Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Improving contact-tracing apps in the COVID-19 era

An international collaboration with EPFL has developed a method to improve the performance of COVID-19 contact-tracing apps by taking into account a user's recent contacts, risk levels and shared information about tests and ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

New study sheds light on the role of prebiotics in sports nutrition

A new study has further revealed the potential for prebiotics to support athletic health and sports nutrition. The study, "Effects of 24-week prebiotic intervention on self-reported upper respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal ...

Medical research

Researchers develop novel platform to improve immunotherapy

Recent advances in immunotherapy for cancer have stimulated a plethora of studies aimed at developing T cells (white blood cells) and Natural Killer (NK) cells (immune cells with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or cells ...

Cardiology

Use of supportive palliative care lags for heart patients

While heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, relatively few of these patients receive a referral to palliative care focusing on quality of life and value-based treatment decisions.

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