Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers

Residents of some parts of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Components ID'd for ideal acne severity global grading tool

(HealthDay) -- Using an established method for consensus building, experts have identified the essential clinical components and features for an acne severity global grading tool, according to research published in the August ...

Pediatrics

Lower self-perception observed in children with amblyopia

(HealthDay)—Children with amblyopia have significantly lower mean peer acceptance and physical competence scores at age 3 to 7 years, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Oncology & Cancer

Attractive drug candidate identified to target glioma brain tumors

In a paper published today in Cancer Research, researchers: 1) identify a biomarker enzyme associated with aggressive glioma brain tumors, 2) reveal the regulatory mechanism for that enzyme, and 3) demonstrate potent efficacy, ...

Addiction

Teens increasingly choose pot over alcohol, cigarettes

The "gateway pattern" of adolescent substance use is changing, and marijuana is increasingly the first substance in the sequence of adolescent drug use, according researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...

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