Archive: 19/07/2021

High respiratory efforts in COVID-19 patients could result in self-inflicted lung injury

The impact of high breathing efforts on the lungs of patients suffering with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 has been investigated by researchers at the University of Warwick, who assessed the likelihood of resulting ...

Jul 19, 2021

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Disrupting and restoring expression of ASD-associated gene in mice alters sociability

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Boston has found that disrupting and restoring the expression of a gene associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in mice can alter their degree of sociability. ...

Jul 19, 2021 report

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Can parkruns be an antidote to pandemic pressures?

Academics from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have published a research paper explaining why parkruns are so popular, particularly among those in managerial and professional positions.

Jul 19, 2021

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Personalized immunotherapy response studied in body-on-a-chip cancer models

Wake Forest researchers and clinicians are using patient-specific tumor 'organoid' models as a preclinical companion platform to better evaluate immunotherapy treatment for appendiceal cancer, one of the rarest cancers affecting ...

Jul 19, 2021

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'Freedom day' in England as virus ramps up in Asia

England lifted most pandemic restrictions Monday despite surging infections and dire warnings from experts, as the Delta variant sweeps parts of Europe and Asia, where new cases are threatening to scupper the upcoming Tokyo ...

Jul 19, 2021

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Dutch watchdog fines Italian drug company for surcharge

Italian pharmaceutical Leadiant has been fined almost 20 million euros for allegedly overcharging for medicine used to treat a rare cholesterol disease, the Dutch consumer watchdog said on Monday.

Jul 19, 2021

Iran imposes week-long lockdown of Tehran as virus surges

Iran on Monday imposed a week-long lockdown on the capital, Tehran, and the surrounding region as the country struggles with another surge in the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported.

Jul 19, 2021

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Promoting physical activity is key to achieving U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

New evidence supports integrating strategies to promote increased physical activity as a key part of the action plan for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, finds a new study led by researchers at ...

Jul 19, 2021

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New initiative to help people with high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease

In the United States, nearly half of all adults (56 million or 48.6%) over 40 years of age have blood cholesterol levels that put them at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), increasing the possibility ...

Jul 19, 2021

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COVID data is complex, changeable and difficult for the public to track in real time

Throughout the pandemic, public health decisions have been based on the government's interpretation of data. With COVID restrictions lifting in England on Monday July 19, that onus will now fall primarily on the general public—and ...

Jul 19, 2021

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