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Measuring the “Woodwork Effect” in Medical Insurance

Study: When adults gain access to Medicaid, they sign up their previously unenrolled kids, too — yet many more remain outside the system.

New Test May Predict COVID-19 Immunity

The paper test measures the level of neutralizing antibodies in a blood sample and could help people decide what protections they should take against infection.

Gut microbiota could play big role in COVID-19, French researchers find

SARS CoV-2 viral protein is detected in fecal samples of up to 50% of people diagnosed with Covid-19, even when the nasopharyngeal swab test proves negative. However, the role of intestinal infection in Covid-19 disease progression remains to be clarified.

Boston University School of Medicine

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder where red blood cells become sickle/crescent shaped.

Dried Goji Berries May Provide Protection Against Age-Related Vision Loss

UC Davis Study Shows Small Serving of the Fruit Increased Protective Pigments in the Eye

Pesticide Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease

A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a University of Queensland study.

What You Need to Know About Urinary Tract Infections

New Study Finds Women Who Experience Recurrent UTIs Are Unhappy With Limited Management Options for the Painful Condition

UToledo Study Strengthens Case That Vitamins Cannot Treat Covid-19

A new review of COVID-19 hospitalization data by researchers at The University of Toledo has found that taking immune-boosting supplements such as vitamin C , vitamin D and zinc do not lessen your chance of dying from COVID-19.

Seated Form of Tai Chi Might Boost Stroke Recovery

A seated form of a traditional martial art can help stroke survivors regain strength and balance and help relieve depression symptoms as well as or better than standard post-stroke exercise programs, according to a new study from China.

New Understanding of ‘Superantigens’ Could Lead to Improved Staph Infection Treatments

The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus has long been known to cause infections in humans, ranging from mild skin infections to pneumonia to more serious infections of the heart.

Tufts scientists use advance bioelectric signals to repair alcohol-induced defects in embryos

Exposure to nicotine or alcohol and disruptions of a protein necessary for cell communication can cause the malformation of organs and the nervous system of an embryo. It's one reason why pregnant women are urged not to smoke or drink.

Novel Gene Therapy Could Reduce Bleeding Risk for Haemophilia Patients

A single gene therapy injection could dramatically reduce the bleeding risk faced by people with haemophilia B, finds a study involving UCL researchers.

Calls for Opioid Agonist Treatments to Be Used in the Treatment of Injecting-Related Infections

Medications such as buprenorphine and methadone should be used to help treat patients with opioid use disorder who come to hospital with injecting-related infections, finds new research from UCL and UNSW, Sydney.

Cannabis Strength Soars Over Past Half Century – New Study

Largest study on how cannabis has changed over time finds increased strength putting consumers at greater risk of harm

Our Social Interactions Begin at a Young Age

Overdoses in rural and urban areas will spike, finds new study that gives geographic breakdown

Novel HIV Combination Therapies Could Prevent Viral Escape and Rebound

A study published July 19 in the journal eLife brings new hope for HIV treatments.

SARS-Arena Reveals Hidden Hooks in Virus

Program identifies conserved SARS-CoV-2 peptides that could be used to develop vaccines

Hidden Genes May Be Tapped for New Antibiotics

Rice University bioscientists adapt CRISPR to trigger ‘silent’ genes in bacteria

Scientists Hijack Bacteria To Ease Drug Manufacturing

The process of improving drug manufacturing in bacterial cells may be coming sooner than we thought