Addiction
With new campaign, Philly recruits former smokers to encourage current ones to quit
A new city antismoking campaign is highlighting Philadelphians' stories about quitting to encourage others to do the same.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID vaccines averted infection in 10% of patient-facing healthcare staff during second wave
The rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout from December 2020 averted infection in a large proportion of NHS hospital workers in England during the second wave of the pandemic, suggests research published by The BMJ today.
Jul 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID hospitalizations and deaths are rising faster than cases, but that doesn't mean more severe disease
Australia is currently in its third omicron wave (second if you live in Western Australia). This one is caused by the subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.
Jul 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
Research finds how brain inflammation may link Alzheimer's risk, sleep disturbance
A multisite research team from the University of California, Irvine, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wake Forest University has discovered that brain inflammation may link Alzheimer's disease risk with sleep disturbance, ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Health
Our lab found heat plus humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize
Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes—lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a lot of people are asking is: "When will it get too hot for normal daily activity ...
Jul 7, 2022
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Cardiology
The impact of climate change on cardiovascular mortality
Two new University of Pennsylvania studies led by LDI Senior Fellow and Perelman School of Medicine cardiologist Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH are bringing a greater focus on the increasing health threat of extreme heat waves and ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Health
Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties
Every year, almost 1 in 6 Americans gets a foodborne illness, and about 3,000 people die from it, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Picnics and parties where food sits out for hours are a ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Using acoustic tweezers to deform leukemia cells
A team of researchers at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles has found that acoustic tweezers can be used to deform leukemia cells in useful ways. In their paper published in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, ...
Health
Risk of death surges when extreme heat and air pollution coincide
Heat waves and air pollution are harmful, even deadly, and both are predicted to increase in frequency due to climate change. A team of researchers from USC is helping shed light on the health risks by assessing six years ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers uncover brain waves related to social behavior
Researchers at Tohoku University and the University of Tokyo have discovered electrical wave patterns in the brain related to social behavior in mice. They also observed that mice showing signs of stress, depression, or autism ...
Jun 24, 2022
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