancer mortality by more than 50% among women who carry certain genetic changes in three genes, according to a comparative modeling analysis to be published ...

Feb 17, 2022

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S. African regulator approves Merck's anti-COVID pill

South Africa's health products regulator said on Thursday it had approved the use of Merck's COVID-19 pill for high-risk adults.

Feb 17, 2022

Gambling: What happens in the brain when we get hooked, and how to regain control

Many people turned to online gambling during the pandemic. And while a large proportion of us are able to gamble recreationally, without serious negative impact, the pandemic has led to a rise in gambling addictions. In the ...

Feb 17, 2022

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New resource stores and visualizes data to improve responses to global nutrition challenges

A completed puzzle tells a story more effectively than any individual piece could on its own, but every piece is necessary to complete the image. That's an analogy for how the Global Nutrition and Health Atlas—a public ...

Feb 17, 2022

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Scientists discover how our circadian rhythm can be both strong and flexible

From tiny fruit flies to human beings, all animals on Earth maintain their daily rhythms based on their internal circadian clock. The circadian clock enables organisms to undergo rhythmic changes in behavior and physiology ...

Feb 17, 2022

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Pandemic living: Americans should adjust rules, behaviors to reflect risk but also respect individual choices

As more governors end mask mandates, and as omicron fades and a range of new of anti-COVID tools emerge, risk-reduction experts say that now is the time to redefine pandemic living.

Feb 17, 2022

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Whole genome sequencing detects the most common inherited neurological diseases

Scientists have found whole genome sequencing (WGS) can quickly and accurately detect the most common inherited neurological disorders—something previously thought to be impossible—with the results supporting the use ...

Feb 17, 2022

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