Health
Researchers find ways to help teens get more sleep
Adjusting to a new sleep schedule at the start of the school year can lead to disturbed rest, daytime fatigue and changes in mood and focus for teens.
Oct 3, 2022
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Health
Air pollution, including during wildfires, shows ill effects in children
New research linking air pollution data from federal monitors in the Sacramento area of California, including during significant fires, is showing ill effects of pollution exposure among children, a new University of California, ...
Aug 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Phase I of first-in-human clinical trial of bifunctional immunotherapeutic for advanced solid tumor cancers
Physicians and scientists at the University of Minnesota have opened a new solid tumor cancer clinical trial and have treated their first patient with HCW9218, an injectable, bifunctional immunotherapeutic, developed by HCW ...
May 20, 2022
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Cardiology
Telestroke program prevents unnecessary hospital transfers, decreases rural healthcare disparities
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Telestroke Program has made expert stroke care quickly available to patients, even at rural facilities with limited staffing. A new study ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Pediatrics
Remote asthma link keeps kids on preventive health track during COVID-19 school closures
A UMass Chan Medical School pilot study in which Central Massachusetts parents of children with asthma were sent text message medication reminders during the COVID-19 pandemic school closures demonstrated feasibility and ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What parents need to know about kids and COVID-19
Already weary from two years of navigating parenthood during a pandemic, parents are facing a new stress: What to think about surging numbers of kids diagnosed and hospitalized with COVID-19.
Jan 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Understanding the brain's visual system could inform the development of better artificial systems
For most of us, vision is a major part of how we perceive the world, as it provides a constant stream of information about the objects that surround us. Yet there's a lot scientists still don't know about how our brains gather ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Health informatics
New analysis: More US adults identify as disabled; ethnic and socioeconomic disparities persist
A new analysis led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers finds that the number of U.S. adults who report they have a disability is 27%, representing 67 million adults, an increase of 1% since the data were last analyzed in ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover that cancer uses sugar residue to evade immune cells
A team of South Dakota State University chemistry researchers uncovered how cancer cells utilize a simple sugar residue to disguise themselves from the immune system. What they learned will help scientists develop more effective ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 has spurred investments in air filtration for K-12 schools, but technologies aren't an instant fix
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to indoor air quality and the effect that ventilation has on reducing disease transmission in indoor spaces. A recent infrastructure survey reported that of the nearly ...
Aug 25, 2021
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