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17/08/2021

Archive: 17/08/2021

EXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?

U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines' effectiveness is declining. A look at what we ...

Aug 17, 2021

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Team develops AI to decode brain signals and predict behavior

An artificial neural network (AI) designed by an international team involving UCL can translate raw data from brain activity, paving the way for new discoveries and a closer integration between technology and the brain.

Aug 17, 2021

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Researcher examines damaging effects of teeth-whitening products on dental cells

A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto highlights the extensive damage that can be caused by common tooth-whitening agents.

Aug 17, 2021

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Access to care for minority Medicare patients is worse than that of non-minority patients

Saint Louis University research has found that Medicare patients who belong to racial and ethnic minority groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Native American) experience worse access to and quality of ambulatory ...

Aug 17, 2021

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Team achieves cancer therapy breakthrough in vitro using 'self-assembled' drugs

One of the most challenging aspects of cancer treatment is the huge variety of different tumors that can occur with each one potentially requiring a different solution because unfortunately, one drug does not fit all. In ...

Aug 17, 2021

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Black patients more likely to have had strokes prior to COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Black patients

Black COVID-19 patients are more likely to have experienced strokes prior to their diagnosis than their non-Black counterparts, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They said this may be one ...

Aug 17, 2021

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Over 604,000 emergency ambulance calls for COVID in UK first wave, survey reveals

Over 600,000 emergency calls to 999 during the first wave of the pandemic were for suspected COVID, with ambulances sent in almost 80% of cases and 43% of patients being conveyed to hospitals, a major new survey of UK ambulance ...

Aug 17, 2021

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Vaccine stockpiling by nations could lead to increase in COVID-19 cases, novel variant emergence

The allocation of COVID-19 vaccine between countries has thus far tended toward vaccine nationalism, wherein countries stockpile vaccines to prioritize access for their citizenry over equitable vaccine sharing. The extent ...

Aug 17, 2021

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Moderna vaccine gives bigger antibody boost than Pfizer in elderly, say researchers

Early results from a new study led by researchers from the University of Toronto and Sinai Health reveals subtle differences between the immune responses of long-term care residents receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna ...

Aug 17, 2021

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Engineers grow 3D bioprinted blood vessel

Vascular diseases such as aneurysms, peripheral artery disease and clots inside blood vessels account for 31% of global deaths. Despite this clinical burden, cardiovascular drug advancements have slowed over the past 20 years. ...

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