Genetics
Cats might be purrfect model for human genetics research
Dogs may be man's best friend, but cats may hold critical keys to humans' health.
Jul 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Spirituality can promote the health of breast cancer survivors
Throughout her 20-year career as a nurse practitioner, Jennifer Hulett noticed survivors of breast cancer would often express gratitude for being alive and mention God or a divine acknowledgement that had improved their health ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Medications
Family support key to overcoming barriers to HIV treatment in Africa
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that physical mobility, transportation and financial issues pose the biggest barriers to accessing HIV treatment for older adults in South Africa, where 20 to 30 percent ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 reinfection rate less than 1% for those with severe illness
A review of more than 9,000 U.S. patients with severe COVID-19 infection showed less than 1% contracted the illness again, with an average reinfection time of 3.5 months after an initial positive test. Those are the findings ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Health
Nursing shortage affects rural Missourians more, study finds
While the United States faces a nationwide nursing shortage, a recent study at the University of Missouri found rural Missouri counties experience nursing shortages at a greater rate than the state's metropolitan counties. ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Health
Drivers with shift work sleep disorder 3 times more likely to be in crash
People who work nontraditional work hours, such as 11 p.m.-7 a.m., or the 'graveyard' shift, are more likely than people with traditional daytime work schedules to develop a chronic medical condition—shift work sleep disorder—that ...
May 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researcher studies rise of tick-borne diseases in Midwest
When Ram Raghavan heard from a former colleague at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that a 7-year-old girl had died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever as the result of a tick bite, he thought of his own daughter, ...
May 13, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Breakthrough could lead to early detection of pregnancy complications
The quest to create safer, more successful pregnancies is one of the top goals of modern science. While pregnancy is better understood today than ever before, with improvements in technology helping to lower the risk of negative ...
May 12, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
A low-cost, portable device that can apply non-invasive bioluminescent imaging technology in animals, humans
A biochemical reaction between an enzyme called luciferase and oxygen causes fireflies to glow and is considered one of the most well-known examples of bioluminescence in nature. Now, an international team of researchers ...
May 11, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds people of color more likely to participate in cancer clinical trials
People of color, those with a higher income and younger individuals are more likely to participate in clinical trials during their cancer treatment according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
Apr 28, 2021
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