Archive: 04/08/2021

New strategy for precise isolation and molecular analysis of circulating tumor cells and fusion cells

A century ago, German pathologist Otto Aichel discovered that tumor cells could fuse with immune cells, forming fusion cells with both immune cell motility and tumorigenic ability of tumor cells, which are more likely to ...

Aug 4, 2021

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Understanding the inflammation that causes death in COVID-19 patients

As clinical evidence mounts that the leading cause of death in COVID-19 patients is the dangerous condition known as a cytokine storm, University of Alberta researchers have identified a protein in the blood that could be ...

Aug 4, 2021

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Study links economic mobility to racial mortality gaps

A new study suggests structural racism measured by the racial economic mobility gap between Black and White persons with a similar parental income (as an indicator of similar childhood socioeconomic status) is strongly associated ...

Aug 4, 2021

Eating more plant foods may lower heart disease risk in young adults, older women

Eating more nutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age, according to two research studies published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

Aug 4, 2021

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New York imposes Covid pass as virus returns to China's Wuhan

New York on Tuesday announced the introduction of a de facto vaccine pass for some public spaces, as China's Wuhan said it would test all 11 million residents after the coronavirus returned to the place where it first emerged.

Aug 4, 2021

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'Triple contagion': How fears influence coronavirus transmission

A new mathematical model for predicting infectious disease outbreaks incorporates fear—both of disease and of vaccines—to better understand how pandemics can occur in multiple waves of infections, like those we are seeing ...

Aug 4, 2021

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New eviction moratorium in much of US as Delta variant spreads

Under pressure from progressive Democrats, US health authorities on Tuesday declared a new moratorium on tenant evictions until October in much of the country, citing public health risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug 4, 2021

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CHEST releases new guidelines for antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released new clinical guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) management, "Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert ...

Aug 4, 2021

Studies of COVID-19 risk in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis appear biased

A systematic evaluation of research on the risk and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis treated with biological therapies has found high risk of bias in all of the studies, among other ...

Aug 4, 2021

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Prolonged sitting linked to impaired work performance during the COVID-19 pandemic

In a study published in the Journal of Occupational Health, workers who had to sit for long periods of time during the COVID-19 pandemic reported worsened job performance.

Aug 4, 2021

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