Psychology & Psychiatry
Research examines why mask usage in Japan persists
When you think of Japan in the age of COVID, you might imagine a crowd of people wearing masks. But why do so many Japanese people wear masks?
Nov 2, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Stigma-coping intervention empowers people with HIV and drug use to engage in health, substance use care
Stigma negatively impacts the health of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those with HIV who inject drugs experience stigma on multiple levels. Stigma leads to impaired utilization and retention in addiction ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Other
HPV infection highly prevalent among organ transplant recipients
A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals an association between the human papillomavirus (betaPV) infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in organ transplant recipients.
Jul 12, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers discuss plans for developing human model organs on plastic chips
(Medical Xpress)—A diverse group of speakers at this year's American Society for Microbiology-Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting held last week, outlined their work and plans for the future on developing ...
Neuroscience
Researchers create a novel method of bioprinting neuron cells
A group of researchers including a Concordia Ph.D. student have developed a new method of bioprinting adult neuron cells. They're using a new laser-assisted technology that maintains high levels of cell viability and functionality.
Sep 15, 2021
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Surgery
Italian-Chinese medical team to perform first head transplant
An Italian-Chinese medical team plan to perform the world's first head transplant in China, one of the surgeons said Friday, amid concerns over medical ethics in the country.
Sep 11, 2015
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Medical research
Mapping proteins key to human health and immune system
Proteins, the building block for all living organisms, are the ultimate transformers – able to splice and switch roles and functions within the human body. But when these changes go wrong, diseases such as cancers and ...
Feb 17, 2012
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Health
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields
Living near farmland can significantly increase people's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, new research shows. This chemical has been connected to health concerns, including ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Medical research
Team to use 'organ-on-a-chip' microdevices to evaluate therapies for lethal radiation exposure
A team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has received a $5.6 million grant award from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use its Organs-on-Chips technology ...
Aug 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mystery still shrouds COVID-19 origin
While many scientists are racing to find vaccines to tame the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, other researchers are probing the past, trying to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of the virus: exactly where it came ...
Dec 1, 2020
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