Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 vaccine to be tested in clinical trial
The University of Illinois at Chicago will soon test a vaccine for COVID-19.
Jun 15, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Early informed lung cancer patients have greater survival rates
(HealthDay)—Lung cancer patients who are given the opportunity to be informed of their diagnosis have a longer median survival time, according to a study published in the May issue of Psycho-Oncology.
May 27, 2020
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Medical research
New tool to translate communications between the microbiome and the body
A new tool developed by scientists at the Quadram Institute and Earlham Institute is helping to translate the complex communication between the microbiome and the body. The tool will be valuable for researchers trying to ...
May 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neuroscientist discusses fear and anxiety in the era of the coronavirus
If you were walking through the jungle and a tiger came lunging toward you, you would probably run. But if you spotted a tiger way off in the distance, your brain would take the time to imagine possible dangers and hatch ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do ER caregivers' on-the-job emotions affect patient care?
Doctors and nurses in emergency departments at four academic centers and four community hospitals in the Northeast reported a wide range of emotions triggered by patients, hospital resources and societal factors, according ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Health
Improve balance by lightening up about posture
Your parents told you to sit up straight. Your fitness trainer tells you to engage your core. Turns out it might be bad advice—and it could inadvertently increase the risk of falls in older adults.
Mar 25, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study in mice: Brain cells long thought of as passive play key role in memory
Microglia are resident immune cells in your brain that act as first responders, always on the lookout for trouble. Accounting for about 10% of our brain cells, they were historically thought of as passive bystanders in the ...
Feb 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study gauges efficacy of drugs against pork tapeworm
Taenia solium—also called pork tapeworm—is a parasite which causes disease around the world, particularly in very poor communities with deficient santiation and where pigs roam free. Researchers have now analyzed the ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Health
Authors say vaccine advocates must harness power of story
You know that old saw about how doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result constitutes insanity? Well, a new paper by researchers in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas ...
Jan 14, 2020
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Health
Faith community events for children: Good for the soul but lack nutrition
Childhood obesity affects about 13.7 million children and adolescents in the United States and has been increasing for more than four decades. It is a serious problem that puts children at risk for poor health and chronic ...
Nov 20, 2019
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