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Care homes: Data and digital readiness

Lucy Johnston, Senior Research Fellow from Edinburgh Napier University, sets out how care home residents could benefit from data-driven innovative approaches to care.
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Long Covid lessons: beyond winter and the COVID pandemic

Paying attention to Long Covid lessons is key: Long Covid has already provided lessons for other long-term conditions and planning for future pandemics far beyond COVID-19.
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Changes in the fee system for acute care hospitals will contribute to reducing their...

Acute care hospitals in Japan need to restructure their management strategies, says Hiroki Konno, Professor of College Economics at Nihon University.
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Who benefits more from the cognitive effects of B vitamins?

Further understanding of the characteristics of the responders may shed light on how B vitamins benefit brain health and the formulation of more effective forms of B vitamins.
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Killing cancer softly: The resolution of cancer lies in tumor cells

Dr Dipak Panigrahy, M.D., an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School looks at killing tumor cells to resolve the cancer epidemic.

Keeping your teeth for life?

Professional teeth cleaning is essential for maintaining oral hygiene and reducing risk of caries, any tooth decay, periodontal or peri-implant disease.
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Evaluating a novel treatment for opioid use disorder based on dual-brain psychology and photobiomodulation

Dr. Fredric Schiffer, founder and CEO of MindLight, LLC, looks at treatments for opioid use disorder based on Dual-Brain Psychology and photobiomodulation. Dr. Schiffer is also a part-time assistant professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
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Alzheimer’s drug slows memory decline in phase 3 trial

Henry Scowcroft from Alzheimer’s Research UK, argues that an Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, can slow memory decline in a phase 3 trial.
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Tuberculosis drug regimens and their efficacies

Andrew Nunn, Professor of Epidemiology in the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, analyses tuberculosis drug development.
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Is CB₂R a hidden treasure trove for treating inflammatory diseases?

Expert scientists working on endocannabinoid system (ECS) trials explain how CB₂R can be used to treat inflammatory diseases.

Benefits of exploring the effect of the gut microbiota on the brain

Danique Mulder, Mirjam Bloemendaal & Alejandro Arias Vásquez from the departments of Psychiatry & Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, look at gut microbiota...
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Tick-borne Diseases Transmission Research: Co-Feeding in Ticks

Tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis are primarily transmitted during the blood feeding process, through systemic and co-feeding horizontal transmission routes.
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Upregulation of hnRNPC1/C2 expression in preeclampsia: a potential rationale for vitamin D insensitivity

Drs Yuping Wang and David F. Lewis from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport discuss hnRNPC1/C2 upregulation, a potential rationale for vitamin D insensitivity.
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Neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis: retinal imaging as a biomarker

Therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis reduce the number of relapses and improve quality of life early in the disease course, nevertheless, neurodegeneration ultimately gives rise to permanent disability.
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Too hot to handle: The human health consequences of extreme heat

Heui Hye Park, a PhD Graduate Student and Professor Pamela J. Lein, Ph.D of the University of California look at the burdens of extreme heat, and the health consequences which are to follow.
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Is drinking water safe? A neglected source of asbestos fibres

Prof. Giovanni Brandi and Dr. Simona Tavolari investigate the prevalence of asbestos fibres in drinking water around the world.
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The Act-Belong-Commit ‘ABCs of Mental Health’ campaign for mental health promotion

A simple research-based model for mental health promotion in practice could improve mental health and wellbeing in the whole population.
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Preventing autoimmune diabetes in genetically susceptible people

Department of Biochemistry - Microbiology and Immunology - University of SaskatchewanCan we now envisage antigen-specific therapies to prevent and treat organ-specific autoimmune diseases, such as autoimmune diabetes?

Digital innovation in healthcare

Now is the time for digital innovation, argues Professor Ceire Costelloe at the Institute of Cancer Research, who argues that healthcare is ready to adopt digital transformation.
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Mental Health First Aid: Rural residents procure skills to access professional and self-care resources

Lakshmi Mahadevan, Ph.D., an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist empowers Mental Health First Aiders.

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