Archive: 25/06/2020

Canada ranks worst in elderly care home coronavirus deaths: study

Canada ranks worst among 16 OECD countries for its high number of coronavirus-related deaths in elderly care homes, according to a Canadian Institute for Health Information report released Thursday.

Jun 25, 2020

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Study reveals key finding about microbiome of anticancer compound-producing marine invertebrate

Could the cure for melanoma—the most dangerous type of skin cancer—be a compound derived from a marine invertebrate that lives at the bottom of the ocean? A group of scientists led by Alison Murray, Ph.D. of the Desert ...

Jun 25, 2020

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Maternal obesity increases the chance of liver cancer in offspring for generations

Scientists recognize the connection between maternal obesity and liver cancer in the offspring of obese mothers, however, the mechanism is not well understood. In a novel study, appearing in the Journal of Hepatology, investigators ...

Jun 25, 2020

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Study finds promising treatment to slow kidney disease doesn't prove out in clinical trial

Historically, half or more of people with type 1 diabetes develop kidney disease, which frequently progresses to kidney failure, requiring dialysis treatment or kidney transplantation for survival, according to a study in ...

Jun 25, 2020

Cancer survivors overestimate the quality of their diets, finds first study on the topic

There are 15 million cancer survivors in the United States, and prior research has provided strong evidence that lifestyle interventions, such as diet and physical activity, are especially important in the long-term recovery ...

Jun 25, 2020

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Virus testing, tracking still plagued by reporting delays

As part of the plan to restart its season next month, the NBA is preparing to test hundreds of players, coaches and others for the coronavirus each night inside a "basketball bubble"—a space at the Disney complex near Orlando, ...

Jun 25, 2020

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When can sports fans safely fill stadiums again?

(HealthDay)—Sports fans are itching to watch their favorite teams return to play, but are jam-packed arenas even remotely safe in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic?

Jun 25, 2020

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These muscle cells are guideposts to help regenerative flatworms grow back their eyes

If anything happens to the eyes of the tiny, freshwater-dwelling planarian Schmidtea mediterranea, they can grow them back within just a few days. How they do this is a scientific conundrum—one that Peter Reddien's lab ...

Jun 25, 2020

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Study identifies pathways between memory and decisions

New research from Cedars-Sinai has identified the pathways of neurons that help people retrieve information from memories and use that information to make decisions—a discovery that may aid development of future treatments ...

Jun 25, 2020

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How the Saharan dust plume could make your allergies worse

(HealthDay)—As the giant Saharan dust plume continues its 5,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean, experts warn that people in its path can expect to have flare-ups of allergies and asthma.

Jun 25, 2020

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