The WHO mission to China to uncover the origins of the coronavirus has failed to identify the animal source, scientists said Tuesday. Experts believe the disease—which has gone on to kill more than 2.3 million people worldwide—originated in bats and could have been transmitted to humans via another mammal. While transmission from animals was the likely route, so far “the […]
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With the aid of sophisticated machine learning, researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine demonstrated that a tool they developed can rapidly predict mortality for patients facing transfer between hospitals in order to access higher-acuity care. This research, published today in PLOS One, could help physicians, patients and their families avoid unnecessary hospital transfers and low-value […]
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When her gynecologist recommended genetic testing, Mai Tran was reluctant. “I didn’t really want to do it,” recalled Tran, who had just turned 21 and was living in New York City, “but she kept on emailing me about it and was really adamant that I do it.” Tran knew she had an elevated risk of developing breast cancer because of […]
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Peter Daszak and Hung Nguyen-Viet, members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk at a park of their hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Aly SongWUHAN, China (Reuters) – Members of a World Health Organization-led team looking for clues about the origins of COVID-19 will hold […]
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An analysis of Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California early in the COVID-19 pandemic found racial and ethnic disparities in the likelihood of testing positive for the coronavirus, but no significant disparities in mortality among those who were hospitalized. According to the study published Feb. 8 in Annals of Internal Medicine, Latino patients were nearly 4 times as likely as […]
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In the last year, TikTok has brought on a whole mess of viral tips, tricks and trends to improve how we make pasta (the feta one is really that good, try it), how we clean and even how we work and workout from home. So don’t be surprised if your “For You” page serves up some other fitness game-changers, including […]
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The faster-spreading COVID strain first found in the U.K. is now moving rapidly through the U.S., a new study found, and will be the dominant strain "in a matter of weeks." Cases with the new strain are doubling every week and a half, mimicking its spread in other countries. The variant, named B.1.1.7, is believed to be about 35 to […]
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Ebola and Marburg are among the most deadly viruses, with mortality rates from these infections ranging from 25% to 90%. While no drugs currently are available on the market to prevent infection from these viruses—they belong to a category of viruses called filoviruses, which are known to cause hemorrhagic fever—researchers have identified a few small drug molecules that can block […]
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We know that what happens in the mouth doesn’t stay in the mouth—but the oral cavity’s connection to the rest of the body goes way beyond chewing, swallowing and digestion. The healthy human oral microbiome consists of not just clean teeth and firm gums, but also energy-efficient bacteria living in an environment rich in blood vessels that enables the organisms’ […]
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A new nanoparticle-based drug can boost the body’s innate immune system and make it more effective at fighting off tumors, researchers at UT Southwestern have shown. Their study, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, is the first to successfully target the immune molecule STING with nanoparticles about one millionth the size of a soccer ball that can switch on/off immune activity […]
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