Hen hazard: Salmonella a threat from backyard chickens (HealthDay)—It's still not OK to kiss your chickens or your ducklings—you could catch a salmonella infection from barnyard birds. Sep 6, 2021 0 16
Metabolic changes in plasma and immune cells associated with COVID-19 severity, can predict patient survival COVID-19 patients have differing immune responses that lead to disease outcomes ranging from asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection to death. After examining the blood samples from nearly 200 COVID-19 patients, researchers have ... Sep 6, 2021 0 362
Study illuminates origins of lung cancer in never smokers A genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has found that a majority of these tumors arise from the accumulation of mutations caused by natural processes in the body. This study was conducted by ... Sep 6, 2021 0 265
Schizophrenia study suggests advanced genetic scorecard cannot predict a patient's fate With the help of cutting-edge computer programs, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai went through the genetic and medical records of more than 8,000 schizophrenia patients. They found that a tool commonly ... Sep 6, 2021 0 76
Measuring the 'reality' in virtual reality You are on a Zoom call when suddenly the audio lags behind the video. Your colleague's lips move, but it looks like a dubbed movie—a minor inconvenience. Yet this minor issue is quite detrimental for scientific experiments ... Sep 6, 2021 0 4
Urging clinics to take responsibility for IVF add-ons A new study by Queen Mary University of London, published in Social Science and Medicine warns both private and publicly funded clinics should take responsibility for what IVF add-on treatments they offer and how these are ... Sep 6, 2021 0 3
Living with COVID looks very different for front-line health workers, who are already exhausted With the Delta variant raging across New South Wales and Victoria, health services are stretched and strained. Behind the scenes is a fearful, anxious and overburdened workforce. Sep 6, 2021 0 33
Rate of heart complications low for Aussie COVID-19 patients Clinical cardiac complications were "reassuringly" uncommon among more than 600 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in 2020, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia. Sep 6, 2021 0 10
Kids need the COVID-19 jab for herd immunity James Cook University scientists have developed a new model to track the COVID pandemic—and it's telling them Australia should now prioritize delivering the Pfizer vaccine to 12-40 year-olds. Sep 6, 2021 3 17
Virtual specialists have real impact on rural stroke patients Every minute counts when a person has a suspected stroke and nowhere is time more crucial than in regional areas of New South Wales. Sep 6, 2021 0 6
