A Swedish study has identified 17 new genes that could be targeted for treatment of psoriasis and eczema, two common hereditary skin diseases with no cure. Pelin Sahlén, senior lecturer at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, says that the combined…
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Creating a positive home environment, and other tips for uncertain times
The uncertainties surrounding parents right now can feel unmooring. Questions arise, like “Will my child be able to return to school? Are they becoming socially isolated? How will this impact their future?” Michael Nakkula, chair of the Human Development and…
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Fear and anxiety spike in virus hot spots across US
Preslie Paur breaks down in tears when she thinks of her state’s refusal to mandate face masks. The South Salt Lake City, Utah, woman can’t work at her special education job due to an autoimmune disease. Her husband, also a…
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Eliminating COVID-19: what the world can learn from NZ and Taiwan
Both Taiwan and New Zealand have successfully eliminated COVID-19 with world-leading pandemic responses. By taking a particularly proactive approach, Taiwan’s response was probably the most effective and least disruptive of any country’s, researchers say. In an article published in the…
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Is there a connection between asthma and acid reflux?
Asthma and acid reflux often occur together. It isn’t clear why, or whether one causes the other. But we do know that acid reflux can worsen asthma and asthma can worsen acid reflux – especially severe acid reflux, a condition…
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What lies between grey and white in the brain
Traditionally, neuroscience regards the brain as being made up of two basic tissue types. Billions of neurons make up the gray matter, forming a thin layer on the brain’s surface. These neuronal cells are interlinked in a mindboggling network by…
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Study reveals nutrients used by normal and failing hearts
A team led by scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has produced a detailed picture of fuel and nutrient use by the human heart. The study, published this week in Science, was the first…
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COVID-19 boosts support for U.S. healthcare system and unemployment benefits
The spread of COVID-19 has increased Americans’ support for government healthcare, unemployment insurance and “big government,” a new study reveals. Researchers from the University of Exeter Business School, along with researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the Autonomous University…
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Inexpensive and rapid testing of drugs for resistant infections possible
A rapid and simple method for testing the efficacy of antibacterial drugs on infectious microbes has been developed and validated by a team of Penn State researchers. Antimicrobial resistant infection is one of the major threats to human health globally,…
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Flu and COVID-19 are bad enough, but they also can raise stroke risk
It’s flu season. In the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. Is this any time to be thinking about your risk of stroke? Yes, researchers say. Having either influenza or the coronavirus seems to increase the odds of having an ischemic…
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