Archive: 27/12/2021

Study demonstrates a novel approach to target enhancer-addicted cancers

While researchers have identified several genes that drive prostate cancer, a new study published in Nature reveals the puppet master controlling the strings.

Dec 27, 2021

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Tiny device with a titanic impact: How neurosurgeons are treating one of the most dangerous brain aneurysms

Even as scientists in dozens of disciplines have turned their attention to the urgent needs of the global pandemic, an elite cadre of surgeon-scientists in the United States has been focusing on a potentially deadly brain ...

Dec 27, 2021 feature

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Newly developed injectable, adhesive surgical gel to prevent scar tissue

Up to 90% of patients who undergo open abdominal or pelvic surgery develop postoperative adhesions, or scar tissue. Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical approaches can reduce the severity of the adhesions, but the scar ...

Dec 27, 2021

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How long do lockdowns keep people at home?

(HealthDay)—Lockdowns keep people home for a few weeks, but they lose their luster after a few months, claims a new study that comes as many countries consider a return to lockdowns to slow the renewed spread of COVID-19.

Dec 27, 2021

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Omicron cases pass U.S. peak seen with delta, but with fewer hospitalizations

(HealthDay)—COVID-19 is again surging throughout the United States, with the Omicron variant already outpacing this summer's Delta variant in the rate of daily cases.

Dec 27, 2021

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Fiber, FODMAP, micronutrient intake lower in patients with active IBD

(HealthDay)—Compared with individuals without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), those with active IBD have lower intakes of fiber; fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP); and ...

Dec 27, 2021

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Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year's celebrations

After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium's word of the year, "knaldrang!"—the urge to party, the need to let loose. Yet as New Year celebrations approach, the omicron ...

Dec 27, 2021

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France weighs new Covid restrictions in Omicron fight

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce new COVID measures on Monday as the country braces for a new surge in cases due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.

Dec 27, 2021

China's Xi'an imposes 'strictest' controls to halt Covid outbreak

The locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an on Monday tightened COVID-19 controls to the "strictest" level, banning residents from driving cars around town in an effort to control the country's worst outbreak in 21 months.

Dec 27, 2021

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Israeli hospital starts 4th jab trial as ministry weighs rollout

An Israeli hospital launched a clinical trial Monday on the impact of a fourth shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, as the health ministry weighs a national fourth jab rollout.

Dec 27, 2021

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